Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, November 30, 2016

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, November 30, 2016
Start: 2016-11-30T16:10
End: 2016-11-30T18:03
Location: South Carolina

November 30, 2016 · NWS GSP · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

A strong cold front brought a line of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms to Upstate South Carolina during the afternoon. Although severe weather was primarily in the form of sporadic straight-line wind damage, one tornado tracked across southern Greenville and part of Spartanburg County.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

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 Nov 30, 2:45 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 2:45 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
245 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will move swiftly east across the region this evening.
Drier and cooler conditions will return tonight through Thursday and
persist through Saturday. Moisture should return from the west for
the latter half of the weekend and possibly linger into early next
week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
At 2 PM Wednesday: An upper trough will broaden and extend across
the Southern Appalachians overnight, with zonal flow resulting across
the southern tier of the USA resulting by Thursday. A weakening vort
lobe will pass cross the Central Appalachians overnight.

At the surface, a cold front will approach from the west this
afternoon, preceded by moist inflow from the Gulf of Mexico. Upslope
flow and modest isentropic upglide over the southern appalachians
will support moderate rainfall amounts, but the expected
acceleration of the front should preclude excessive rainfall.
Although instability is somewhat limited, enough shear will be
present to prevent completely excluding the chance of severe weather
across the area. The front should clear our area by late tonight,
followed by winds veering from south to northwest, and drier air
moving and clearer skies moving in. Minimum temperatures tonight
will run above normal. Maximum temperatures on Thursday will run
near normal.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of Noon EST Wednesday: Zonal flow will be in place aloft across
the eastern CONUS Thursday night through Friday. Meanwhile, shallow
NW flow moisture may persist along the TN border in the northern
mountains into Friday, but will carry no PoPs given the weak WNW
upslope character and very shallow moisture. Cold temperatures would
support flurries or snow, however, if more moisture arrives than
progged. Otherwise, surface high pressure will gradually build east
toward the Appalachian chain and keep profiles dry across the region.

A broad but shallow ridge will then develop through Saturday across
the southeast. Although model differences persist with the expected
upstream low pressure development across TX and the western gulf
coast, there is good agreement on little if any upglide moisture
returning through 00Z Sunday. Will thus keep the forecast dry
through Saturday afternoon. Temperatures Friday through Saturday
will be near to just below climo, slightly cooler Saturday than
Friday.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 230 PM EST Wednesday...the medium range portion of the
forecast continues to be plagued with uncertainty among the global
models. The extended period kicks off 00z Sunday with our area under
a weak upper ridge, with a surface high centered over the OH River
Valley and an upper low over the Baha Peninsula. A plume of moisture
associated with a gulf surface low begins to extend into the CWA
overnight Saturday, with pops ramping up to the chance category by
Sunday morning.

Models diverge at this point on the handling of the progression and
depth of the upper low as it ejects out of the desert Southwest,
which has fairly significant implications as far as pops/QPF in our
area. As WPC mentioned in today's extended discussion, the faster
ECMWF has displayed poorer run-to-run consistency than the GFS, so
confidence is generally higher in the 12Z GFS solution and the
forecast is weighted more heavily toward it and its ensemble mean,
which is also in relatively good agreement on the handling of the
upper low.

