Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2017, 4:25 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 13, 2017, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2017, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alexander County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Stony Point, NC | TREES DOWN ON COUNTY LINE ROAD WEST OF STATESVILLE. |
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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 508 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
537
WUUS52 KGSP 132025
SVRGSP
NCC003-035-097-159-132115-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0113.170613T2025Z-170613T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
425 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2017
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Central Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT
* At 424 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Statesville, or near Lake Wylie, moving southeast at 15 mph.
Several other storms will probably produce severe weather as well,
including one near Claremont in Catawba County, one east of
Troutman in Iredell County, and another developing in western
Rowan County near Mount Ulla.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Statesville, Conover, Troutman, Stony Point, Claremont, Cleveland,
Catawba, Lake Norman State Park, Lookout Shoals Lake and Sherrills
Ford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A few trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area.
Hail can cause major property damage, especially to vehicles. Seek
shelter inside an interior room.
Lake Norman is in the path of this storm. Get away from the water
and seek shelter in an interior room in the nearest shelter. If you
can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
This storm is also producing extremely heavy rainfall. Flooding of
drainage ditches and low lying areas may occur. Small streams will
rise rapidly. Do not drive through areas where water is flowing over
the road.
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 3589 8086 3586 8071 3585 8070 3586 8068
3585 8067 3584 8067 3585 8065 3583 8061
3560 8065 3560 8112 3572 8124 3593 8102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 308DEG 14KT 3580 8106
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MOORE1 follow-up statement
240
WWUS52 KGSP 132046
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
446 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2017
NCC003-132054-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170613T2115Z/
Alexander NC-
446 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3588 8081 3586 8071 3585 8070 3586 8068
3585 8067 3584 8067 3585 8065 3583 8061
3560 8065 3560 8112 3572 8115 3585 8094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 297DEG 10KT 3568 8069
$$
NCC035-097-159-132115-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170613T2115Z/
Catawba NC-Iredell NC-Rowan NC-
446 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA...CENTRAL IREDELL AND NORTHWESTERN ROWAN
COUNTIES...
At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Salisbury, or near Cleveland, moving southeast at 10 mph. Another
severe storm was located over Troutman, and a third was located
between Bandys and Catawba.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Statesville, Troutman, Cleveland, Catawba, Lake Norman State Park,
Sherrills Ford, Mount Ulla, Bandys, Cool Springs and Doolie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A few trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area.
Hail can cause major property damage, especially to vehicles. Seek
shelter inside an interior room.
Lake Norman is in the path of this storm. Get away from the water
and seek shelter in an interior room in the nearest shelter. If you
can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3588 8081 3586 8071 3585 8070 3586 8068
3585 8067 3584 8067 3585 8065 3583 8061
3560 8065 3560 8112 3572 8115 3585 8094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 297DEG 10KT 3568 8069
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 12:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 56 min |
| Jun 13, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mitchell | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Rutherford | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 23 min |
| Jun 13, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell, Rutherford | 17 min |
| Jun 13, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Rowan | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 6:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg | 114 min |
| Jun 13, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Yancey | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.