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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 348, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 5, 2012Haywood County, Jackson County, Macon County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2012, 5:51 PM EDT for Haywood County, Jackson County, Macon County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 min. 2 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
Jul 5, 2012, 5:51 PM EDT (21:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2012, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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
Jul 5, 5:58 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nnw Balsam, NCSEVERAL TREES DOWN WITH A FEW ON POWERLINES MAINLY IN THE BALSAM AND OTHER AREAS CLOSE TO THE SWAIN BORDER.
Jul 5, 6:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSylva, NCNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

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 7 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 5, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 248 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2012-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1009 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2012-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -28 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1009 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1299 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
5 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.

391 
WUUS52 KGSP 052151
SVRGSP
NCC087-099-113-052245-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0348.120705T2151Z-120705T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
551 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  EASTERN MACON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 543 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
  MAGGIE VALLEY...OR 7 MILES WEST OF WAYNESVILLE...AND MOVING   
SOUTHWEST AT 45 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE STORM WAS 2 MILES NORTH OF 
HIGHLANDS.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  CULLOWHEE.
  OTTO.

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 3533 8333 3546 8335 3551 8324 3552 8320
      3551 8318 3553 8317 3555 8304 3526 8293
      3519 8299 3517 8298 3502 8308 3499 8320
      3500 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 030DEG 40KT 3540 8318

$$

MCAVOY
2 follow-up statements
981 
WWUS52 KGSP 052218 RRA
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
618 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

NCC087-099-113-052245-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0348.000000T0000Z-120705T2245Z/
HAYWOOD NC-MACON NC-JACKSON NC-
618 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON...
EASTERN MACON AND SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

AT 611 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
CULLOWHEE...OR 5 MILES EAST OF SYLVA...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

ANOTHER SEVERE STORM WITH 60 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES TO THE 
EAST SOUTHEAST OF FRANKLIN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  CULLOWHEE.
  WEBSTER.
  LAKE GLENVILLE.

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 3533 8333 3546 8335 3551 8324 3552 8320
      3551 8318 3553 8317 3555 8304 3526 8293
      3519 8299 3517 8298 3502 8308 3499 8320
      3500 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 020DEG 23KT 3534 8314

$$

MCAVOY
320 
WWUS52 KGSP 052251
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
651 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

NCC087-099-113-052300-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0348.000000T0000Z-120705T2245Z/
HAYWOOD NC-MACON NC-JACKSON NC-
651 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JACKSON...EASTERN MACON AND
SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED ACROSS
THIS AREA. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL STILL 
BE POSSIBLE NEAR WOLF MOUNTAIN FOR ANOTHER 15 TO 20 MINUTES.

LAT...LON 3533 8333 3546 8335 3551 8324 3552 8320
      3551 8318 3553 8317 3555 8304 3526 8293
      3519 8299 3517 8298 3502 8308 3499 8320
      3500 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 020DEG 23KT 3533 8314

$$

MCAVOY

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 Jul 5, 2:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
247 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL GIVE WAY TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGING THIS
WEEKEND MAINTAINING THE HOT TEMPERATURES. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE ALONG WITH AN ENCROACHING FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN DAILY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AND STEADILY
LESS HOT CONDITIONS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 215 PM...CONVECTION HAS BEEN FIRING UP OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF
HOURS AND WE ARE NOW UNDER A SVR THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR OUR ENTIRE
CWFA. DISCRETE CELLS HAVE BEEN FORMING MOSTLY OVER THE UPSTATE AND
THE NC FOOTHILLS THUS FAR. STILL EXPECTING MORE TO DEVELOP OVER THE
MTS AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON BUT AS OF 215PM...IT HAS BEEN QUITE
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. CURRENT LAPSE SOUNDINGS MAINTAIN
CONSIDERABLE INSTABILITY AND DCAPE OVER THE CWFA WITH VERY MINIMAL
SHEAR. SO...I DONT EXPECT MUCH SUBSTANTIAL ORGANIZATION FROM ANY
CELLS THAT DEVELOP...HOWEVER A LINE OF TS COULD MAINTAIN ITSELF IS
TRIGGERED BY STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. FREEZING LVLS ARE AROUND
15KFT MSL SO IT WILL TAKE SOME TALL CORES TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AT
THE SFC...BUT WITH THE RELATIVELY DRY AIR IN THE LOWER LVLS...THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNBURSTS IS GOOD. STILL EXPECT HIGH TEMPS
NEAR 100 OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND MID TO UPPER 80S FOR THE MTS.
EXPECT THINGS TO QUITE DOWN LATER TONIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS AS WE COOL. PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MT
VALLEYS FOR A FEW HOURS TOMORROW MORNING IF DEWPTS STAY UP.

