Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 2, 2012, 8:44 PM EST for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:44 PM EST (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:34 PM EST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 8:55 PM EST | HAIL 0.75 | Burnsville, NC | DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN BURNSVILLE BY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 442 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 585 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
361
WUUS52 KGSP 030144
SVRGSP
NCC011-023-115-121-199-030245-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0013.120303T0144Z-120303T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
844 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
AVERY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
MITCHELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
CENTRAL YANCEY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 945 PM EST
* AT 844 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR SWISS...OR 8 MILES WEST OF BURNSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURNSVILLE AND RAMSEYTOWN...
MICAVILLE AND CELO...
LEDGER AND BANDANA...
SPRUCE PINE...
INGALLS...
CROSSNORE AND JONAS RIDGE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING...THROUGH OUR
AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...
1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3611 8180 3607 8173 3597 8180 3593 8178
3592 8175 3589 8191 3596 8194 3592 8195
3591 8198 3588 8198 3582 8236 3582 8239
3581 8247 3597 8252 3615 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 255DEG 45KT 3591 8239
$$
HG4 follow-up statements
070
WWUS52 KGSP 030153
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
853 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCC115-030203-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
MADISON NC-
853 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 853 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM HAD MOVED EAST OF MADISON COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3611 8180 3607 8173 3597 8180 3593 8178
3592 8175 3589 8191 3596 8194 3588 8199
3588 8203 3587 8203 3582 8236 3582 8240
3597 8246 3615 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 255DEG 42KT 3591 8227
$$
NCC011-023-121-199-030245-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
AVERY NC-MITCHELL NC-YANCEY NC-BURKE NC-
853 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EST
FOR NORTHWESTERN BURKE...CENTRAL YANCEY...SOUTHERN MITCHELL AND AVERY
COUNTIES...
AT 853 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BURNSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CELO...
MICAVILLE...BANDANA...LEDGER...BAKERSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...INGALLS...
MINNEAPOLIS...CROSSNORE...JONAS RIDGE...NEWLAND...LINVILLE...SUGAR
MOUNTAIN AND GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM. IF IT CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...A TORNADO WARNING MAY
BE ISSUED. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO
PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3611 8180 3607 8173 3597 8180 3593 8178
3592 8175 3589 8191 3596 8194 3588 8199
3588 8203 3587 8203 3582 8236 3582 8240
3597 8246 3615 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 255DEG 42KT 3591 8227
$$
HG485
WWUS52 KGSP 030216
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
916 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCC199-030226-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
YANCEY NC-
916 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL YANCEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 916 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM HAD MOVED EAST OF YANCEY COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3611 8180 3607 8173 3597 8180 3593 8178
3592 8175 3589 8191 3596 8194 3591 8198
3588 8199 3587 8211 3589 8214 3606 8213
3615 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 257DEG 40KT 3594 8204
$$
NCC011-023-121-030245-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
AVERY NC-MITCHELL NC-BURKE NC-
916 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EST
FOR NORTHWESTERN BURKE...EAST CENTRAL MITCHELL AND SOUTHERN AVERY
COUNTIES...
AT 916 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR SPRUCE PINE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
INGALLS...CROSSNORE...JONAS RIDGE...NEWLAND...LINVILLE...SUGAR
MOUNTAIN AND GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM. IF IT CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...A TORNADO WARNING MAY
BE ISSUED. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO
PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3611 8180 3607 8173 3597 8180 3593 8178
3592 8175 3589 8191 3596 8194 3591 8198
3588 8199 3587 8211 3589 8214 3606 8213
3615 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 257DEG 40KT 3594 8204
$$
HG003
WWUS52 KGSP 030228
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
928 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCC121-030238-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
MITCHELL NC-
928 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MITCHELL COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
AT 928 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAD MOVED EAST OF MITCHELL COUNTY. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3615 8182 3611 8180 3607 8173 3597 8180
3593 8178 3592 8175 3589 8191 3596 8194
3593 8196 3594 8198 3608 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 257DEG 40KT 3597 8188
$$
NCC011-023-030245-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
AVERY NC-BURKE NC-
928 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EST
FOR NORTHWESTERN BURKE AND SOUTHEASTERN AVERY COUNTIES...
AT 928 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR JONAS RIDGE...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF NEWLAND...MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LINVILLE...SUGAR MOUNTAIN AND GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES SOME ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM. IF IT STRENGTHENS...A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE ISSUED.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3615 8182 3611 8180 3607 8173 3597 8180
3593 8178 3592 8175 3589 8191 3596 8194
3593 8196 3594 8198 3608 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 257DEG 40KT 3597 8188
$$
HG529
WWUS52 KGSP 030234
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
934 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCC011-023-030243-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
AVERY NC-BURKE NC-
934 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BURKE AND
SOUTHEASTERN AVERY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 933 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
PREVIOUSLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAD WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AND
WAS MOVING EAST OF AVERY AND BURKE COUNTIES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3615 8182 3611 8180 3607 8173 3597 8180
3593 8178 3592 8175 3589 8191 3596 8194
3593 8196 3594 8198 3608 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 257DEG 40KT 3598 8181
$$
HGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 7:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison, Swain | 60 min |
| Mar 2, 7:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 85 min |
| Mar 2, 7:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Haywood, Madison, Yancey | 54 min |
| Mar 2, 8:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Macon | 62 min |
| Mar 2, 8:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 9:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 9:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Macon, Swain | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 10:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 11:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 11:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 11:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 38 min |
| Mar 3, 12:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon, Transylvania | 118 min |
| Mar 3, 3:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 50 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.