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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 31, 2022Chester County, York County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2022, 12:03 PM EDT for Chester County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 27 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: Mar 31, 2022, 12:03 PM EDT (16:03 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2022, 12:30 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Chester County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 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 nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 172 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 863 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 278 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 342 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

410 
WFUS52 KGSP 311603
TORGSP
SCC023-091-311630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0013.220331T1603Z-220331T1630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1203 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Chester County in Upstate South Carolina...
  Southeastern York County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 1230 PM EDT.
    
* At 1203 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 5 miles southeast of Chester, 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...
  Richburg around 1220 PM EDT.
  Catawba around 1230 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include
Edgemoor.

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 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 3484 8087 3483 8090 3482 8090 3479 8088
      3475 8088 3473 8087 3461 8115 3467 8120
      3490 8092 3486 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1603Z 233DEG 34KT 3466 8113 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

840 
WWUS52 KGSP 311611
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1211 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

SCC023-091-311630-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220331T1630Z/
Chester SC-York SC-
1211 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHESTER AND SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTIES...
    
At 1211 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles east of Chester, or near Richburg, moving
northeast at 45 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...
  Catawba around 1230 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Edgemoor.

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 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 3466 8106 3472 8112 3479 8106 3490 8092
      3486 8087 3484 8087 3483 8090 3482 8090
      3479 8088 3475 8088 3473 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 230DEG 41KT 3473 8103 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

8

391 
WWUS52 KGSP 311621
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1221 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

SCC091-311630-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220331T1630Z/
York SC-
1221 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning no longer is 
expected to track into York County. Therefore, the warning has been 
cancelled.

LAT...LON 3470 8095 3470 8097 3480 8105 3482 8102
      3482 8090 3479 8088 3475 8088 3474 8087
      3473 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 233DEG 41KT 3479 8093 

$$

SCC023-311630-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220331T1630Z/
Chester SC-
1221 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHESTER COUNTY...
    
At 1220 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Lancaster, or 4 miles south of
Catawba, moving northeast at 45 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Chester County, including the following locations...
Edgemoor.

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 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 3470 8095 3470 8097 3480 8105 3482 8102
      3482 8090 3479 8088 3475 8088 3474 8087
      3473 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 233DEG 41KT 3479 8093 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 7:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee, Pickens	35 min
Mar 31, 8:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	32 min
Mar 31, 8:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Pickens	32 min
Mar 31, 8:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	31 min
Mar 31, 9:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville	31 min
Mar 31, 9:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	34 min
Mar 31, 10:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	30 min
Mar 31, 10:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood, Laurens	35 min
Mar 31, 10:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester, Union, York	32 min
Mar 31, 10:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	25 min
Mar 31, 10:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	16 min
Mar 31, 10:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee, Chester, Union, York	48 min
Mar 31, 11:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee, Chester, Union, York	46 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.