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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT for Alexander County, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 47 min. 2 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 2, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alexander County, NC, Iredell County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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 2, 5:47 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | 3 W Statesville, NC | PEA SIZED HAIL WEST OF STATESVILLE, NC. |
| May 2, 5:56 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 4 N Statesville, NC |
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 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 670 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
575
WUUS52 KGSP 022113
SVRGSP
NCC003-097-022200-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0036.160502T2113Z-160502T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
513 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 513 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF TAYLORSVILLE...OR NEAR LAKE WYLIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
STATESVILLE...STONY POINT...HARMONY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN...COOL SPRINGS...
SCOTTS...HIDDENITE...LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE AND MILLERSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED AREA.
HAIL CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO VEHICLES. 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 3585 8071 3580 8073 3571 8106 3574 8107
3576 8109 3577 8109 3577 8110 3579 8113
3581 8114 3583 8114 3583 8117 3587 8119
3605 8075 3605 8069
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 247DEG 28KT 3582 8107
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TDP1 follow-up statement
561
WWUS52 KGSP 022138
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
538 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
NCC003-022148-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160502T2200Z/
ALEXANDER NC-
538 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3585 8071 3580 8073 3573 8100 3582 8106
3586 8104 3594 8101 3605 8075 3605 8069
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 247DEG 28KT 3590 8085
$$
NCC097-022200-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160502T2200Z/
IREDELL NC-
538 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTY...
AT 538 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
STATESVILLE...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARMONY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
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...
STATESVILLE...HARMONY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN...COOL SPRINGS...SCOTTS AND
STONY POINT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED AREA.
HAIL CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO VEHICLES. 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 3585 8071 3580 8073 3573 8100 3582 8106
3586 8104 3594 8101 3605 8075 3605 8069
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 247DEG 28KT 3590 8085
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TDPWhat 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 May 2, 2:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 2:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
252 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL
SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
REGION ON THURSDAY AND BRING A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS FROM CANADA
THAT SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM...AS EXPECTED...THE REGION IS SEEING CONVECTION POPPING
UP ON RADAR IMAGERY...AS SBCAPE HAS INCREASED TO 1500-2500 J/KG AND
CONVECTIVE TEMPS HAVE BEEN MADE. FORCING IS STILL SUBTLE
OVERALL...BUT WILL INCREASE AS THE AFTN AND EVENING PROGRESSES. THE
RAP SHOWS 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR AROUND 20-30 KTS...WITH 30-40 KTS ALONG
THE I-40 CORRIDOR. IN THAT AREA...THE SHEAR AND INSTBY WILL COMBINE
FOR A BETTER SEVERE STORM THREAT...WITH SUPERCELL-LIKE STORMS
POSSIBLE. SO A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FROM
BUNCOMBE COUNTY NORTH AND EAST UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. TO THE
SOUTH...GIVEN THE STRONG INSTBY...EXPECT AT LEAST A FEW SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AS WELL.
THIS EVENING...GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH INTO THE NC MTNS FROM THE WEST...WHILE AN AREA OF DECENT UPPER
DIVERGENCE WILL SET UP WITHIN A RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A JET
STREAK. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW LINGERING ELCAPE OF 800-1500 J/KG
WITH IMPROVING SHEAR. CAMS AREA ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON A MAXIMUM
OF CONVECTIVE COVERAGE THIS EVENING. SO POPS ARE MAXIMIZED IN THE
LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL RANGE FROM 0-6Z...THEN START TO TAPER OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST THRU DAYBREAK. LOW TEMPS WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.
TUESDAY...THE ENTRANCE REGION OF THE UPPER JET WILL SHIFT EAST...BUT
PERIODS OF MID-UPPER LEVEL DPVA WILL CONTINUE AS A POSITIVELY TILTED
TROUGH MAKES LITTLE PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY. A SFC
COLD FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE MORNING...AND
LIKELY BE A FOCUS FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-85. BULK SHEAR LOOKS
BETTER THAN MONDAY...BUT THE BETTER CAPE WILL BE TO THE EAST AS DRY
AIR STARTS TO WORK IN FROM THE WEST. A DAY 2 MARGINAL SEVERE RISK IS
JUST TO OUR EAST. TEMPS WILL BE ABOUT 5-10 DEG ABOVE NORMAL UNDER
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM EDT MONDAY...AN EASTERN CONUS TROUGH WILL DEEPEN FROM THE
GREAT LAKES TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WHILE A
DEPARTING SURFACE COLD FRONT SETTLES SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION. A LEAD
SHORTWAVE WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE MAIN
TROUGH...BUT LIKELY WITH LIMITED MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION. THE
CLOSED UPPER LOW CENTER WILL THEN CROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WED
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AND STEEPER LAPSE RATES UNDER THIS SYSTEM
SHOULD PROVIDE FOR BETTER SHOWER COVERAGE OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN...WITH LESSER CHANCES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS IN DRIER AIR AND
LOW LEVEL DOWNSLOPE FLOW.
