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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

October 23, 2017Cherokee County, South Carolina; Cleveland County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Oct 23, 2017, 3:32 PM EDT for Cherokee County, South Carolina; Cleveland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 28 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 23, 2017, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
Expired: Oct 23, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Cleveland County, NC, Cherokee County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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 23, 3:36 PM EDT	TORNADO	5 Nw Gaffney, SC	ROOF OF A HOME ON FARIVIEW RD.
Oct 23, 3:42 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sse Cliffside, NC	TREE DOWN ON MCCRAW RD.
Oct 23, 3:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 E Boiling Springs Nc, NC	TREES DOWN, SOME ON HOMES.
Oct 23, 3:56 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nnw Shelby, NC	POWER LINES DOWN ON METCALF RD NEAR BARBEE RD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 23, 2:00 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 202 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 259 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

604 
WFUS52 KGSP 231932
TORGSP
NCC045-SCC021-232000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0033.171023T1932Z-171023T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
332 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Northwestern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 400 PM EDT
    
* At 332 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles northwest of Gaffney, moving northeast at 25
  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...
  Shelby, Boiling Springs NC, Mooresboro, Lattimore and Patterson 
  Springs around 400 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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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 3528 8140 3500 8165 3509 8183 3511 8183
      3518 8180 3518 8177 3522 8176 3531 8172
      3541 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 209DEG 23KT 3510 8172 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

KRENTZ

2 follow-up statements

006 
WWUS52 KGSP 231938
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
338 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

NCC045-SCC021-232000-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-171023T2000Z/
Cleveland NC-Cherokee SC-
338 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
CLEVELAND AND NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
        
At 338 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles northwest of
Gaffney, or 6 miles east of Cowpens National Battlefield, moving
north at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 

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 tornado will be near...
  Mooresboro, Lattimore, Boiling Springs NC and Kingstown around 350 
  PM EDT. 
  Polkville around 400 PM EDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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 3528 8140 3508 8161 3512 8181 3518 8180
      3518 8177 3522 8176 3531 8172 3541 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 190DEG 43KT 3516 8171 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

KRENTZ

949 
WWUS52 KGSP 231948
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
348 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

SCC021-231957-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-171023T2000Z/
Cherokee SC-
348 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for western and
the Piedmont of North Carolina...and Upstate South Carolina.

LAT...LON 3528 8140 3517 8151 3518 8177 3522 8176
      3541 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 203DEG 38KT 3526 8167 

$$

NCC045-232000-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-171023T2000Z/
Cleveland NC-
348 PM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
CLEVELAND COUNTY...
    
At 347 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles west of Shelby, or over Boiling Springs NC,
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...
  Mooresboro and Lattimore around 350 PM EDT. 
  Shelby, Kingstown and Polkville around 400 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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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 3528 8140 3517 8151 3518 8177 3522 8176
      3541 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 203DEG 38KT 3526 8167 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

KRENTZ

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 23, 11:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	47 min
Oct 23, 11:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Oconee	9 hr
Oct 23, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	33 min
Oct 23, 1:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	51 min
Oct 23, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	52 min
Oct 23, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	28 min
Oct 23, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	23 min
Oct 23, 2:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Laurens	44 min
Oct 23, 2:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Pickens	5 hr
Oct 23, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	35 min
Oct 23, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens, Union	49 min
Oct 23, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union	31 min
Oct 23, 2:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Spartanburg	36 min
Oct 23, 2:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Pickens	4 hr
Oct 23, 3:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Spartanburg	6 hr
Oct 23, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	30 min
Oct 23, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester, York	60 min
Oct 23, 4:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	York	6 hr
Oct 23, 7:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg	3 hr
Oct 23, 3:01 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania	11 hr
Oct 23, 11:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Transylvania	6 hr
Oct 23, 12:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	6 hr
Oct 23, 12:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Macon	59 min
Oct 23, 12:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Haywood	6 hr
Oct 23, 12:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson	6 hr
Oct 23, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Avery	29 min
Oct 23, 1:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Henderson, Polk	45 min
Oct 23, 1:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Transylvania	6 hr
Oct 23, 1:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania	6 hr
Oct 23, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mitchell, Yancey	37 min
Oct 23, 2:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson	6 hr
Oct 23, 2:07 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	66 hr
Oct 23, 2:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Rutherford, Yancey	6 hr
Oct 23, 2:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania	6 hr
Oct 23, 3:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Avery, Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford	6 hr
Oct 23, 3:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Avery, Mitchell, Yancey	6 hr
Oct 23, 3:32 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Avery, Mitchell	6 hr
Oct 23, 3:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Yancey	6 hr
Oct 23, 3:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Burke, McDowell	6 hr
Oct 23, 3:48 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson	30 hr
Oct 23, 3:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Buncombe	16 hr
Oct 23, 3:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, Rutherford	31 min
Oct 23, 4:16 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Haywood	12 hr
Oct 23, 4:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba	35 min
Oct 23, 4:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	6 hr
Oct 23, 4:41 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Buncombe	12 hr
Oct 23, 4:50 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GSP	Alexander, Caldwell	14 min
Oct 23, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Davie, Iredell, Rowan	46 min
Oct 23, 5:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	6 hr
Oct 23, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Iredell	11 min
Oct 23, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union	49 min
Oct 23, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Davie	24 min
Oct 23, 5:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan	6 hr
Oct 23, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Iredell, Rowan	42 min
Oct 23, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	42 min
Oct 23, 7:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, Rutherford, Transylvania	6 hr
Oct 23, 7:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey	6 hr

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.