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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2025, 3:41 PM EDT for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2025, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2025, 4:39 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cherokee County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, Union County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 11:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 542 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 31, 2:50 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 2:50 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 2:51 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 251 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ064-065-068>072-082-507>510-SCZ008>014- 019-101>109-011900- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Transylvania-Henderson- Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union- Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk- Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood- Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains- Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville- Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- 251 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 87 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. A line of showers and thunderstorms cross the area from the west through this evening. Some of these storms may be strong to severe with damaging winds being the main threat. Also hail and isolated tornadoes will be possible, especially across the Piedmont. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office. NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062-063-501>506-011900- Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood- Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon- Southern Jackson-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains- Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- 251 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Piedmont North Carolina and western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A line of showers and thunderstorms cross the area from the west through this evening. Some of these storms may be strong to severe with damaging winds being the main threat. Also hail and isolated tornadoes will be possible, especially across the Piedmont. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 1:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
145 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
NCZ048-052-053-059-311815-
Buncombe NC-Haywood NC-Madison NC-Northern Jackson NC-
145 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON...SOUTH
CENTRAL MADISON...WESTERN BUNCOMBE AND CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTIES
THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
At 145 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles northwest of Waynesville, or near Maggie Valley, moving east at
40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Candler, Lake Junaluska, Leicester, Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Cove
Creek, Clyde, West Asheville, Canto, and Balsam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3553 8255 3540 8311 3554 8317 3556 8316
3558 8318 3579 8267
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 249DEG 36KT 3553 8307
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RWHSpecial weather statement, Mar 31, 1:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
155 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
NCZ052-059-062>064-311830-
Transylvania NC-Haywood NC-Southern Jackson NC-Northern Jackson NC-
Macon NC-
155 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MACON...CENTRAL
TRANSYLVANIA...CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES
THROUGH 230 PM EDT...
At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northeast of Franklin, or 6 miles southwest of Cullowhee,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Graveyard Fields, Ellijay, Savannah, Tuckasegee, Balsam Grove, Cruso,
Wolf Mountain, Lake Glenville, Looking Glass, and B.R. Parkway-Black
Balsam To Mount Pisgah.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
western North Carolina.
&&
LAT...LON 3511 8327 3529 8335 3549 8282 3524 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 249DEG 36KT 3523 8323
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RWHSpecial weather statement, Mar 31, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
202 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
GAZ010-017-018-026-SCZ101-104-311845-
Franklin GA-Rabun GA-Stephens GA-Habersham GA-Greater Oconee SC-
Oconee Mountains SC-
202 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FRANKLIN...STEPHENS...EASTERN
HABERSHAM...CENTRAL RABUN AND CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM
EDT...
At 202 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Clayton to near Toccoa to 3 miles north of
Commerce. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Westminster, Long Creek, Carnesville, Avalon, Gumlog, Tiger, Canon,
Tallulah Gorge State Park, Victoria Bryant State Park, and Lake
Rabun.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
northeastern Georgia...and Upstate South Carolina.
&&
LAT...LON 3426 8334 3432 8339 3443 8338 3446 8340
3448 8347 3449 8352 3459 8348 3488 8348
3502 8302 3449 8305 3441 8310 3428 8310
3424 8317 3425 8320 3424 8325 3426 8330
3423 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 249DEG 35KT 3487 8336 3458 8335 3427 8347
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TWSpecial weather statement, Mar 31, 2:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
215 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
NCZ048>050-052-053-059-063>065-311845-
Buncombe NC-Transylvania NC-Haywood NC-Yancey NC-Henderson NC-
Southern Jackson NC-Madison NC-Mitchell NC-Northern Jackson NC-
215 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA...
NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...CENTRAL MADISON...
NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...BUNCOMBE...SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD AND YANCEY
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
At 215 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles north of Marshall to 11 miles west of
Downtown Asheville to 17 miles southeast of Franklin. Movement was
northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Buladean, East Asheville, Green Mountain, Flat Creek, West Asheville,
Poplar, Marshall, B.R. Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East Asheville,
Burnsville, and Biltmore Forest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
western North Carolina.
&&
LAT...LON 3614 8218 3615 8215 3595 8222 3531 8264
3501 8312 3505 8315 3594 8270 3600 8262
3597 8261 3595 8257 3598 8251 3601 8246
3608 8241 3612 8236 3614 8229 3613 8225
3616 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 229DEG 52KT 3593 8262 3558 8276 3507 8310
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RWHSpecial weather statement, Mar 31, 2:45 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
245 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
NCZ033-049-050-053-065-503-505-507-311915-
Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Burke Mountains NC-
Henderson NC-Rutherford Mountains NC-Avery NC-Mitchell NC-
245 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN MCDOWELL...WEST CENTRAL
RUTHERFORD...NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL...
SOUTHWESTERN AVERY...BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH
315 PM EDT...
At 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Burnsville to 5 miles
south of Downtown Asheville. Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ingalls, East Asheville, Linville Falls, West Asheville, Swannanoa,
North Cove, Chimney Rock Village, Celo, Little Switzerland, and
Warren Wilson College.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
western North Carolina.
&&
LAT...LON 3603 8186 3544 8221 3548 8276 3580 8249
3582 8241 3587 8243 3590 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 259DEG 26KT 3584 8237 3551 8257
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RWHSpecial weather statement, Mar 31, 3:26 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
326 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
NCZ036-056-057-069-312000-
Rowan NC-Iredell NC-Lincoln NC-Catawba NC-
326 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA...
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHEASTERN IREDELL AND WESTERN ROWAN
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles east of Newton, or near Lake Norman, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Westport, Enochville, Mount Ulla, Bandys, Lake Norman, Mooresville,
Piedmont Research Station, Cleveland, Lake Norman State Park, and
Landis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
the Piedmont of North Carolina.
&&
LAT...LON 3551 8074 3551 8091 3549 8094 3547 8115
3565 8119 3582 8058 3578 8051 3553 8045
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 252DEG 33KT 3560 8100
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
RWHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 6:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 6:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 9:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe, Madison, Transylvania, Yancey | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe, Yancey | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 56 min |
| Mar 31, 8:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 56 min |
| Mar 31, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Spartanburg | 65 min |
| Mar 31, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 7:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 35 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.