Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 456, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2012, 4:16 PM EDT for Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 35 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
- Jul 23, 2012, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2012, 4:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 4:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Rutherfordton, NC | A FEW TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND THE CLEGHORN COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR VELOCITY DISPLAY. |
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 2 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 2136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 910 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
754
WUUS52 KGSP 232016
SVRGSP
NCC161-232115-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0456.120723T2016Z-120723T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
416 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 412 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
RUTHERFORDTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
SPINDALE.
FOREST CITY.
BOSTIC.
ELLENBORO.
CLIFFSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BRIEF DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER SMALL
AREAS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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 3543 8169 3535 8170 3518 8177 3523 8196
3525 8196 3527 8200 3536 8209 3540 8206
3544 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 288DEG 17KT 3532 8200
$$
LANE2 follow-up statements
932
WWUS52 KGSP 232043
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
443 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
NCC161-232115-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0456.000000T0000Z-120723T2115Z/
RUTHERFORD NC-
443 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
RUTHERFORD COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 440 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FOREST CITY...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ELLENBORO.
CLIFFSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BRIEF DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER SMALL
AREAS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SEEK SHELTER
INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED
REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
&&
LAT...LON 3535 8170 3518 8177 3524 8193 3536 8189
3539 8171
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 288DEG 19KT 3527 8183
$$
LANE939
WWUS52 KGSP 232051
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
451 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
NCC161-232101-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0456.000000T0000Z-120723T2115Z/
RUTHERFORD NC-
451 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE NEAR
CLIFFSIDE.
LAT...LON 3535 8170 3518 8177 3524 8193 3536 8189
3539 8171
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 288DEG 19KT 3526 8178
$$
LANEWhat 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 23, 2:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 237 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION AND PERSIST THROUGH THE END OPF THE WORK WEEK. A COLD FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE FRIDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT OF THE BLUE RIDGE LINE UP WELL WITH THE LOCATION OF AN H5 SHORT WAVE ON THE RAP MODEL. THE FEATURE WILL QUICKLY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH H5 WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KTS OVER THE NC ZONES AND NRN UPSTATE...THE CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD SHOW SOME ORGANIZATION IN THESE AREAS. WITH DCAPE VALUES AOA 1000 J/KG...SOME AREAS OF DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. THE STORMS ARE QUITE TALL ALREADY THIS AFTN AND SOME OF THEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE CONCENTRATED AREAS OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. NVA WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE SHORT WAVE LATER THIS EVENING AND ACTIVITY SHOULD QUICKLY END BY AROUND SUNSET. LATE TONIGHT SOME ACTIVITY MAY APPROACH THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE NW. HOWEVER...A STRONG WLY ORIENTED 925 MB LLVL JET WILL STAY NORTH THE REGION AND THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE ONE OF THE MAIN DRIVERS FOR NOCTURNAL CONVECTION. THEREFORE...I THINK THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL LARGELY BE QUIET. A BELT OF STRONG TROPOSPHERIC WESTERLIES WILL DIVE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES ON TUESDAY. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR AN ORGANIZED SEVERE MCS IN THIS AREA. THE WIND SHEAR GRADUALLY DECREASES TO THE SOUTHWEST CLOSER TO THE STRONG H5 RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE MS RIVER VALLEY. DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE MCS DEVELOPMENT...THE NRN ZONES MAY SEE AN AREA OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION ON TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...CONVECTIVE DEBRIS OVER THE VIRGINIAS MAY RESULT IN THE BELT OF GREATEST INSTABILITY DOWN ACROSS WRN NC AND NRN SC...WHICH WILL ALSO AID CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE NRN AND CENTRAL PART OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER TMRW. THE LATEST SPC DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAS MOST OF THE FA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. A MENTION OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ADDED TO THE DAY 2 HWO. