Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 11, 2014, 9:51 AM EST for 8 counties in South Carolina; 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 54 min. 16 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
- Jan 11, 2014, 9:51 AM EST (14:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2014, 10:45 AM EST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cleveland County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, Union County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 9:55 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Fork Shoals, SC | TREES DOWN ON ALVERSON ROAD NEAR OAK LAWN RD |
| Jan 11, 9:56 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Antreville, SC | TREE DOWN ON BELL RD NEAR HWY 184 |
| Jan 11, 10:12 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Due West, SC | TREE DOWN ON WINONA CHURCH RD NEAR HWY 20 |
| Jan 11, 10:12 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Due West, SC | TREE DOWN ON WILLIE KAY RD NEAR HWY 185/20 |
| Jan 11, 10:12 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Woodruff, SC | TREE DOWN ON PRICE HOUSE RD NEAR HOBBYVILLE RD |
| Jan 11, 10:12 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Hickory Tavern, SC | TREE DOWN ON GREEN POND RD NEAR RABUN CH RD |
| Jan 11, 10:13 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Fountain Inn, SC | POWER LINES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF NEW HARRISON BRIDGE RD AND FAIRVIEW RD. |
| Jan 11, 10:14 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Rutherfordton, NC | TREE DONW ON EAST 2ND ST. |
| Jan 11, 10:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Spartanburg, SC | TREE DOWN HOWARD STREET AND ASHEVILLE HWY |
| Jan 11, 10:16 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Enoree, SC | TREE DOWN 775 BROWNING RD |
| Jan 11, 10:18 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Sunshine, NC | TREE DOWN ON WHITESIDE RD NEAR PEA RIDGE RD |
| Jan 11, 10:23 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Enoree, SC | TREE DOWN ON HWY 221 |
| Jan 11, 10:29 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Hodges, SC | POWER LINE DOWN NEAR HWY 185 |
| Jan 11, 10:40 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Wnw Union, SC | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE. |
| Jan 11, 10:42 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Union, SC | MULITPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY. |
| Jan 11, 10:44 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Clinton, SC | TREE DOWN ON HOLMES BRIDGE RD NEAR MILAM RD |
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 14 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 9:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -173 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 419 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 406 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
974
WUUS52 KGSP 111451
SVRGSP
NCC045-089-149-161-SCC001-007-021-045-047-059-083-087-111545-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0004.140111T1451Z-140111T1545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
951 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHERN ABBEVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREENVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
LAURENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
UNION COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1045 AM EST
* AT 950 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM CHIMNEY ROCK TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROADWAY LAKE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON...SPARTANBURG...LAURENS...GAFFNEY...
SHELBY...UNION...LAKE ADGER...HAYWOOD MALL...TRYON...TAYLORS...
SHOPS AT GREENRIDGE...HONEA PATH...MAULDIN...DUE WEST...LANDRUM...
PELHAM ROAD AT I-85...GREER...GSP AIRPORT AND SIMPSONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRIEF...WEAK
TORNADOES. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
HOUSE OR OFFICE BUILDING.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...
800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND
SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 8253 3483 8248 3490 8250 3548 8232
3546 8225 3549 8223 3555 8151 3449 8157
3452 8164 3436 8178 3431 8187 3421 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 268DEG 51KT 3540 8222 3440 8248
$$
JOH1 follow-up statement
105
WWUS52 KGSP 111515
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1015 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
NCC089-149-SCC007-045-111524-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140111T1545Z/
HENDERSON NC-ANDERSON SC-POLK NC-GREENVILLE SC-
1015 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GREENVILLE...POLK...EASTERN
ANDERSON AND EASTERN HENDERSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THIS
AREA.
LAT...LON 3421 8271 3454 8224 3519 8200 3519 8197
3551 8202 3555 8151 3449 8157 3452 8164
3436 8178 3431 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 1514Z 263DEG 49KT 3542 8186 3441 8219
$$
NCC045-161-SCC001-021-047-059-083-087-111545-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140111T1545Z/
CLEVELAND NC-ABBEVILLE SC-CHEROKEE SC-GREENWOOD SC-LAURENS SC-
SPARTANBURG SC-UNION SC-RUTHERFORD NC-
1015 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND EASTERN
RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND WESTERN UNION...
