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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2016, 5:12 PM EDT for Davie County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 28, 2016, 5:12 PM EDT (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Davie County, NC, Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 5:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Wnw Mocksville, NC | OBSERVED NEAR INTERSECTION OF US 64 AND I-40 |
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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
411
WUUS52 KGSP 282112
SVRGSP
NCC059-159-282145-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0020.160428T2112Z-160428T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
512 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
DAVIE COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 512 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOCKSVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOCKSVILLE...COOLEEMEE...FORK CHURCH...ADVANCE...HIGH ROCK LAKE AND
HIGH ROCK LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A
BATH OR SHOWER.
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 3570 8033 3583 8070 3600 8065 3596 8038
3589 8037 3588 8042 3587 8039 3585 8039
3585 8042 3583 8043 3583 8046 3584 8047
3583 8049 3581 8047 3579 8048 3577 8045
3574 8042 3572 8034 3571 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 286DEG 21KT 3590 8060
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
07What 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 Apr 28, 4:56 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 4:56 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
456 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE LOW
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ALONG THE COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT LEAVE A
TRAILING COLD FRONT NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 500 PM EDT...HAVE UPDATED GRIDS PARTIALLY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH RECENTLY ISSUED...WITH A CORRESPONDING
INCREASE IN POPS IN THOSE AREAS. ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA...HAVE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND IN SOME CASES REMOVED POPS AS INSTABILITY
MINIMUM IS WORKING ITS WAY INTO WESTERN ZONES FROM N GA. STILL
ROBUST CAPE WITH SB VALUES 2000-2500 J/KG MAINLY ACROSS THE EAST AND
NORTHEAST AREAS AND HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR
SIZE. UPDATED PRODUCTS SHOULD BE OUT SHORTLY.
OTHERWISE...DRIER DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS
EVENING...AS THE SURFACE TROUGH PROGRESSES EAST. THIS SHOULD BRING A
PRETTY QUICK END TO CONVECTIVE CHANCES. THE REMAINDER OF THE NEAR
TERM WILL BE INACTIVE/MOSTLY CLEAR AND QUITE WARM...WITH TEMPS
EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 200 PM EDT THURSDAY...THE SHORT TERM FCST PERIOD INITIALIZES
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AMIDST SHORTWAVE H5 RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHEAST WHILE
AN H5 CYCLONE ROTATES OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. AT THE
SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL BUILD SOUTH ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD ATTEMPTING TO SETUP A SHORT LIVED WEDGE...WHILE
CYCLOGENSIS DEVELOPS/STRENGTHENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A WARM
FRONT LOOKS TO SPREAD NORTH OVER THE DEEP SOUTH IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE A FORE MENTIONED SFC CYCLONE INTO SATURDAY WITH CONVECTION
ACTIVATING ALONG IT OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH MS/AL AS WELL AS
WEST/MIDDLE TN. CLOSER TO HOME...THE WEDGE FRONT MAKES A PUSH INTO
THE REGION ON SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE RETREATING NORTHEAST INTO THE
MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE CONVECTIVELY ACTIVE WARM FRONT
SURGES.
THE UPPER TROF WILL BE ON THE MOVE SUNDAY WITH THE SFC CYCLONE
MOVING NORTHEAST. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CYCLONE IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE OH/TN VALLEYS ON SUNDAY POSSIBLY
YIELDING STRONG/SEVERE CONVECTION THANKS TO AN ABUNDANTLY UNSTABLE
AIRMASS BACKED UP BY AN APPROACHING H5 SHORTWAVE. AS FOR NORTHEAST
GA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...THE FRONT SHOULD REMAIN TO THE WEST
THROUGH PEAK HEATING HOWEVER SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO FAVOR SUBSTANTIAL
INSTABILITY ABOUT THE REGION THANKS TO MID 60S DEWPOINTS AND MODEST
LOW/MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...ALL SUPPORTING SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA.
EXPECTING ANY DEVELOPMENT TO WEAKEN WITH HEATING LOSS INTO THE
EVENING HOURS SUNDAY AS THE FRONT CONTINUES APPROACHING FROM THE
WEST...LIKELY BANKING AGAINST THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
APPS BY MID MORNING MONDAY.