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 230 PM EDT MONDAY...AN OLD COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT. AT H5...RIDGE CENTER WILL REMAIN OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WITH NW FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT SHEAR WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...BULK SHEAR AROUND 20 KTS BELOW 6 KM. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL SHOULD RESULT IN MODERATE CAPE VALUES AND STEEP LLVL LAPSE RATES DURING THE AFTERNOON. SHORT RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT AN MCS MAY TRACK ACROSS KY DURING THE MORNING...WITH REMNANT CONVECTION AND POSSIBLE MCV MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE DAY. I WILL FORECAST POPS AROUND 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE NRN MTNS AND 40 PERCENT ACROSS THE I-40 CORRIDOR TO 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. GIVEN THE SHEAR AND INSTABILITY...ORGANIZED MULTI-CELL STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THURSDAY...MID LEVEL HEIGHTS BUILD OVER 590 DAM DURING THE DAY. LLVL SHEAR ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD WEAKEN WITH THE RETURN OF THE RIDGE. AT THE SFC...A LEE TROF IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS THE CWA. WEAK DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND DEEP MIXING MAY RESULT IN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN DEWPOINTS DURING THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS. THE LOWER DEWPOINT SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHER CIN VALUES. THIS PATTERN SHOULD FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIDGETOP TSRA BY MID AFTERNOON...SPREADING EAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. I WILL FORECAST 30 TO 40 POPS ACROSS THE MTNS WITH LOW CHC POPS EAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE TO NEAR 90 ACROSS THE MTN VALLEYS TO MID TO UPPER 90S EAST. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 100 PM EDT MONDAY...THE LATEST OP MODELS AND GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A OMEGA BLOCK SETTING UP ACROSS THE NRN ATL OCEAN. THIS WILL INDUCE AND DEEPEN ANOTHER EAST COAST TROF AND ALLOW A COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA BY SAT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE CWFA SAT THROUGH SUN AND PERHAPS LIFT A LITTLE NORTH ON MON. THE STRONGEST UPPER FORCING WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA...HOWEVER GOOD OVERALL DYNAMICAL LIFT AND H3 DIV ALONG WITH PLENTY OF LLVL INSTABILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE DIURNAL TSTMS EACH DAY EXPECT PERHAPS SUN. NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY IS ALSO PROBABLE FRI/SAT NIGHT WITH THE FROPA LATE FRI AND A REINFORCING S/W PUSHING IN LATE SAT. POPS WERE MAINTAINED AT NEAR CLIMO...HOWEVER IF THIS PATTERN AND S/W TIMING PERSISTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MODEL RUNS...AN INCREASE IN POPS WILL BE WARRANTED FOR FRI/SAT. SUN LOOKS TO BE THE DRIEST DAY WITH FAIRLY STRONG HIPRES BUILDING IN...YET THE FRONT WILL BE SHUNTED JUST TO THE SOUTH...SO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS WERE CARRIED THROUGH THE DAY. MON WILL BE ACTIVE AGAIN AS ANOTHER SHOT OF UPPER ENERGY ROUNDS THE WRN RIDGE AND TRAVERSES THE REGION. MAX AND MIN TEMPS WILL BE RIGHT AROUND OR PERHAPS A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FRI/SAT. WITH NW/LY FLOW SETTING UP SUN...EXPECT A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER IN THE MTNS SUN AND PERHAPS EVEN MON. YET...A GOOD DOWNSLOPE WARMING COMPONENT WILL ENABLE MAXES RIGHT AROUND NORMAL OVER THE NON/MTNS BOTH SUN AND MON. && .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AT KCLT...SCT TSTMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER THE NC FOOTHILLS. USING THE DISTANCE TIME OF ARRIVAL TOOL IN AWIPS...THE CELL IN EASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY WOULD AFFECT THE AIRFIELD AROUND 2015 UTC. WHILE THAT INDIVIDUAL CELL WILL PROBABLY DIE...MORE STORMS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE OUTFLOW BNDRY AND A TEMPO GROUP FOR THUNDER HAS BEEN ADDED FROM 20-22 UTC. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE WITH THE LEE TROUGH OVER THE AIRFIELD THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...MOST SURROUNDING SITES ARE OUT OF THE WSW AND THAT/S WHAT I/LL CARRY AT KCLT. NO CIG OR VISBY PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND CONVECTION SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. AND ELSEWHERE...SCT TSTMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AS WELL AS BACK INTO ERN TN. WILL CARRY VCTS AT ALL AIRFIELDS...STARTING EARLIEST AT KAVL AND KHKY...AND A LITTLE LATER OVER THE UPSTATE AS IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE HOURS FOR OUTFLOW BNDRYS TO MAKE IT TOWARD THE I-85 CORRIDOR. