Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 467, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2012, 5:34 PM EDT for Alexander County, Catawba County, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 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 25, 2012, 5:34 PM EDT (21:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2012, 6:16 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Alexander County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Iredell County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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 25, 5:46 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Statesville, NC |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 392 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
165
WUUS52 KGSP 252134
SVRGSP
NCC003-035-097-252230-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0467.120725T2134Z-120725T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
534 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 533 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR STONY POINT...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF STATESVILLE...
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
STATESVILLE.
TROUTMAN.
MOORESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ROTATION. IF THE ROTATION CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN...A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
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 3598 8089 3576 8074 3569 8077 3555 8074
3555 8107 3588 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 333DEG 14KT 3583 8098
$$
ARK2 follow-up statements
117
WWUS52 KGSP 252203
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
603 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
NCC003-252213-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0467.000000T0000Z-120725T2230Z/
ALEXANDER NC-
603 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THIS AREA.
LAT...LON 3587 8081 3576 8074 3570 8077 3555 8074
3555 8100 3576 8109 3588 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 327DEG 16KT 3573 8093
$$
NCC035-097-252230-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0467.000000T0000Z-120725T2230Z/
CATAWBA NC-IREDELL NC-
603 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
IREDELL AND EASTERN CATAWBA COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 558 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
STATESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
TROUTMAN.
MOORESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE
LIGHTNING. TURN OFF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED
TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A BATH OR SHOWER.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL.
FLOODING OF DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD.
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 3587 8081 3576 8074 3570 8077 3555 8074
3555 8100 3576 8109 3588 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 327DEG 16KT 3573 8093
$$
ARK494
WWUS52 KGSP 252216
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
616 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
NCC035-097-252225-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0467.000000T0000Z-120725T2230Z/
CATAWBA NC-IREDELL NC-
616 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL IREDELL AND EASTERN
CATAWBA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS.
LAT...LON 3587 8081 3576 8074 3570 8077 3555 8074
3555 8100 3576 8109 3588 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 327DEG 16KT 3569 8089
$$
ARKWhat 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 25, 4:35 PM EDT, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 4:35 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
435 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY BRINGING VERY WARM AND MUGGY
CONDITIONS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY. ANOTHER RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN SUNDAY AND REMAINS THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 430 PM...CONVECTION FINALLY TAKING OFF ACROSS NC WITH SCT
COVERAGE THERE AND ISOLATED OVER THE UPSTATE. EXPECT SCT COVERAGE
ALL AREAS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER
COVERAGE OVER THE NC PIEDMONT. STORMS BECOME ISOLATED ACROSS THE
MTNS BY EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY
MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE...MAIN ADJUSTMENTS WERE FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS.
SO FAR THE WORKED-OVER AIRMASS BEHIND THIS MORNING/S MCS HAS NOT
SPAWNED ANY NEW CONVECTION. HOWEVER...THE CU FIELD IS BECOMING
BETTER DEFINED AND RAP SOUNDINGS SHOW VERY HIGH SURFACE-BASED CAPE
VALUES...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
THEREFORE IT SHOULDN/T BE TOO MUCH LONGER BEFORE CONVECTION BEGINS
TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. THE DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS ABOUT 20
KTS FROM THE NORTHEAST...AND ANY CELLS THAT DO DEVELOP SHOULD DRIFT
INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND POSSIBLY THE WESTERN PIEDMONT. THE WRF-ARW
AND 4KM SPC WRF-NMM ARE BOTH ALREADY WAY OVERDONE WITH CONVECTION
OVER THE REGION...THOUGH THEY DO INSIST THAT VIGOROUS DEVELOPMENT
WILL OCCUR.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I/LL CONTINUE TO CARRY CHANCE POPS THE REST
OF THE AFTN AND EVENING HOURS...WITH THE HIGHEST POPS ACROSS THE
MTNS AND THE LOWEST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...WITH SUCH AN
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND SEVERAL WEAK BNDRY/S OVER THE REGION IT/S
ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT SCATTERED STORMS...ONCE THEY FORM...WILL WORK
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION DURING THE EVENING HOURS. A
FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE A GOOD BET ONCE THEY START TO FIRE.