SPARTANBURG...LAURENS...NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD...CHEROKEE AND
NORTHERN ABBEVILLE COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 1045 AM
EST...
AT 1012 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM SPINDALE TO WARE SHOALS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPARTANBURG...LAURENS...GAFFNEY...SHELBY...UNION...BOSTIC...
WOODRUFF...ROEBUCK...CHESNEE...MAYO...ELLENBORO...COWPENS NATIONAL
BATTLEFIELD...CEDAR SPRINGS...ENOREE...CLIFFSIDE...COWPENS...CROSS
HILL...POLKVILLE...CASAR AND BOILING SPRINGS NC.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRIEF...WEAK
TORNADOES. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
HOUSE OR OFFICE BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3421 8271 3454 8224 3519 8200 3519 8197
3551 8202 3555 8151 3449 8157 3452 8164
3436 8178 3431 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 1514Z 263DEG 49KT 3542 8186 3441 8219
$$
08What 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 Jan 11, 6:54 AM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 6:54 AM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
654 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR REGION FROM THE WEST TODAY AND BE WELL
OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BY SUNDAY MORNING. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY. SHOWERS WILL
RETURN MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
PASSES THROUGH.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 630 AM EST...THE LEAD AREA OF CONVECTION MOVING NWD OVER THE
SHALLOWING CAD LAYER HAS PRODUCED LOCAL ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTER
INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES...AND ASSOCIATED MINOR FLOODING. THIS
REGION OF HEAVIER PRECIP WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NE OVER THE NC
PIEDMONT THROUGH 8 AM. MEANWHILE...RADARS TO THE WEST ARE SHOWING
LINES OF HEAVY PRECIP AHEAD OF THE SFC FRONT MOVING RAPIDLY EWD
THROUGH TN. THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE HEAVY RAINFALL TO REFOCUS A BIT
BACK OVER THE SW MTNS IN UPSLOPE FLOW AND IMPROVING UPPER SUPPORT.
MEANWHILE...THE 850 MB JET HAS INCREASED TO 50 TO 60 KT AND AS
INDICATED ON VAD WIND PROFILES. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THUS CONTINUE
OVER THE RIDGE TOPS THIS MORNING...WITH THE BEST SHEAR PROFILES
WORKING EAST THROUGH THE DAY. AS THE SHALLOW COLD WEDGE LAYER EAST
OF THE MTNS GETS PINCHED AND ERODES IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY BL
FLOW...ENOUGH OVERLAP OF SHEAR AND CAPE IN SRN/ERN SECTIONS WILL
OCCUR TO SUPPORT AN ISOLD SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. THIS IS MENTIONED
IN THE HWO IN LINE WITH THE SPC SLIGHT RISK AREA. SHERB VALUES
CONTINUE TO SHOW 1+ ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77 BY 18Z.
THE COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA 21Z TO 00Z JUST AS THE
DEEPER DPVA WITH THE UPPER WAVE SWINGS THROUGH ALONG WITH DRYING.
LAPSE RATES UNDER THE PASSING TROUGH ARE QUITE STEEP TONIGHT...BUT
PROFILES APPEAR TOO DRY FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE COLD ADVECTION
EXCEPT IN THE NC MOUNTAINS WHERE BRIEF NW FLOW MOISTURE WILL OCCUR.
ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN IN THE COLD ADVECTION TONIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT 230 AM EST SATURDAY...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH REGARD
TO OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN AS THE SHORT TERM PERIOD INITIALIZES
SUNDAY MORNING. DEEP UPPER TROF MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TODAY
WILL BE PUSHING OFFSHORE ALLOWING FOR HEIGHTS TO RISE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST. DEEP LAYER RIDGING WILL STRENGTHEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY ALLOWING
FOR SUNNY SKIES TO PREVAIL. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH
THE DAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE MIGRATES EASTWARD WHICH WILL SETUP WARM
RETURN FLOW FROM THE EASTERN GULF. TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY WILL BE GENERALLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR BOTH DAYTIME HIGHS AND
OVERNIGHT LOWS MONDAY MORNING.
