Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Oct 8, 2017, 4:38 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 37 min. 4 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
- Oct 8, 2017, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2017, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Burke County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 4:54 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Polkville, NC | NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO IN CLEVELAND COUNTY NC. |
| Oct 8, 5:00 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 E Polkville, NC | MULTIPLE POWER LINES SNAPPED OFF HIGHWAY 182 AND CHARLIE RANDALL ROAD. |
| Oct 8, 5:15 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne Casar, NC | TREES DOWN AND SNAPPED OFF ALONG ANKLE ROAD AND DIRTY ANKLE ROAD. |
| Oct 8, 5:15 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 S Pleasant Grove, NC | NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO IN BURKE COUNTY NC. |
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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KGSP 082038 RRA
TORGSP
NCC023-035-045-109-161-082115-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0025.171008T2038Z-171008T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
438 PM EDT SUN OCT 8 2017
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Western Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
South central Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT
* At 438 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles west of Shelby, or over Lattimore, moving north
at 35 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...
Kingstown around 440 PM EDT.
Lawndale around 450 PM EDT.
Polkville, Casar, Belwood and Fallston around 500 PM EDT.
South Mountains State Park around 510 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include
Cooksville and Pleasant Grove.
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 3522 8156 3526 8178 3567 8172 3561 8140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 193DEG 29KT 3531 8166
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HG1 follow-up statement
943
WWUS52 KGSP 082056
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
456 PM EDT SUN OCT 8 2017
NCC161-082105-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-171008T2115Z/
Rutherford NC-
456 PM EDT SUN OCT 8 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
Rutherford County. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled for
that area.
LAT...LON 3534 8156 3536 8169 3566 8166 3561 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 193DEG 26KT 3543 8162
$$
NCC023-035-045-109-082115-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-171008T2115Z/
Catawba NC-Lincoln NC-Cleveland NC-Burke NC-
456 PM EDT SUN OCT 8 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CATAWBA...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND
AND SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTIES...
At 455 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles northwest of Shelby, or near Polkville, moving
north at 30 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...
Belwood and Fallston around 500 PM EDT.
Casar around 510 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this dangerous storm include Cooksville
and Pleasant Grove.
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 3534 8156 3536 8169 3566 8166 3561 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 193DEG 26KT 3543 8162
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
08The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 4:28 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 3 days |
| Oct 8, 10:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 43 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 37 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 40 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 51 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood | 36 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 54 min |
| Oct 8, 2:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | McDowell, Rutherford | 35 min |
| Oct 8, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 47 min |
| Oct 8, 3:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 2 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland | 48 min |
| Oct 8, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford | 41 min |
| Oct 8, 5:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Caldwell | 35 min |
| Oct 8, 6:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk | 2 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Rutherford | 36 min |
| Oct 8, 6:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Rutherford, Yancey | 2 hr |
| Oct 8, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland | 45 min |
| Oct 8, 7:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.