Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 212, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 5:16 AM EDT for Anderson County, Greenville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 74 min. 5 reports 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
- Jun 14, 2012, 5:16 AM EDT (09:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2012, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 74 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anderson County, SC, Greenville County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 5:18 AM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Williamston, SC | |
| Jun 14, 5:51 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Anderson, SC | TREE IN ROADWAY AT STRINGER ROAD AND OLD WILLIAMSTON ROAD. |
| Jun 14, 5:54 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Honea Path, SC | TREE IN THE ROADWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SAUER FARM ROAD AND PAIGE ROAD. |
| Jun 14, 5:56 AM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Anderson, SC | ANDERSON DOWNTOWN MAIN FIRE STATION. |
| Jun 14, 6:30 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Anderson, SC | A SMALL TREE SPLIT IN HALF BY WIND. LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 35 minutes after it went out.
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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 872 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
489 WUUS52 KGSP 140916 SVRGSP SCC007-045-141030- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0212.120614T0916Z-120614T1030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 516 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTH CENTRAL GREENVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 630 AM EDT * AT 510 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WILLIAMSTON...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANDERSON...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... BELTON. ANDERSON. BROADWAY LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. 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 3436 8251 3456 8272 3465 8241 3454 8224 TIME...MOT...LOC 0916Z 028DEG 8KT 3459 8247 $$ NED
4 follow-up statements
134 WWUS52 KGSP 140936 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 536 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 SCC007-045-141030- /O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0212.000000T0000Z-120614T1030Z/ ANDERSON SC-GREENVILLE SC- 536 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GREENVILLE AND EAST CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM EDT... AT 535 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WILLIAMSTON...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANDERSON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... BELTON. BROADWAY LAKE AND ANDERSON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A BATH OR SHOWER. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2. && LAT...LON 3436 8251 3456 8272 3465 8241 3454 8224 TIME...MOT...LOC 0936Z 028DEG 8KT 3459 8248 $$ NED
461 WWUS52 KGSP 140943 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 543 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 SCC007-045-141030- /O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0212.000000T0000Z-120614T1030Z/ ANDERSON SC-GREENVILLE SC- 543 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GREENVILLE AND EAST CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM EDT... AT 539 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WILLIAMSTON...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANDERSON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... BELTON. BROADWAY LAKE AND ANDERSON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A BATH OR SHOWER. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. 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 3436 8251 3456 8272 3465 8241 3454 8224 TIME...MOT...LOC 0943Z 028DEG 8KT 3458 8249 $$ NED
765 WWUS52 KGSP 140953 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 553 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 SCC007-045-141030- /O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0212.000000T0000Z-120614T1030Z/ ANDERSON SC-GREENVILLE SC- 553 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GREENVILLE AND EAST CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM EDT... AT 551 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BELTON...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANDERSON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... ANDERSON AND BROADWAY LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A BATH OR SHOWER. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2. && LAT...LON 3436 8251 3456 8272 3465 8241 3454 8224 TIME...MOT...LOC 0953Z 060DEG 12KT 3455 8257 $$ NED
034 WWUS52 KGSP 141010 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 610 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 SCC007-045-141030- /O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0212.000000T0000Z-120614T1030Z/ ANDERSON SC-GREENVILLE SC- 610 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GREENVILLE AND EAST CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM EDT... AT 607 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ANDERSON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... ANDERSON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A BATH OR SHOWER. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. 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 3436 8251 3456 8272 3465 8241 3454 8224 TIME...MOT...LOC 1010Z 060DEG 12KT 3452 8263 $$ NED
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 Jun 14, 3:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 3:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 337 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH TO SOUTHWEST...ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. SCT SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT...AS WELL AS IN THE INCREASING UPSLOPE FLOW ACROSS BLUE RIDGE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. CONSIDERABLY DRIER AIR IS FILTERING IN BEHIND THE FRONT...THOUGH IT WILL BE SEVERAL MORE HOURS UNTIL THE DRY AIR PUSHES ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FA. UNTIL THE DRY AIR MOVES IN...THE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. IN FACT...THEY SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ALONG THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT OF THE BLUE RIDGE. LATER TODAY...CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST NC MTNS. HOWEVER...THE BEST LLVL CONVERGENCE AND INSTABILITY SHIFTS IN ERN TN. SO WHILE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INITIATE IN THE FORECAST AREA...THEY SHOULD DRIFT OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE TOO LONG...AND I/D EXPECT ANY SEVERE THREAT TO BE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE IT WILL BE A NICE DAY WITH LOWER DEWPOINTS AND MAX TEMPS RUNNING A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THERE WILL BE QUITE A BIT OF ALTO-CU UNDER AN INVERSION UP AROUND 7KFT THIS MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON I THINK THE PIEDMONT WILL LARGELY CLEAR OUT...THOUGH THE BROKEN CLOUD COVER WILL LIKELY LAST THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. UPSLOPE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT. A FEW SHRA WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE AND LOWER CLOUD COVER MAY DEVELOP LATE AT NIGHT IN THIS AREA AS WELL. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 310 AM THURSDAY...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT THE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN A 588 DM RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS AND AN AMPLIFIED TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. AT THE SFC...AN ELONGATED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SUPPLY STEADY NORTHEAST WINDS EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS DURING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS INDICATE THAT A SIGNIFICANT H8 TO H75 INVERSION WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION. THE INVERSION COMBINED WITH DEEP DRY AIR SHOULD YIELD LITTLE TO NO CAPE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS...POSSIBLY RANGING NEAR 100 J/KG ACROSS THE MTNS. I WILL FORECAST DRY CONDITIONS EAST OF THE MTNS...WITH SLIGHT CHC ACROSS THE MTNS AND RIDGE TOP CHC ACROSS WESTERN NC BOTH AFTERNOONS. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 330 AM THURSDAY...SUNDAY AND MONDAY...H5 RIDGE AXIS WILL PIVOT EAST ACROSS THE MTNS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SFC RIDGING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CWA...WITH STEADY NE LLVL FLOW. GFS FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE WIDE DEWPOINT DEPRESSION VALUES WITHIN THE BL AND A LAYER OF MID LEVEL DRYING. CAPE VALUES SHOULD REMAIN VERY LIMITED DUE TO THE LLVL DRY CONDITIONS AND SHALLOW MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES. BASED ON THE LIMITED INSTABILITY AND LACK OF FORCING...I WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY EAST OF THE MTNS AND ONLY INDICATE SCHC ACROSS THE MTNS. TEMPERATURES MAY RANGE AROUND 1 TO 2 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF A 591DM 500MB LEVEL HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION. SFC RIDGING WILL LIKELY BROADEN AND WEAKEN DURING THE PERIOD. FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO FEATURE DEEP DRY AIR AND LITTLE TO NO VALUES OF CAPE. I WILL KEEP POPS LIMITED TO A SCHC ACROSS THE WESTERN NC MTNS ON TUESDAY...NO COVERAGE EAST. ON WEDNESDAY...CONVECTION CHC WILL DECREASE FROM TUESDAY WITH THE MID RIDGING PEAKING OVERHEAD. NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WITH A RISE 3 TO 4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AT KCLT...THE TDWR SHOWS THAT THE BACK DOOR COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED THE AIRFIELD. THIS WILL KEEP ANY NOCTURNAL SHOWER ACTIVITY BACK ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND THE NRN UPSTATE. SCT TO BKN CLOUDS BETWEEN 4 TO 6 KFT SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE DUE EAST FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT THEY WILL VEER TO NE WITH TIME. ELSEWHERE...A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. IT/S ALREADY THROUGH KHKY...BUT IT WILL TAKE UNTIL SUNRISE BEFORE CROSSING THE UPSTATE SITES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS WILL FIRE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE BNDRY AND VCSH HAVE BEEN ADDED OVER THE UPSTATE AND AT KAVL. SCT TO BKN CIGS IN THE 4 TO 6 KFT RANGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FA THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NE MOST OF THE PERIOD. OUTLOOK...GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. HOWEVER...ISOLATED AFTERNOON TSTMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MTNS EACH DAY...WHICH COULD HAVE SOME AFFECT ON OPERATIONS AT KAVL. 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...NED NEAR TERM...MCAVOY SHORT TERM...NED LONG TERM...NED AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 2:06 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 206 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-068- 507>510-SCZ001>014-019-150615- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-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- 206 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TODAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ONE OR TWO THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT. A FEW THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-035>037-049-050-056-057-069>072-082-501>506-150615- AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL- 206 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NED
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:43 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
343 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
SCZ010-140815-
ANDERSON-
343 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY THROUGH
415 AM EDT...
AT 338 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF PIEDMONT...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
POWDERSVILLE AND PIEDMONT.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE. SEEK HIGHER GROUND
IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
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 3472 8270 3481 8252 3481 8248 3476 8245
3475 8246 3471 8246 3468 8247 3458 8258
MCAVOYSpecial weather statement, Jun 14, 4:16 AM EDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 416 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 SCZ006-140845- GREATER GREENVILLE- 416 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY THROUGH 445 AM EDT... AT 410 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DONALDSON CENTER...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DONALDSON CENTER...SIMPSONVILLE AND MAULDIN. PENNY SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 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 3460 8237 3472 8246 3481 8231 3469 8222 MCAVOY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 3:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 4:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville | 57 min |
| Jun 14, 5:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Pickens | 61 min |
| Jun 14, 5:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 79 min |
| Jun 14, 6:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee | 74 min |
| Jun 14, 6:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 6:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 77 min |
| Jun 14, 8:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 2 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
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.