Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 218
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jun 25, 2018, 1:02 PM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2018, 1:02 PM EDT (17:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 1 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 102 counties
Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Anson County, NC, Avery County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lee County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Polk County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Florence County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Horry County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Union County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC, York County, SC, Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 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 SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 5%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 2%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 60%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 20%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 10%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 5%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 70%
Warnings issued inside it
68 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon | 55 min |
| Jun 25, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 60 min |
| Jun 25, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea and 1 more | 65 min |
| Jun 25, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Union | 56 min |
| Jun 25, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 27 min |
| Jun 25, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Union, York | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 52 min |
| Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 60 min |
| Jun 25, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 25 min |
| Jun 25, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 58 min |
| Jun 25, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 12 min |
| Jun 25, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 52 min |
| Jun 25, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun, Stephens | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, McDowell and 1 more | 52 min |
| Jun 25, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 52 min |
| Jun 25, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence | 37 min |
| Jun 25, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 49 min |
| Jun 25, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Franklin, Habersham, Rabun, Stephens | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Robeson | 60 min |
| Jun 25, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Iredell and 3 more | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lee | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Horry, Marion | 54 min |
| Jun 25, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Polk, Rutherford | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Iredell and 3 more | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Stephens | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion, Williamsburg | 65 min |
| Jun 25, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Rutherford | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 78 min |
| Jun 25, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 67 min |
| Jun 25, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Davie, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Sumter | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 73 min |
| Jun 25, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 52 min |
| Jun 25, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 79 min |
| Jun 25, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Richland | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Moore | 76 min |
| Jun 25, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Sumter | 61 min |
| Jun 25, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 60 min |
| Jun 25, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland | 78 min |
| Jun 25, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 46 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 12:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White | 61 min |
| Jun 25, 6:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Elbert, Franklin, Hart | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ben Hill, Burke, Candler, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook and 18 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in North Carolina, 2018Severe Thunderstorm Watches in South Carolina, 2018Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Tennessee, 2018Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2018
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.