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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 24, 2017Davie County, Iredell County, Rowan County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 3:41 PM EDT for Davie County, Iredell County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 min. 2 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: May 24, 2017, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2017, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Davie County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Rowan County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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
May 24, 3:44 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Ene Statesville, NC	HOMES DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT HUNTERS RIDGE RD AND HWY 64. FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED IN THE AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
May 24, 3:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	8 Ene Statesville, NC	FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO A HOME ON SWANN RD. MENTIONED POSSIBLE TORNADO.

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
May 24, 10:04 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 75 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: 52 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 553 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

311 
WFUS52 KGSP 241941
TORGSP
NCC059-097-159-242015-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0009.170524T1941Z-170524T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
341 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Davie County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  East central Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Northwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 415 PM EDT
    
* At 340 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 6 miles east of Statesville, 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...
  Mocksville around 400 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include
Sheffield, Fork Church and Cool Springs.

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 3574 8078 3581 8088 3605 8069 3605 8066
      3589 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 225DEG 46KT 3581 8078 

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

$$

KRENTZ

1 follow-up statement

050 
WWUS52 KGSP 242002
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
402 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

NCC059-097-159-242015-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170524T2015Z/
Davie NC-Iredell NC-Rowan NC-
402 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR DAVIE...
EAST CENTRAL IREDELL AND NORTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES...
    
At 402 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles west of Mocksville, or 6 miles east of Harmony,
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 remain over mainly rural areas of Davie...
east central Iredell and northwestern Rowan Counties, including the
following locations: Sheffield, Fork Church and Cool Springs.

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 3577 8071 3587 8083 3605 8069 3605 8066
      3589 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 226DEG 23KT 3593 8067 

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
May 24, 4:23 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more	18 hr
May 24, 4:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	6 hr
May 24, 11:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham	71 min
May 24, 11:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Graham, Swain	47 min
May 24, 12:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham	42 min
May 24, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Jackson	44 min
May 24, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	36 min
May 24, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	McDowell, Polk, Rutherford	43 min
May 24, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Iredell	34 min
May 24, 3:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Burke, McDowell	3 hr
May 24, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	45 min
May 24, 4:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Davie, Iredell	18 min
May 24, 4:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Alexander, Iredell	31 min
May 24, 4:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Union	29 min
May 24, 4:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Mecklenburg	6 hr
May 24, 4:23 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Burke, McDowell	37 min
May 24, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Stanly	33 min
May 24, 4:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	3 hr
May 24, 5:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	McDowell, Rutherford	3 hr
May 24, 6:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	McDowell, Rutherford	6 hr
May 24, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	43 min
May 24, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell	36 min
May 24, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk, Rutherford	44 min
May 24, 7:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Henderson	107 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.