TOMORROW...SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH THE UPPER RIDGE DRIFTING
FARTHER EAST OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND ANOTHER HOT SUMMERTIME
DAY ON TAP. EXPECTING LESS UPPER SHORTWAVE ENERGY OVERALL...SO I
BROUGHT POPS DOWN TO JUST SOLID CHANCE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM THURSDAY...H5 HEIGHTS RISE ACROSS THE REGION SAT AS A
RIDGE AXIS BUILDS IN FROM THE W...WITH WEAK SHORTWAVES PUSHING DOWN
OVER THE AREA FROM THE N. WITH DEW POINTS AND PW STAYING RELATIVELY
HIGH EXPECT A CONTINUATION OF SCT DIURNAL CONVECTION...MAINLY OVER
THE MTNS WHERE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE BEST. HIGHS REMAIN
ABOVE AVG AND HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 102-104 WILL BE LIKELY IN THE
AFTN AND A HEAT ADVSRY MAY BE NEEDED IF AREA WARMS A DEG OR SO
HIGHER. MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT SHOWING THE RIDGE WEAKENING
SUN AS A TROF MOVES ACROSS THE NE US. SINCE BEST LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE REMAINS OVER THE W CWA WE KEPT SCT CONVECTION ACROSS THE
MTNS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...MAINLY NORTH OF I-85...WITH ISOLATED
ELSEWHERE. HIGHS REMAIN ABOVE AVG SO EXPECT HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE
100 DEG E OF THE MTNS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 100 PM THURSDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE STILL ADVERTISING
THE ONSET OF EASTERN CONUS L/WV TROUGH AND THE ENCROACHMENT OF
ELONGATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY FOR THE START OF THE PERIOD. WITH
COMMENCEMENT OF PATTERN CHANGE...WILL NUDGE DIURNALLY ENHANCED TSTM
CHANCES UPWARD AND MAX TEMPS DOWNWARD FOR MONDAY. WITH BNDRY PROGGED
TO LINGER IN THE VICINITY THRU TUESDAY...ROBUST...SOLID TSTM CHANCES
WILL CONTINUE AND THE TREND FOR LESS WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
AS WELL WITH MAX TEMPS PROGGED AROUND IF NOT A TAD BELOW CLIMO. BY
THE END OF PERIOD...MEAN L/WV TROFINESS FILLS JUST NOMINALLY...
AND WAVY LLVL BNDRY IS PROGGED TO LINGER SOMEWHERE ACRS THE SE
CONUS. BASED ON THIS SETUP...WOULD EXPECT DAILY TSTM CHANCES TO
REMAIN ABOVE CLIMO WHILE MAX TEMPS SHOULD AVERAGE A LITTLE BELOW
AVERAGE.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...CONVECTION IS RAMPING UP OVER THE AREA WITH A PRETTY GOOD
CLUSTER OF SEVERE TS MOVING SOUTHWARD TOWARDS MECKLENBURG COUNTY. AT
THEIR CURRENT SPEED THEY WILL LIKELY REACH KCLT AROUND 1530LT WITH
STRONG LOW LVL WINDS...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND REDUCED
VISBY. I HAVE INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP VALID FROM 20 TO 24Z WITH MVFR
VISBY AND BKN CB. ONCE THE CONVECTION ENDS...I EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS
THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

ELSEWHERE...A SIMILAR STORY FOR THE OTHER SITES EXCEPT THAT I HAVE
VCTS FOR THE FM GROUP THRU THE LATE NIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR SCT
CONVECTION. ITS DIFFICULT TO SAY EXACTLY HOW LONG THE CONVECTION
WILL LAST...BUT I THINK IT SHOULD DIE OFF BY 3Z OR SO.
OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
SOME PATCHY FOG OVER THE MT VALLEYS INCLUDING KAVL FROM ABOUT 9Z TO
12Z.

