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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 15, 2014Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at May 15, 2014, 6:46 AM EDT for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 44 min. 5 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: May 15, 2014, 6:46 AM EDT (10:46 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2014, 7:30 AM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Mecklenburg County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:49 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
May 15, 6:46 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 Ssw Charlotte, NC	A FEW SMALL TREES DOWN AT I-77 AND ARROWOOD ROAD SW OF CLT.
May 15, 6:46 AM EDT	TORNADO	8 Ssw Charlotte, NC	SHORT EF0 TORNADO TRACK CONFIRMED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. SEE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /CAEPNSGSP/ ISSUED AT 528 PM EDT ON 15 MAY.
May 15, 6:52 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sw Charlotte, NC	MEDIA RELAYED SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF A TREE SPLIT AT SOUTH TRYON ST AND PRESSLEY RD.
May 15, 6:57 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wsw Charlotte, NC	SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF A TREE SPLIT AT BARRINGER DR AND REMOUNT RD. SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY. POSSIBLE WEAK TORNADO.
May 15, 7:00 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Charlotte, NC	SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE OF A LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING WEST MOREHEAD ST.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1969 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

249 
WFUS52 KGSP 151046
TORGSP
NCC119-151130-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0009.140515T1046Z-140515T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
646 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 730 AM EDT

* AT 644 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED NEAR STARMOUNT...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CENTER CITY
  CHARLOTTE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE.
  I-85 AT FREEDOM DRIVE...PAW CREEK AND THE PLAZA.
  I-77 AT I-85 AND HIDDEN VALLEY.
  NORTHLAKE MALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO IS LIKELY DEVELOPING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OFFICE BUILDING. PLACE AS MANY FLOORS
AND WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

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
THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

LAT...LON 3508 8085 3509 8092 3511 8094 3510 8095
      3511 8100 3535 8096 3536 8092 3537 8095
      3538 8096 3535 8070
TIME...MOT...LOC 1046Z 189DEG 28KT 3515 8091

$$

MCAVOY

4 follow-up statements

763 
WWUS52 KGSP 151055
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
655 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

NCC119-151130-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140515T1130Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-
655 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY
UNTIL 730 AM EDT...

AT 651 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF FREEDOM PARK...OR 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  I-85 AT FREEDOM DRIVE.
  I-77 AT I-85 AND PAW CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO IS LIKELY DEVELOPING OR ALREADY OCCURRING. SEEK SHELTER IN
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OFFICE BUILDING.
PLACE AS MANY FLOORS AND WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS
POSSIBLE.

A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO IS LIKELY. MOBILE HOMES COULD BE FLIPPED.
FALLING TREES CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY...AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSES. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL 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
THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

LAT...LON 3513 8083 3514 8092 3516 8099 3535 8096
      3536 8092 3537 8095 3538 8096 3535 8070
TIME...MOT...LOC 1053Z 189DEG 28KT 3520 8090

$$

MCAVOY

344 
WWUS52 KGSP 151104
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
704 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

NCC119-151130-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140515T1130Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-
704 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY
UNTIL 730 AM EDT...

AT 701 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTH AT 
30 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  CROFT.
  NORTHLAKE MALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO IS LIKELY DEVELOPING OR ALREADY OCCURRING. SEEK SHELTER IN
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OFFICE BUILDING.
PLACE AS MANY FLOORS AND WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS
POSSIBLE.

A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO IS LIKELY. MOBILE HOMES COULD BE FLIPPED.
FALLING TREES CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY...AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSES. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL 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
THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

LAT...LON 3535 8070 3519 8084 3519 8090 3520 8093
      3535 8094 3536 8092 3537 8093 3538 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 1103Z 200DEG 27KT 3525 8086

$$

MCAVOY

119 
WWUS52 KGSP 151114
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
714 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

NCC119-151130-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140515T1130Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-
714 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY
UNTIL 730 AM EDT...

AT 712 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 
25 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  UNC CHARLOTTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO IS LIKELY DEVELOPING OR ALREADY OCCURRING. SEEK SHELTER IN
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OFFICE BUILDING.
PLACE AS MANY FLOORS AND WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS
POSSIBLE.

A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO IS LIKELY. MOBILE HOMES COULD BE FLIPPED.
FALLING TREES CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY...AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSES. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL 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
THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

LAT...LON 3513 8083 3514 8092 3516 8099 3535 8096
      3536 8092 3537 8095 3538 8096 3535 8070
TIME...MOT...LOC 1114Z 222DEG 23KT 3529 8080

$$

MCAVOY

262 
WWUS52 KGSP 151127
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
727 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

NCC119-151137-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140515T1130Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-
727 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 AM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS 
THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3513 8083 3514 8092 3516 8099 3535 8096
      3536 8092 3537 8095 3538 8096 3535 8070
TIME...MOT...LOC 1127Z 222DEG 23KT 3535 8073

$$

MCAVOY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Jackson	46 min
May 15, 3:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Transylvania	2 hr
May 15, 4:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell, Polk	47 min
May 15, 4:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Lincoln, Rutherford	54 min
May 15, 6:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg	60 min
May 15, 8:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Davie, Rowan	41 min
May 15, 3:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union	3 hr
May 15, 3:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	31 min

Nearby

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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.