Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2012, 4:40 PM EDT for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina; Greenville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 65 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 15, 2012, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Greenville County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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 15, 4:52 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Brevard, NC | QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN DOWNTOWN BREVARD |
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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 12 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2031 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
212 WUUS52 KGSP 152040 SVRGSP NCC089-175-SCC045-152145- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0025.120315T2040Z-120315T2145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 440 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... EAST CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 545 PM EDT * AT 436 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 BREVARD...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... JONES GAP STATE PARK. FLAT ROCK. 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 3531 8240 3508 8249 3521 8280 3531 8277 TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 283DEG 9KT 3524 8268 $$ MOORE
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KGSP 152103 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 503 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 NCC089-175-SCC045-152145- /O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120315T2145Z/ HENDERSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-GREENVILLE SC- 503 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE...EAST CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BREVARD...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... JONES GAP STATE PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO VEHICLES. DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 3529 8241 3508 8249 3520 8275 3528 8273 TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 283DEG 9KT 3522 8264 $$ MOORE
980 WWUS52 KGSP 152138 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 538 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 NCC089-175-SCC045-152148- /O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120315T2145Z/ HENDERSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-GREENVILLE SC- 538 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE...EAST CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3529 8241 3508 8249 3520 8275 3528 8273 TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 283DEG 9KT 3520 8254 $$ MOORE
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 Mar 15, 2:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 2:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 243 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT WITH A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING OVERHEAD ON FRIDAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON SATURDAY AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY SUNDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RETURN TO THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 150 PM...SCATTERED CONVECTION CONTINUES TO FIRED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS. DESPITE LOWER (MID 40S) DEWPOINTS OVER THE FOOTHILLS...THE COLD POOL ASSOCIATED WITH EARLIER NORTHERN NC MTN CONVECTION CONTINUES TO PROMOTE NEW CELL GROWTH OVER THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS/FAR WESTERN PIEDMONT. THE VERY DRY SUB-CLOUD LAYER SHOULD CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR ISOLATED MICROBURSTS...WHILE LOW FREEZING LEVELS PROMOTE A LARGE HAIL THREAT. COVERAGE OF CONVECTION SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...PLUME OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE SHOULD SUPPORT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. WE WILL ACTUALLY ADVERTISE CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN ZONES...AS WESTERLY FLOW MAY BRING CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER THE TENN VALLEY WITHIN DEEPER MOISTURE PLUME/INSTABILITY AXIS AND BETTER FLOW REGIME INTO THE NC MTNS OVERNIGHT. INCREASING MID CLOUDS AND DEWPOINTS...WILL RESULT IN A VERY WARM NIGHT...ALMOST 20 DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO. THIS SUMMER-LIKE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. IN FACT...WITH THE DEEP MOISTURE PLUME MAKING ITS WAY INTO OUR AREA AND HIGHER DEWPOINTS EXPECTED...COVERAGE OF CONVECTION WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER THAN TODAY. IN ADDITION TO THE TYPICAL FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...THE LEE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE ACTIVE ON FRIDAY AS WELL. SOLID CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS WILL BE CARRIED AREA-WIDE. ANOTHER VERY WARM DAY IS EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH MORE CLOUDS AND CONVECTION SHOULD KEEP CONDITIONS A LITTLE COOLER THAN TODAY. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 215 PM THURSDAY...WITH WEAK ENVIRONMENTAL SHEAR AND LLVL DOWNSLOPE FLOW...CONVECTION SHOULD DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING EVEN WITH A MOIST AIRMASS. ON SATURDAY THE ECMWF HAS MORE RIDING ALOFT WHILE THE GFS BRINGS A SERIES OF WEAK SHORT WAVES ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS TO BE SUFFERING FROM CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK...AND THE WEAKER EC AND NAM WERE PREFERRED IN HPC/S MODEL DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION. STILL...LIGHT NELY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY AS A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WORKS IT/S WAY ACROSS THE NC ZONES. PROBABLY THE BIGGEST QUESTION IN THE SAT/SUN TIME FRAME IS JUST HOW STRONG THAT BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL BE. WITH THE WEAK UPPER FORCING AND THE ROLE THAT CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW WILL PLAY IN PUSHING IT SOUTH...IT/S DIFFICULT TO KNOW. HOWEVER...WITH UPSLOPE INCREASING DURING THE DAY...THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TEMPS WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER OVER THE NORTH...BUT MAY ONCE AGAIN HIT 80 OR HIGHER ACROSS THE UPSTATE...NE GA AND THE SRN NC PIEDMONT. THE FRONT SHOULD WORK ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION SAT NIGHT...WITH A LIGHT E TO SE BNDRY LAYER FLOW SUNDAY MORNING. THIS MAY RESULT IN QUITE A BIT OF STRATUS OR FOG...DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS THE DAY BEFORE. I DON/T HAVE THIS IN THE GRIDS YET...BUT IT/S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND. THE AIRMASS MAY DRY OUT A LITTLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NC ZONES. THE ECMWF IS NOT AS PROGRESSIVE AND HAD THE BEST LLVL CONVERGENCE AND HIGHEST CAPE OVER WRN NC. THE GFS KEEPS THE GREATER INSTABILITY AND CONVERGENCE DOWN OVER THE UPSTATE...NE GA AND THE SW NC MTNS. OVERALL THE AIRMASS SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE STABLE...AND THE GREATEST CONVECTIVE COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE MTNS AND IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH IN TIS SOLUTION...HOWEVER...AND EVEN AREAS WITH LOW POPS IN THIS PACKAGE MAY END UP SEEING A SHRA OR TSTM ON SUNDAY. AT LEAST MAX TEMPS WILL BE A LITTLE LOWER...ONLY AVERAGING ABOUT 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 240 PM THURSDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE PASSES OVER THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY MOVING EAST. CONVECTION DECREASES GOING INTO THE NIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME SHOWERS AND A STORM OR TWO WILL OCCUR MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS MONDAY AFTERNOON AS LINGERING MOISTURE UNDER THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE COMBINES WITH CAPE VALUES AROUND A 1000. