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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 26, 2012Rabun County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2012, 9:30 PM EDT for Rabun County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 26, 2012, 9:30 PM EDT (01:30 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2012, 10:17 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Rabun County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 320 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1239 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1121 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

109 
WUUS52 KGSP 270130
SVRGSP
GAC241-270230-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0129.120427T0130Z-120427T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
930 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT

* AT 923 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF LAKE BURTON...OR 8 MILES EAST OF
  HIAWASSEE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  CLAYTON AND NACOOHE LAKE.
  LAKEMONT AND LAKE RABUN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BRIEF DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER SMALL
AREAS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SEEK SHELTER
INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED
REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 3495 8360 3495 8356 3500 8355 3499 8310
      3493 8312 3494 8312 3488 8323 3482 8327
      3482 8331 3471 8335 3475 8343 3472 8348
      3473 8352 3483 8360 3483 8366 3487 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 304DEG 36KT 3489 8355

$$

MCAVOY

2 follow-up statements

260 
WWUS52 KGSP 270147
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
947 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

GAC241-270230-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-120427T0230Z/
RABUN GA-
947 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RABUN COUNTY
UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...

AT 939 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE BURTON...OR 5 MILES WEST OF CLAYTON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT TIGER AND LAKEMONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO VEHICLES. 

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED
REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 3495 8360 3495 8356 3500 8355 3499 8310
      3493 8312 3494 8312 3488 8323 3482 8327
      3482 8331 3471 8335 3475 8343 3472 8348
      3473 8352 3483 8360 3483 8366 3487 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 305DEG 28KT 3481 8343

$$

MCAVOY

178 
WWUS52 KGSP 270217
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1017 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

GAC241-270227-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-120427T0230Z/
RABUN GA-
1017 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RABUN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS.

LAT...LON 3495 8360 3495 8356 3500 8355 3499 8310
      3493 8312 3494 8312 3488 8323 3482 8327
      3482 8331 3471 8335 3475 8343 3472 8348
      3473 8352 3483 8360 3483 8366 3487 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 305DEG 28KT 3467 8320

$$

MCAVOY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 26, 8:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 8:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
812 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTH RESULTING IN
UNSETTLED WEATHER. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
STATIONARY FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS OUR AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TO THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY AS A CANADIAN HIGH
BUILDS OVER THE REGION. THEN THE HIGH WILL LINGER THROUGH THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 800 PM...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS PERSIST
ALONG AN AXIS FROM SOUTHWEST NC INTO THE EASTERN PIEDMONT OF SC. THE
OVERALL RECENT TREND IN CONVECTION HAS BEEN TOWARD LESS ROBUST
INDIVIDUAL CELLS...ALTHOUGH COVERAGE REMAINS QUITE HIGH IN
MODERATELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE SEVERE THREAT THEREFORE SEEMS
TO BE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING...BUT WE WILL STILL SEE POCKETS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. FORTUNATELY...THE CONVECTION
THAT FIRED ALONG THE FRONT EARLIER THIS EVENING SEEMS TO BE
CONCENTRATING OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...WHERE THE BETTER UPPER
FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRESSIVE SHORT WAVE TROUGH RESIDES. WE
WILL FEATURE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING POPS FOR THE REST OF THE
EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST POPS (70 PERCENT) FOCUSED IN AREAS OF
ONGOING CONVECTION.

