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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 30, 2016Greenville County, Laurens County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 4:54 PM EST for Greenville County, Laurens County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 36 min. 8 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, 4:54 PM EST (21:54 UTC)
Expired: Nov 30, 2016, 5:30 PM EST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Greenville County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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, 4:55 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 231 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: 57 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 283 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

083 
WFUS52 KGSP 302154
TORGSP
SCC045-059-083-302230-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0005.161130T2154Z-161130T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
454 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN LAURENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  EAST CENTRAL GREENVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 530 PM EST
    
* AT 453 PM EST...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN...OR NEAR SIMPSONVILLE...MOVING
  EAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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...
  WOODRUFF AND REIDVILLE AROUND 500 PM EST. 
  MOORE AND ROEBUCK AROUND 510 PM EST. 
  SPARTANBURG...CROFT STATE PARK AND CEDAR SPRINGS AROUND 520 PM 
  EST. 
  PACOLET AND PACOLET MILLS AROUND 530 PM EST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PAULINE.

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 3480 8235 3502 8179 3493 8175 3493 8174
      3491 8171 3483 8179 3475 8181 3464 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 249DEG 48KT 3476 8222 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

RWH

2 follow-up statements

565 
WWUS52 KGSP 302206
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
506 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

SCC045-059-302215-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161130T2230Z/
LAURENS SC-GREENVILLE SC-
506 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LAURENS AND EAST CENTRAL
GREENVILLE COUNTIES 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 3470 8207 3472 8207 3476 8211 3475 8212
      3478 8213 3478 8215 3480 8217 3480 8216
      3485 8222 3502 8179 3493 8176 3491 8171
      3483 8179 3475 8181 3469 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 247DEG 41KT 3481 8207 

$$

SCC083-302230-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161130T2230Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-
506 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR CENTRAL
SPARTANBURG COUNTY...
        
AT 505 PM EST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SPARTANBURG...OR 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF REIDVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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...
  MOORE AROUND 510 PM EST. 
  SPARTANBURG...CROFT STATE PARK...CEDAR SPRINGS AND ROEBUCK AROUND 
  520 PM EST. 
  PACOLET AND PACOLET MILLS AROUND 530 PM EST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE PAULINE.

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 3470 8207 3472 8207 3476 8211 3475 8212
      3478 8213 3478 8215 3480 8217 3480 8216
      3485 8222 3502 8179 3493 8176 3491 8171
      3483 8179 3475 8181 3469 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 247DEG 41KT 3481 8207 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

RWH

984 
WWUS52 KGSP 302228
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
528 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

SCC083-302238-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161130T2230Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-
528 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
530 PM EST...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3470 8207 3472 8207 3476 8211 3475 8212
      3478 8213 3478 8215 3480 8217 3480 8216
      3485 8222 3502 8179 3493 8176 3491 8171
      3483 8179 3475 8181 3469 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 270DEG 48KT 3491 8175 

$$

RWH

The 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, 4:12 PM EST	Tornado Warning	GSP	Anderson, Greenville	48 min
Nov 30, 4:41 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more	49 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.