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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 1, 2012Laurens County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Apr 1, 2012, 7:41 PM EDT for Laurens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 49 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 1, 2012, 7:41 PM EDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2012, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Laurens County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 242 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2012-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1158 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2012-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1158 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
739 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Apr 1, 7:14 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 7:14 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
714 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS FROM
THE NORTHEAST LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...AND STALL OVER
NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY TUESDAY. THAT FRONT WILL RETURN NORTH AS A
WARM FRONT IN MID WEEK. LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH OUR REGION FROM THE
WEST THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
UPDATED GRIDS TO REFLECT LATEST TRENDS IN CONVECTION ACROSS THE CWA
FOR THIS EVE. POPS...QPF AND SKY COVER WERE INCREASED ESPECIALLY FOR
THIS UPDATE.

AT 230 PM EDT SUNDAY...AN UPPER RIDGE AXIS NOW IN THE PLAINS WILL
SLOWLY CROSS THE MS RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WHILE A TROUGH
DOWNSTREAM SLOWLY MOVES OFFSHORE. CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH A
SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE TROUGH WILL AFFECT THE NC MOUNTAINS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...PERHAPS SURVIVING ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE INTO THE
FOOTHILLS. ACTIVITY SHOULD WANE THIS EVENING AS HEATING ABATES AND
INSTABILITY DECREASES...AND WINDS GRADUALLY VEER FROM SW TO WSW AND
NW. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR
AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THE SC BORDER BY DAYBREAK...BRINGING LOW CLOUDS
WITH IT. VERY SMALL POPS WILL BE CARRIED WITH THIS BOUNDARY...THEN
CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO FIRE UP IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH OF THE
BOUNDARY IN UNSTABLE AIR. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE WARM
WITH A DOWNSLOPE FLOW ND EVENTUALLY CLOUD COVER. MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUOTE WARM MONDAY AS HEIGHTS RISE WITH THE
ADVANCING UPPER RIDGE...BUT WILL BE ADJUSTED DOWN UNDER THE CLOUD
COVER IN NC.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SUNDAY...A BACKDOOR SFC COLD FRONT WILL BE DRAPED
ACROSS THE HEART OF THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY EVENING. ALOFT...A
SHALLOW RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUE
AS THE SFC BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO MEANDER SW TOWARD THE UPPER
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA. NW FLOW ON THE E SIDE OF THIS UPPER RIDGE WILL
ALLOW ANY CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER THE LOWER OH VALLEY IN THE
ELEVATED MIXED LAYER TO MOVE SE TOWARD THE SRN APPALACHIANS. WILL
ADVERTISE HIGHER CHC POPS IN THE MTNS MON NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY...TAPERING DOWN TO SLIGHT CHANCES IN THE ERN PIEDMONT. WENT
WITH WITH A SHARPER GRADIENT OF NE TO SW MAX TEMPS ON TUE AFTN GIVEN
THE FRONTAL POSITION.

THE CONTRAST ACROSS THE SFC FRONT WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT
BEFORE THE BOUNDARY STEADILY LIFTS BACK NE THROUGH WED AS A SFC LOW
PASSES THROUGH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING OF THE TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING SE
TOWARD THE SRN APPALACHIANS BEHIND THE LOW. THE NAM IS FASTEST WITH
THE GFS SLOWEST...WHILE THE GEFS/SREF MEANS ARE IN BETWEEN. A BLEND
ON TIMING IS FEATURED...WITH SOLID CHANCE POPS FOR CONVECTION
MAXIMIZED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WED AFTN. MAX TEMPS SHOULD WARM 1
TO 2 CATEGORIES OVER TUE AS THE REGION BECOMES MORE SOLIDLY WARM
SECTOR AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM SUNDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD
AGREEMENT.  BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE THE CUT OFF LOW OVER KANSAS
AT 00Z THURSDAY WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING EAST FROM TENNESSEE ACROSS
THE CAROLINAS.  THE GFS CREATES MORE OF A COOL AIR WEDGE ON THURSDAY
WITH DRIER AIR EAST OF INTERSTATE 77 AT 12Z THUR.  THERE ARE
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS AS TO HOW THE CUT OFF LOW PROGRESSES TOWARD OUR
AREA INTO FRIDAY.  HIGHER CAPE VALUES ON THURSDAY FROM THE WESTERN
MOUNTAINS TO NE GA TO UPSTATE.  SOME HIGHER SHEAR VALUES MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THURSDAY EVENING.  ECMWF IS
MORE CONSISTENT IN TAKING THE LOW FARTHER SOUTH AND GFS MORE NORTH
SUCH AS ACROSS THE VIRGINIAS ON FRIDAY.

DRIER AIR SHOULD FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT THE
GFS TENDS TO LINGER THE MOISTURE AROUND INTO SATURDAY.  THE UPPER
RIDGE BETWEEN SYSTEMS WILL DOMINATE ON SUNDAY.  CLOUDINESS WILL BE
ON THE INCREASE FROM THE WEST SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT
APPROACHES ACROSS TENNESSEE.

