Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2016, 3:02 PM EDT for Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 30, 2016, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Greenwood County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 3:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Callison, SC | SCHP REPORTED A TREE DOWN AT REEDY CREEK RD AND COUNTY LINE RD W. |
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 3 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
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 767 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 900 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
023
WUUS52 KGSP 301902
SVRGSP
SCC047-302000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0099.160630T1902Z-160630T2000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
302 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* AT 302 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF
GREENWOOD...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NINETY SIX HISTORIC
SITE...MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
EPWORTH...KIRKSEY AND CALLISON.
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.
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 3397 8205 3398 8210 3402 8221 3412 8220
3414 8188 3413 8187 3411 8190 3410 8190
3409 8192 3404 8194 3400 8199 3396 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 277DEG 14KT 3405 8211
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LANE1 follow-up statement
731
WWUS52 KGSP 301932
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
332 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
SCC047-301942-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-160630T2000Z/
GREENWOOD SC-
332 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3397 8205 3398 8210 3402 8221 3412 8220
3414 8188 3413 8187 3411 8190 3410 8190
3409 8192 3404 8194 3400 8199 3396 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 277DEG 14KT 3404 8197
$$
LANEWhat 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 Jun 30, 1:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 1:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
159 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
Weak high pressure currently in place over the Mid West will drift
slowly eastward toward the area by the end of the week. A slow
moving cold front will stall out south of the area before slowly
pushing northward and moving north of the area by the beginning of
next week.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
As of 200 PM EDT Thursday... We continue to make adjustments for
clouds, temperatures and POPS this afternoon. Stratus still hanging
tuff in some areas, but should continue to mix.
CAPE and DCAPE from SPC tools suggest active thunderstorm
afternoon/evening, as weak short waves cross the region, and
intercepts increasingly unstable air. Sounding profile look like
wind damaging episodes the primary hazard.
Convection should last into the evening before waning. Can not rule
out some fog and ceilings again, but we were not that aggressive.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
As of 155 AM EDT Thursday: Upper trough axis moves east of the area
Friday. Zonal flow sets up by Saturday with a weak short wave moving
through the flow north of the area. A weak frontal boundary drops
into the area Friday and stalls over the area for Saturday. Despite
the boundary moving in, the low levels will be much drier on Friday
leading to meager instability. There will be enough instability and
low level forcing for isolated diurnal convection however. Precip
chances increase Saturday as low level moisture surges back in ahead
of a surface wave moving along the front. PoP trends will remain
mainly diurnal on Saturday, but convection could linger through the
night. Temps will remain a few degrees above normal.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 305 AM EDT Thursday: Zonal flow remains over the area as a
subtropical ridge builds across FL and into the Gulf of Mexico. Weak
short wave activity crosses the area in the zonal flow Sunday before
a stronger short wave moves into or crosses the area Monday and
Tuesday. The guidance is in some disagreement on the strength of
this short wave and its resultant speed. An additional short wave
drops into the area Wednesday on one model. On the other, the
stronger slowly moving short wave drops into the area. Either way,
it looks like there will be upper forcing and support for lift each
day.
At the surface, the frontal boundary remains across the area on
Sunday then lifts north on Monday. The GFS has a strong surface low
moving between the Great Lakes and OH valley on Tuesday, while the
ECMWF has a faster low moving off shore from that area Tuesday. Both
the ECMWF and GFS stall the trailing front across the area
Wednesday. Given the uncertainty, will go with a guidance blend
which keeps mainly scattered diurnal convection across the area each
day. While it's still too early to pin down the best period, heavy
rainfall and severe storms may be develop at some point. Temps start
the period near or a little below normal on Sunday rising into the
low to mid 90s by Tuesday and Wednesday.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
At KCLT and the SC Sites: Low stratus continues to waffle around
the region, lifting in some areas and more dense in others. Still
think with additional heating, mixing will occur, although it will
be offset to a certain degree by low level moisture.
For the Charlotte airfield, since the clouds are nicely tucked in,
we have moved and POP in the CLT TAF until this evening. Even with
the clouds meso scale guide continues to indicate the atmosphere
destabizing
Other POP timing adjustements were made as well for the remainder of
the TAF sites. We will continue monitor short term trends and adjust
as needed.
We have not gone at low with ceilings overnight, with slightly drier
air and a bit of mixing.
Outlook: Diurnally favored shra/tsra through the rest of the week,
with restrictions possible adjacent to said convection, as well as
each morning where moderate/heavy rainfall occurred previously.
Shra/tsra chances increase further Saturday into Sunday as another
cold front drops in from the north.
Confidence Table...
18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z
KCLT High 90% High 98% High 87% High 87%
KGSP High 100% High 96% High 83% High 98%
KAVL High 100% High 95% Med 77% High 90%
KHKY High 95% High 89% High 82% High 94%
KGMU High 100% High 97% High 94% High 98%
KAND High 100% High 97% High 87% High 87%
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...RWH
NEAR TERM...CDG/TS
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...RWH
AVIATION...CDG/TSHazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 12:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1253 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-011700- 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- 1253 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL COULD OCCUR WITH ANY OF THE STORMS. .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... NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 1:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
153 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
SCZ011-301815-
ABBEVILLE SC-
153 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ABBEVILLE COUNTY
UNTIL 215 PM EDT...
AT 151 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM WITH
HEAVY RAINFALL 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABBEVILLE.
HALF INCH HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
CONSIDER MOVING VEHICLES TO A COVERED STORAGE AREA BEFORE THE STORM
ARRIVES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS.
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 3406 8246 3408 8248 3407 8250 3407 8253
3413 8260 3422 8227 3417 8224 3411 8226
3407 8232 3406 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 249DEG 6KT 3407 8244
JMPSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 2:12 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
212 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
SCZ011-301845-
ABBEVILLE SC-
212 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN
ABBEVILLE COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
AT 211 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM WITH
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL NEAR ABBEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABBEVILLE.
HALF INCH HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND EXTREME RAINFALL RATES
IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
CONSIDER MOVING VEHICLES TO A COVERED STORAGE AREA BEFORE THE STORM
ARRIVES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS.
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 3408 8247 3414 8260 3431 8231 3428 8231
3425 8227 3421 8224 3416 8224 3414 8225
3411 8226 3407 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 233DEG 16KT 3420 8239
JMPSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 2:59 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
259 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
SCZ019-301930-
GREENWOOD SC-
259 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY
UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 259 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENWOOD...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NINETY SIX
HISTORIC SITE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NINETY SIX HISTORIC SITE...EPWORTH...KIRKSEY AND CALLISON.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
LAT...LON 3398 8205 3399 8215 3397 8217 3397 8218
3416 8214 3413 8187 3411 8190 3410 8190
3409 8192 3404 8194 3400 8199 3396 8201
3395 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 281DEG 16KT 3406 8207
LANEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens | 53 min |
| Jun 29, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 62 min |
| Jun 29, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 22 min |
| Jun 30, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens | 63 min |
| Jun 30, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 36 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.