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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2016, 2:29 PM EDT for Oconee County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 23 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 12, 2016, 2:29 PM EDT (18:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2016, 2:52 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 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 12, 2:35 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 5 Wnw Salem, SC | DIME SIZE HAIL NORTH LITTLE RIVER ROAD AT HIGHWAY 30. |
| May 12, 2:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Wnw Salem, SC | DIME SIZE HAIL ALONG NORTH LITTLE RIVER ROAD AT HIGHWAY 30...WITH SOME LARGER STONES AS BIG AS QUARTERS. |
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 6 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 nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1377 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
873
WUUS52 KGSP 121829
SVRGSP
SCC073-077-121915-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0053.160512T1829Z-160512T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
229 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT
* AT 228 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF
WALHALLA...OR NEAR SALEM...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
SALEM...LAKE KEOWEE...DEVILS FORK STATE PARK...JOCASSEE GORGES...LAKE
JOCASSEE...KEOWEE TOXAWAY STATE PARK...NINE TIMES...SUNSET...ROCKY
BOTTOM AND BAD CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
LAKE JOCASSEE AND LAKE KEOWEE ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. GET
AWAY FROM THE WATER AND SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM IN THE
NEAREST SHELTER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
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 3504 8297 3506 8291 3505 8290 3508 8281
3489 8272 3482 8306 3493 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 245DEG 18KT 3491 8301
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MOORE2 follow-up statements
676
WWUS52 KGSP 121841
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
241 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
SCC073-077-121915-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-160512T1915Z/
OCONEE SC-PICKENS SC-
241 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OCONEE AND NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES...
AT 240 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHEAST
OF WALHALLA...OR NEAR DEVILS FORK STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALEM...LAKE KEOWEE...DEVILS FORK STATE PARK...JOCASSEE GORGES...LAKE
JOCASSEE...KEOWEE TOXAWAY STATE PARK...NINE TIMES...SUNSET...ROCKY BOTTOM
AND BAD CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
LAKE JOCASSEE AND THE NORTHERN PART OF LAKE KEOWEE ARE IN THE PATH
OF THIS STORM. GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND SEEK SHELTER IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM IN THE NEAREST SHELTER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...
2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING
HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE
SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3504 8297 3506 8291 3505 8290 3508 8281
3489 8272 3482 8306 3489 8309 3494 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 241DEG 17KT 3494 8296
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MOORE602
WWUS52 KGSP 121852
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
252 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
SCC073-077-121901-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-160512T1915Z/
OCONEE SC-PICKENS SC-
252 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OCONEE AND
NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3504 8297 3506 8291 3505 8290 3508 8281
3489 8272 3482 8306 3489 8309 3494 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 245DEG 18KT 3497 8289
$$
MOOREWhat 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 12, 2:20 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 2:20 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
220 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will move into the southern Appalachians from the west
tonight and then move east across the piedmont of the Carolinas on
Friday. Drier air will spill into the region Friday afternoon into
Saturday. A reinforcing cold front arriving from the northwest
Saturday night will bring even cooler and drier high pressure to the
area Sunday into Monday. Moist southerly flow will return through
mid week along with steadily increasing shower and thunderstorm
chances.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 220 PM EDT, convection has developed mainly along the mountain
ridge and eastern escarpment of the southern Appalachians this
afternoon - as depicted well by recent HRRR runs. A secondary area
of more isolated coverage is developing in lower piedmont sections
where LAPS SBCAPE values are already 1500 to 2000 J/kg. The
convection-allowing models have the escarpment activity
moving/developing quickly east across the foothills and out over the
I-77 corridor through late afternoon. Then, the secondary line of
activity from northern GA through eastern TN will likely work over
the mountains through early evening and possibly sharpen up once
again along I-77. A third band of convection along the approaching
cold front over western TN will likely become robust across
central/eastern TN this evening as better upper support east of the
approaching 500 mb trough axis arrives. This activity should reach
the spine of the southern Appalachians between 02Z and 04Z and then
weaken and diminish in coverage as it moves east of the mountains
overnight. All of this activity will require relatively high PoPs,
certainly for mountain sections, with solid scattered coverage east
of the mountains as well. Expect mild mins overnight except for
falling western mountain temperatures in the early morning hours
post fropa.
