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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 4:12 PM EST for Anderson County, Greenville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 48 min. 16 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
- Nov 30, 2016, 4:12 PM EST (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Anderson County, SC, Greenville County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:14 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Sandy Springs, SC | SCHOOL OFFICIAL REPORTS LARGE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING LEBANON ROAD. |
| Nov 30, 4:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Sandy Springs, SC | DEBRIS REPORTED ON I-85 AT MILE MARKER 21. |
| Nov 30, 4:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Sandy Springs, SC | DAMAGE TO A ROOF AND POWER LINES DOWN AT DENVER DOWNS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
| Nov 30, 4:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Piedmont, SC | WOODMONT HIGH SCHOOL GYM REPORTED WIND DAMAGE. |
| Nov 30, 4:40 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 0 | 2 Wsw Simpsonville, SC | CAR PICKED UP AND SPUN AROUND ON WEST GEORGIA RD. |
| Nov 30, 4:50 PM EST | TORNADO | Simpsonville, SC | TREES DOWN, SHUTTERS BLOWN OFF, AND BACKYARD PLAYSETS DESTROYED IN SOUTHERN SIMPSONVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Nov 30, 4:50 PM EST | TORNADO | Simpsonville, SC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON BUILDINGS IN SIMPSONVILLE, LARGE TREE UPROOTED ON CURTIS ST NEAR CITY PARK, LARGE TREE DOWN ON HEDGE ST BLOCKING THE ROAD BEHIND SIMPSONVILLE METHODIST CHURCH, AWNING RIPPED OFF OF BUILDING, AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES IN DOWNTOWN SIMPSON |
| Nov 30, 4:52 PM EST | TORNADO | 3 Ene Simpsonville, SC | PUBLIC REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES SNAPPED AT THE INTERSECTION OF E GEORGIA RD. AND LEE VAUGHN RD. |
| Nov 30, 4:55 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Simpsonville, SC | POWER LINES DOWN HAVE STARTED A FIRE IN SIMPONVILLE |
| Nov 30, 4:55 PM EST | TORNADO | Simpsonville, SC | EXTERIOR WALL COLLAPSE AT BAILEYS HEATING AND AIR |
| Nov 30, 4:55 PM EST | TORNADO | Simpsonville, SC | POWER LINES DOWN STARTED A FIRE IN SIMPSONVILLE |
| Nov 30, 4:55 PM EST | TORNADO | Simpsonville, SC | SIDING TORN OFF OF HOME IN MORNING MIST SUBDIVISION |
| Nov 30, 4:58 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 0 | Simpsonville, SC | LARGE LIMBS DOWN AT SOUTH ST. AND WOODSIDE RD. |
| Nov 30, 4:58 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 0 | Simpsonville, SC | LARGE OAK TREE DOWN AT SOUTH ST. AND COLLEGE ST. |
| Nov 30, 5:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Fountain Inn, SC | POWER LINES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 14 AND HOWARD DRIVE. |
| Nov 30, 5:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Simpsonville, SC | LARGE TREE BROKEN OFF 15 FT ABOVE THE GROUND ON SOUTH ALMOND DRIVE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 3:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
170
WFUS52 KGSP 302112
TORGSP
SCC007-045-302200-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0004.161130T2112Z-161130T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
412 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EST
* AT 412 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON...OR NEAR
NORTHLAKE... MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WEST PELZER...WILLIAMSTON AND PIEDMONT AROUND 430 PM EST.
SIMPSONVILLE...DONALDSON CENTER AND MAULDIN AROUND 440 PM EST.
FOUNTAIN INN AND FIVE FORKS AROUND 450 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE FORK
SHOALS AND SANDY SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO IS LIKELY. MOBILE HOMES COULD BE FLIPPED.
FALLING TREES CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY...AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSES. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A STURDY BUILDING.
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 3447 8277 3463 8283 3466 8280 3486 8223
3485 8223 3483 8219 3480 8216 3480 8217
3479 8215 3477 8215 3461 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 250DEG 49KT 3459 8272
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
RWH3 follow-up statements
730
WWUS52 KGSP 302126
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
426 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
SCC007-045-302200-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161130T2200Z/
GREENVILLE SC-ANDERSON SC-
426 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES...
AT 423 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF ANDERSON...OR 6 MILES WEST OF
WILLIAMSTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 214 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO SIGNATURE EAST OF SANDY SPRINGS. THE RADAR STILL
SHOWS SIGNIFICANT ROATION WITH THE STORM...BUT THE TORNADO
SIGNATURE HAS WEAKENED. ANOTHER TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WEST PELZER AND WILLIAMSTON AROUND 430 PM EST.
DONALDSON CENTER AND PIEDMONT AROUND 440 PM EST.
SIMPSONVILLE...FOUNTAIN INN AND MAULDIN AROUND 450 PM EST.
FIVE FORKS AROUND 500 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE FORK SHOALS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO IS LIKELY. MOBILE HOMES COULD BE FLIPPED.
FALLING TREES CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY...AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSES. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A STURDY BUILDING.
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 3450 8264 3470 8270 3486 8223 3485 8223
3483 8219 3480 8216 3480 8217 3479 8215
3477 8215 3461 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 249DEG 40KT 3463 8259
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RWH504
WWUS52 KGSP 302135
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
435 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
SCC007-045-302200-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161130T2200Z/
GREENVILLE SC-ANDERSON SC-
435 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES...
AT 434 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EASLEY...OR NEAR WEST PELZER...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...THE RADAR INDICATED ROTATION HAS INCREASED IN SPEED
INDICATING ANOTHER TORNADO COULD DEVELOP.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DONALDSON CENTER AND MAULDIN AROUND 450 PM EST.
FOUNTAIN INN...SIMPSONVILLE AND FIVE FORKS AROUND 500 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE FORK SHOALS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO IS LIKELY. MOBILE HOMES COULD BE FLIPPED.
FALLING TREES CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY...AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSES. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A STURDY BUILDING.
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 3454 8249 3474 8258 3486 8223 3485 8223
3483 8219 3480 8216 3480 8217 3479 8215
3477 8215 3461 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 254DEG 33KT 3466 8248
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RWH062
WWUS52 KGSP 302145
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
445 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
SCC007-302153-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161130T2200Z/
ANDERSON SC-
445 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3459 8242 3462 8245 3466 8246 3466 8247
3468 8246 3471 8247 3471 8246 3472 8247
3478 8246 3486 8223 3485 8223 3483 8219
3478 8215 3461 8223 3456 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 250DEG 49KT 3470 8233
$$
SCC045-302200-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161130T2200Z/
GREENVILLE SC-
445 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE COUNTY...
AT 443 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN...OR NEAR
DONALDSON CENTER...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THE ROTATION HAS STRENGTHEND AND
BECOME TIGHTER...INDICATING POTENTIAL TORNADO DEVELOPMENT.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FOUNTAIN INN AND FIVE FORKS AROUND 450 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE FORK SHOALS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO IS LIKELY. MOBILE HOMES COULD BE FLIPPED.
FALLING TREES CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY...AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSES. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A STURDY BUILDING.
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 3459 8242 3462 8245 3466 8246 3466 8247
3468 8246 3471 8247 3471 8246 3472 8247
3478 8246 3486 8223 3485 8223 3483 8219
3478 8215 3461 8223 3456 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 250DEG 49KT 3470 8233
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RWHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 3:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 3:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 48 min |
| Nov 30, 3:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 4:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 49 min |
| Nov 30, 4:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 5:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 5:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union, York | 49 min |
| Nov 30, 5:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Chester, Union | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 5:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 6:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 6:26 PM EST | Tornado 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.