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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 349, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 5, 2012Union County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2012, 5:54 PM EDT for Union County, North Carolina. It was in force for 66 min. 4 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, 5:54 PM EDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Union County, NC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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, 6:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 S Monroe, NCLARGE LIMBS DOWN ON WOLF POND ROAD NEAR JOE COLLINS ROAD.
Jul 5, 6:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG6 S Monroe, NCFOUR TREES DOWN ON BRUCE THOMAS RD NEAR STACK RD.
Jul 5, 6:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMonroe, NCMULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON WEST FRANKLIN STREET AND BRAGG STREET.
Jul 5, 7:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sse Monroe, NCLARGE LIMBS DOWN ON MECEDONIA CHURCH AND MEDLIN ROADS.

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 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 16 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 2012-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1093 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 2012-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 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
1093 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 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.

507 
WUUS52 KGSP 052154
SVRGSP
NCC179-052300-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0349.120705T2154Z-120705T2300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 551 PM 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 MONROE...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MONROE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

60 TO 70 WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

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 3483 8040 3484 8073 3508 8065 3506 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 014DEG 5KT 3497 8053

$$

MCAVOY
2 follow-up statements
315 
WWUS52 KGSP 052221
SVSGSP

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

NCC179-052300-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0349.000000T0000Z-120705T2300Z/
UNION NC-
621 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL UNION
COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 619 PM 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 7
MILES SOUTH OF MONROE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TRINITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LARGE HAIL DRIVEN BY STRONG WINDS POSES A SERIOUS THREAT OF INJURY. 
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND VEHICLES WILL ALSO OCCUR. 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 3500 8038 3483 8040 3484 8073 3500 8068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 357DEG 13KT 3488 8053

$$
LANE
116 
WWUS52 KGSP 052239
SVSGSP

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

NCC179-052300-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0349.000000T0000Z-120705T2300Z/
UNION NC-
639 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 635 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STURDIVANTS TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
WINGATE TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MINERAL SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TRINITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS ARE BEING REPORTED WITH 
THESE STORMS. LARGE HAIL DRIVEN BY STRONG WINDS POSES A SERIOUS 
THREAT OF INJURY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND VEHICLES WILL ALSO 
OCCUR. 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 3497 8039 3483 8040 3484 8068 3495 8063
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 004DEG 8KT 3489 8034 3486 8046
          3486 8064

$$
LANE

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 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 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 46 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, 5:25 PM EDT, 29 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, 17 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, 16 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, 11 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, 8 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
Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:54 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
554 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BREVARD                 35.24N 82.73W
07/05/2012                   TRANSYLVANIA       NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON NORTH COUNTRY CLUB ROAD.

&&

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, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood, Jackson, Macon54 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.