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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2021, 2:59 PM EDT for Abbeville County, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report 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 3, 2021, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 3:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Abbeville County, SC, Greenwood County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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 3, 3:18 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Greenwood, SC | QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON HIGHWAY 221 ON GREENWOOD'S SOUTH SIDE. |
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 3, 1:25 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 674 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted.
039
WFUS52 KGSP 031859
TORGSP
SCC001-047-031945-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0024.210503T1859Z-210503T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
259 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Abbeville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Southwestern Greenwood County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 259 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles southeast of Abbeville, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
Greenwood around 320 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include
Promised Land.
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 3407 8235 3415 8236 3422 8212 3406 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 261DEG 22KT 3413 8229
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KRENTZ2 follow-up statements
514
WWUS52 KGSP 031912
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
312 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
SCC001-031921-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210503T1945Z/
Abbeville SC-
312 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ABBEVILLE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for Upstate South
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3407 8232 3411 8226 3415 8224 3419 8224
3422 8212 3406 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 263DEG 22KT 3414 8215
$$
SCC047-031945-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210503T1945Z/
Greenwood SC-
312 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY...
At 311 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Greenwood, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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
southwestern Greenwood County, including the following locations...
Promised Land.
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 3407 8232 3411 8226 3415 8224 3419 8224
3422 8212 3406 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 263DEG 22KT 3414 8215
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KRENTZ048
WWUS52 KGSP 031925
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
325 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
SCC047-031934-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210503T1945Z/
Greenwood SC-
325 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
small hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for Upstate South
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3407 8232 3411 8226 3415 8224 3419 8224
3422 8212 3406 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 261DEG 22KT 3415 8205
$$
KRENTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 32 min |
| May 3, 12:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 37 min |
| May 3, 1:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 41 min |
| May 3, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 49 min |
| May 3, 2:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 51 min |
| May 3, 2:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 38 min |
| May 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 18 min |
| May 3, 2:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 41 min |
| May 3, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 34 min |
| May 3, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 32 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.