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS VARY AS TO THE SOLUTION IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THE FORECAST. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE A CUT OFF UPPER LOW IN THE VICINITY OF OKLAHOMA AT 00Z THURSDAY. THE ECMWF KEEPS THE CUT OFF LOW AS CLOSED AND LOCATED NEAR ARKANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT WHILE THE GFS BEGINS TO OPEN UP THE LOW AND MOVE IT TOWARD IOWA. REMAINS UNCERTAIN ABOUT RAIN LATE IN THE WEEK. HOWEVER...SEEMS BASED ON LIGHT WIND CONVERGENCE IN MID WEEK NEAR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS A FEW SHOWERS AND MAYBE A STORM WILL AFFECT THAT AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AT KCLT/KHKY/KAVL...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE ACTIVITY MOVING OUT OF THE NORTHERN MTNS TOWARD KHKY IS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO HOLD TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME THUNDER AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 19Z AND 20Z. BY 20Z...CB SHOULD BE SEEN AROUND KCLT AS CONVECTION CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND ADDITIONAL CELLS POP UP IN THE VICINITY OF THE LEE TROUGH. COVERAGE OF CONVECTION WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND MAYBE A TS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. ANY AREAS THAT DO SEE A SHOWER OR STORM WILL SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF RESTRICTIONS...AND TEMPOS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED FOR MVFR AT KAVL/KHKY. OTHERWISE...LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST WHILE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS INCREASE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED CONVECTION IS FIRING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SC AND GA...BUT DEWPOINTS HAVE DECREASED INTO THE MID 40S ACROSS THE UPSTATE PIEDMONT...WHICH IS UNDERCUTTING THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY PRESENT. THEREFORE...AM BANKING ON HIGH TERRAIN CONVECTION FIZZLING WELL BEFORE IT REACHES THE TERMINALS...AND HAVE OPTED TO EXCLUDE A CB ATTM. LIGHT SOUTH OR SW WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS INCREASE TONIGHT. OUTLOOK...VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THEREFORE...A SUMMER-LIKE CYCLE OF AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST...WITH POCKETS OF MORNING FOG/STRATUS POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT SEE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. 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 && .CLIMATE... RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH 15... AVL 81 1967 CLT 86 1967 GSP 88 1967 RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH 16... AVL 81 1945 CLT 83 1945 GSP 82 2002 RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH 17... AVL 85 1945 CLT 90 1945 GSP 85 1945 && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...DEO NEAR TERM...JDL SHORT TERM...MCAVOY LONG TERM...DEO AVIATION...JDL CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 3:54 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 354 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-162000- RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 354 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .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. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506>510- SCZ001>014-019-162000- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-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- 354 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .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. JPT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
241 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
NCZ056-069-151930-
CATAWBA-LINCOLN-
241 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CATAWBA AND CENTRAL LINCOLN
COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 237 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CONOVER...
NEWTON...
CLAREMONT...
MAIDEN...
BOGER CITY...
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3570 8099 3564 8095 3542 8121 3561 8140
3577 8133
ARKSpecial weather statement, Mar 15, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
244 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
NCZ052-053-151930-
BUNCOMBE-HAYWOOD-
244 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HAYWOOD AND WESTERN
BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF COVE CREEK...OR 12 MILES
NORTH OF WAYNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE JUNALUSKA...
CANTON...
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3573 8291 3568 8289 3570 8285 3569 8282
3570 8277 3569 8270 3545 8281 3560 8317
3577 8309
ARKSpecial weather statement, Mar 15, 3:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
311 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
GAZ010-SCZ001-152000-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-
311 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL RABUN AND WESTERN OCONEE
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 310 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKEMONT...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF CLAYTON...
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LONG CREEK...
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3491 8347 3488 8311 3464 8317 3468 8334
3471 8335 3474 8339 3473 8341 3475 8343
3472 8348 3474 8352
ARKSpecial weather statement, Mar 15, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 314 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 NCZ053-065-152000- BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- 314 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 310 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR I-26 AT I-40...OR 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE... BILTMORE FOREST... ASHEVILLE MALL... FAIRVIEW... PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3565 8229 3538 8238 3549 8272 3563 8266 MOORE
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 4:27 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
427 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
NCZ064-065-152130-
HENDERSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
427 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN TRANSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 425 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BREVARD...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN TRANSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
BREVARD...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3531 8243 3517 8248 3513 8263 3517 8282
3535 8278
MOORELocal storm report, Mar 15, 4:39 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
439 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM TSTM WND DMG WALHALLA 34.77N 83.06W
03/15/2012 OCONEE SC PUBLIC
TREES DOWN IN WALHALLA.
0332 PM HAIL 1 W WALHALLA 34.77N 83.08W
03/15/2012 E0.88 INCH OCONEE SC 911 CALL CENTER
ALMOST ALL HAIL.
&&
MCAVOYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 9:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Mitchell | 65 min |
| Mar 15, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Madison | 59 min |
| Mar 15, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Madison, Yancey | 58 min |
| Mar 15, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 63 min |
| Mar 15, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Madison | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 53 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Severe 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.