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL WARM UP CONSIDERABLY TOMORROW AS THE CENTER OF A
HOT DEEP LAYER RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. HEAT INDEX VALUES
SHOULD RISE INTO THE HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS
IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA...THE SOUTHERN
UPSTATE AND IN ELBERT COUNTY GEORGIA. CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS
DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX OUT ENOUGH IN THE AFTERNOON TO KEEP
THE HEAT INDEX BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WITH WARMING MID LEVEL
TEMPS...VERY LITTLE SHEAR AND DEWPOINTS MIXING OUT DURING THE
AFTN...CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED AND MAINLY CONFINED TO
THE MOUNTAINS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...ON FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT WITH ACTIVE
PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION IS EXPECTED OVER MIDDLE KY/TN DURING THE PRE
DAWN HOURS. THE FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL TROF WILL APPROACH THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION DURING THE MORNING AS A L/W TROF DEEPENS
OVER THE MID WEST. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE MTNS BY MID DAY...PUSHING
EAST OF THE MTNS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ENVIRONMENT
AHEAD OF THE CONVECTIVE BAND WILL FEATURE LLVL BULK SHEAR VALUES
APPROACHING 20 KTS WITH CAPE RANGING FROM 1500 TO 2000 J/KG. A FEW
ORGANIZED STORM CLUSTERS MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...POSSIBLY YIELDING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.
THE LATE DAY PASSAGE OF CONVECTION SHOULD ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES TO
REACH THE U90S EAST OF THE MTNS. RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
SUPPORT DEWPOINT VALUES IN THE U60S. THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT
TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY SHOULD YIELD HEAT INDEX VALUES
ALONG AND EAST OF I-85 TO REACH NEAR 105 DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA MAY BE REACHED EAST OF I-85.
ON SATURDAY...THE CWA SHOULD REMAIN LARGELY IN A POST FRONTAL
ENVIRONMENT...WITH NW LLVL WINDS. DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND LINGERING MILD
THICKNESSES WILL SUPPORT HIGHS IN THE U80S ACROSS THE MTN VALLEYS
AND MID 90S ALONG AND EAST OF I-85. DEWPOINTS MAY ALSO DECREASE A
FEW DEGREES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
CONTINUE TO SHOWS CAPE VALUES AROUND 2000 J/KG DURING THE
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A SHALLOW LAYER OF CIN MAY EXIST BELOW THE LFC
AND AND AN WEAK INVERSION WITHIN THE MID LEVEL MAY LIMIT DEEP
CONVECTION. GIVEN THE INSTABILITY AND THE PASSAGE OF THE MID LEVEL
TROF I WILL ADVERTISE SCHC POPS DURING THE AFTERNOON. IF CONVECTION
DOES DEVELOP...THETA-E LAPSE RATES IN THE MID 30S COULD SUPPORT A
DAMAGING WET MICROBURST.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...THE LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO
INDICATE THAT THE UPPER TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN CONUS AND A
BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE
GREAT PLAINS THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. AT THE
SURFACE...A FAIRLY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS
THE REGION FROM THE NORTH BY LATE SATURDAY AND REMAINS THROUGH
SUNDAY FOR MOSTLY DRY WEATHER WITH SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. AS
THE HIGH MOVES OFF TO THE EAST MONDAY...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CAROLINAS AND LINGERS INTO WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF OUR CWA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
NEAR...OR A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY WITH
AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOW 90S OVER THE PIEDMONT. TEMPERATURES WILL
DROP 5-10 DEGREES BY WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S OVER THE
PIEDMONT AND 70S MTNS.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...CONVECTION NEARING THE AIRFIELD SO WILL AMD WITH TEMPO
TSRA. WILL UPDATE WIND FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS...OTHERWISE NO CHANGES
TO LATER PERIODS. NOT LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT SIG OR VSBY
RESTRICTIONS OVERNIGHT...THOUGH A PERIOD OF MVFR FOG IS POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVERNIGHT...INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KTS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST THU AFTN.
