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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 5:04 PM EST for Cherokee County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016, 5:04 PM EST (22:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 5:30 PM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Cherokee County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
462
WFUS52 KGSP 302204
TORGSP
SCC021-083-302230-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0006.161130T2204Z-161130T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
504 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 530 PM EST
* AT 504 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPARTANBURG...OR NEAR
INMAN... MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
BOILING SPRINGS SC AND USC UPSTATE AROUND 510 PM EST.
MAYO...CHESNEE AND COWPENS AROUND 520 PM EST.
GAFFNEY AND COWPENS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD AROUND 530 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CHEROKEE FALLS...THICKETTY...DRAYTONVILLE AND FINGERVILLE.
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 3509 8218 3519 8192 3517 8148 3507 8144
3492 8211
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 249DEG 37KT 3503 8207
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
RWH2 follow-up statements
402
WWUS52 KGSP 302216
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
516 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
SCC021-083-302230-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161130T2230Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-
516 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG AND NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
AT 516 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF SPARTANBURG...OR NEAR BOILING SPRINGS
SC...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MAYO...CHESNEE AND COWPENS AROUND 520 PM EST.
GAFFNEY AND COWPENS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD AROUND 530 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE
DRAYTONVILLE...CHEROKEE FALLS AND THICKETTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO IS LIKELY. MOBILE HOMES COULD BE FLIPPED.
FALLING TREES CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY...AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSES. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A STURDY BUILDING.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1...800... 2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3519 8192 3517 8148 3507 8144 3496 8193
3516 8199
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 249DEG 37KT 3508 8192
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RWH480
WWUS52 KGSP 302229
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
529 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
SCC021-083-302239-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161130T2230Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-
529 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG AND NORTHERN
CHEROKEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
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 AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 3519 8192 3517 8148 3507 8144 3496 8193
3516 8199
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 249DEG 37KT 3512 8178
$$
RWHWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Nov 30, 2:45 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 2:45 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
245 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will move swiftly east across the region this evening.
Drier and cooler conditions will return tonight through Thursday and
persist through Saturday. Moisture should return from the west for
the latter half of the weekend and possibly linger into early next
week.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
At 2 PM Wednesday: An upper trough will broaden and extend across
the Southern Appalachians overnight, with zonal flow resulting across
the southern tier of the USA resulting by Thursday. A weakening vort
lobe will pass cross the Central Appalachians overnight.
At the surface, a cold front will approach from the west this
afternoon, preceded by moist inflow from the Gulf of Mexico. Upslope
flow and modest isentropic upglide over the southern appalachians
will support moderate rainfall amounts, but the expected
acceleration of the front should preclude excessive rainfall.
Although instability is somewhat limited, enough shear will be
present to prevent completely excluding the chance of severe weather
across the area. The front should clear our area by late tonight,
followed by winds veering from south to northwest, and drier air
moving and clearer skies moving in. Minimum temperatures tonight
will run above normal. Maximum temperatures on Thursday will run
near normal.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of Noon EST Wednesday: Zonal flow will be in place aloft across
the eastern CONUS Thursday night through Friday. Meanwhile, shallow
NW flow moisture may persist along the TN border in the northern
mountains into Friday, but will carry no PoPs given the weak WNW
upslope character and very shallow moisture. Cold temperatures would
support flurries or snow, however, if more moisture arrives than
progged. Otherwise, surface high pressure will gradually build east
toward the Appalachian chain and keep profiles dry across the region.
A broad but shallow ridge will then develop through Saturday across
the southeast. Although model differences persist with the expected
upstream low pressure development across TX and the western gulf
coast, there is good agreement on little if any upglide moisture
returning through 00Z Sunday. Will thus keep the forecast dry
through Saturday afternoon. Temperatures Friday through Saturday
will be near to just below climo, slightly cooler Saturday than
Friday.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 230 PM EST Wednesday...the medium range portion of the
forecast continues to be plagued with uncertainty among the global
models. The extended period kicks off 00z Sunday with our area under
a weak upper ridge, with a surface high centered over the OH River
Valley and an upper low over the Baha Peninsula. A plume of moisture
associated with a gulf surface low begins to extend into the CWA
overnight Saturday, with pops ramping up to the chance category by
Sunday morning.
Models diverge at this point on the handling of the progression and
depth of the upper low as it ejects out of the desert Southwest,
which has fairly significant implications as far as pops/QPF in our
area. As WPC mentioned in today's extended discussion, the faster
ECMWF has displayed poorer run-to-run consistency than the GFS, so
confidence is generally higher in the 12Z GFS solution and the
forecast is weighted more heavily toward it and its ensemble mean,
which is also in relatively good agreement on the handling of the
upper low.