MOST OF THE MOISTURE IN THE DEEP LAYER NW FLOW UNDER THE PASSING
TROUGH WILL BE CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TN
BORDER. 850 MB TEMPERATURES MAY BOTTOM OUT NEAR FREEZING BY 12Z ON
THURSDAY...BUT MODEL PROFILES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN HAVE A SURFACE
WARM LAYER TO KEEP MINS IN THE MID 30S WITH MAINLY RAIN.
OTHERWISE...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE
THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THURSDAY. MINS WILL BE A CATEGORY BELOW
CLIMO...WITH THU AFTERNOON MAXES 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO IN THE
COOLER AIRMASS.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM EDT MONDAY...THE PASSING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS WILL
DEPART THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON FRIDAY. HEIGHTS WILL THEN BUILD FROM
THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND WITH SPRAWLING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE FROM
THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS WILL
KEEP THE WEATHER DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A BACKDOOR BOUNDARY WILL
SETTLE JUST NORTH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY...HOWEVER ANY PRECIPITATION
WITH THIS FEATURE SHOULD REMAIN JUST NORTH OF OUR FORECAST
AREA...WITH THE BOUNDARY LIFTING BACK NORTHWARD THROUGH MONDAY.
ISOLATED CONVECTION ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE COULD RETURN AS EARLY AS
MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WARM SECTOR. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY
RECOVER TO WELL ABOVE CLIMO SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS BEGINNING TO PICK UP RAPIDLY THIS
AFTN...WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTN. GIVEN
THE SHOTGUN APPEARANCE ON RADAR...TIMING WHEN CELLS WILL IMPACT
STILL TOO UNCERTAIN...SO WILL GO WITH FOUR HOUR TEMPO FROM 18-22Z.
THE INSTBY IS FAIRLY ROBUST...SO GUSTY WINDS AND/OR HAIL THREAT WILL
EXIST WITH THE AFTN ACTIVITY. LATER THIS EVENING...STORMS FROM THE
WEST ARE EXPECT TO CROSS THE AREA...AS MOISTURE AND FORCING SHOULD
SUPPORT CONVECTION WELL PASSED SUNSET. WILL CONTINUE THE PREVAILING
TSRA WITH LOWERING CIGS TO MVFR. CONVECTION SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF IN THE 6-9Z TIME FRAME. LOW CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO LIFT LATE
TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL FAVOR A SW DIRECTION THRU THE
PERIOD...WITH A FEW LOW-END GUSTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTN...BUT MAINLY
GUSTS WILL BE WITH CONVECTION.
ELSEWHERE...SIMILAR TO KCLT ABOVE. HAVE VCTS AND/OR TEMPO FOR TSRA
THIS AFTN...AS RADAR ECHOES ARE BLOSSOMING QUICKLY. MORE STORMS WILL
ENTER THE AREA FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING...WITH MOISTURE AND
FORCING SUPPORTING CONVECTION WELL PAST SUNSET. PREVAILING TSRA AND
PROB30 FOR TS THRU MOST OF THE NIGHT. CONVECTION SHOULD TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL FAVOR A S TO
SW DIRECTION THRU THE PERIOD...EXCEPT SWITCHING TO NW AROUND 6Z AT
KAVL AS A FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
GET HUNG UP ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THRU 18Z TUESDAY. AS FOR FOG AND/OR
STRATUS...GUIDANCE IS MIXED...BUT I EXPECT THAT IF WE GET WIDESPREAD
RAIN OVERNIGHT AND SOME CLEARING OF MID CLOUDS AND PRECIP ENDS
BEFORE DAYBREAK...MAY SEE MORE IFR OR LOWER RESTRICTIONS. WILL GO
WITH MVFR FOR NOW. CIGS WILL BEGIN TO LIFT LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
OUTLOOK...AFTN SHRA/TSRA EXPECT AGAIN TUESDAY...BUT MOSTLY EAST OF
THE MTNS. DRY AIR WILL WORK IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY NIGHT THRU
WEDNESDAY. A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL SWING THRU THE AREA WED NIGHT
THRU THU...AND WILL BRING SHRA AND TSRA MAINLY TO THE MTNS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 98% HIGH 86% HIGH 80%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 91% MED 71% HIGH 83%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 80% MED 75% HIGH 81%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 91% HIGH 85% HIGH 80%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 89% MED 70% HIGH 84%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 87% MED 62% HIGH 86%
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
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...ARK
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...ARKHazardous weather outlook, May 2, 2:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 228 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>065-068>072-082- 507>510-SCZ001>014-019-031830- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- 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- 228 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..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. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...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. NCZ033-035>037-048>050-053-056-057-501>506-031830- AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS- GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 228 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 138 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AS WELL...AND ISOLATED FLOODING COULD RESULT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..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. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...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. HG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 2, 4:36 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
436 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
SCZ012-019-022100-
LAURENS SC-GREENWOOD SC-
436 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LAURENS AND
CENTRAL GREENWOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 436 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES NORTH OF GREENWOOD...OR 4 MILES EAST OF COKESBURY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENWOOD...CLINTON...CROSS HILL...COKESBURY...WATERLOO...LAKE GREENWOOD...