MEANWHILE...ANOTHER UPPER LONGWAVE TROF WILL BE DIGGING OUT ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WHILE WARM ADVECTION RAMPS UP ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS MONDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS SPREADING ACROSS
THE AREA. IN RESPONSE...POPS WILL INCREASE TO LIKELY LEVELS LATE IN
THE DAY MONDAY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS OF TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE
DECREASING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS AS THE BOUNDARY PUSHES EAST.
BACK TO THE WEST ALONG THE HIGH TERRAIN...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD
INITIATE AMONGST WEAK WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
POOLS ALONG THE WESTWARD FACING SLOPES. THEREFORE KEPT PREVIOUS
FORECAST MENTION OF CHANCES FOR SNOW SHOWERS WITH ACCUMULATIONS
REMAINING GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS.
CONFIDENCE IN THIS BRIEF UPSLOPE EVENT IS NOT ENTIRELY HIGH AS
MODELS SEEMS TO BE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO THERMAL
PROFILES. NAM/GFS HAVE COOLER SOLUTIONS WHILE THE ECMWF IS THE
WARMER OF THE THREE...THEREFORE LIMITED POPS TO LOW END CHANCE
LEVELS. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL NOT SUFFER IN THE WAKE OF THE
WEAK FROPA AS NEAR NORMAL HIGHS WILL PREVAIL.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 215 AM SAT...THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE DIFFERENCES IN
TIMING OF SYSTEMS. AT 00Z WED...THEY ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT
BUT THEN DIFFER QUITE A LOT LATER IN THE WEEK. A STRONG SHORTWAVE
WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS TUESDAY EVENING
REACHING THE NC MTNS BY 06Z WED. THICKNESSES PLUG RAPIDLY LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE AXIS OF THE TROUGH REACHING OUR AREA WED
MORNING. PRESSURE GRADIENT GREATEST IN THE 12Z TO 18Z TIME WHICH
WILL LEAD TO THE GREATER WIND SPEEDS. LOW LEVEL WIND WILL BE
WESTERLY AT 00Z AHEAD OF THE SHORTWAVE AND THEN SWITCH TO NW AT
SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25KTS AT 850MB THROUGH WED MORNING. CONTINUED NW
INTO WED EVENING BUT 10 TO 20KT WIND AT 850MB. THE STRENGTH OF THE
SHORTWAVE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SOME LIGHT PRECIP MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS
THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...BUT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO
DOWNSLOPE. SNOW RATES ARE GREATEST WED MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF
AND END WED EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST WED NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. THERE IS ANOTHER STRONG SHORTWAVE REACHING OUR REGION ON
FRIDAY BUT MOISTURE SEEMS QUITE LIMITED. THE GFS IS MUCH MORE
PROGRESSIVE WITH THIS SHORTWAVE AS IT REACHES THE NC MTNS 12Z FRIDAY
WITH AXIS OVER OUR AREA AT 18Z FRIDAY THEN MOVING IT OFF THE EAST
COAST FRIDAY EVENING. THE ECMWF HAS IT REACHING THE NC MTNS AT 18Z
FRIDAY WITH AXIS OF TROUGH GETTING TO US AT 18Z SATURDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE MEDIUM
RANGE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT...LLWS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS A STOUT 50
TO 60 KT 850 MB JET MOVES IN ATOP A SHALLOWING COLD WEDGE BOUNDARY
LAYER. WILL NEED TEMPO THUNDER FOR A COUPLE HOURS THIS
MORNING...THEN A RETURN TO CATEGORICAL THUNDER AFTER 17Z WITH THE
MAIN PRE/FRONTAL BAND. CONDITIONS MAY VARY AT TIMES...BUT EXPECT
MOSTLY IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS UNTIL FROPA. SRLY WINDS WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY GUSTY THROUGH 21Z AND THEN SHIFT SHARPLY WEST THEN NW
WITH FROPA.
ELSEWHERE...TEMPO MORNING TSTMS WILL GIVE WAY TO BRIEFLY WEAKER
SHOWERS AND THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF FRONTAL TSTMS THROUGH MIDDAY.
