Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

150 
WWUS52 KGSP 162039
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
439 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

NCC149-161-SCC083-162130-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120316T2130Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-
439 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
RUTHERFORD...EASTERN POLK AND NORTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTIES
UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 435 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 8 MILES
NORTH OF LAKE BOWEN...OR 9 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
POLK...NORTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG AND SOUTH CENTRAL RUTHERFORD 
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HARRIS AND 
FINGERVILLE.

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 3512 8217 3517 8213 3526 8211 3534 8216
      3534 8177 3508 8194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 278DEG 8KT 3523 8203

$$

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369 
WWUS52 KGSP 162054
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
454 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

NCC149-161-SCC083-162130-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120316T2130Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-
454 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN POLK AND NORTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTIES
UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE 
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LAKE BOWEN...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF SPARTANBURG...MOVING 
EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH
CENTRAL SPARTANBURG...SOUTH CENTRAL RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
LINES. 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 3516 8204 3526 8206 3528 8181 3508 8194
      3511 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 284DEG 18KT 3511 8197

$$

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409 
WWUS52 KGSP 162104
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
504 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

NCC149-161-SCC083-162114-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120316T2130Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-
504 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RUTHERFORD...
SOUTHEASTERN POLK AND NORTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3516 8204 3526 8206 3528 8181 3508 8194
      3511 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 284DEG 18KT 3510 8191

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC
ON SATURDAY AND INTO THE FORECAST AREA EARLY SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS TO THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT 145 PM...DIFFERENTIAL HEATING IS DOING ITS THING THIS AFTERNOON
WITHIN MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS
COVERAGE OF DEEP CONVECTION HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. THE LATEST SPC MESOANALYSIS INDICATES SBCAPE DROPS OFF
SUBSTANTIALLY OUTSIDE THE MTNS...TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY
LITTLE POSITIVE AREA OVER THE NORTHWEST NC PIEDMONT. ALTHOUGH A WEAK
TROUGH IS BEING ANALYZED IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE...THE LARGER SCALE
THERMAL TROUGH/BETTER BOUNDARY LAYER CONVERGENCE IS LOCATED ACROSS
THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS ATTM. MEANWHILE...A CU FIELD IS NON-EXISTENT
OVER THE PIEDMONT/FHILLS. IN OTHER WORDS...ITS LOOKING LIKE IT WILL
BE DIFFICULT TO INITIATE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE PIEDMONT
UNLESS WE SEE A GOOD COLD POOL GENERATE FROM MTN CONVECTION...WHICH
ISNT LOOKING ENTIRELY PROMISING ATTM. WE WILL NEVERTHELESS MAINTAIN
LOW CHANCES ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

MEANWHILE...CONVECTION IS FIRING ALONG AN OLD/LARGE SCALE OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY OVER MIDDLE/EAST TENN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY...SO WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HOLD ON TO LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN COUNTIES
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY... LOCALIZED MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND DOWNBURSTS
POSSIBLE. CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WILL GRADUALLY FADE THIS EVENING...
ALTHOUGH IN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN
RELATIVELY MOIST AIR MASS.

LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY...AS WARM/RELATIVELY MOIST
AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE. THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE OVER THE
EASTERN CONUS BY THE END OF THE DAY. NEVERTHELESS...SHORT TERM AND
CONVECTION-ALLOWING MODELS SUGGEST SHOWERS/STORMS WILL DEVELOP ONCE
AGAIN OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY
MOVING OUT INTO THE PIEDMONT BY LATE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHEAST AS ~1030 MB HIGH
MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND. THIS MAY PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR
CONVECTIVE INITIATION BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOLID CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS
WILL BE CARRIED OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. TEMPS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE
NORMAL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
SHRA AND TSTMS MAY GO A WAYS INTO SATURDAY EVENING AS A SHORT WAVE
WILL BE CROSSING NORTH OF THE REGION AND WEAK ELY UPSLOPE WILL
STRENGTHEN A BIT...THOUGH ONLY TO AROUND 10 KTS. CONSIDERING HOW
WEAK THE FLOW IS...THERE SHOULD STILL BE A DIURNAL TENDENCY TO THE
PRECIPITATION AND I HAVE POPS DECREASING QUICKLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THE GFS IS WEAKER THAN THE NAM WITH THE BACK DOOR FRONT THAT MOVES
ACROSS THE FA EARLY SUNDAY. BY THE AFTN HOURS...THE GFS LIFTS THE
FRONT INTO WESTERN NC...WITH SWLY FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SRN
PART OF THE FA. THERE IS GOOD CONVERGENCE ALONG THE BNDRY AS THE
FLOW IS STILL OUT OF THE E TO IT/S NORTH. IN RESPONSE...THE GFS
DEVELOPS WIDESPREAD SHRA/TSTM ACTIVITY OUT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. THE
NAM...HAVING LITTLE CONVERGENCE OUTSIDE THE MTNS...CONFINES IT/S
POPS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HPC FAVORS THE GFS...AND THE FORCING FOR
THAT FRONT LOOKS QUITE WEAK....AND I WOULDN/T BE SURPRISED TO SEE IT
MIX OUT WHICH IS WHY I LIKE THE GFS SOLUTION. HOWEVER...I WON/T BE
BRAVE ENOUGH TO GO MUCH HIGHER THAN 40 TO 50 POPS...AND I/LL STILL
FAVOR THE BETTER COVERAGE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS THAT/S MORE
TYPICAL OF THIS TYPE OF PATTERN. A WEAK SHEAR AXIS ALOFT WILL ALSO
BE OVER THE REGION...WHICH SHOULD HELP TO MID-LEVEL TEMPS. AREAS
THAT STAY MOSTLY IN THE WARM SECTOR WILL RUN A GOOD 20 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. AREAS IN THE COOLER AIR WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES LOWER.

HEIGHTS WILL RISE ALOFT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE SHORT WAVE THAT
PASSED NORTH OF THE REGION 24 HOURS BEFORE WILL BEGIN TO DROP ACROSS
THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. THE GFS IS ALSO FAVORED WITH THIS PART OF
THE FORECAST. WITH HEIGHTS RISING...THERE SHOULD BE LESS CONVECTIVE
COVERAGE ON MONDAY...PARTICULARLY IF MOST OF THE REGION HAS A SWLY
BNDRY LAYER FLOW AS SHOWN ON THE GFS. FOR NOW POPS HAVE BEEN
CONFINED TO THE SLIGHT CHANCE RANGE. MAX TEMPS WILL RUN A GOOD 20
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 225 PM FRIDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE COME INTO A BIT
BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER RIDGE
AND THE APPROACH OF THE CUT OFF LOW FROM THE WEST.  THE AXIS OF THE
UPPER RIDGE SHOULD BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AROUND 00Z
TUESDAY AS DEEP HEIGHT FALLS OCCUR OVER OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.  ENOUGH
LINGERING MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE FOR DIURNAL SLIGHT CHANCES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVEN LESS FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. BEST CAPES IN THIS PERIOD WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
300 TO 700 GFS AND 700 TO 1000 ECMWF.  THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE WILL BE
MOVING OFF THE EAST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT.  THE DEEP TROUGH OVER THE
PLAINS STATES BECOMES CUT OFF FROM THE NORTHERN FLOW BY 00Z THURSDAY
AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EAST.  BOTH THE GFS AND THE ECMWF NOW ARE IN
BETTER AGREEMENT IN TAKING THE SURFACE FRONT EAST AND REACHES OUR
FORECAST AREA LATE THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT.  HAVE BROUGHT THE
POPS UP BUT SINCE THAT IS STILL ALMOST A WEEK OFF...DID NOT WANT TO
GO TOO HIGH ATTM.  BOTH GFS AND ECMWF HAVE THE CENTER OF THE UPPER
LOW NEAR ILLINOIS AT 00Z FRIDAY.  THE ECMWF IS MOST PROGRESSIVE IN
OPENING UP THE LOW AND TAKING IT TO THE EAST COAST BY 12Z SATURDAY.
THE GFS STILL HAS THE CUT OFF LOW OVER KENTUCKY AT THAT TIME.  AFTER
THE FRONT PASSES...THERE WILL BE SOME COOLING...APPEARS TO BE AT THE
END OF NEXT WEEK AS IT LOOKS NOW.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED CONVECTION (MAINLY SHOWERS) WAS
DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AT
1730Z. THIS ACTIVITY WAS DEVELOPING WITHIN AN AREA OF MODERATELY
UNSTABLE AIR. MEANWHILE...THE AIR MASS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT REMAINS WEAKLY UNSTABLE AT BEST. I AM THEREFORE HAVING MY
DOUBTS ABOUT CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE MENTION OF SHOWERS AND TS HAS BEEN SCALED BACK A
BIT...ALTHOUGH CB WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE PIEDMONT TERMINALS FOR
CONVECTION MOVING OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WHILE VCSH WILL BE
ADVERTISED AT KAVL/KHKY IN LIGHT OF THE LATEST RADAR TRENDS.

CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH AN
ISOLATED SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT DURING THE OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER
ROUND OF FOG/STRATUS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT KAVL...ALTHOUGH THIS WILL
LARGELY DEPEND UPON WHETHER ANY RAIN FALLS AT THE TERMINAL THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN VFR THROUGH
THE PERIOD.

OUTLOOK...WARM AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHRA/TSRA ARE
POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MTNS. FOG MAY
DEVELOP DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS ACROSS THE MTNS AND IN AREAS OF
RECENT 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 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
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
203 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>003-171815-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-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-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
203 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME BRIEFLY
SEVERE...PRODUCING LOCALIZED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE
STORMS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-
510-SCZ004>014-019-171815-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-
CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
203 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 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 WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED SEVERE
STORM MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

LANE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1034 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

0521 PM     HAIL             3 N MARS HILL           35.87N 82.55W
03/15/2012  E1.00 INCH       MADISON            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL FELL ALONG AND NEAR INTERSTATE 26.
            MANY HAIL REPORTS IN THIS AREA WITH THE LARGEST HAIL
            AROUND QUARTER SIZED. SOME WIND BUT NO REPORTS OF ANY
            WIND PROBLEMS.

&&

OUTLAW

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
258 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

SCZ001-002-004-005-162000-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
258 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN OCONEE AND WESTERN
PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 256 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SALEM...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF WALHALLA...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTHERN OCONEE AND WESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

SALEM...LAKE KEOWEE...NINE TIMES AND PICKENS...

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 OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3493 8316 3494 8312 3495 8312 3499 8310
      3500 8310 3508 8278 3507 8278 3505 8274
      3494 8263 3469 8274 3475 8325

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
354 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

NCZ064-065-508>510-SCZ003-006-007-162100-
EASTERN POLK-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER RUTHERFORD-GREENVILLE
MOUNTAINS-HENDERSON-POLK MOUNTAINS-SPARTANBURG-TRANSYLVANIA-
354 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN GREENVILLE...
NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG...AND SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH
500 PM EDT...

AT 350 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TUXEDO...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR ROSMAN IN TRANSYLVANIA
COUNTY AND NEAR MILL SPRING IN POLK COUNTY...ALSO MOVING EAST AT 20
TO 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA...NORTHERN GREENVILLE...NORTHWESTERN
SPARTANBURG...POLK...SOUTHERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHERN RUTHERFORD
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

NORTH SALUDA RESERVOIR...TRYON...LANDRUM AND LAKE BOWEN...

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

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

LAT...LON 3529 8182 3514 8197 3495 8220 3503 8259
      3505 8260 3507 8258 3505 8272 3507 8278
      3508 8278 3508 8286 3517 8284 3531 8248
      3535 8205

MOORE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
420 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

0358 PM     HAIL             SALUDA                  35.24N 82.35W
03/16/2012  E0.25 INCH       POLK               NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LOTS OF PEA SIZE HAIL

0320 PM     HAIL             ROSMAN                  35.14N 82.82W
03/16/2012  E0.50 INCH       TRANSYLVANIA       NC   PUBLIC

&&

MCAVOY