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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at May 2, 2016, 5:58 PM EDT for Iredell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 32 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
- May 2, 2016, 5:58 PM EDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
County Iredell County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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 2, 6:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nw Cooleemee, NC | UP TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL NW OF COOLEEMEE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 670 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
684 WWUS82 KGSP 022158 SPSGSP SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 558 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 NCZ036-037-057-022230- DAVIE NC-ROWAN NC-IREDELL NC- 558 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ROWAN...NORTHEASTERN IREDELL AND WESTERN DAVIE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 558 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...COOLEEMEE...HARMONY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN...COOL SPRINGS...SHEFFIELD AND WOODLEAF. 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 1000 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3572 8093 3591 8098 3603 8059 3576 8052 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 257DEG 20KT 3584 8088 $$ TDP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 2, 2:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 2:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
252 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL
SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
REGION ON THURSDAY AND BRING A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS FROM CANADA
THAT SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM...AS EXPECTED...THE REGION IS SEEING CONVECTION POPPING
UP ON RADAR IMAGERY...AS SBCAPE HAS INCREASED TO 1500-2500 J/KG AND
CONVECTIVE TEMPS HAVE BEEN MADE. FORCING IS STILL SUBTLE
OVERALL...BUT WILL INCREASE AS THE AFTN AND EVENING PROGRESSES. THE
RAP SHOWS 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR AROUND 20-30 KTS...WITH 30-40 KTS ALONG
THE I-40 CORRIDOR. IN THAT AREA...THE SHEAR AND INSTBY WILL COMBINE
FOR A BETTER SEVERE STORM THREAT...WITH SUPERCELL-LIKE STORMS
POSSIBLE. SO A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FROM
BUNCOMBE COUNTY NORTH AND EAST UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. TO THE
SOUTH...GIVEN THE STRONG INSTBY...EXPECT AT LEAST A FEW SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AS WELL.
THIS EVENING...GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH INTO THE NC MTNS FROM THE WEST...WHILE AN AREA OF DECENT UPPER
DIVERGENCE WILL SET UP WITHIN A RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A JET
STREAK. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW LINGERING ELCAPE OF 800-1500 J/KG
WITH IMPROVING SHEAR. CAMS AREA ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON A MAXIMUM
OF CONVECTIVE COVERAGE THIS EVENING. SO POPS ARE MAXIMIZED IN THE
LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL RANGE FROM 0-6Z...THEN START TO TAPER OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST THRU DAYBREAK. LOW TEMPS WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.
TUESDAY...THE ENTRANCE REGION OF THE UPPER JET WILL SHIFT EAST...BUT
PERIODS OF MID-UPPER LEVEL DPVA WILL CONTINUE AS A POSITIVELY TILTED
TROUGH MAKES LITTLE PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY. A SFC
COLD FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE MORNING...AND
LIKELY BE A FOCUS FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-85. BULK SHEAR LOOKS
BETTER THAN MONDAY...BUT THE BETTER CAPE WILL BE TO THE EAST AS DRY
AIR STARTS TO WORK IN FROM THE WEST. A DAY 2 MARGINAL SEVERE RISK IS
JUST TO OUR EAST. TEMPS WILL BE ABOUT 5-10 DEG ABOVE NORMAL UNDER
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM EDT MONDAY...AN EASTERN CONUS TROUGH WILL DEEPEN FROM THE
GREAT LAKES TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WHILE A
DEPARTING SURFACE COLD FRONT SETTLES SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION. A LEAD
SHORTWAVE WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE MAIN
TROUGH...BUT LIKELY WITH LIMITED MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION. THE
CLOSED UPPER LOW CENTER WILL THEN CROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WED
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AND STEEPER LAPSE RATES UNDER THIS SYSTEM
SHOULD PROVIDE FOR BETTER SHOWER COVERAGE OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN...WITH LESSER CHANCES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS IN DRIER AIR AND
LOW LEVEL DOWNSLOPE FLOW.
MOST OF THE MOISTURE IN THE DEEP LAYER NW FLOW UNDER THE PASSING
TROUGH WILL BE CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TN
BORDER. 850 MB TEMPERATURES MAY BOTTOM OUT NEAR FREEZING BY 12Z ON
THURSDAY...BUT MODEL PROFILES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN HAVE A SURFACE
WARM LAYER TO KEEP MINS IN THE MID 30S WITH MAINLY RAIN.
