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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 244, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 30, 20124 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2012, 7:53 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 58 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
Jun 30, 2012, 7:53 PM EDT (23:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2012, 8:51 PM EDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Buncombe County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 30, 8:30 PM EDTHAIL 14 Sw Burnsville, NCQUARTER HAIL IN THE BAKERS CREEK COMMUNITY.

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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 37 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 222 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2012-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 385 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2012-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
385 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-331 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2344 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

126 
WUUS52 KGSP 302353
SVRGSP
NCC021-111-115-199-010100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0244.120630T2353Z-120701T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
753 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  WEST CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHERN YANCEY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 749 PM 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
  MARS HILL...OR 9 MILES EAST OF MARSHALL...AND MOVING EAST AT 10
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BARNARDSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3586 8215 3560 8223 3572 8262 3591 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 284DEG 8KT 3579 8251

$$

07
3 follow-up statements
881 
WWUS52 KGSP 010017
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
817 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

NCC115-010027-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0244.000000T0000Z-120701T0100Z/
MADISON NC-
817 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THIS AREA.

LAT...LON 3586 8215 3560 8223 3576 8246 3581 8245
      3582 8241 3587 8243 3589 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 279DEG 21KT 3585 8234

$$

NCC021-111-199-010100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0244.000000T0000Z-120701T0100Z/
BUNCOMBE NC-YANCEY NC-MCDOWELL NC-
817 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
MCDOWELL...SOUTHERN YANCEY AND NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL
900 PM EDT...

AT 812 PM 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 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BURNSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BUSICK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3586 8215 3560 8223 3576 8246 3581 8245
      3582 8241 3587 8243 3589 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 279DEG 21KT 3585 8234

$$

07
816 
WWUS52 KGSP 010025
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
825 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

NCC021-111-010034-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0244.000000T0000Z-120701T0100Z/
BUNCOMBE NC-MCDOWELL NC-
825 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MCDOWELL AND
NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT BUNCOMBE COUNTY 
AND WILL NOT REACH WEST CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3586 8215 3574 8219 3579 8234 3582 8236
      3582 8237 3582 8241 3587 8243 3589 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 279DEG 21KT 3587 8230

$$

NCC199-010100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0244.000000T0000Z-120701T0100Z/
YANCEY NC-
825 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
YANCEY COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM EDT...

AT 822 PM 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
BURNSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BUSICK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3586 8215 3574 8219 3579 8234 3582 8236
      3582 8237 3582 8241 3587 8243 3589 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 279DEG 21KT 3587 8230

$$

07
231 
WWUS52 KGSP 010051
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
851 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

NCC199-010100-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0244.000000T0000Z-120701T0100Z/
YANCEY NC-
851 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN YANCEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3586 8215 3574 8219 3579 8234 3582 8236
      3582 8237 3582 8241 3587 8243 3589 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 279DEG 21KT 3585 8211

$$
07

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 30, 7:43 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:43 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
743 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS CAUSING A HEAT WAVE ACROSS THE REGION WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO WEAKEN ON
TUESDAY...ENDING THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AND INCREASING THE CHANCES
FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHT THE REST OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF EARLY EVENING...TEMPS QUITE WARM AGAIN BUT FCST HAS THE TREND
CAPTURED FAIRLY WELL. A FEW CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS HAVE MANAGED TO
BREAK THROUGH THE CAP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...RESULTING IN
THUNDERSTORMS QUICKLY BECOMING SEVERE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE IN NW NC
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ACTIVITY HAS TEMPORARILY DIED DOWN...BUT WILL
HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE MTNS THROUGH THE EVENING. WILL ALSO
MONITOR FOR MCS DEVELOPMENT...ALTHO UNLIKE LAST NIGHT...ORGANIZED
CONVECTION HAS YET TO DEVELOP OVER THE MIDWEST/OH VALLEY.

