Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2016, 6:50 PM EDT for Chester County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2016, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2016, 7:07 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chester County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 147 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
389
WUUS52 KGSP 312250
SVRGSP
SCC023-091-312330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0065.160531T2250Z-160531T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
650 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 650 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ROCK HILL...OR 5 MILES EAST OF MCCONNELLS...MOVING
SOUTH AT 5 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...
CHESTER...MCCONNELLS...RICHBURG...LOWRYS...EDGEMOOR AND ROCK HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BRIEF DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER SMALL
AREAS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SEEK SHELTER
INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
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 3469 8133 3492 8123 3494 8110 3491 8101
3467 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 359DEG 5KT 3485 8113
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MOORE1 follow-up statement
889
WWUS52 KGSP 312307
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
707 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
SCC023-091-312316-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-160531T2330Z/
YORK SC-CHESTER SC-
707 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL YORK AND
NORTHEASTERN CHESTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3469 8133 3492 8123 3494 8110 3491 8101
3467 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 359DEG 5KT 3483 8113
$$
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 31, 5:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 5:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
538 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
The remnants of tropical system Bonnie will slowly lift northeast
along the Carolina Coast over the next couple of days. Moisture will
increase ahead of a weak cold front approaching from the northwest
on Friday. The front will stall out over the area over the weekend,
with a stronger cold front moving through the region early Monday.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 530 pm: TCLT and KGSP radar continued to indicate sct to
numerous storms across the CWA. This activity should continue well
into the evening hours, developing over areas that have not been
worked over so far today. Pulse storms may produce brief severe hail
through the remainder of the daylight hours...then svr threat should
decrease. I will update the forecast to increase PoPs across the
forecast area. The sky grids will be populated with satellite data.
As of 220 PM: Deep convection has broken out over portions of
the NC mountains, with an appreciable Cu field covering much of
the Piedmont. An area of congested cumulus just north and NE of
Spartanburg has now also produced some heavy showers. Taking the
CWFA as a whole, our various convection allowing models are not
handling the coverage very well, mostly because they have been
overdone with coverage all day. Based on the development so far,
and what happened yesterday under similar circumstances, the
current activity is likely to expand mainly southward. Isolated
cells however are expected over the eastern Piedmont zones and
Savannah River Valley before the end of the day. The storms so far
have produced just heavy rain, and while profiles don't support
a particularly great damaging wind threat, the weak shear implies
storms will remain in pulse mode and an isolated large hail event
or downburst is plausible.
Lapse rates are expected to remain unchanged tonight, with a
similarly weakly forced environment as we experienced Mon night
into early Tue. The low level flow is expected to veer, which could
provide some slight upslope forcing and showers to linger into the
early morning. I have handled this trending PoPs down more slowly
than they would on a typical diurnal curve. Despite the easterly
flow, low stratus looks unlikely (particularly given that it was
overforecast by guidance for today). Min temps will be a few degrees
above climo on account of partial cloudiness from convective debris,
and humid conditions. Overall the pattern will have changed little
by Wed aftn. Another round of diurnal thunderstorms is expected,
mainly forming over the mountains and moving into the foothills,
but with isolated to scattered cells developing over the Piedmont as
well. Weak wind profiles still point to pulse storms and associated
threats. Max temps will be a degree or two above climo.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 145 PM Tuesday: Flat ridging builds over the Southeastern US
through the period. Weak low level easterly flow remains in place
across the area Thursday as the remnants of Bonnie slowly move north
along the NC coast. With warm temps and copious low level moisture
in place, moderate instability will develop once again. Expect
numerous convective coverage to develop across the mountains with
high end scattered coverage elsewhere. Low level flow becomes
southwesterly on Friday as a weak cold front moves into the area
from the NW. Low level moisture remains quite high which keeps
moderate instability across the area. Expect convective coverage to
be similar if not slightly greater than Thursday. Shear remains weak
even with the approach of the frontal system. However, expect a few
severe storms to develop each day given the instability and
convective coverage. Isolated flooding is also possible with slow
moving storms both days. Highs rise from a couple of degrees above
normal on Thursday to around 5 degrees above normal Friday. Lows
will be up to 10 degrees above normal.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 210 PM EDT Tuesday: the medium range fcst picks up at 00z on
Saturday with relatively flat upper ridging over the southeast and a
nearly stationary southern stream upper low over Texas. Over the
next 24 to 48 hours, steep upper ridging amplifies over the Western
CONUS and broad upper troffing digs down over the Great Lakes. The
upper trof axis is expected to be east of the fcst area by the end
of the medium range on Tuesday as the upper ridge spreads farther
east.
At the sfc, the long range models are coming into better agreement
wrt the evolution of the sfc pattern. The pattern remains fairly
stagnate and weakly forced on Sat and most of Sun as a stalled cold
front lingers over the region keeping deep lyr moisture and healthy
amounts of instability in place. A stronger cold front approaches
the CWFA on Sunday and is expected to move thru the fcst area
sometime late Sunday into early Monday with drier and cooler air
overspreading the region in the front's wake. As for the sensible
fcst, I kept solid chance to low end likely chances for numerous
showers and ts on Saturday and Sunday. Drying is expected during the
latter half of Monday with dry conditions for Tuesday. Temps will
start out just above climatology and cool on Sunday and Monday.