AS FOR THE FCST...POPS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST SATURDAY WITH
SLIGHT CHANCES FAVORED OVER THE SW MTNS BY LATE
MORNING...SPREADING/INCREASING NORTH AND EAST INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS WHERE MID CHANCES POPS ARE MENTIONED. FURTHER INCREASES ARE
WARRANTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY GIVEN THE WARM FROPA WITH THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE FCST AREA UNDER LIKELY POPS BY DAYBREAK...WHILE
CATEGORICAL LEVELS ARE ANCHORED ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE
ESCARPMENT. THESE POP LEVELS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE
GRADUALLY LOWERING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. REGARDING ANY HAZARDOUS
WX...CANT RULE OUT A STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ON SATURDAY ALONG
THE WARM FRONT...WITH BETTER CHANCES BEING ON SUNDAY WHEN
INSTABILITY IS FCST TO BE HIGHER AND DEEPER THROUGH THE COLUMN.
PRECIPITATION TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 1-2 INCHES OVER THE WEEKEND
WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY DEEPER
CONVECTION. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN ABOVE
NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 100 PM THURSDAY...THE MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO DISPLAY
SIGFNT DIFFERENCES WITH THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN AND SENSIBLE WX
ACROSS THE SE CONUS BEGINNING MON. THE GFS IS STILL THE DRIER AND
MORE SUPPRESSED MODEL ALLOWING STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD
IN AFTER A MOIST FROPA MON...WHILE THE ECMWF HAS A MUCH WETTER SOLN.
THE ECMWF IS PHASING AN UPPER TROF ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND SWINGS IT SE
INDUCING AN INVERTED GOM TROF...WHICH THEN MOVES NE ALONG STATIONARY
FRONT OVER THE CAROLINAS. THE GFS ENS MEANS ALSO SHOW MUCH SPREAD
WITH THE H5 PATTERN BEGINNING MON...BUT IT/S MEANS SUPPORT THE SPLIT
FLOW PATTERN OF THE OP GFS. WITH SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY...WILL MAINTAIN
LOW END POPS GIVING MORE WEIGHT TO CLIMO AND CONSMOS. INSTABILITY
SHUD REMAIN FAIRLY LOW AFTER THE FROPA AND LOWERING SFC TD/S...SO
NOT ANTICIPATING STRONG OR SEVERE ACTIVITY....MAINLY ISOL TO SCT
GENERAL TSTMS. TEMPS COULD BE AN ISSUE AS THE AMOUNT OF DEEP
MOISTURE AND AIR MASS CHANGE/MIX IS STILL UNCLEAR. SO...WILL ALSO
GIVE MOS MORE WEIGHT WITH TEMPS REMAINING A CAT OR SO ABOVE NORMAL
MON...THEN RETURNING TO NORMAL VALUES TUE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT/KHKY...HAVE REMOVED TEMPO TSRA AT KCLT FOR THE 21Z AMD WITH
LACK OF CU ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL AS A BIT OF AN INSTABILITY
MINIMUM. HAVE LEFT VCSH IN THROUGH 00Z. VCTS/ TEMPO FOR TSRA WILL
CONTINUE AT KHKY BEGINNING AT 19Z. OTHERWISE...CONVECTION SHOULD
DIMINISH BY AROUND SUNSET...AS DRIER AIR PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA IN
THE WAKE OF A SURFACE TROUGH. THIS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN VFR
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD...ALTHOUGH SOME FOG MAY DEVELOP TOWARD
DAYBREAK NORTH AND EAST OF KCLT. SW WINDS OF AROUND 10 KTS...WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...ESP AT
KCLT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...TURNING TOWARD THE W AND NW
BY THE END OF THE EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...THUNDER CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS AT THE UPSTATE
SC TERMINALS AND KAVL THIS AFTERNOON...AS THE STRONGEST INSTABILITY
IT SETTING UP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NC.
NEVERTHELESS...THE LATEST TRENDS INDICATE SCATTERED SHOWERS SHOULD
DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...WARRANTING A VCSH MENTION.
CERTAINLY CANNOT RULE OUT A DIRECT HIT ON ANY OF THESE TERMINALS...