REMAINDER OF PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

SUNDAY...THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION HAS BEEN TRENDING
GREATER IN THE NAM...GFS...AND ECMWF. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE
THAT THE LFC COULD BE REACHED OVER THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS BY 21Z.
ALL THREE SOLUTIONS INDICATE A CONVECTIVE COMPLEX DEVELOPING OVER
THE MTNS AND EXPANDING EAST THROUGH THE EVENING. H5 RIDGE CENTER
SLIDES SOUTH...POSSIBLY ALLOWING A WEAK VORT MAX TO RIPPLE ACROSS
THE CWA. IN ADDITION...MID LEVEL TEMPS MAY DROP A COUPLE OF
DEGREES...RESULTING IN H9 TO H7 LAPSE RATES IN EXCESS OF 10C. CAPE
VALUES MAY EXCEED 3000 J/KG WITH SWEAT ABOVE 400. WBZ WILL REMAIN
HIGH AROUND 11.5 TO 12 KFT. HOWEVER...THE HIGH CAPE...STEEP LAPSE
RATES...AND HIGH EQLV SHOULD SUPPORT SEVERAL SVR HAIL EVENTS. IN
ADDITION...FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW AN INVERTED V PROFILE WITH SFC
DELTA THETA-E BETWEEN 25 TO 30...SUPPORTING SEVERE DOWNBURST. WE
WILL HIGHLIGHT HAIL AND WIND IN THE HWO.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD VERIFY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN TODAY WITH
DEWPOINTS A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER. HI VALUES SHOULD REACH 105 TO 109
ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-85 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN I-40 CORRIDOR. WE
HAVE ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON UNTIL 8PM.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...THE LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE FORCING WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH MON AS CONTINUOUS UPPER ENERGY CHIPS AWAY AT THE
H593 HIGH. SFC MIXING WILL BE RELATIVELY HIGH OUTSIDE THE
MTNS...ABOUT 8-10 KFT MON AND TUE...WHICH WILL KEEP ANY CONVECTIVE
THREAT LOW END OR ISOL...HOWEVER THE NC MTNS WILL BE AIDED BY
INCREASING MECHANICAL LIFT...SO SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL BE
ADVERTISED THERE EACH AFTERNOON. SOME MODEST SBCAPE WILL MATERIALIZE
EACH DAY AND WITH PERIODS OF DPVA ENHANCEMENT...SOME OF THESE STORMS
COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. MAINLY A LARGE HAIL AND LIGHTNING
THREAT AS THE MID LEVELS LOOK TO MOISTEN UP SIGNIFICANTLY...YET THE
HIGH BASES AND DCAPE MAY PERMIT A FEW WET OR EVEN DRY MICROBURST
STORMS TO DEVELOP...ESP OUTSIDE THE MTNS. MAX TEMPS WILL STILL BE
WELL ABOVE NORMAL MON AND LIKELY AROUND 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE THE MTNS
AND SOUTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR. A SLIGHT COOL DOWN BY A COUPLE
DEGREES IS IN STORE FOR TUE AS DYNAMICAL PARCEL HEATING IS REDUCED
WITH THE WANING SUBSIDENCE PATTERN.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM EDT...THE LONG RANGE PATTERN PROVIDES A RELATIVE RELIEF
TO THE RECENT HIGH TEMPS. HOWEVER...MAXES WILL STILL MAKE INTO THE
LOWER 90S NON/MTNS AS THE UPPER RIDGE TRANSITIONS INTO A BROAD EAST
COAST TROF. LITTLE MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE AS SUBSIDENCE REMAINS
A KEY PLAYER AND WINDS MAINTAIN A STRONG WESTERLY COMPONENT. A
COULPE RATHER STOUT LOOKING VORT MAXES WILL ROUND THE WRN RIDGE AND
REACH THE FA BOTH WED AND THU AFTERNOONS...WHICH WILL MAXIMIXE THE
CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL EACH AFTERNOON. POPS WERE THUS ADJ UP A
LITTLE...YET OVERALL A NEAR CLIMO POP REGIME SHOULD BE IN PLACE.
MAINLY LOW END CHANCE ACROSS THE MTNS AND SLIGHT CHANCE ELSEWHERE
EACH DAY. WITH THE LLVL W/LY FLOW...MAXES WILL STILL REACH A FEW
CATS ABOVE ABOVE NORMAL WED/THU...M90S NON/MTNS...AND A COUPLE
DEGREES COOLER FRI/SAT.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. THERE ARE SOME POINTS OF FAILURE IN THIS FORECAST THOUGH.
THIS EVENING...DEEP CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE MAINLY AROUND KAVL.
BETTER MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAIN OVER THE PIEDMONT OF VA...BUT
OUTFLOWS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED LIKE LAST EVENING. WINDS WILL
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH SUNSET...AND WILL CONTINUE VARIABLE
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THERE SHOULD BE SOME THICKER VALLEY FOG IN THE
LITTLE TN RIVER VALLEY AROUND FRANKLIN. AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY
MOISTEN AND FOG CANNOT BE RULED OUT AT KAVL...BUT HAVE ELECTED TO
KEEP IT OUT FOR NOW. ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT CONVECTIVE
INITIATION LATE IN THE DAY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LEFT PRECIP
MENTION OUT OF KAVL FOR THIS ISSUANCE BUT TSTMS COULD DEVELOP NEAR
THERE BY THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. THINK THE STORMS WILL NOT MOVE
OFF THE BLUE RIDGE UNTIL AROUND SUNSET.

OUTLOOK...GRADUAL INCREASE IN AIR MASS MOISTURE AND CHANGES IN
STEERING FLOW MAY RESULT IN AN SLIGHT INCREASE IN TSRA POTENTIAL
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE...HOT AIRMASS WILL LINGER INTO NEXT
WEEK.

