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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 3, 2016Burke County, Catawba County, Lincoln County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2016, 5:49 PM EDT for Burke County, Catawba County, Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was in force for 41 min. 8 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, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Burke County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Lincoln County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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 3, 5:55 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	4 E Pleasant Grove, NC	DIME HAIL ALONG OLD HIGHWAY 18 AND SUGAR LOAF ROAD.
May 3, 5:58 PM EDT	HAIL 1	4 Ssw Icard, NC	QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON GEORGE HILDEBRAN SCHOOL ROAD.
May 3, 6:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Cooksville, NC	TREES DOWN ON COOKSVILLE ROAD.
May 3, 6:07 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	8 Ssw Hickory, NC	PENNY TO DIME HAIL AT HIGHWAYS 10 AND 127.
May 3, 6:08 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	5 Sse Longview, NC	NICKEL HAIL REPORTED ON PITTSTOWN ROAD.
May 3, 6:10 PM EDT	HAIL 1	6 Nnw Vale, NC	QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON PHEASANT ROAD.
May 3, 6:27 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	3 Sse Newton, NC	DIME SIZE HAIL ON ASHLEY STREET.
May 3, 6:30 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Ne Maiden, NC	DIME HAIL ON FOREST DRIVE.

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 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 9 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

247 
WUUS52 KGSP 032149
SVRGSP
NCC023-035-109-032230-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0041.160503T2149Z-160503T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
549 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHWESTERN CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 549 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF MORGANTON...OR 7 MILES EAST OF SOUTH MOUNTAINS STATE PARK...MOVING
  EAST AT 20 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...
  NEWTON...LINCOLNTON...MAIDEN...BOGER CITY...MOUNTAIN VIEW...PROPST...
  VALE...COOKSVILLE...PLEASANT GROVE AND STARTOWN.

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 3569 8114 3542 8118 3548 8149 3552 8151
      3555 8151 3556 8152 3557 8155 3556 8157
      3557 8158 3557 8161 3569 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 277DEG 16KT 3560 8153 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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What 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, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 4:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 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/RWH

Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 3:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 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

Local storm report, May 3, 4:59 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
459 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0456 PM     HAIL             3 WNW MATTHEWS          35.14N 80.76W
05/03/2016  E0.88 INCH       MECKLENBURG        NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT SARDIS ROAD AND RITTENHOUSE
            CIRCLE.

&&

HG

Local storm report, May 3, 5:07 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
507 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     HAIL             1 N INDIAN TRAIL        35.09N 80.68W
05/03/2016  E0.88 INCH       UNION              NC   PUBLIC

            DIME TO NICKEL HAIL IN NORTHERN INDIAN TRAIL.

&&

HG

Local storm report, May 3, 5:14 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
514 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     HAIL             2 NNW MATTHEWS          35.15N 80.72W
05/03/2016  E1.00 INCH       MECKLENBURG        NC   PUBLIC

            ONE INCH HAIL MEASURED IN THE CROWN POINT AREA.

&&

HG

Special weather statement, May 3, 5:17 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
517 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016

NCZ036-032145-
IREDELL NC-
517 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN IREDELL
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 517 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTH OF STATESVILLE...OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOVE VALLEY...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STATESVILLE...HARMONY...LOVE VALLEY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN...COOL SPRINGS...
SCOTTS AND UNION GROVE.

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 3585 8071 3579 8073 3583 8102 3594 8101
      3596 8100 3599 8100 3601 8101 3604 8070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 271DEG 19KT 3593 8093

TDP

Local storm report, May 3, 5:21 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
521 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0502 PM     HAIL             4 SSW FAIRVIEW          35.09N 80.57W
05/03/2016  E1.00 INCH       UNION              NC   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT PORTER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

&&

HG

Special weather statement, May 3, 5:31 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
531 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016

NCZ082-032145-
UNION NC-
531 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN UNION
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 531 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15
MILES NORTHEAST OF MONROE...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF MARSHVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW SALEM.

DIME 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 3501 8030 3501 8040 3517 8040 3517 8039
      3518 8037 3517 8036 3518 8033 3517 8032
      3518 8032 3518 8031 3519 8030 3519 8029
      3520 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 267DEG 29KT 3511 8031

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The 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, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Mecklenburg, Union	45 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, 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.