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE W TO WSW THIS AFTN...WITH KAVL OUT OF THE NW. THE WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AT TIMES OVER THE UPSTATE AS A WEAK LEE TROUGH IS OVER THAT AREA. SOME MVFR FOG IS POSSIBLE AT KAVL...BUT NOT LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CIG OR VSBY RESTRICTIONS OVERNIGHT...UNLESS AN AIRFIELD HAPPENS TO GET A HEAVY SHRA. OUTLOOK...SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE A LITTLE OVER THE REGION TUE AND WED AS A WEAK FRONT DROPS INTO THE REGION. NOT LOOKING FOR MUCH IN THE WAY OF OVERNIGHT RESTRICTIONS OUTSIDE OF AREAS THAT SEE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. ANOTHER FRONT MAY BRING MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION AGAIN ON FRIDAY. 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 && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SBK NEAR TERM...MCAVOY SHORT TERM...NED LONG TERM...SBK AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 2:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 247 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-241900- 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- 247 PM EDT MON JUL 23 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. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LOCALIZED AREAS OF DAMAGING WIND. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AGAIN ON TUESDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ONCE AGAIN BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AND LARGE HAIL. A MORE ORGANIZED LINE OF STORMS COULD AFFECT WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SOME TIME DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. MCAVOY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
306 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
NCZ036-231930-
IREDELL-
306 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY THROUGH
330 PM EDT...
AT 303 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF STATESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
STATESVILLE...
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3589 8070 3586 8070 3568 8078 3585 8096
3591 8088
LANESpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
314 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
NCZ065-231945-
HENDERSON-
314 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY THROUGH
345 PM EDT...
AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MILLS RIVER...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ETOWAH...
HENDERSONVILLE...
FLAT ROCK...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM
APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3540 8260 3540 8257 3536 8250 3530 8233
3529 8234 3522 8251 3536 8263
LANESpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 3:40 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 340 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012 NCZ504-232015- GREATER BURKE- 340 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EDT... AT 335 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MORGANTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3574 8158 3561 8169 3573 8179 3579 8173 LANE
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:42 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
342 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
NCZ509-SCZ003-232015-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
342 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND
SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 335 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SALUDA...OR 9 MILES WEST OF COLUMBUS...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3522 8226 3520 8226 3519 8221 3506 8222
3506 8223 3517 8237 3521 8235 3523 8236
3527 8235
LANESpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 3:52 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
352 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
NCZ065-232015-
HENDERSON-
352 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY
THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 347 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ETOWAH...OR 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
FLAT ROCK...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3527 8235 3518 8236 3519 8238 3521 8239
3516 8245 3516 8246 3518 8246 3516 8253
3523 8258 3530 8255
LANESpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 4:09 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 409 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012 NCZ508-510-232045- EASTERN POLK-GREATER RUTHERFORD- 409 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL RUTHERFORD AND NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... RUTHERFORDTON... SPINDALE... FOREST CITY... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3543 8184 3522 8187 3532 8214 3542 8212 LANE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 67 min |
| Jul 23, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 23 min |
| Jul 23, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 24 min |
| Jul 23, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 35 min |
| Jul 23, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 33 min |
| Jul 23, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke | 50 min |
| Jul 23, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 23 min |
| Jul 23, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 36 min |
| Jul 23, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 26 min |
| Jul 23, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 26 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.