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

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER TODAY THAN ON
FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD STILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON RH VALUES BELOW THE
CRITICAL 25 PERCENT THRESHOLD FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS SWRN PORTIONS
OF THE CWFA. FOLLOWING COORDINATION WITH FFC...WILL POST A FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT FOR STEPHENS THROUGH ELBERT COUNTIES FOR THIS AFTN/EARLY
EVENING.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE APPROACHED AND POSSIBLY
EXCEEDED...

AVL
JUNE 30TH 95 IN 1952
JULY 1ST  96 IN 1954
JULY 2ND  93 IN 1970
JULY 3RD  93 IN 1970

GSP
JUNE 30TH 100 IN 1959
JULY 1ST   99 IN 1970
JULY 2ND  101 IN 1954
JULY 3RD   99 IN 1931

CLT
JUNE 30TH 102 IN 1959
JULY 1ST   99 IN 1954
JULY 2ND  101 IN 1931
JULY 3RD   99 IN 1970

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ017-018-026-
     028.
     HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR GAZ018-026-028-
     029.
     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ029.
NC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035-056-502-
     504-506-508-510.
     HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-
     057-068>072-082.
     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ036-
     037-057-068>072-082.
SC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>007-010.
     HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR SCZ001-004>014-
     019.
     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ008-
     009-011>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...PAT
NEAR TERM...NED/PM
SHORT TERM...SBK
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...PM
FIRE WEATHER...
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 3:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
359 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

NCZ035-056-SCZ001-004>007-010-012000-
ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-
359 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
SUNDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW POCKETS OF ENERGY TO CROSS THE REGION
DURING THE DAY. WITH STRONG HEATING AND INSTABILITY
DEVELOPING....STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

A MAJOR HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MOST LOCATIONS IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS SHOULD REACH OR
EXCEED 100 DEGREES EACH DAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAT INDEX WILL
LIKELY
REACH OR EXCEED 105 IN MOST LOCATIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-012000-
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
359 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
SUNDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW POCKETS OF ENERGY TO CROSS THE REGION
DURING THE DAY. WITH STRONG HEATING AND INSTABILITY
DEVELOPING....STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ036-037-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-011>014-019-012000-
IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
359 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
SUNDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW POCKETS OF ENERGY TO CROSS THE REGION
DURING THE DAY. WITH STRONG HEATING AND INSTABILITY
DEVELOPING....STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

A MAJOR HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MOST LOCATIONS IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS SHOULD REACH OR
EXCEED 100 DEGREES EACH DAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAT INDEX WILL
LIKELY
REACH OR EXCEED 105 IN MOST LOCATIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-012000-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-
359 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.
   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
SUNDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW POCKETS OF ENERGY TO CROSS THE REGION
DURING THE DAY. WITH STRONG HEATING AND INSTABILITY
DEVELOPING....STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

A MAJOR HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MOST LOCATIONS IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS SHOULD REACH OR
EXCEED 100 DEGREES EACH DAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAT INDEX WILL
LIKELY
REACH OR EXCEED 105 IN MOST LOCATIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ017-NCZ502-504-506-508-510-SCZ002-003-012000-
HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
359 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
SUNDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW POCKETS OF ENERGY TO CROSS THE REGION
DURING THE DAY. WITH STRONG HEATING AND INSTABILITY
DEVELOPING....STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

A MAJOR HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MOST LOCATIONS IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS SHOULD REACH OR
EXCEED 100 DEGREES EACH DAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAT INDEX WILL
LIKELY
REACH OR EXCEED 105 IN MOST LOCATIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ029-012000-
ELBERT-
359 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.
   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
SUNDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW POCKETS OF ENERGY TO CROSS THE REGION
DURING THE DAY. WITH STRONG HEATING AND INSTABILITY
DEVELOPING....STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

A MAJOR HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MOST LOCATIONS IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS SHOULD REACH OR
EXCEED 100 DEGREES EACH DAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAT INDEX WILL
LIKELY
REACH OR EXCEED 105 IN MOST LOCATIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

KRENTZ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 7:11 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
711 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

NCZ048-052-053-010000-
BUNCOMBE-HAYWOOD-MADISON-
711 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HAYWOOD...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND WESTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM
EDT...

AT 707 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUCK...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF
WAYNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  LEICESTER...
  WOODFIN...

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3573 8248 3549 8255 3563 8308 3579 8303
      3578 8299 3580 8297

07
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 7:45 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
745 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

NCZ048-049-053-505-010030-
BUNCOMBE-MADISON-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-YANCEY-
745 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN MADISON...NORTHEASTERN
BUNCOMBE...SOUTHERN YANCEY AND WESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 830
PM EDT...

AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MARS HILL...OR 8 MILES EAST OF MARSHALL...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BARNARDSVILLE...
  BUSICK...

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3586 8214 3582 8214 3585 8209 3585 8202
      3561 8207 3573 8264 3591 8260

07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Davie, Iredell62 min
Jun 29, 10:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Rowan51 min
Jun 30, 2:44 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 7 more29 hr
Jun 30, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Caldwell67 min
Jun 30, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe49 min
Jun 30, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYancey45 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North 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.