The cold front will slowly cross the foothills and piedmont portions
of the forecast area Friday morning. Upper jet divergence and one
final shot of upper level DPVA will also cross the forecast area
Friday morning and this upper support may catch up to the
pre-frontal instability along and east of I-77 by late morning. Will
bring back thunder chances across these areas through at least Noon
or perhaps into the early afternoon. West to northwest flow and
strong deep layer drying will develop behind the front through late
Friday. Breezy conditions are likely in the mountains post fropa
Friday as a narrow window of cold advection overlaps mixing.
However, winds should remain below advisory criteria. Max temps will
be a couple of categories cooler than today.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 200 PM Thursday...This upcoming weekend looks relatively quiet
and seasonably cool, as a long wave upper trough digs across the
eastern CONUS. A reinforcing cold front will approach the area from
the NW on Saturday, with dry WLY flow ahead of it. Other than a few
upslope showers near the TN border, expect dry wx for the region.
Temps will be near normal in the mtns and a category above in the
piedmont.
Significantly lower thicknesses will spill in from the NW for
Sunday, resulting in slightly below normal temps. Breezy to windy
conditions are expected in the mtns from Saturday afternoon into
Sunday within decent 850 mb CAA.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
As of 230 PM Thursday...the eastern CONUS upper trough will lift NE
on Monday, allowing upper ridging to begin across the Southeast. The
upper pattern remains somewhat flat thru much of next week, but with
general troughing over the west and ridging along the East Coast. At
the surface, high pressure will slide off the Mid-Atlantic coast on
Monday, while a low pressure system tries to organize over the
Southern Plains. The medium range guidance generally agrees on a
warm front, extending east of the low, activating across the Gulf
states, while a weak wedge lingers across the Carolinas. This should
set up a more unsettled wx pattern for the CWFA, with max temps
returning to near normal and min temps above normal by the middle of
next week.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
At KCLT, radar coverage remains fairly sparse around the airfield
but LAPS CAPE values of 1500 to 2000 J/kg indicate that the airmass
is primed for convection with any nearby triggering
boundaries/outflows. Will keep TEMPO TSRA timed mainly 19Z to 23Z at
this point but another round of convection could arrive later this
evening with activity developing from northern GA to eastern TN. A
third round of showers and thunderstorms may reach the Interstate 77
corridor late tonight but with a weakening trend given the more
limited nocturnal instability. Finally, upper level support may
catch up to the passing front by Noon on Friday to generate one last
round of scattered SHRA/TSRA with fropa. Anticipate mainly S to SW
winds for much of the period, but with winds toggling NW late in the
period with fropa.
Elsewhere, thunderstorms triggering along the Blue Ridge will keep
TEMPO TSRA going at KAVL for a few hours past issuance time.
Development should hold off until around 19Z at most of the foothill
sites and TEMPOs timed 19Z to 23Z appear about right for these
locations. Another round of convection may arrive from the west
through the evening hours with yet another round of weakening
SHRA/TSRA possible overnight just ahead of the approaching cold
front. MVFR conditions will be limited mainly to the heaviest
downpours and also possible at KAVL and KHKY early Friday with
better low level moisture. Expect a drying trend with a sharp
northwesterly wind shift Friday morning. Gusts of 20 to 25 kt are
likely at KAVL Friday morning with mixing and cold advection.
Outlook: A cold front will move east of the area Friday afternoon
with drying expected through Saturday. A reinforcing cold front will
cross the region Saturday night with cooler and drier conditions
expected Sunday through Monday. Southerly flow and moisture will get
slowly reestablished through the middle of next week. Diurnal
thunderstorms will become possible again - especially over the
mountains.
Confidence Table...