OTHERWISE...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE
THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THURSDAY. MINS WILL BE A CATEGORY BELOW
CLIMO...WITH THU AFTERNOON MAXES 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO IN THE
COOLER AIRMASS.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM EDT MONDAY...THE PASSING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS WILL
DEPART THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON FRIDAY. HEIGHTS WILL THEN BUILD FROM
THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND WITH SPRAWLING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE FROM
THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS WILL
KEEP THE WEATHER DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A BACKDOOR BOUNDARY WILL
SETTLE JUST NORTH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY...HOWEVER ANY PRECIPITATION
WITH THIS FEATURE SHOULD REMAIN JUST NORTH OF OUR FORECAST
AREA...WITH THE BOUNDARY LIFTING BACK NORTHWARD THROUGH MONDAY.
ISOLATED CONVECTION ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE COULD RETURN AS EARLY AS
MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WARM SECTOR. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY
RECOVER TO WELL ABOVE CLIMO SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS BEGINNING TO PICK UP RAPIDLY THIS
AFTN...WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTN. GIVEN
THE SHOTGUN APPEARANCE ON RADAR...TIMING WHEN CELLS WILL IMPACT
STILL TOO UNCERTAIN...SO WILL GO WITH FOUR HOUR TEMPO FROM 18-22Z.
THE INSTBY IS FAIRLY ROBUST...SO GUSTY WINDS AND/OR HAIL THREAT WILL
EXIST WITH THE AFTN ACTIVITY. LATER THIS EVENING...STORMS FROM THE
WEST ARE EXPECT TO CROSS THE AREA...AS MOISTURE AND FORCING SHOULD
SUPPORT CONVECTION WELL PASSED SUNSET. WILL CONTINUE THE PREVAILING
TSRA WITH LOWERING CIGS TO MVFR. CONVECTION SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF IN THE 6-9Z TIME FRAME. LOW CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO LIFT LATE
TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL FAVOR A SW DIRECTION THRU THE
PERIOD...WITH A FEW LOW-END GUSTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTN...BUT MAINLY
GUSTS WILL BE WITH CONVECTION.
ELSEWHERE...SIMILAR TO KCLT ABOVE. HAVE VCTS AND/OR TEMPO FOR TSRA
THIS AFTN...AS RADAR ECHOES ARE BLOSSOMING QUICKLY. MORE STORMS WILL
ENTER THE AREA FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING...WITH MOISTURE AND
FORCING SUPPORTING CONVECTION WELL PAST SUNSET. PREVAILING TSRA AND
PROB30 FOR TS THRU MOST OF THE NIGHT. CONVECTION SHOULD TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL FAVOR A S TO
SW DIRECTION THRU THE PERIOD...EXCEPT SWITCHING TO NW AROUND 6Z AT
KAVL AS A FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
GET HUNG UP ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THRU 18Z TUESDAY. AS FOR FOG AND/OR
STRATUS...GUIDANCE IS MIXED...BUT I EXPECT THAT IF WE GET WIDESPREAD
RAIN OVERNIGHT AND SOME CLEARING OF MID CLOUDS AND PRECIP ENDS
BEFORE DAYBREAK...MAY SEE MORE IFR OR LOWER RESTRICTIONS. WILL GO
WITH MVFR FOR NOW. CIGS WILL BEGIN TO LIFT LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
OUTLOOK...AFTN SHRA/TSRA EXPECT AGAIN TUESDAY...BUT MOSTLY EAST OF
THE MTNS. DRY AIR WILL WORK IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY NIGHT THRU
WEDNESDAY. A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL SWING THRU THE AREA WED NIGHT
THRU THU...AND WILL BRING SHRA AND TSRA MAINLY TO THE MTNS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 98% HIGH 86% HIGH 80%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 91% MED 71% HIGH 83%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 80% MED 75% HIGH 81%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 91% HIGH 85% HIGH 80%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 89% MED 70% HIGH 84%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 87% MED 62% HIGH 86%
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
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...ARKHazardous weather outlook, May 2, 2:28 PM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 228 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>065-068>072-082- 507>510-SCZ001>014-019-031830- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- 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- 228 PM EDT MON MAY 2 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. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ033-035>037-048>050-053-056-057-501>506-031830- AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS- GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 228 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 138 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH 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. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AS WELL...AND ISOLATED FLOODING COULD RESULT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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. .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 2, 5:33 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
533 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ029-022200-
ELBERT GA-
533 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ELBERT
COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 533 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES WEST OF ELBERTON...OR NEAR CARLTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELBERTON...BOWMAN...RUSSELL STATE PARK...LAKE RUSSELL...RUCKERSVILLE...
