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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 24, 2016Oconee County, South Carolina; Stephens County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 8:09 AM EST for Oconee County, South Carolina; Stephens County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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: Feb 24, 2016, 8:09 AM EST (13:09 UTC)
Expired: Feb 24, 2016, 8:45 AM EST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Stephens County, GA, Oconee County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:09 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
Feb 24, 8:21 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ssw Long Creek, SC	TREES DOWN ON BRASSTOWN ROAD IN WESTERN OCONEE COUNTY.
Feb 24, 8:21 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ssw Long Creek, SC	TREES DOWN ON BRASSTOWN ROAD...ONE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED A VEHICLE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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: 184 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 773 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 102 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 229 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 3.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

253 
WFUS52 KGSP 241309
TORGSP
GAC257-SCC073-241345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0001.160224T1309Z-160224T1345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
809 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  NORTHWESTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 845 AM EST
    
* AT 809 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR TOCCOA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TOCCOA...WALHALLA...OCONEE STATE PARK...LONG CREEK...MOUNTAIN REST
  AND BOYDVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO IS LIKELY DEVELOPING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OFFICE BUILDING. PLACE AS MANY FLOORS
AND WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

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 3465 8338 3469 8334 3470 8334 3493 8314
      3483 8298 3454 8337 3458 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 222DEG 46KT 3461 8336 

$$

08

3 follow-up statements

933 
WWUS52 KGSP 241318
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
818 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

GAC257-241327-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1345Z/
STEPHENS GA-
818 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN STEPHENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA OF STEPHENS COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED FOR THAT AREA.

LAT...LON 3470 8334 3493 8314 3483 8298 3463 8325
      3464 8326 3464 8327 3466 8330 3467 8331
      3467 8332 3468 8332 3468 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1317Z 222DEG 46KT 3469 8327 

$$

SCC073-241345-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1345Z/
OCONEE SC-
818 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN OCONEE COUNTY...
    
AT 817 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
NORTH OF TOCCOA...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALLULAH GORGE STATE
PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALHALLA...OCONEE STATE PARK...LONG CREEK AND MOUNTAIN REST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STRONG TORNADO IS LIKELY DEVELOPING. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES. SEEK
IMMEDIATE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A HOUSE
OR OFFICE BUILDING. PLACE AS MANY FLOORS AND WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND
THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

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 3470 8334 3493 8314 3483 8298 3463 8325
      3464 8326 3464 8327 3466 8330 3467 8331
      3467 8332 3468 8332 3468 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1317Z 222DEG 46KT 3469 8327 

$$

08

140 
WWUS52 KGSP 241335
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
835 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

SCC073-241345-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1345Z/
OCONEE SC-
835 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EST FOR CENTRAL
OCONEE COUNTY...
    
AT 834 AM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
NORTHWEST OF WALHALLA. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WALHALLA...OR NEAR
OCONEE STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OCONEE STATE PARK AND MOUNTAIN REST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO IS LIKELY DEVELOPING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OFFICE BUILDING. PLACE AS MANY FLOORS
AND WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

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 3476 8316 3480 8321 3492 8313 3484 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1334Z 221DEG 42KT 3483 8313 

$$

08

598 
WWUS52 KGSP 241342
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
842 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

SCC073-241352-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1345Z/
OCONEE SC-
842 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 845
AM EST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.

LAT...LON 3476 8316 3480 8321 3492 8313 3484 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1341Z 222DEG 46KT 3483 8313 

$$

08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 24, 10:17 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg	6 hr
Feb 24, 10:23 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee, Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union	52 min
Feb 24, 10:33 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenwood, Laurens	6 hr
Feb 24, 11:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union, York	65 min
Feb 24, 11:51 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	York	54 min
Feb 24, 12:10 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more	12 hr
Feb 24, 12:13 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, York	62 min
Feb 24, 7:35 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Habersham, Rabun, Stephens	40 min
Feb 24, 8:15 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Rabun	6 hr

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in South Carolina, 2016 Tornado Warnings in Georgia, 2016 Every tornado warning in 2016 Tornadoes in 2016

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.