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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT for Mecklenburg County, Union County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 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
- May 3, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Mecklenburg County, NC, Union County, NC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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 3, 4:50 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nnw Matthews, NC | ONE INCH HAIL MEASURED IN THE CROWN POINT AREA. |
| May 3, 4:56 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Wnw Matthews, NC | DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT SARDIS ROAD AND RITTENHOUSE CIRCLE. |
| May 3, 5:02 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Ssw Fairview, NC | QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT PORTER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. |
| May 3, 5:05 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 N Indian Trail, NC | DIME TO NICKEL HAIL IN NORTHERN INDIAN TRAIL. |
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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 5 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 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
206
WUUS52 KGSP 032045
SVRGSP
NCC119-179-032130-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0040.160503T2045Z-160503T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
445 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA...
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 445 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...OR NEAR SOUTH CHARLOTTE...MOVING EAST 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...
SOUTH CHARLOTTE...EAST CHARLOTTE...MATTHEWS...MINT HILL...INDIAN TRAIL...
WEDDINGTON...STALLINGS...UNIONVILLE...PINEVILLE AND WINGATE.
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 3496 8031 3504 8087 3506 8089 3522 8087
3522 8057 3518 8050 3518 8048 3517 8047
3516 8044 3517 8042 3516 8041 3518 8037
3517 8036 3518 8031 3519 8030 3519 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 275DEG 27KT 3513 8079
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TDP1 follow-up statement
794
WWUS52 KGSP 032106
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
506 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCC119-032116-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160503T2130Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-
506 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3496 8031 3501 8066 3509 8070 3521 8055
3518 8050 3518 8048 3517 8047 3516 8044
3517 8042 3516 8041 3518 8037 3517 8036
3517 8032 3519 8030 3519 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 275DEG 27KT 3512 8059
$$
NCC179-032130-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160503T2130Z/
UNION NC-
506 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY...
AT 506 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
MONROE...OR NEAR HEMBY BRIDGE...MOVING EAST 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...
INDIAN TRAIL...STALLINGS...UNIONVILLE...WINGATE...MARSHVILLE...LAKE PARK...
HEMBY BRIDGE...FAIRVIEW IN UNION COUNTY...NEW SALEM AND MONROE.
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 3496 8031 3501 8066 3509 8070 3521 8055
3518 8050 3518 8048 3517 8047 3516 8044
3517 8042 3516 8041 3518 8037 3517 8036
3517 8032 3519 8030 3519 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 275DEG 27KT 3512 8059
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 3, 4:38 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 4:38 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
438 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A
COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON
WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND USHER IN A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS FROM CANADA FOR THE END OF THE
WORK WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN WITH A WARMING TREND FOR THE
BALANCE OF THE WEEKEND...WITH A FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHING FROM THE
NORTH.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 430 PM...STRONG STORMS STILL ONGOING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...
WITH ISOLATED STORMS FORMING BACK OVER THE NC FOOTHILLS. ISOLATED
STORMS ARE LINGERING ACROSS THE LAKELANDS AS WELL. LATEST MESOSCALE
GUIDANCE SHOWS THE BEST COVERAGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WATCH AREA...
SCATTERED COVERAGE BACK TOWARD THE FOOTHILLS...AND ISOLATED AT BEST
ELSEWHERE BEFORE DIMINISHING WITH LOSS OF HEATING AND EASTWARD
MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT AND DEEP MOISTURE. HAVE UPDATED POP TO SHOW
THESE TRENDS. WILL LEAVE THE WATCH IN PLACE FOR NOW GIVEN THE
ONGOING STRONG STORMS.
LATER TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE AREA...AND 850
MB FLOW WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE NW. DRIER AIR WILL WORK IN AND
SHOULD CUT OFF POPS TO JUST ALONG THE TN BORDER THANKS TO UPSLOPE BY
DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE IN SPITE OF A MORE POTENT SHORTWAVE
TROF APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AS IT ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE LONG
WAVE TROF OVER THE OH/TN VALLEYS. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SHOW
LINGERING MID LEVEL MOISTURE...SO I EXPECT THIS WAVE WILL AT LEAST
FORCE A FAIR AMOUNT OF MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS OVERNIGHT. TEMPS WILL
RUN A CATEGORY OR TWO ABOVE NORMAL.