EXPECT MAINLY LIFR TO IFR CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT. WILL CONTINUE THE
LLWS MENTION THROUGH THE MORNING AT MOST SITES GIVEN THE STOUT SRLY
JET JUST ABOVE THE COOL STABLE SFC LAYER. SRLY FLOW WILL INCREASE
UNTIL FROPA 17Z TO 20Z...WITH A SHARP SHIFT TO W THEN NW THIS AFTN.
EXPECT CLEARING EAST OF THE MTNS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LINGERING NW
FLOW MOISTURE FLIRTING WITH KAVL.
OUTLOOK...DRY HIGH PRES WILL RETURN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. SWIFTLY
MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MAY THEN BRING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS BACK
INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST TUE INTO WED.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
12-18Z 18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z
KCLT HIGH 83% MED 78% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 89% HIGH 90% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL MED 64% HIGH 90% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 86% MED 76% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 89% HIGH 91% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 90% HIGH 92% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ051-052-058-
059-062-063.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...CDG
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...HGHazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 9:50 AM EST, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 950 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 NCZ033-035>037-048>050-056-057-501>506-121500- AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 950 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IF TRAINING OF SHOWERS OCCURS. ADDITIONALLY...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...POTENTIALLY BRINGING DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ029-NCZ068>072-082-507>510-SCZ003-006>014-019-121500- ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 950 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 2 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-121500- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- 950 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. IF TRAINING OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS THESE AREAS...SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD EXCEED THEIR BANKS RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ053-064-065-121500- BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 950 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. IF TRAINING OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS THESE AREAS...SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD EXCEED THEIR BANKS RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 11, 8:46 AM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
846 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM HAIL CLARKESVILLE 34.61N 83.52W
01/11/2014 E0.25 INCH HABERSHAM GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS CENTER REPORT.
&&
07Local storm report, Jan 11, 8:49 AM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
849 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW FOUNTAIN INN 34.68N 82.25W
01/11/2014 GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
FARMWOOD DRIVE FLOODED BY PAYNE BRANCH CUTTING OFF THREE
HOUSES.
&&
07Local storm report, Jan 11, 9:24 AM EST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
924 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0842 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW CORNELIA 34.49N 83.55W
01/11/2014 HABERSHAM GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ON DUNCAN BRIDGE ROAD IN BALDWIN
0842 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE CORNELIA 34.53N 83.50W
01/11/2014 HABERSHAM GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ON YORK DRIVE IN CORNELIA
&&
07Local storm report, Jan 11, 9:35 AM EST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
935 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0904 AM TSTM WND DMG 8 NNE TOCCOA 34.67N 83.25W
01/11/2014 OCONEE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ON UNITY CHURCH RD AND TROUT FARM ROAD
0915 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE SENECA 34.69N 82.95W
01/11/2014 OCONEE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
POWER LINE DOWN
&&
07Local storm report, Jan 11, 9:41 AM EST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
941 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0929 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNE WILLIAMSTON 34.64N 82.47W
01/11/2014 ANDERSON SC 911 CALL CENTER
GREENVILLE DRIVE FLOODED AND CLOSED NEAR SMALL CREEK
&&
PTANNERLocal storm report, Jan 11, 9:48 AM EST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
948 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0855 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW TOCCOA 34.57N 83.34W
01/11/2014 STEPHENS GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
POWER LINES DOWN ON WEST CURRAHEE STREET
0859 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 SE TOCCOA 34.52N 83.25W
01/11/2014 STEPHENS GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DONW ON DORTCH ROAD IN EASTANOLLE
&&
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 5:07 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Anderson | 3 hr |
| Jan 11, 5:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 113 min |
| Jan 11, 6:50 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Spartanburg | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:24 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 66 min |
| Jan 11, 8:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 65 min |
| Jan 11, 9:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 56 min |
| Jan 11, 9:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:43 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Laurens | 47 min |
| Jan 11, 10:15 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | York | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:24 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union, York | 66 min |
| Jan 11, 10:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 36 min |
| Jan 11, 11:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 62 min |
| Jan 11, 3:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jan 11, 12:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 21 min |
| Jan 11, 1:20 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Gaston | 12 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:40 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston | 23 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:29 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 19 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:58 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
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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.