OR EVEN SOME OCCL THUNDER...BUT PROBABILITIES ARE TOO LOW TO INCLUDE
IN A TEMPO ATTM. OTHERWISE...TRENDS SIMILAR TO KCLT...WITH VFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
UNSETTLED WEATHER/POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS/CONVECTION RETURN FROM THE
WEST OVER THE WEEKEND.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
21-03Z 03-09Z 09-15Z 15-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 98% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULE TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLET HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORDS FOR 04-28
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 86 1986 45 1913 63 1956 29 1928
1957
KCLT 90 1943 51 1928 66 1954 36 2005
2004
1967
KGSP 90 1943 54 2013 65 1954 36 1898
1915
1914
RECORDS FOR 04-29
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 89 1970 46 1999 63 1956 28 1967
KCLT 91 1888 48 1999 65 1994 33 1973
1991
1914
KGSP 91 1917 47 1999 67 1975 32 1992
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...JDL/TDP
SHORT TERM...CDG
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...JDL/TDP
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 4:27 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 427 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 NCZ035>037-056-057-501>504-292030- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- 427 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 119 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-068>072- 082-505>510-SCZ001>014-019-292030- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-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-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 427 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. CDG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 2:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
238 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
NCZ035-502-281915-
GREATER CALDWELL NC-ALEXANDER NC-
238 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
CALDWELL AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 237 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES EAST OF LENOIR...OR NEAR CEDAR ROCK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAYLORSVILLE...LENOIR...SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...BETHLEHEM...HUDSON...
CEDAR ROCK...LAKE HICKORY...LAKE RHODHISS AND KINGS CREEK.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
LAT...LON 3603 8117 3603 8115 3581 8109 3581 8114
3583 8114 3583 8116 3582 8120 3581 8122
3582 8125 3581 8126 3579 8135 3578 8148
3596 8154 3601 8134 3600 8133 3603 8127
3604 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 257DEG 19KT 3589 8143
07Special weather statement, Apr 28, 4:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
409 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
NCZ035-036-282045-
IREDELL NC-ALEXANDER NC-
409 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN IREDELL
AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 408 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...LOVE VALLEY...VASHTI...SCOTTS...ELLENDALE...
MILLERSVILLE...HIDDENITE AND LITTLE RIVER IN ALEXANDER COUNTY.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3601 8088 3575 8101 3581 8114 3583 8114
3583 8117 3591 8134 3596 8134 3601 8131
3601 8129 3603 8127 3604 8120 3603 8117
3604 8113 3603 8107 3604 8105
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 291DEG 18KT 3598 8123
07Special weather statement, Apr 28, 4:12 PM EDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 412 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 NCZ035>037-057-282045- DAVIE NC-ROWAN NC-IREDELL NC-ALEXANDER NC- 412 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ROWAN...NORTHERN IREDELL...EAST CENTRAL ALEXANDER AND WEST CENTRAL DAVIE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 411 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF STATESVILLE...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF STONY POINT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... STATESVILLE...STONY POINT...HARMONY...LOVE VALLEY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN... COOL SPRINGS AND SCOTTS. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3585 8109 3602 8101 3594 8062 3569 8074 TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 291DEG 18KT 3591 8097 07
Local storm report, Apr 28, 4:45 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
445 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0444 PM HAIL 3 SW HARMONY 35.93N 80.82W
04/28/2016 E1.25 INCH IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
CGANTLocal storm report, Apr 28, 4:49 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
449 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0448 PM HAIL HARMONY 35.96N 80.77W
04/28/2016 E0.50 INCH IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
CGANTSpecial weather statement, Apr 28, 5:04 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
504 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
NCZ056-502-504-282130-
GREATER CALDWELL NC-GREATER BURKE NC-CATAWBA NC-
504 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALDWELL...
CENTRAL BURKE AND WESTERN CATAWBA COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...
AT 504 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF MORGANTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORGANTON...HICKORY...LONGVIEW...SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...VALDESE...
ICARD...CAJAH'S MOUNTAIN...DREXEL AND HILDEBRAN.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3581 8134 3580 8133 3580 8131 3556 8142
3557 8149 3572 8186 3585 8181 3589 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 290DEG 18KT 3579 8174
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 29 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.