FRIDAY...MODELS CONTINUE THEIR TREND OF A MORE SOUTHERN PUSH OF THE
COLD FRONT. THEY ALSO AGREE ON DECENT INSTBY ALONG/SOUTH OF THE
BNDRY AS IT STARTS TO LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT DURING THE AFTN.
TOOK A MODEL BLEND FOR POPS. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE NE GA AND UPSTATE
ZONES. SPC DAY 2 OUTLOOK HAS A SEE TEXT 5% FOR THOSE AREAS. SHEAR
WILL BE WEAKER...BUT ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL RIPPLE THRU QUASI-ZONAL
FLOW DURING PEAK HEATING...WITH FCST SNDGS SHOWING LESS CIN THAN
TODAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 205 PM THURSDAY...A WEAK UPPER RIDGING WILL BUILD INTO THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. FRI NIGHT-SAT...THEN WEAKENS SLIGHTLY SAT NIGHT
BEFORE CONTINUING TO BUILD OVER THE AREA SUN. THE SFC BOUNDARY WILL
PUSH N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT-EARLY SAT WITH BEST FORCING N OF
THE CWA. WE KEPT SLIGHT CHC POPS OVER MAINLY THE MTNS AND N ZONES
THRU SAT. AS A SFC RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NE WITH SE
SFC FLOW SETTING UP. UPSLOPE FORCING SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN
SLIGHT CHC POPS THRU THE DAY SUN...MAINLY OVER THE MTNS. EXPECT
TEMPS ABOVE AVG SAT AND SUN WITH COLDER AIR PUSHING IN FROM THE NE
DURING THE DAY SUN TO KEEP TEMPS BELOW AVG IN THE FAR NE CWA IN THE
AFTN.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 205 PM THURSDAY...HEIGHTS RISE SUN NIGHT-MON AS UPPER TROF
MOVES OFF THE NE COAST AND UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE SE US. COLD
AIR DAMMING CONTINUES TO DEVELOP SUN NIGHT AND SETTLES OVER THE AREA
MON. STILL EXPECT ENOUGH LOW LVL MOISTURE AND FORCING FOR SLIGHT CHC
POPS ACROSS THE AREA. WEDGE WEAKENS TUE AND SFC BOUNDARY MOVES N OF
THE AREA AND STAYS N THRU THE PERIOD. THIS PUTS CWA BACK IN THE WARM
SECTOR SO WITH MOIST S FLOW DEVELOPING WE HELD ON TO MENTION OF
SLIGHT CHC OF MAINLY AFTN SHWRS AND TSTMS TUE-WED DEVELOPING MOIST
SLY FLOW AND DIURNAL INSTABILITY. TEMPS WILL BE BELOW AVG MON...THEN
BACK ABOVE AVG TUE-THU.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT AND KHKY...STRONG CONVECTIVE CELL MOVING OFF THE HIGH
TERRAIN AND OVER THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS IS ON LINE TO APPROACH KCLT
BY 02Z. THE AIR MASS DOWNSTREAM IS STILL QUITE UNSTABLE...AND SHOULD
BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW IT TO CONTINUE. THE PROBABILITY OF A DIRECT
HIT AT KCLT IS STILL VERY MUCH UNCERTAIN...SO VCTS WILL BE
ADVERTISED FOR NOW. OTHERWISE...KHKY APPEARS TO BE MORE OR LESS IN
THE CLEAR FOR THE TIME BEING...ALTHOUGH I CANNOT RULE OUT A ROGUE
STORM DEVELOPING IN WHAT IS STILL A RELATIVELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS...
VCTS/VCSH HAS BEEN LEFT OUT FOR NOW. CONVECTION SHOULD GRADUALLY
DIMINISH IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE OVERNIGHT.
LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN SOME DEGREE OF FOG
THREAT...ALTHOUGH THE DEGREE OF THE THREAT WILL DEPEND UPON THE
EVOLUTION OF THE HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION.

ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL REMAIN IN
THE VICINITY OF THE UPSTATE SC TERMINALS AND KAVL THROUGH THE
EVENING...ALTHOUGH COVERAGE SHOULD GRADUALLY DWINDLE WITH TIME.
OCCASIONAL MVFR VISBY WILL OCCUR WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS. LINGERING LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN SOME DEGREE OF FOG THREAT...ALTHOUGH
THE DEGREE OF THE THREAT WILL DEPEND UPON THE EVOLUTION OF THE HIGH
CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION.

OUTLOOK...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN CONTINUATION OF UNSETTLED
WEATHER/PM SHOWERS AND STORMS AND POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THAT
TIME.

AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...PAT
NEAR TERM...ARK/JDL
SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...RB
AVIATION...JDL

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 8:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
823 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

NCZ033-048>050-053-501-503-505-280030-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
823 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO WIDELY THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT. THE
MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>065-068>071-082-
507>510-SCZ001>014-019-280030-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-UNION NC-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
823 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN
COVERAGE ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE
STORMS WILL BE FROM FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM MAY PRODUCE A
BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL AND PERHAPS A DAMAGING WIND GUST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-072-502-504-506-280030-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CABARRUS-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
823 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO WIDELY THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

LANE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 26, 7:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
751 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0712 PM     HAIL             4 ESE ASHEVILLE         35.55N 82.48W
04/26/2012  E1.50 INCH       BUNCOMBE           NC   PUBLIC

            PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.

0701 PM     HAIL             2 NW BENT CREEK         35.53N 82.64W
04/26/2012  E0.50 INCH       BUNCOMBE           NC   PUBLIC

            MARBLE SIZED HAIL. REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.

&&

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Special weather statement, Apr 26, 7:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
757 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

SCZ001-004-005-010-270045-
ANDERSON-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
757 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL OCONEE...NORTHWESTERN
ANDERSON AND SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

AT 754 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF LONG CREEK...OR 7 MILES WEST OF
WALHALLA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WALHALLA...
  SENECA...
  CLEMSON...
  PENDLETON...

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3473 8330 3484 8326 3487 8324 3489 8322
      3488 8320 3489 8319 3483 8290 3481 8289
      3483 8286 3477 8256 3453 8265

RB

Local storm report, Apr 26, 8:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
810 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0748 PM     HAIL             6 W THERMAL CITY        35.51N 82.09W
04/26/2012  E1.00 INCH       RUTHERFORD         NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITH VERY LITTLE WIND.

&&

OUTLAW

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 8:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
823 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

NCZ064-065-270100-
HENDERSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
823 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HENDERSON AND NORTHEASTERN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...

AT 819 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF
AVERY CREEK TO 4 MILES WEST OF BREVARD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BREVARD...
  FLETCHER...
  MOUNTAIN HOME...
  HENDERSONVILLE...
  EDNEYVILLE...

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3543 8254 3542 8254 3544 8253 3546 8244
      3543 8228 3531 8231 3528 8235 3522 8235
      3519 8238 3521 8239 3517 8245 3518 8246
      3514 8261 3527 8287 3538 8279 3546 8270

MCAVOY

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 8:52 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
852 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

GAZ010-SCZ001-270130-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-
852 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RABUN AND NORTHERN
OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

AT 847 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINE MOUNTAIN...OR 10 MILES
EAST OF CLAYTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
  KEOWEE...PINE MOUNTAIN...WALHALLA AND MOUNTAIN REST.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3500 8321 3500 8318 3481 8289 3474 8299
      3476 8317 3490 8334

MCAVOY

Local storm report, Apr 26, 9:02 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
902 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0747 PM     HAIL             5 S FOUNTAIN INN        34.62N 82.21W
04/26/2012  E0.75 INCH       LAURENS            SC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HAD A BRIEF PERIOD OF HAIL CERTAINLY NOTHING LARGER THAN
            A PENNY. NOT MUCH WIND AT THE GREENPOND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

0840 PM     HAIL             2 E WESTMINSTER         34.67N 83.06W
04/26/2012  E1.00 INCH       OCONEE             SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MARBLE TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITH NOT MUCH WIND ON THE
            SENECA SIDE OF WESTMINISTER.

0856 PM     HAIL             1 ESE TOWNVILLE         34.56N 82.88W
04/26/2012  E1.75 INCH       ANDERSON           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN TOWNVILLE. NO WIND.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Rabun	32 min
Apr 27, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Stephens	24 min
Apr 27, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Habersham	34 min
Apr 27, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Franklin, Hart, Stephens	62 min
Apr 27, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Franklin, Habersham, Stephens	61 min
Apr 27, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Hart	40 min
Apr 27, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Elbert, Hart	58 min
Apr 27, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Elbert, Hart	39 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.