SWEET CITY...DEWY ROSE...ROCK BRANCH AND NUBERG.
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 3405 8299 3408 8300 3410 8304 3411 8303
3412 8305 3415 8306 3417 8310 3423 8304
3423 8300 3421 8298 3425 8291 3429 8277
3426 8275 3421 8274 3415 8272 3403 8294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 229DEG 23KT 3409 8304
TDPSpecial weather statement, May 2, 5:34 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
534 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
NCZ068-022200-
CLEVELAND NC-
534 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
CLEVELAND COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 534 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES EAST OF SHELBY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...GROVER...PATTERSON SPRINGS AND WACO.
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 3536 8141 3533 8136 3531 8137 3530 8136
3528 8136 3526 8132 3522 8132 3517 8144
3517 8149 3531 8160 3541 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 237DEG 31KT 3528 8147
TDPLocal storm report, May 2, 5:49 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
549 PM EDT MON MAY 02 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0544 PM HAIL 1 NW DALLAS 35.32N 81.19W
05/02/2016 E0.25 INCH GASTON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED
&&
JPTSpecial weather statement, May 2, 5:50 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
550 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
NCZ068-022215-
CLEVELAND NC-
550 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CLEVELAND
COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT...
AT 550 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES WEST OF SHELBY...OR NEAR MOORESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHELBY...BOILING SPRINGS NC...BELWOOD...LAWNDALE...FALLSTON...POLKVILLE...
LATTIMORE...MOORESBORO...WACO AND KINGSTOWN.
HALF INCH HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
LAT...LON 3555 8151 3552 8151 3547 8148 3542 8146
3536 8141 3534 8137 3522 8167 3530 8173
3535 8170 3544 8170 3557 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 235DEG 15KT 3532 8170
HGLocal storm report, May 2, 5:56 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
556 PM EDT MON MAY 02 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0547 PM HAIL 3 W STATESVILLE 35.79N 80.94W
05/02/2016 E0.25 INCH IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZED HAIL WEST OF STATESVILLE, NC.
&&
JPTSpecial weather statement, May 2, 5:58 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 558 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 NCZ036-037-057-022230- DAVIE NC-ROWAN NC-IREDELL NC- 558 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ROWAN...NORTHEASTERN IREDELL AND WESTERN DAVIE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 558 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...COOLEEMEE...HARMONY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN...COOL SPRINGS...SHEFFIELD AND WOODLEAF. 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 1000 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3572 8093 3591 8098 3603 8059 3576 8052 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 257DEG 20KT 3584 8088 TDP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 33 min |
| May 1, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 29 min |
| May 1, 9:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| May 1, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 30 min |
| May 1, 11:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 26 min |
| May 2, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| May 2, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 56 min |
| May 2, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 31 min |
| May 2, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 48 min |
| May 2, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 38 min |
| May 2, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell | 50 min |
| May 2, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 23 min |
| May 2, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 51 min |
| May 2, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 31 min |
| May 2, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Rutherford | 49 min |
| May 2, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 32 min |
| May 2, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 29 min |
| May 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 42 min |
| May 2, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 38 min |
| May 2, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 30 min |
| May 2, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 14 min |
| May 2, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 39 min |
| May 2, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 33 min |
| May 2, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 37 min |
| May 2, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 34 min |
| May 2, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 35 min |
| May 2, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 26 min |
| May 2, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 47 min |
| May 2, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 30 min |
| May 2, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 26 min |
| May 2, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| May 2, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 25 min |
| May 2, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 49 min |
| May 2, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 25 min |
| May 2, 6:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| May 2, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 50 min |
| May 2, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison | 43 min |
| May 2, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 42 min |
| May 2, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mitchell, Yancey | 43 min |
| May 1, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 32 min |
| May 1, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 26 min |
| May 1, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 34 min |
| May 1, 10:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 26 min |
| May 1, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 33 min |
| May 1, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 33 min |
| May 2, 12:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 28 min |
| May 2, 12:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 26 min |
| May 2, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 32 min |
| May 2, 6:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | York | 2 hr |
| May 2, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 32 min |
| May 2, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 42 min |
| May 2, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 26 min |
| May 2, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 28 min |
| May 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 49 min |
| May 2, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 43 min |
| May 2, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 35 min |
| May 2, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 24 min |
| May 2, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 26 min |
| May 2, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 34 min |
| May 2, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 38 min |
| May 2, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 27 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.