Dust Devil, Union
- When
- March 24, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 2.66 mi WNW of Ada
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 34.590, -81.570
Dust Devil in South Carolina, March 24, 2011
A dust devil damaged some outbuildings on Beattys Bridge Rd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A dust devil damaged some outbuildings on Beattys Bridge Rd.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 24, 2:28 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 2:28 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
328 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH
FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
AND MOVE EAST INTO THE REGION SUNDAY...BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS
ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AND REMAINS THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AS A SHORT
WAVE TROUGH MOVES OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. THE NAM HAS INCREASING
COLD ADVECTION IN THE 1000-850 MB LAYER FROM 21-00 UTC...WITH THE
CAA WEAKENING THEREAFTER. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE NW FLOW CLOUDS BANKED
ALONG THE TN LINE WELL INTO THE EVENING...AND IT SHOULD KEEP WINDS A
LITTLE GUSTY ACROSS THE FA UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. LATER TONIGHT THE
NAM AND GFS QUICKLY DISSIPATE CLOUD COVER OVER THE MTNS. THIS SHOULD
ALLOW MIN TEMPS TO FALL INTO THE M20S TO L30S ACROSS MOST OF THE NC
MTNS...AND I/VE KEPT THE FREEZING WARNING IN PLACE...WITH A FROST
ADVISORY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40 OUT INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT. EVEN IF THE CLOUDS HOLD ON LONGER ALONG THE TN LINE AND
DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...PLENTY OF SHELTERED MTN LOCATIONS
SHOULD STILL SEE FREEZING TEMPS OVERNIGHT.
THE FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL ACROSS THE SRN STATES ON FRIDAY. A SHORT
WAVE WILL EJECT OUT OF THE PLAINS...AND PASS NORTH OF THE REGION
LATE IN THE DAY. THIS SHOULD BRING INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS...BUT
LITTLE CHANCE OF RAIN...TO THE NC ZONES...WITH LESS CLOUD COVER TO
THE SOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AS
COOLER THICKNESSES WORK INTO THE REGION WITH THE SFC HIGH.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 2 PM EDT THURSDAY...ZONAL UPPER FLOW WILL EXIST OVER THE
SOUTHERN TIER OF THE NATION FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
PATTERN AMPLIFIES ON SUNDAY NIGHT AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE PLAINS
AND A TROUGH AMPLIFIES ALONG THE EAST COAST. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
WILL BE SOUTH OF OUR AREA EARLY SATURDAY...AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL
NOSE DOWN THE EAST COAST IN ITS WAKE. ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE OVER THIS
HIGH WILL PRODUCE CLOUDS AND STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGE WILL BE LIMITED BY
CLOUD COVER AND NORTHEAST WINDS. A SURFACE WAVE ALONG THE FRONT WILL
DRAG A COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS OUR AREA ON SUNDAY...ENDING UPGLIDE
FLOW...AND RESULTING IN DECREASING CLOUD COVER AND AN END TO
PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RUN CLOSER
TO NORMAL VALUES.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT 2 PM EDT THURSDAY...AN UPPER LOW WILL BE DEPARTING NORTH AMERICA
ON MONDAY...WHILE A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE CROSSES THE MS RIVER
VALLEY...AND A LOW AMPLITUDE TROUGH MOVES FROM THE ROCKIES TO THE
PLAINS. AGREEMENT ON TIMING AND STRENGTH OF INDIVIDUAL FEATURES IS
POOR EVEN ON DAY 4...LEADING TO DECREASING CONFIDENCE WITH TIME. ON
TUESDAY THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE OUT OF PHASE...WITH THE GFS
CHARACTERISTICALLY FASTER AND WEAKER WITH THE TROUGH MOVING FROM THE
PLAINS TO THE EAST. SOME AGREEMENT IS SHOWN ON WEDNESDAY WITH
ANOTHER TROUGH MOVING FROM THE ROCKIES TO THE PLAINS...BUT BY
THURSDAY THE ECMWF BECOMES THE FASTER AND SLIGHTLY WEAKER MODEL WITH
THIS FEATURE.
HPC MADE USE OF THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN TO CONSTRUCT THEIR SURFACE
SOLUTION...WHICH KEEPS A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO FORM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
OVER OUR AREA...WITH SOME AMOUNT OF ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE OVER IT TO
PRODUCE CLOUDS AND STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION. BY THURSDAY THE FRONT
MOVES NORTH TO GULF COAST...AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF
THE SURFACE HIGH SPREADS EVEN BETTER MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE HAS ERODED TO THE POINT THAT ONLY
MINIMAL POPS WILL BE CARRIED AT THAT TIME. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL
RUN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AND MINIMUMS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL UNDER
CLOUD COVER.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...LEE TROUGHING HAS BACKED THE WINDS TO THE WNW AT KCLT.
THEY SHOULD BECOME MORE NWLY AS COLD ADVECTION INCREASES LATER IN
THE AFTN...THEN TURN LIGHT OUT OF THE NE TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...LEE TROUGHING HAS RESULTED IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
AT KGSP AND SW WINDS AT KGMU. THIS SHOULD LAST FOR A COUPLE MORE
HOURS BEFORE THE WINDS TURN MORE OUT OF THE NW AS COLD ADVECTION
INCREASES OVER THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE COLD ADVECTION
WILL ALSO KEEP THE WINDS GUSTY AT KAVL AND EVEN SOUTH OF THE LEE
TROUGH AT KAND THE REST OF THE AFTN. MODEL TIME SECTIONS SHOW THE
MOIST LAYER LOWERING AT KAVL LATER TONIGHT...AND MVFR CIGS ARE
POSSIBLE AFTER SUNSET FOR SEVERAL HOURS...THOUGH I/VE KEPT CIGS A
LITTLE HIGHER WITH THIS FORECAST.
OUTLOOK...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ON FRIDAY. LOW
PRESSURE MOVING EASTWARD ALONG A FRONT STALLED ACROSS THE REGION
COULD BRING BACK MOISTURE AND RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR
NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-049-
050-501-503-505.
FROST ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR
NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...MCAVOYHazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 2:15 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 315 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ507-509-251915- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 315 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-049-050-251915- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 315 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH 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. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-251915- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL- 315 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH 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. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. FROST ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FROST ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-251915- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 315 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH 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. FREEZE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ068>072-082-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-251915- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 315 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ501-503-505-251915- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 315 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH 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. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. FREEZE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. 07
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 dust devil. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Dust Devil
- A small rotating column of dust from surface heating that caused damage or injury.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Wildfire in Georgia, March 24 to 31, 2011
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- Wildfire in South Carolina, March 24 to 25, 2011
- Wildfire in Georgia, March 24, 2011
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 24, 2011
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, March 24 to 25, 2011
- Hail in Kansas, March 24, 2011
- Wildfire in Georgia, March 24 to 29, 2011
- Wildfire in Georgia, March 24 to 29, 2011
- Wildfire in Colorado, March 24, 2011
- Hail in Kansas, March 24, 2011
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 2011
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, March 2011
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 294303.