OUTLOOK...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTN/EVE SHRA/TSRA EXPECTED EACH DAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH AREAS OF MORNING FOG/STRATUS
POSSIBLE...ESP IN THE MTN VALLEYS.

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 THAT WILL BE APPROACHED AND POSSIBLY
EXCEEDED...

AVL
JULY 5TH  96 IN 1948
JULY 6TH  93 IN 1993
JULY 7TH  95 IN 1993

GSP
JULY 5TH   98 IN 1993
JULY 6TH  100 IN 1993
JULY 7TH  100 IN 1993

CLT
JULY 5TH  100 IN 1954
JULY 6TH   99 IN 1930
JULY 7TH  100 IN 1993

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CSH
NEAR TERM...JPT
SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...CSH
AVIATION...JPT
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
208 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-061815-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-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-
208 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 470 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY REACH 105 ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 85 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. A HEAT ADVISORY
WILL BE NEEDED IF THESE CONDITIONS DEVELOP.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:18 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
518 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0510 PM     HAIL             TEGA CAY                35.03N 81.02W
07/05/2012  E0.75 INCH       YORK               SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 40 MPH.

&&

NED
Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:25 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
525 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE MORGANTON          35.72N 81.67W
07/05/2012                   BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE ON HOUSE

&&

RB
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 5:37 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
537 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

NCZ071-082-052230-
MECKLENBURG-UNION-
537 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG AND WESTERN
UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF WEDDINGTON...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
ROCK HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  WAXHAW...
  MINERAL SPRINGS...

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3489 8076 3492 8079 3494 8079 3502 8086
      3504 8088 3507 8085 3508 8079 3508 8074
      3494 8062

MCAVOY
Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:38 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
538 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0454 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EARL                    35.19N 81.53W
07/05/2012                   CLEVELAND          NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE TREE DOWN ACROSS A ROAD. SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN
            THE AREA. TIME DETERMINED FROM RADAR DATA.

&&

NED
Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:43 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
543 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0438 PM     HAIL             2 SW GREENVILLE         34.82N 82.39W
07/05/2012  E0.75 INCH       GREENVILLE         SC   PUBLIC

            ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF HAIL ON WEST TALLULAH DRIVE THAT
            STARTED AS PEA SIZED AND GOT TO AROUND DIME SIZED.

0425 PM     HAIL             3 NW THICKETTY          35.05N 81.76W
07/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       CHEROKEE           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL FROM DIME TO NICKEL WITH A FEW AS LARGE AS QUARTERS.

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW THICKETTY          35.05N 81.76W
07/05/2012                   CHEROKEE           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A FEW LARGE LIMBS DOWN AROUND RESIDENCE.

&&

OUTLAW
Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:46 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
546 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FORT MILL               35.01N 80.94W
07/05/2012                   YORK               SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE OAK LIMBS DOWN NEAR FORT MILL.

&&

RB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 1:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Davie, Iredell53 min
Jul 5, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell43 min
Jul 5, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke45 min
Jul 5, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell39 min
Jul 5, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCatawba, Lincoln66 min
Jul 5, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Rutherford57 min
Jul 5, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania34 min
Jul 5, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGaston51 min
Jul 5, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland, Rutherford53 min
Jul 5, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Caldwell65 min
Jul 5, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAvery, Mitchell, Yancey66 min
Jul 5, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPTransylvania64 min
Jul 5, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMadison54 min
Jul 5, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson, Macon, Transylvania66 min
Jul 5, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMcDowell57 min
Jul 5, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPIredell42 min
Jul 5, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland65 min
Jul 5, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood, Swain67 min
Jul 5, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe46 min
Jul 5, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion53 min
Jul 5, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland, Lincoln, Polk, Rutherford62 min
Jul 5, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion66 min
Jul 5, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGraham, Macon, Swain65 min
Jul 5, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood, Henderson, Transylvania64 min
Jul 5, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSwain47 min
Jul 5, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson, Macon, Transylvania80 min
Jul 5, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion45 min
Jul 5, 7:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPUnion2 hr

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.