Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2017, 2:12 PM EDT for Greenville County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 18 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
- Apr 3, 2017, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2017, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Greenville County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Berea, SC | TREES DOWN ON CARS AND ON A TRAILER ALONG WHITE HORSE RD. |
| Apr 3, 2:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Taylors, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ON STATE PARK ROAD. 14 TREES SOME LARGE, 1-2' DIAMETER, 60-80' TALL UPROOTED AND/OR SNAPPED. METAL ROOF RIPPED OFF BARN, SOME WOOD IN THE ROOF STRUCTURE SNAPPED OR DISMEMBERED. METAL THROWN ABOUT 30' UP IN A TREE, OTHE |
| Apr 3, 2:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Taylors, SC | THREE TREES DOWN ALONG WITH POWER LINES DOWN ALONG TANYARD ROAD AND CARDINAL DRIVE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2:07 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -350 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 987 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 392 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
918
WFUS52 KGSP 031812
TORGSP
SCC045-077-031830-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0005.170403T1812Z-170403T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
212 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
East central Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 230 PM EDT
* At 212 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northeast of Easley, or near Berea, moving
northeast 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...
Greenville Eastside, Paris Mountain State Park and Travelers Rest
around 220 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 3487 8260 3499 8238 3487 8233 3483 8247
3482 8249 3481 8250 3479 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 242DEG 46KT 3485 8251
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
MOORE1 follow-up statement
429
WWUS52 KGSP 031819
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
219 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
SCC077-031828-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170403T1830Z/
Pickens SC-
219 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area, therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for Upstate South
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3486 8249 3491 8250 3499 8238 3489 8234
3485 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 236DEG 33KT 3489 8246
$$
SCC045-031830-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170403T1830Z/
Greenville SC-
219 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
GREENVILLE COUNTY...
At 218 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles northwest of Greenville Downtown, or over Berea,
moving northeast at 40 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...
Cherrydale Point and Furman University around 220 PM EDT.
Greenville Downtown, Greenville Eastside and Paris Mountain State
Park around 230 PM EDT.
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 3486 8249 3491 8250 3499 8238 3489 8234
3485 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 236DEG 33KT 3489 8246
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 11:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 23 min |
| Apr 3, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Pickens | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Greenville | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 3:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Chester, Union | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, York | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 25 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.