WEDNESDAY...ANOTHER POTENT SHORTWAVE WILL DIVE THRU THE LONGWAVE
TROF AXIS...SHARPENING THE TROF AND CLOSING OFF AN UPPER LOW BY END
OF THE DAY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS ENERGY WILL BE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF THE NC MTNS BY 00Z
THU. THE FRONT WILL HAVE SOME MOISTURE WITH IT...AND POPS WILL START
TO RAMP UP ALONG THE TN/NC BORDER DURING THE DAY. EAST OF THE
MTNS...MID CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO THIN OUT RESULTING IN A PARTLY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY DAY. HOWEVER...THICKNESSES FALL SHARPLY FROM PREVIOUS
DAY...SO TEMPS WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER WITH LESS HUMIDITY. HIGHS
WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM EDT TUESDAY...A 500 MB LOW CENTER WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. H5 TEMPS WILL
DIP TO MINUS 25 DEG C OR COLDER UNDER THE LOW CENTER...WITH STEEP
MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES RESULTING THROUGH THE SHORT RANGE PERIOD. MOST
OF THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW AND REINFORCING
SURFACE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE AT LOW LEVELS...WITH NW UPSLOPE
MOISTURE BEING THE MAIN DRIVER FOR WESTERN MOUNTAIN PRECIPITATION
EARLY THU THROUGH FRI. ALTHOUGH PROFILES GET MARGINALLY COLD ENOUGH
FOR SNOW OR GRAUPEL ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES...ESPECIALLY THU
MORNING...A SURFACE BASED WARM LAYER SHOULD KEEP ANY ACCUMULATIONS
AT BAY. WILL ALSO PERMIT LOWER CHANCE PROBABILITIES FOR SHOWERS TO
SPREAD EAST ALONG MAINLY THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR THROUGH THU
AFTN. THE 500 MB LOW CENTER WILL THEN MEANDER AND VERY SLOWLY FILL
ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...WITH WESTERN
CAROLINA PRECIPITATION CHANCES SLOWLY DIMINISHING.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM EDT TUESDAY...500 MB HEIGHTS WILL RISE FROM THE WEST ON
SATURDAY AS THE CLOSED UPPER LOW DEPARTS TO THE EAST. DRIER SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE MOVE INTO PLACE...BUT WITH A SLOWLY APPROACHING BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND. BETTER MOISTURE POOLING ALONG THE
COLD FRONT COULD FLIRT WITH THE NORTHERN TIER LATE IN THE
WEEKEND...BUT WITH FAIRLY LOW PRECIPITATION CHANCES. THE BOUNDARY
SHOULD STALL SOMEWHERE IN THE REGION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...BEFORE
RETURNING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. DIURNAL ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS WILL RETURN AND INCREASE INTO
TUESDAY...ALONG WITH RISING TEMPERATURES.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE AIRFIELD WILL MOVE EAST BY 21Z.
CANNOT RULE OUT ANOTHER SHOWER OR STORM BEFORE SUNSET...BUT CHANCE
IS LOW. OTHER THAN VARIABLE WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CONVECTION...WINDS SHOULD FAVOR A SW DIRECTION THRU ABOUT 02Z...WITH
A COLD FRONT SHOULD PASS TO THE EAST. THEN WINDS SWITCH TO NW FOR
THE REST OF THE PERIOD...INCREASING TO 6 KT OR MORE BY MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VFR OTHER THAN WITH THE
TSRA...WITH LINGERING LOW VFR CIGS OVERNIGHT...SCATTERING OUT AFTER
DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION IS FAVORING A SUBTLE BOUNDARY ROUGHLY ALONG
THE NC/SC BORDER...WITH ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE THE REST OF THE AFTN. A COLD FRONT WILL EXIT TO
THE EAST EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH DRYING NWLY FLOW TAKING OVER THE
AREA FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. MOISTURE WILL LINGER FOR VFR CIGS
MAINLY IN THE NC FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT...AND MVFR CIGS WORKING UP THE
VALLEY TO KAVL. THERE MAY BE SOME PATCHY FOG AROUND ANY SITES THAT
RECEIVE SOME RAIN THIS AFTN/EVE THEN SEE WINDS GO LIGHT WITH
CLEARING SKIES. BUT OVERALL...NOT EXPECTING MUCH FOG TONIGHT. CLOUDS
SHOULD SCATTER OUT AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...AS DRIER AIR FILTERS
IN FROM THE NW.
