Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2012, 5:29 PM EDT for Anderson County, Oconee County, South Carolina; Elbert County, Hart County, Georgia. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2012, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Elbert County, GA, Hart County, GA, Anderson County, SC, Oconee County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 857 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
319
WUUS52 KGSP 032129
SVRGSP
GAC105-147-SCC007-073-032230-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0076.120403T2129Z-120403T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
529 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
HART COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE HARTWELL TO 7 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ILA...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
FAIR PLAY.
VANNA.
REED CREEK.
HARTWELL AND BOWMAN.
NUBERG.
ELBERTON...RUCKERSVILLE...ANDERSON AND BROADWAY LAKE.
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 3411 8304 3417 8311 3423 8308 3426 8313
3428 8310 3441 8310 3450 8305 3458 8314
3468 8308 3450 8248 3428 8262 3421 8274
3414 8271 3403 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 289DEG 18KT 3456 8302 3425 8321
$$
ARK2 follow-up statements
390
WWUS52 KGSP 032153
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
553 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
SCC073-032203-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-120403T2230Z/
OCONEE SC-
553 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THIS
AREA.
LAT...LON 3411 8304 3417 8311 3423 8308 3426 8312
3428 8310 3440 8310 3450 8305 3447 8299
3461 8285 3450 8248 3429 8262 3421 8274
3414 8271 3403 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 288DEG 18KT 3452 8289 3421 8308
$$
GAC105-147-SCC007-032230-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-120403T2230Z/
ELBERT GA-HART GA-ANDERSON SC-
553 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
ANDERSON...HART AND ELBERT COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 551 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF FAIR PLAY TO
VANNA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
HARTWELL AND BOWMAN.
NUBERG.
RUCKERSVILLE...ELBERTON...ANDERSON AND BROADWAY LAKE.
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 3411 8304 3417 8311 3423 8308 3426 8312
3428 8310 3440 8310 3450 8305 3447 8299
3461 8285 3450 8248 3429 8262 3421 8274
3414 8271 3403 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 288DEG 18KT 3452 8289 3421 8308
$$
ARK175
WWUS52 KGSP 032215
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
615 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
GAC105-147-SCC007-032226-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-120403T2230Z/
ELBERT GA-HART GA-ANDERSON SC-
615 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ANDERSON...HART AND
ELBERT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LEVELS. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 3411 8304 3417 8311 3423 8308 3426 8312
3428 8310 3440 8310 3450 8305 3447 8299
3461 8285 3450 8248 3429 8262 3421 8274
3414 8271 3403 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 288DEG 18KT 3448 8276 3417 8295
$$
ARKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 11:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert, Hart | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert, Hart | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rabun | 64 min |
| Apr 3, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Franklin | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2012Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.