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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 8:54 PM EST for Jackson County, Macon County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. 4 reports 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:54 PM EST (01:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:33 PM EST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Transylvania County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 8:58 PM EST | HAIL 2 | 5 Ese Franklin, NC | FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CULLASAJA HAD HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALL BUT LIKELY A BIT LESS THAN TENNIS BALL. THEREFORE...LIME SIZED HAIL FELL AT THEIR LOCATION. |
| Mar 2, 9:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 12 Sse Sylva, NC | TREES DOWN ALONG PINE CREEK ROAD. ONE TREE THAT FELL ON A BRAND NEW CAR. DEBRIS IN THE ROAD NEAR PINE CREEK ROAD AND CULLOWHEE ROAD. |
| Mar 2, 9:05 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | 12 Sse Sylva, NC | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY AS STORM PASSED. |
| Mar 2, 9:09 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 11 E Franklin, NC | NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF PINE CREEK AND NORTH NORTON ROADS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 248 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.
119
WFUS52 KGSP 030154
TORGSP
NCC099-113-175-030245-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0008.120303T0154Z-120303T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
854 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN MACON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 945 PM EST
* AT 853 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES EAST OF
FRANKLIN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THORPE RESERVOIR...
TUCKASEGEE AND CASHIERS...
SAPPHIRE...
WOLF MOUNTAIN AND LAKE TOXAWAY...
BALSAM GROVE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS TORNADO. MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3525 8343 3535 8298 3532 8297 3530 8293
3529 8292 3530 8290 3530 8288 3510 8284
3511 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 261DEG 38KT 3519 8332
$$
MOORE4 follow-up statements
611
WWUS52 KGSP 030203
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
903 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCC099-113-175-030245-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
MACON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-JACKSON NC-
903 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
JACKSON...WESTERN TRANSYLVANIA AND EAST CENTRAL MACON COUNTIES...
AT 901 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF THORPE
RESERVOIR...OR 9 MILES EAST OF FRANKLIN...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THORPE RESERVOIR...
TUCKASEGEE...
WOLF MOUNTAIN AND SAPPHIRE...
LAKE TOXAWAY...
BALSAM GROVE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS TORNADO. MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3525 8337 3535 8298 3532 8297 3529 8292
3530 8290 3530 8288 3510 8284 3512 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 261DEG 47KT 3520 8319
$$
MOORE941
WWUS52 KGSP 030210
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
910 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCC113-030219-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
MACON NC-
910 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MACON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CHEROKEE COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNINGS ARE
LIKELY FOR MACON COUNTY WITHIN THE HOUR.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3535 8298 3532 8297 3529 8293 3530 8288
3510 8284 3513 8318 3516 8322 3522 8322
3523 8323 3529 8323
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 261DEG 47KT 3520 8310
$$
NCC099-175-030245-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
TRANSYLVANIA NC-JACKSON NC-
910 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EST FOR CENTRAL
JACKSON AND WESTERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 905 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THORPE
RESERVOIR...OR 12 MILES EAST OF FRANKLIN...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOLF
MOUNTAIN AND BALSAM GROVE. IF YOU LIVE NEAR THOSE LOCATIONS...TAKE
COVER NOW!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS TORNADO. MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3535 8298 3532 8297 3529 8293 3530 8288
3510 8284 3513 8318 3516 8322 3522 8322
3523 8323 3529 8323
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 261DEG 47KT 3520 8310
$$
MOORE554
WWUS52 KGSP 030219
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
919 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCC099-175-030245-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
TRANSYLVANIA NC-JACKSON NC-
919 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL JACKSON AND WESTERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 917 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WOLF MOUNTAIN...OR
14 MILES WEST OF BREVARD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALSAM
GROVE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS TORNADO. MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3514 8306 3523 8308 3530 8308 3532 8297
3529 8293 3530 8288 3510 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 263DEG 45KT 3522 8295
$$
MOORE526
WWUS52 KGSP 030233
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
933 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NCC099-175-030242-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120303T0245Z/
TRANSYLVANIA NC-JACKSON NC-
933 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JACKSON AND WESTERN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY...SO THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. ANOTHER SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING INTO WESTERN MACON COUNTY AND MAY REACH
JACKSON COUNTY AROUND 10 PM. LISTEN FOR LATER WARNINGS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3514 8306 3523 8308 3530 8308 3532 8297
3529 8293 3530 8288 3510 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 263DEG 45KT 3524 8275
$$
MOOREThe 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, 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 |
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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.