The first possible round of rainfall, associated with a gulf low and
weak front, will arrive Sunday night and last into Monday morning.
There may be a brief lull in the precip Monday during the day before
the upper low ejecting from the desert southwest develops a surface
reflection and frontal structure, and ramps up rain chances Tuesday
once again. Another lull in pops in anticipated Wednesday before
another frontal system arrives Thursday, though confidence in this
lull is low enough that low-end chance pops are carried through the
entire extended period. Bottom line...next week looks like it will
favor a rather wet pattern, though QPF totals are uncertain for the
time being. The temperature forecast is also uncertain to say the
least at the moment, though there is a good feeling that the medium
range will begin with temps about 5 degrees below normal. A
moderating trend back to average seems like the most likely solution
for the rest of the extended period at this point, though there are
some hints at much colder air arriving over the area towards the end
of the next work week, with some mixed precip possible over the
higher terrain. This will of course be re-evaluated in future
forecast cycles.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere: Model guidance supports rain induced
afternoon vsby restrictions at Foothill sites and KAVL as a cold
front moves across the area, but keeps KCLT VFR. Convection is
possible at all sites. As the front moves through overnight, winds
veer from south to northwest in NC, and west in SC, remaining just
strong enough to keep daybreak vsby restrictions from occurring. IFR
vsby restrictions this afternoon will lift to low VFR this evening
before eroding completely overnight.
Outlook: Dry high pressure returns in the wake of the front for
Thursday thru Saturday.
Confidence Table...
19-01Z 01-07Z 07-13Z 13-18Z
KCLT High 91% High 96% High 100% High 100%
KGSP Med 70% High 99% High 100% High 100%
KAVL Med 70% High 95% High 100% High 100%
KHKY Med 74% High 90% High 100% High 100%
KGMU Med 66% High 99% High 100% High 100%
KAND Med 79% High 100% High 100% High 100%
The percentage reflects the number of guidance members agreeing
with the scheduled 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...Wind Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>064-505.
SC...None.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...LEV
AVIATION...JATHazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 3:53 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064-505-012100- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF 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. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-065-068-069-501>504-506>510-012100- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- 353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BANDS OF SHOWERS...WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A FEW CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND LIMBS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ001>008-010>013-019-012100- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- UNION-GREENWOOD- 353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 514 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...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. GAZ010-017-012100- RABUN-HABERSHAM- 353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND BRIEFLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ057-070>072-082-SCZ009-014-012100- ROWAN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-CHESTER- 353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BANDS OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH IN THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND LIMBS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...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. GERAPETRITIS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 30, 3:00 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
300 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
NCZ053-063>065-302030-
BUNCOMBE NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-HENDERSON NC-
300 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL JACKSON...
CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA...BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM
EST...
AT 300 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A CLUSTER
OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE
TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF BREVARD TO 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYLVA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...BREVARD...EAST ASHEVILLE...
ARDEN...WEST ASHEVILLE...NORTH ASHEVILLE...BLACK MOUNTAIN...MILLS
RIVER AND WOODFIN.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.
&&
LAT...LON 3572 8228 3568 8229 3562 8227 3559 8229
3556 8225 3553 8217 3552 8223 3550 8222
3546 8225 3546 8227 3542 8227 3520 8261
3513 8309 3531 8289 3532 8283 3541 8275
3542 8275 3544 8278 3565 8267 3577 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 247DEG 44KT 3558 8255 3536 8265 3520 8295
RWHLocal storm report, Nov 30, 3:34 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG CLARKESVILLE 34.61N 83.52W
11/30/2016 HABERSHAM GA 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
&&
LVISINLocal storm report, Nov 30, 4:22 PM EST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
422 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W ELBERTON 34.11N 82.88W
11/30/2016 ELBERT GA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN.
&&
LVISINLocal storm report, Nov 30, 4:33 PM EST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
433 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0414 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE SANDY SPRINGS 34.60N 82.70W
11/30/2016 ANDERSON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SCHOOL OFFICIAL REPORTS LARGE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING LEBANON
ROAD.
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, Nov 30, 4:59 PM EST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
459 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WSW SIMPSONVILLE 34.72N 82.30W
11/30/2016 E0 MPH GREENVILLE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
CAR PICKED UP AND SPUN AROUND ON WEST GEORGIA RD.
&&
LVISINLocal storm report, Nov 30, 5:03 PM EST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
503 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0458 PM TSTM WND GST SIMPSONVILLE 34.73N 82.26W
11/30/2016 E0 MPH GREENVILLE SC AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMBS DOWN AT SOUTH ST. AND WOODSIDE RD.
&&
LVISINThe 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, 4:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 36 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 |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.