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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2017, 6:43 PM EDT for Burke County, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 32 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
- Sep 1, 2017, 6:43 PM EDT (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2017, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Burke County, NC, Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 208 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
357
WFUS52 KGSP 012243
TORGSP
NCC023-161-012315-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0016.170901T2243Z-170901T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
643 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
South central Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 715 PM EDT
* At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Rutherfordton, or 9 miles north of
Spindale, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
South Mountains State Park and Salem around 710 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include Union
Mills.
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.
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 3559 8160 3556 8166 3558 8169 3555 8169
3543 8194 3549 8199 3553 8194 3554 8184
3558 8182 3561 8184 3571 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 233DEG 26KT 3550 8190
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
082 follow-up statements
754
WWUS52 KGSP 012259
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
659 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
NCC161-012309-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170901T2315Z/
Rutherford NC-
659 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3563 8164 3560 8172 3561 8172 3560 8174
3561 8176 3559 8177 3559 8179 3558 8180
3558 8182 3561 8184 3571 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 227DEG 26KT 3559 8180
$$
NCC023-012315-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170901T2315Z/
Burke NC-
659 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY...
At 659 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles southwest of Morganton, or 8 miles west of South
Mountains State Park, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
This dangerous storm will be near...
South Mountains State Park and Salem around 710 PM EDT.
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.
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 3563 8164 3560 8172 3561 8172 3560 8174
3561 8176 3559 8177 3559 8179 3558 8180
3558 8182 3561 8184 3571 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 227DEG 26KT 3559 8180
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
08614
WWUS52 KGSP 012315
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
715 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
NCC023-012325-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170901T2315Z/
Burke NC-
715 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore the warning has
been allowed to expire.
If you observed a funnel cloud or wind damage, please report it to
the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll
free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or
Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the
event and the specific location where it occurred.
LAT...LON 3563 8164 3560 8172 3561 8172 3560 8174
3561 8176 3559 8177 3559 8179 3558 8180
3558 8182 3561 8184 3571 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 233DEG 26KT 3561 8178
$$
08The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 9:11 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 9 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 26 min |
| Sep 1, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 23 min |
| Sep 1, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 35 min |
| Sep 1, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 24 min |
| Sep 1, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 47 min |
| Sep 1, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Davie, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 45 min |
| Sep 1, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, Polk, Rutherford | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 52 min |
| Sep 1, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 62 min |
| Sep 1, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Davie, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 41 min |
| Sep 1, 6:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 32 min |
| Sep 1, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 22 min |
| Sep 1, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 26 min |
| Sep 1, 7:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 2 hr |
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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.