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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Mar 2, 2012, 9:47 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 73 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:47 PM EST (02:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 11:00 PM EST
- In force
- 73 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Stephens County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 540 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 2, 9:33 PM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 9:33 PM EST, 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 3:32 PM EST, 6 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 332 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510- SCZ001>014-019-032045- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-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- 332 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...TORNADO WATCH 61 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...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. TORNADO WATCH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. HOWEVER...THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL LINGER INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE REGION. THE THREAT WILL LIKELY BE HIGHEST OVER THE CAROLINA PIEDMONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-032045- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- 332 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. HOWEVER...THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL LINGER INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE REGION. THE THREAT WILL LIKELY BE HIGHEST OVER THE CAROLINA PIEDMONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. JPT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 4:25 PM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
425 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
GAZ018-026-SCZ001-004-022200-
FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-STEPHENS-
425 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN
OCONEE AND STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EST...
AT 425 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EASTANOLEE...OR 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
TOCCOA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE HARTWELL...
WESTMINSTER...
SENECA...
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3459 8338 3483 8290 3479 8288 3474 8290
3473 8286 3470 8287 3465 8283 3464 8283
3463 8285 3462 8284 3462 8287 3460 8286
3443 8328
HGSpecial weather statement, Mar 2, 7:00 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
700 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCZ048-051-052-030100-
HAYWOOD-MADISON-SWAIN-
700 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY PASS JUST WEST OF THE STATE LINE FROM
SWAIN TO HAYWOOD TO MADISON COUNTIES BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM EST...
AT 656 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE AND POSSIBLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM OVER BLOUNT COUNTY IN
EASTERN TENNESSEE...NEAR HAPPY VALLEY...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
MARYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO
PASS MAINLY WEST OF STATE LINE...BUT IT IS POSSIBLE A WARNING COULD
BE NEEDED FOR HAYWOOD OR MADISON COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. EVEN
IF IT STAYS WEST OF THE STATE LINE...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON THE NORTH CAROLINA SIDE.
LAT...LON 3557 8377 3557 8349 3567 8334 3566 8330
3573 8324 3573 8319 3577 8315 3580 8308
3578 8299 3584 8292 3594 8290 3596 8287
3593 8281 3599 8279 3601 8274 3601 8273
3574 8265 3573 8267 3547 8371 3552 8388
HGSpecial weather statement, Mar 2, 7:35 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
735 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCZ058-059-062-063-030200-
GRAHAM-MACON-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
735 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...
AT 730 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CHEROKEE COUNTY AND PARTS OF CLAY COUNTY. IF
THIS STORM HOLDS TOGETHER...IT WILL REACH MACON COUNTY AROUND 8
PM...AND THE AREA AROUND NANTAHALA LAKE CLOSER TO 815 PM. THE AREA
FROM FRANKLIN TO OTTO MIGHT NOT BE AFFECTED UNTIL 845 PM.
PEOPLE IN MACON...SOUTHERN JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NANTAHALA LAKE AND FRANKLIN...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
IF THE STORM HOLDS TOGETHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR PART OF
THE AREA AROUND 8 PM. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND...AND POSSIBLY EVEN
A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
LAT...LON 3530 8346 3531 8345 3536 8301 3525 8292
3500 8311 3500 8353 3503 8354 3515 8366
3516 8374 3521 8373 3523 8370 3525 8371
3524 8378 3525 8384 3521 8396 3525 8401Local storm report, Mar 2, 9:13 PM EST, 34 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Mar 2, 9:47 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
947 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
GAZ017-018-026-028-029-030400-
ELBERT-FRANKLIN-HABERSHAM-HART-STEPHENS-
947 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA FROM THE
SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 1030 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING...
SEVERE TO TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE SOUTHWEST
ACROSS GWINNETT AND FORSYTH COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH AND WILL LIKELY HAVE SOME
IMPACT ON THE AREA FROM SOUTHERN HABERSHAM COUNTY SOUTHWARD ACROSS
STEPHENS...FRANKLIN...HART...AND ELBERT COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM
THIS EVENING.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNINGS COULD BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF
THIS AREA SOMETIME DURING THE NEXT HOUR. KEEP ABREAST OF THE VERY
LATEST WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME IN THE MOST INTERIOR LOCATION.
LAT...LON 3400 8293 3417 8311 3423 8308 3426 8313
3423 8317 3426 8331 3422 8335 3426 8334
3432 8340 3446 8340 3449 8354 3443 8362
3450 8367 3454 8362 3458 8364 3473 8341
3450 8307 3444 8290 3415 8272 3398 8257
HGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 7:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison, Swain | 60 min |
| Mar 2, 7:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 85 min |
| Mar 2, 7:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Haywood, Madison, Yancey | 54 min |
| Mar 2, 8:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Macon | 62 min |
| Mar 2, 8:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 8:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 9:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 9:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Macon, Swain | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 10:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 11:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 11:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 11:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 38 min |
| Mar 3, 12:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon, Transylvania | 118 min |
| Mar 3, 3:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 50 min |
| Mar 3, 12:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 118 min |
| Mar 3, 12:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 43 min |
| Mar 3, 12:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 38 min |
| Mar 3, 1:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 54 min |
| Mar 3, 1:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 46 min |
| Mar 3, 1:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 40 min |
| Mar 3, 2:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 2:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 52 min |
| Mar 3, 3:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 4:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 50 min |
| Mar 3, 4:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 4:26 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 15 min |
| Mar 2, 10:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 10:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin, Hart | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 11:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 51 min |
| Mar 3, 3:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 44 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2012Every special weather statement 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.