18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z
KCLT High 100% High 100% High 100% High 98%
KGSP High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAVL High 100% High 100% High 80% High 97%
KHKY High 100% High 100% High 94% High 82%
KGMU High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAND High 100% High 100% High 100% High 90%
The percentage reflects the number of guidance members agreeing
with the schedule TAF issuance flight rule category. Complete 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...HG
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...ARK
AVIATION...HGHazardous weather outlook, May 12, 5:59 AM EDT, 8 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 559 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-131000- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- 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-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 559 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGER HAIL AND STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS. .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...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. JPT
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 12, 11:38 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1138 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM HAIL 4 SW WESTMINSTER 34.62N 83.14W
05/11/2016 E1.00 INCH OCONEE SC PUBLIC
OBSERVED AT HWY 123 AND JENKINS BR RD.
&&Special weather statement, May 12, 12:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1250 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
NCZ053-064-065-121715-
BUNCOMBE NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-HENDERSON NC-
1250 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
TRANSYLVANIA...SOUTH CENTRAL BUNCOMBE AND NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT...
AT 1249 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES NORTHWEST OF HENDERSONVILLE...OR NEAR B.R. PARKWAY-MOUNT PISGAH
TO THE NC ARBORETUM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARDEN...MILLS RIVER...FLETCHER...ETOWAH...MOUNTAIN HOME...BILTMORE FOREST...
BENT CREEK...ASHEVILLE AIRPORT...SKYLAND AND MOUNT PISGAH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3537 8240 3528 8268 3540 8277 3541 8275
3543 8275 3543 8276 3557 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 1649Z 242DEG 21KT 3540 8265
MOORELocal storm report, May 12, 12:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1257 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0319 PM HAIL 3 E CAESARS HEAD 35.11N 82.56W
05/11/2016 M1.00 INCH GREENVILLE SC COCORAHS
OBSERVED ALONG OIL CAMP CREEK RD.
&&Special weather statement, May 12, 1:40 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 140 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016 NCZ051-058-121815- SWAIN NC-GRAHAM NC- 140 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL SWAIN AND NORTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT... AT 139 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF ROBBINSVILLE...OR OVER FONTANA VILLAGE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... TOWN OF SANTEETLAH...FONTANA VILLAGE...FONTANA LAKE...SMOKY MOUNTAINS-TWENTYMILE CREEK...LAKE SANTEETLAH...SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA...STECOAH AND CHEOAH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3533 8386 3547 8390 3556 8373 3538 8366 TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 253DEG 10KT 3544 8381 MOORE
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:19 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
219 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
NCZ048-053-121845-
BUNCOMBE NC-MADISON NC-
219 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MADISON
AND NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
AT 219 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARSHALL...OR NEAR WEAVERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEAVERVILLE...MARS HILL...WOODFIN AND BARNARDSVILLE.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3584 8242 3582 8241 3582 8239 3576 8233
3575 8233 3574 8232 3564 8260 3576 8267
3591 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 230DEG 20KT 3573 8255
MOORESpecial weather statement, May 12, 2:25 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
225 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
SCZ001-002-121900-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-
225 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN OCONEE
AND NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 224 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTH OF WALHALLA...OR NEAR SALEM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALHALLA...SALEM...LAKE KEOWEE...OCONEE STATE PARK...DEVILS FORK STATE
PARK...JOCASSEE GORGES...LAKE JOCASSEE...KEOWEE TOXAWAY STATE PARK...NINE
TIMES AND BAD CREEK.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAKE JOCASSEE AND LAKE KEOWEE ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING
CONDITIONS. MOVE TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3494 8313 3493 8311 3495 8311 3503 8300
3506 8287 3487 8278 3469 8320 3488 8321
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 245DEG 19KT 3490 8301
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 35 min |
| May 12, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 27 min |
| May 12, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens | 38 min |
| May 12, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 32 min |
| May 12, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 47 min |
| May 12, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 31 min |
| May 12, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville | 44 min |
| May 12, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 39 min |
| May 12, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 34 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.