AND ELSEWHERE...SCT TSTMS DEVELOPING OVER THE MTNS WILL DRIFT SOUTH
AND DEVELOP OVER THE UPSTATE THRU THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. THIS HAS BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR WITH A VCTS AT MOST
AIRFIELDS. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY OUT OF THE SW THIS
AFTN...LIGHT TONIGHT...AND INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KTS FROM THE SW
ON THURSDAY. IT WILL BE QUITE HOT TOMORROW...BUT THERE DOESN/T
APPEAR THAT THERE WILL BE MUCH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS A STRONG
RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.
OUTLOOK...CHANCE FOR CONVECTION WILL INCREASE BY FRIDAY AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. DRIER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE
REGION MAY LIMIT COVERAGE OF CONVECTION BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
BEST CHC OF OVERNIGHT RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE IN
AREAS THAT SEE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
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...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR GAZ029.
NC...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR NCZ071-072-
082.
SC...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR SCZ009-
011>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JOH
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY/RWH
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...JOH
AVIATION...MCAVOY/RWHHazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 2:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 249 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 NCZ035>037-056-057-068>070-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ006>008-261900- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- EASTERN POLK-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- 249 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY APPROACH 105 DEGREES DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ009-011>014-019-261900- ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC- CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 249 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY APPROACH 105 DEGREES DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505- 507-509-SCZ001>005-010-261900- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-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-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON- 249 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AND THE WESTERN UPSTATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING SMALL AREAS OF WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN AND NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY APPROACH 105 DEGREES DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. 14
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 5:03 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
503 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
NCZ505-506-252145-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
503 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MCDOWELL COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM
EDT...
AT 501 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MARION...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
MARION...
GLENWOOD...
DYSARTSVILLE...
PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3571 8187 3559 8183 3555 8184 3554 8185
3552 8197 3555 8201 3553 8203 3554 8205
3552 8213 3575 8218 3580 8198
ARKLocal storm report, Jul 25, 5:09 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
509 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0506 PM TSTM WND DMG SW UNION GROVE 36.02N 80.87W
07/25/2012 IREDELL NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE DOWN BLOCKING JENNINGS ROAD NEAR ROCKY CREEK.
&&
NEDLocal storm report, Jul 25, 5:11 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
511 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0508 PM HAIL 1 N LOVE VALLEY 36.00N 80.99W
07/25/2012 E1.25 INCH IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KRENTZSpecial weather statement, Jul 25, 5:20 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 520 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 NCZ035-036-056-252145- ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-IREDELL- 520 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN CATAWBA...SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER AND WESTERN IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT... AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STONY POINT...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE... SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3571 8084 3554 8098 3583 8122 3597 8103 ARK
Local storm report, Jul 25, 5:21 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
521 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM HAIL 3 NE LOVE VALLEY 36.02N 80.95W
07/25/2012 E1.75 INCH IREDELL NC EMERGENCY MNGR
HAIL OBSERVED ON LINNEYS MILL ROAD.
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W MOORESVILLE 35.57N 80.88W
07/25/2012 IREDELL NC EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HAZELTON LOOP. TIME DETERMINED FROM
RADAR DATA.
0437 PM LIGHTNING 4 W MOORESVILLE 35.57N 80.88W
07/25/2012 IREDELL NC EMERGENCY MNGR
LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOUSE ON HAZELTON LOOP.
&&
NEDLocal storm report, Jul 25, 5:28 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
528 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM HAIL 3 N DAVIDSON 35.54N 80.85W
07/25/2012 E0.88 INCH IREDELL NC BROADCAST MEDIA
HAIL OBSERVED ON LOWES BLVD. TIME DETERMINED FROM RADAR
DATA.
&&
NEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 4:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 4:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 49 min |
| Jul 25, 5:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 52 min |
| Jul 25, 5:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 6:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Burke, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 61 min |
| Jul 25, 7:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania | 60 min |
| Jul 25, 8:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison, Yancey | 118 min |
| Jul 25, 8:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison, Yancey | 112 min |
| Jul 25, 2:18 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 29 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Catawba | 66 min |
| Jul 25, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 49 min |
| Jul 25, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 61 min |
| Jul 25, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 59 min |
| Jul 25, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 65 min |
| Jul 25, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 42 min |
| Jul 25, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 25 min |
| Jul 25, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 46 min |
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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.