&&

.AVIATION /23Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION WILL TAPER OFF QUICKLY THIS EVE
WITH COOLING AND CLOUDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE AREA FOR OVERNIGHT.
LATEST GUIDANCE HAS BACK DOOR COLD FRONT HOLDING OFF UNTIL MON AND
NOT PUSHING THRU KCLT UNTIL THE AFTN. SW WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD BE
ENOUGH TO KEEP FOG FROM FORMING...THEN WINDS SWING NW AFTER DAYBREAK
AND N IN THE AFTN. EXPECT ISOLD-SCT CONVECTION AGAIN MON AFTN INTO
EARLY EVE.

OUTLOOK...ISOLD TO SCT SHWRS AND TSTMS WILL BE PSBL THRU THE
PERIOD...MAINLY AFTN-EVE. TSTM CHC WILL INCREASE TOWARD
MID-WEEK...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

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...DEO
NEAR TERM...JAT/RB
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...RB
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 3:18 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-021930-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
318 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE MOUNTAIN OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM THE WEST.
SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD
LINGER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF
A COLD FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY LAST WELL
INTO MONDAY NIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WILL
BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY ALSO
RECEIVE LOCALLY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.

A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE PERIOD. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE
LIMITS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ501>510-SCZ001>007-010>012-019-021930-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-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-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD-
318 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE OVER THE MOUNTAINS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DRIFT EASTWARD INTO THE ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD
BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF
A COLD FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY LAST WELL
INTO MONDAY NIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WILL
BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY ALSO
RECEIVE LOCALLY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.

A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE PERIOD. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE
LIMITS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

.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-SCZ008-009-013-014-021930-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER-
318 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY APPROACH THE PIEDMONT FROM THE WEST
THIS EVENING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE PERIOD. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE
LIMITS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

HG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 1, 6:42 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
642 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012

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

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARSHALL                35.80N 82.68W
04/01/2012                   MADISON            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

JOH
Local storm report, Apr 1, 6:47 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
647 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012

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

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE ASHEVILLE         35.59N 82.54W
04/01/2012                   BUNCOMBE           NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NEWS MEDIA REPORTS A TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON VON RUCK
            COURT.

&&

HG
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 6:49 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
649 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

SCZ019-012315-
GREENWOOD-
649 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM EDT...

AT 649 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF TROY...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF
ABBEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  TROY...
  CALLISON...

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3396 8205 3398 8205 3398 8216 3397 8219
      3401 8224 3397 8231 3406 8233 3411 8227
      3413 8225 3397 8200 3395 8202

HG
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 6:56 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
656 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

SCZ006-007-012-013-012345-
GREATER GREENVILLE-LAURENS-SPARTANBURG-UNION-
656 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LAURENS...SOUTHEASTERN
GREENVILLE...SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG AND UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM
EDT...

AT 654 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHOPS AT GREENRIDGE
TO 4 MILES EAST OF WOODRUFF TO 3 MILES NORTH OF MONARCH MILLS IN
UNION COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  UNION...
  SIMPSONVILLE...
  FOUNTAIN INN...
  SANTUC...
  CARLISLE...
  GRAY COURT...

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH
AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3444 8225 3491 8247 3481 8201 3482 8154
      3475 8147 3473 8149 3472 8145 3466 8145
      3464 8142 3450 8141 3448 8149 3444 8154
      3451 8160 3452 8164 3443 8173

HG
Local storm report, Apr 1, 7:26 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
726 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012

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

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DYSARTSVILLE            35.60N 81.87W
04/01/2012                   MCDOWELL           NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN ON DYSARTSVILLE ROAD.

&&

HG
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 7:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
741 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

SCZ012-020030-
LAURENS-
741 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LAURENS COUNTY THROUGH
830 PM EDT...

AT 738 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLINTON...OR 11 MILES EAST
OF LAURENS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  JOANNA...

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3451 8196 3460 8185 3455 8173 3456 8171
      3451 8165 3446 8169 3444 8173 3436 8178
      3435 8180

ARK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 9:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAvery38 min
Apr 1, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHaywood37 min
Apr 1, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Haywood, Madison, Yancey65 min
Apr 1, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Burke, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford and 1 more57 min
Apr 1, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland, Gaston, Lincoln46 min
Apr 1, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGraham, Swain38 min
Apr 1, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg47 min
Mar 31, 8:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Greenwood, Laurens64 min
Mar 31, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork45 min
Mar 31, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester, York19 min
Apr 1, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville42 min
Apr 1, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville29 min
Apr 1, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville31 min
Apr 1, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood26 min
Apr 1, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens, Union49 min
Apr 1, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPFranklin27 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 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.