OUTLOOK...A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL SWING THRU THE AREA WED NIGHT THRU
FRIDAY...AND WILL BRING SHRA AND TSRA MAINLY ACROSS THE NC SITES
BOTH THU AND FRI AFTN.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
20-02Z 02-08Z 08-14Z 14-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% MED 73% MED 76% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 89% 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
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...ARK/RWH
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...ARK/RWHHazardous weather outlook, May 3, 3:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510- SCZ001>007-010-041945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-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-ANDERSON- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-041945- IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION-YORK-CHESTER- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 140 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH 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. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND REMAINS NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...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-NCZ035-068-SCZ008-011>013-019-041945- ELBERT-ALEXANDER-CLEVELAND-CHEROKEE-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION- GREENWOOD- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FAR WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ALONG A PASSING COLD FRONT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...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 3, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
248 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ036-037-031915-
DAVIE NC-IREDELL NC-
248 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN IREDELL
AND NORTHERN DAVIE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 248 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES SOUTH OF YADKINVILLE...OR NEAR COURTNEY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BERMUDA RUN AND FARMINGTON.
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 3599 8076 3605 8076 3605 8050 3604 8049
3605 8047 3606 8047 3606 8046 3603 8044
3600 8041 3599 8042 3598 8040
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 270DEG 28KT 3603 8067
TDPSpecial weather statement, May 3, 3:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ035-036-031945-
IREDELL NC-ALEXANDER NC-
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IREDELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
AT 318 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES EAST OF TAYLORSVILLE...OR NEAR STONY POINT...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STATESVILLE...STONY POINT...HARMONY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN...COOL SPRINGS...
SCOTTS AND HIDDENITE.
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.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3595 8070 3585 8071 3570 8076 3581 8112
3599 8107
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 284DEG 27KT 3589 8101
TDPSpecial weather statement, May 3, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 NCZ036-037-057-032015- DAVIE NC-ROWAN NC-IREDELL NC- 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ROWAN...NORTHEASTERN IREDELL AND DAVIE COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 345 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF STATESVILLE...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARMONY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... MOCKSVILLE...STATESVILLE...COOLEEMEE...HARMONY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN...COOL SPRINGS...FARMINGTON AND SHEFFIELD. 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. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3578 8048 3579 8093 3598 8094 3605 8051 TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 265DEG 23KT 3590 8085 TDP
Special weather statement, May 3, 4:02 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
402 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ070-071-SCZ009-032030-
GASTON NC-MECKLENBURG NC-YORK SC-
402 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
MECKLENBURG...SOUTHEASTERN GASTON AND NORTHEASTERN YORK COUNTIES
UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 402 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES SOUTH OF GASTONIA...OR NEAR SOUTH GASTONIA...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GASTONIA...UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE...
NORTHWEST CHARLOTTE...BELMONT...PINEVILLE...SOUTH GASTONIA...CLOVER AND
CRAMERTON.
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.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3505 8088 3508 8091 3507 8091 3506 8090
3505 8091 3506 8126 3524 8128 3532 8082
3505 8079
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 264DEG 26KT 3516 8119
TDPSpecial weather statement, May 3, 4:32 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
432 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ037-032100-
DAVIE NC-
432 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL DAVIE COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 432 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MOCKSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOCKSVILLE...COOLEEMEE...BERMUDA RUN...FORK CHURCH AND ADVANCE.
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.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3588 8042 3586 8039 3584 8039 3585 8042
3583 8043 3583 8046 3584 8047 3584 8048
3581 8047 3579 8048 3577 8046 3577 8049
3584 8063 3594 8065 3600 8042 3599 8042
3596 8038 3589 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 258DEG 28KT 3587 8055
TDPSpecial weather statement, May 3, 4:32 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
432 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ071-082-032100-
UNION NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
432 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG
AND CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 432 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...OR OVER SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONROE...CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...SOUTH CHARLOTTE...SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE...
MATTHEWS...MINT HILL...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...STALLINGS AND
UNIONVILLE.
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.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3490 8047 3500 8084 3511 8093 3507 8100
3523 8096 3517 8046 3517 8045 3516 8044
3516 8040
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 283DEG 35KT 3513 8090
TDPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 30 min |
| May 2, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 31 min |
| May 2, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 67 min |
| May 2, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Iredell | 44 min |
| May 2, 11:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 50 min |
| May 2, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 31 min |
| May 3, 1:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 50 min |
| May 3, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 23 min |
| May 3, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 47 min |
| May 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 32 min |
| May 3, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 27 min |
| May 3, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 27 min |
| May 3, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 30 min |
| May 3, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 28 min |
| May 3, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 28 min |
| May 3, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 28 min |
| May 3, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 14 min |
| May 3, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Catawba, Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 3, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 50 min |
| May 3, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 25 min |
| May 3, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 3, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Iredell, Rowan | 53 min |
| May 3, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rowan | 33 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.