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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 6:26 PM EST for York County, South Carolina; Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, Union County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 min. 3 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, 6:26 PM EST (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Union County, NC, York County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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, 6:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Pineville, NC | POWERLINES DOWN NEAR I-77 OVERPASS. |
| Nov 30, 6:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Pineville, NC | TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK OVERTURNED BY WIND AROUND 2300 BLOCK OF WESTINGHOUSE BLVD. |
| Nov 30, 6:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Sw Charlotte, NC | DAMAGE TO MICROSOFT BUILDING LOCATED JUST OFF ARROWWOOD RD. |
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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.
924
WFUS52 KGSP 302326
TORGSP
NCC025-119-179-SCC091-010000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0009.161130T2326Z-161201T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
626 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EST
* AT 626 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...OR
NEAR CAROWINDS...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...
UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...SOUTHPARK MALL...THE ARBORETUM AND FREEDOM PARK
AROUND 630 PM EST.
MATTHEWS...SOUTH CHARLOTTE...EAST CHARLOTTE...THE PLAZA AND REEDY
CREEK PARK AROUND 640 PM EST.
DOWNTOWN CONCORD...MINT HILL...MIDLAND AND STALLINGS AROUND 650 PM
EST.
MT PLEASANT AROUND 700 PM EST.
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 3503 8087 3508 8091 3502 8090 3500 8098
3515 8105 3516 8100 3519 8100 3543 8042
3536 8039 3519 8051 3518 8050 3516 8044
3517 8042 3517 8039 3518 8037 3517 8036
3519 8030 3518 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 247DEG 49KT 3512 8093
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
RWH3 follow-up statements
625
WWUS52 KGSP 302335
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
635 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
SCC091-302345-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-161201T0000Z/
YORK SC-
635 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3507 8089 3524 8089 3543 8042 3536 8039
3519 8051 3518 8050 3516 8044 3517 8042
3517 8039 3518 8037 3517 8036 3519 8030
3518 8030 3503 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 251DEG 45KT 3515 8081
$$
NCC025-119-179-010000-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-161201T0000Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-UNION NC-CABARRUS NC-
635 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG...NORTHERN UNION AND CENTRAL CABARRUS
COUNTIES...
AT 635 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...OR OVER SOUTHPARK
MALL...MOVING EAST AT 50 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...
MATTHEWS AND EAST CHARLOTTE AROUND 640 PM EST.
MINT HILL...STALLINGS...HEMBY BRIDGE...INDIAN TRAIL AND FAIRVIEW
IN UNION COUNTY AROUND 650 PM EST.
MIDLAND AND MT PLEASANT AROUND 700 PM EST.
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 3507 8089 3524 8089 3543 8042 3536 8039
3519 8051 3518 8050 3516 8044 3517 8042
3517 8039 3518 8037 3517 8036 3519 8030
3518 8030 3503 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 251DEG 45KT 3515 8081
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RWH834
WWUS52 KGSP 302346
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
646 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
NCC025-119-179-010000-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-161201T0000Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-UNION NC-CABARRUS NC-
646 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG...NORTHERN UNION AND CENTRAL CABARRUS
COUNTIES...
AT 646 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...OR NEAR EAST
CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DOWNTOWN CONCORD...MIDLAND...HARRISBURG AND MT PLEASANT AROUND 700
PM EST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO IS LIKELY. MOBILE HOMES COULD BE FLIPPED.
FALLING TREES CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY...AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSES. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A STURDY BUILDING.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1...800... 2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3510 8078 3528 8078 3543 8042 3536 8039
3519 8051 3518 8050 3516 8044 3517 8042
3517 8039 3518 8037 3517 8036 3519 8030
3518 8030 3506 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 235DEG 39KT 3521 8073
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RWH302
WWUS52 KGSP 302357
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
657 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
NCC025-119-179-010007-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-161201T0000Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-UNION NC-CABARRUS NC-
657 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG...NORTHERN UNION
AND CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 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. HOWEVER STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
UNION AND CABBARUS COUNTIS.
LAT...LON 3510 8078 3528 8078 3543 8042 3536 8039
3519 8051 3518 8050 3516 8044 3517 8042
3517 8039 3518 8037 3517 8036 3519 8030
3518 8030 3506 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 247DEG 49KT 3526 8058
$$
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, 4:12 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, 5:04 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, 7:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania | 73 min |
| Nov 30, 9:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 53 min |
| Nov 30, 10:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 43 min |
| Nov 30, 12:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 1:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 23 min |
| Nov 30, 2:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon | 29 min |
| Nov 30, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 6:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Davie, Rowan, Union | 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.