JOANNA...HODGES...CORONACA AND MOUNTVILLE.
HALF INCH HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3430 8225 3453 8189 3437 8178 3435 8181
3435 8183 3432 8186 3430 8190 3424 8191
3423 8193 3415 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 239DEG 24KT 3427 8213
TDPSpecial weather statement, May 2, 4:40 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
440 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
NCZ036-057-071-072-022115-
CABARRUS NC-ROWAN NC-IREDELL NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
440 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
MECKLENBURG...SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN...NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS AND
SOUTHEASTERN IREDELL COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 440 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES WEST OF HUNTERSVILLE...OR NEAR CORNELIUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUNTERSVILLE...KANNAPOLIS...DOWNTOWN CONCORD...CORNELIUS...MOORESVILLE...
DAVIDSON...LANDIS...ENOCHVILLE...CODDLE CREEK RESERVOIR AND WEST
CONCORD.
HALF INCH HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR 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 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3532 8094 3535 8096 3536 8092 3538 8096
3537 8097 3538 8098 3539 8095 3543 8096
3545 8094 3547 8095 3549 8095 3550 8096
3553 8096 3553 8094 3568 8068 3544 8053
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 243DEG 22KT 3544 8091
TDPSpecial weather statement, May 2, 4:49 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 449 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 NCZ035-036-056-022115- IREDELL NC-CATAWBA NC-ALEXANDER NC- 449 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN CATAWBA...CENTRAL IREDELL AND SOUTHERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 449 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF HICKORY...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. STEPHENS... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... STATESVILLE...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...CONOVER...BETHLEHEM...TROUTMAN... STONY POINT...CLAREMONT...CATAWBA AND LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE. HALF INCH HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR 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 1000 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3569 8128 3587 8130 3596 8085 3569 8081 TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 262DEG 25KT 3579 8121 TDP
Special weather statement, May 2, 5:04 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
504 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
SCZ014-022130-
CHESTER SC-
504 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHESTER COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM EDT...
AT 504 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM WITH
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LANCASTER...OR NEAR FISHING
CREEK RESERVOIR...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREAT FALLS...FORT LAWN AND FISHING CREEK RESERVOIR.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 8089 3463 8090 3462 8089 3460 8089
3458 8088 3455 8087 3454 8088 3455 8102
3467 8106 3474 8087 3470 8086
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 254DEG 27KT 3461 8095
TDPLocal storm report, May 2, 5:11 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
511 PM EDT MON MAY 02 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG HUNTERSVILLE 35.42N 80.85W
05/02/2016 MECKLENBURG NC BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON LINDHOLM DRIVE AT HUNTERSVILLE SHOPPING
CENTER.
&&
HGSpecial weather statement, May 2, 5:11 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
511 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
SCZ002-004-005-022145-
GREATER OCONEE SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-GREATER PICKENS SC-
511 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OCONEE
AND CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 511 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES EAST OF SENECA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EASLEY...CLEMSON...SENECA...PICKENS...CENTRAL...LIBERTY...NORRIS...SIX MILE
AND LAKE KEOWEE.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3473 8301 3481 8290 3483 8290 3498 8268
3480 8254 3467 8279 3461 8286 3459 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 236DEG 24KT 3471 8289
TDPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 33 min |
| May 1, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 29 min |
| May 1, 9:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| May 1, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 30 min |
| May 1, 11:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 26 min |
| May 2, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| May 2, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 56 min |
| May 2, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 31 min |
| May 2, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 48 min |
| May 2, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 38 min |
| May 2, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell | 50 min |
| May 2, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 23 min |
| May 2, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 51 min |
| May 2, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 31 min |
| May 2, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Rutherford | 49 min |
| May 2, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 32 min |
| May 2, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 29 min |
| May 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 42 min |
| May 2, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 38 min |
| May 2, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 30 min |
| May 2, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 14 min |
| May 2, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 39 min |
| May 2, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 33 min |
| May 2, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 37 min |
| May 2, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 34 min |
| May 2, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 35 min |
| May 2, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 26 min |
| May 2, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 30 min |
| May 2, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 26 min |
| May 2, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| May 2, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 25 min |
| May 2, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 32 min |
| May 2, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 49 min |
| May 2, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 25 min |
| May 2, 6:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| May 2, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 50 min |
| May 2, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison | 43 min |
| May 2, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 42 min |
| May 2, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mitchell, Yancey | 43 min |
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Sources
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