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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2020, 7:50 PM EDT for Rabun County, Georgia; Oconee County, South Carolina; Macon County, North Carolina. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2020, 7:50 PM EDT (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2020, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Rabun County, GA, Macon County, NC, Oconee County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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.
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 25, 6:11 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KGSP 252350
TORGSP
GAC241-NCC113-SCC073-260015-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0035.200425T2350Z-200426T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
750 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2020
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Rabun County in northeastern Georgia...
Southeastern Macon County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 749 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Clayton, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Dillard around 750 PM EDT.
Sky Valley around 800 PM EDT.
Oconee State Park around 810 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include Pine
Mountain and Mountain Rest.
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 3506 8316 3504 8313 3502 8313 3501 8311
3500 8311 3501 8307 3482 8300 3480 8346
3493 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 256DEG 36KT 3487 8337
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
123 follow-up statements
009
WWUS52 KGSP 260001
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
801 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2020
GAC241-NCC113-SCC073-260015-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-200426T0015Z/
Rabun GA-Macon NC-Oconee SC-
801 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RABUN...SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND NORTHWESTERN OCONEE
COUNTIES...
At 800 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles east of Clayton, or 7 miles west of Oconee State
Park, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Oconee State Park around 810 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this dangerous storm include Pine
Mountain and Mountain Rest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800,
2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using
hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the
specific location where it occurred.
&&
LAT...LON 3506 8316 3504 8313 3502 8313 3501 8311
3500 8311 3501 8307 3482 8300 3481 8337
3495 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 256DEG 36KT 3490 8323
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
12536
WWUS52 KGSP 260010
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
810 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2020
GAC241-NCC113-SCC073-260015-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-200426T0015Z/
Rabun GA-Macon NC-Oconee SC-
810 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RABUN...SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND NORTH CENTRAL OCONEE
COUNTIES...
At 809 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Walhalla, or near Oconee State Park,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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
northeastern Rabun, southeastern Macon and north central Oconee
Counties, including the following locations... Pine Mountain and
Mountain Rest.
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 3506 8316 3504 8313 3502 8313 3501 8311
3500 8311 3501 8307 3482 8300 3481 8322
3500 8327
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 256DEG 36KT 3492 8312
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
12036
WWUS52 KGSP 260016
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
816 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2020
GAC241-NCC113-SCC073-260025-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-200426T0015Z/
Rabun GA-Macon NC-Oconee SC-
816 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RABUN...SOUTHEASTERN MACON
AND NORTH CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northeastern
Georgia...western North Carolina...and Upstate South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3506 8316 3504 8313 3502 8313 3501 8311
3500 8311 3501 8307 3482 8300 3481 8322
3500 8327
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 256DEG 36KT 3494 8304
$$
12The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rabun | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 7:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Rabun | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 50 min |
| Apr 25, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 7:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 7:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Swain | 39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.