&&
.AVIATION /22Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
At KCLT: There is potential for a TSRA to impact the field this
afternoon and early evening. Some meso model runs depict clustered
storms moving thru the KCLT area, though based on these models'
poor performance so far today, this appears too unlikely to warrant
a mention. A TEMPO may be needed in subsequent amendments, but most
likely all impactful convection will remain west of the field. Low
VFR Cu will persist into early evening, with some stratocu or altocu
seen overnight. Guidance that suggested restrictive stratus would
move overhead this (Tue) morning was incorrect, and under nearly
the same pattern the same guidance is making the same prediction for
Wed. I will maintain VFR fcst. Winds remaining in NE quad and light.
Elsewhere: SCT +SHRA/TSRA are expected to grow in coverage thru
mid-aftn, gradually moving S-SE off the Blue Ridge. TEMPOs are
included accordingly at KAVL/KGSP/KGMU. A chance does exist at
KHKY/KAND though not great enough to warrant a TEMPO. Some showers
will linger into tonight though likely not having much impact. Some
patchy fog is expected to develop over the mtns early Wed AM,
particularly where +RA falls today, and perhaps at KAND. Winds will
be mainly SW at KAVL and NE elsewhere, going light/VRB overnight.
Outlook...Remnant low from former tropical cyclone Bonnie is
expected to move very slowly up the coastal Carolinas over the
next several days, maintaining increased precip and morning
stratus chances at KCLT. Otherwise, patchy fog chances continue
at KAVL each morning, with scattered afternoon/evening SHRA/TSRA
increasing in coverage throughout during the week.
Confidence Table...
21-03z 03-09Z 09-15Z 15-18Z
KCLT High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KGSP High 100% High 100% High 83% High 100%
KAVL High 100% High 100% High 90% High 100%
KHKY High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KGMU High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAND High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
The percentage reflects the number of guidance members agreeing
with the schedule TAF issuance flight rule category. 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...JPT
NEAR TERM...NED/Wimberley
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...WimberleyHazardous weather outlook, May 31, 3:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-011945- 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- 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. COVERAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GREATEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS. .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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 31, 5:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0522 PM HAIL 2 SW BLACKSBURG 35.10N 81.54W
05/31/2016 E1.00 INCH CHEROKEE SC PUBLIC
A RESIDENT SAID HE EXPERIENCED QUARTER SIZED HAIL AROUND
THIS TIME AND HAD VERY STRONG WIND THAT WAS BENDING OVER
HIS PECAN TREES. DID NOT SEE ANY LARGE LIMBS OR TREES
DOWN.
&&
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, May 31, 5:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
543 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
NCZ056-312230-
CATAWBA NC-
543 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CATAWBA
COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 542 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES EAST OF NEWTON...OR NEAR CLAREMONT...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEWTON...HICKORY...ST.
STEPHENS...CONOVER...MAIDEN...CLAREMONT...CATAWBA... LOOKOUT SHOALS
LAKE...OXFORD AND BANDYS.
PEA SIZE 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...
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 3579 8113 3573 8106 3571 8107 3571 8104
3570 8103 3555 8106 3558 8138 3581 8126
3581 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 108DEG 5KT 3566 8115
MOORESpecial weather statement, May 31, 6:06 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 606 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016 SCZ002-005-312230- PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-GREATER PICKENS SC- 606 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 606 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PICKENS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... PICKENS AND SUNSET. PEA SIZE 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... 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 3496 8261 3483 8263 3482 8283 3503 8281 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 094DEG 1KT 3490 8271 MOORE
Special weather statement, May 31, 6:08 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
608 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
NCZ035-036-312300-
IREDELL NC-ALEXANDER NC-
608 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN IREDELL
AND NORTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
AT 607 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES EAST OF TAYLORSVILLE...OR OVER LOVE VALLEY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10
MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... TAYLORSVILLE...STONY
POINT...LOVE VALLEY...UNION GROVE...VASHTI...SCOTTS AND HIDDENITE.
HALF INCH HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR 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 3605 8089 3605 8084 3582 8091 3589 8123
3604 8114 3604 8111 3603 8110 3603 8107
3604 8104 3605 8099 3606 8089
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 018DEG 10KT 3598 8098
MOORESpecial weather statement, May 31, 6:12 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
612 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
NCZ070-071-312300-
GASTON NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
612 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MECKLENBURG AND SOUTHEASTERN GASTON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
AT 611 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES EAST OF GASTONIA...OR NEAR BELMONT...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... GASTONIA...MT
HOLLY...BELMONT...CRAMERTON...LOWELL...MCADENVILLE...PAW
CREEK...CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AIRPORT...STEELE CREEK AND NORTHWEST
CHARLOTTE.
PEA SIZE 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 WYLIE IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
MOVE TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3514 8097 3514 8105 3515 8104 3516 8118
3535 8107 3530 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 020DEG 4KT 3527 8105
MOORESpecial weather statement, May 31, 6:43 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 643 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016 SCZ009-014-312330- CHESTER SC-YORK SC- 643 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL YORK AND NORTHEASTERN CHESTER COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 642 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROCK HILL...OR 5 MILES EAST OF MCCONNELLS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... CHESTER...ROCK HILL...MCCONNELLS...RICHBURG...LOWRYS AND EDGEMOOR. PEA SIZE 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... 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 3469 8133 3492 8123 3489 8101 3467 8100 TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 008DEG 4KT 3484 8114 MOORE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 45 min |
| May 31, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 31 min |
| May 31, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 52 min |
| May 31, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 49 min |
| May 31, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee | 116 min |
| May 31, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 24 min |
| May 31, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 47 min |
| May 31, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.