The first possible round of rainfall, associated with a gulf low and
weak front, will arrive Sunday night and last into Monday morning.
There may be a brief lull in the precip Monday during the day before
the upper low ejecting from the desert southwest develops a surface
reflection and frontal structure, and ramps up rain chances Tuesday
once again. Another lull in pops in anticipated Wednesday before
another frontal system arrives Thursday, though confidence in this
lull is low enough that low-end chance pops are carried through the
entire extended period. Bottom line...next week looks like it will
favor a rather wet pattern, though QPF totals are uncertain for the
time being. The temperature forecast is also uncertain to say the
least at the moment, though there is a good feeling that the medium
range will begin with temps about 5 degrees below normal. A
moderating trend back to average seems like the most likely solution
for the rest of the extended period at this point, though there are
some hints at much colder air arriving over the area towards the end
of the next work week, with some mixed precip possible over the
higher terrain. This will of course be re-evaluated in future
forecast cycles.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere: Model guidance supports rain induced
afternoon vsby restrictions at Foothill sites and KAVL as a cold
front moves across the area, but keeps KCLT VFR. Convection is
possible at all sites. As the front moves through overnight, winds
veer from south to northwest in NC, and west in SC, remaining just
strong enough to keep daybreak vsby restrictions from occurring. IFR
vsby restrictions this afternoon will lift to low VFR this evening
before eroding completely overnight.

Outlook: Dry high pressure returns in the wake of the front for
Thursday thru Saturday.

Confidence Table...

            19-01Z        01-07Z        07-13Z        13-18Z
KCLT       High  91%     High  96%     High 100%     High 100%
KGSP       Med   70%     High  99%     High 100%     High 100%
KAVL       Med   70%     High  95%     High 100%     High 100%
KHKY       Med   74%     High  90%     High 100%     High 100%
KGMU       Med   66%     High  99%     High 100%     High 100%
KAND       Med   79%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%

The percentage reflects the number of guidance members agreeing
with the scheduled TAF issuance flight rule category. Complete hourly
experimental aviation forecast consistency tables and ensemble forecasts
are available at the following link:

www.weather.gov/gsp/aviation

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...Wind Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for NCZ033-048>053-
     058-059-062>064-505.
SC...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...LEV
AVIATION...JAT

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 3:53 PM EST, 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064-505-012100-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF
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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-056-065-068-069-501>504-506>510-012100-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN
LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS
AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

BANDS OF SHOWERS...WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. A FEW CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE.
SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG
WIND GUSTS THAT COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND LIMBS. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ001>008-010>013-019-012100-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-
UNION-GREENWOOD-
353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 514 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ010-017-012100-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND BRIEFLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ057-070>072-082-SCZ009-014-012100-
ROWAN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-CHESTER-
353 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

BANDS OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE
CHARLOTTE METRO AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH IN THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD
BLOW DOWN TREES AND LIMBS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GERAPETRITIS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 1:37 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
137 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

NCZ059-062-301900-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-
137 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN JACKSON AND MACON
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EST...

AT 136 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES EAST OF ANDREWS...OR 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTAHALA LAKE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKLIN...SYLVA...CULLOWHEE...WEBSTER...DILLSBORO...NANTAHALA
LAKE...B.R. PARKWAY-SMOKY MOUNTAINS TO BALSAM GAP...CHEROKEE...
BURNINGTOWN AND AQUONE.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3519 8371 3520 8373 3524 8369 3529 8358
      3530 8346 3533 8343 3533 8334 3537 8333
      3541 8335 3550 8317 3527 8301 3523 8322
      3517 8322 3504 8356 3511 8362 3513 8362
      3514 8365 3515 8365 3515 8372 3517 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 239DEG 48KT 3514 8361

RWH

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 2:01 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
201 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

NCZ052-059-062>064-301930-
HAYWOOD NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
MACON NC-
201 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JACKSON...CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA...
HAYWOOD AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EST...

AT 201 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYNESVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTH
OF SYLVA TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKLIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKLIN...SYLVA...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...CULLOWHEE...LAKE
JUNALUSKA...CLYDE...HIGHLANDS...MAGGIE VALLEY AND BALSAM.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 8350 3532 8344 3533 8334 3541 8336
      3550 8328 3552 8324 3552 8318 3555 8316
      3560 8319 3563 8317 3572 8291 3562 8285
      3563 8281 3557 8277 3547 8280 3539 8271
      3505 8295 3499 8329 3500 8352 3504 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 252DEG 44KT 3559 8312 3527 8327 3504 8344

RWH

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 2:07 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
207 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

GAZ010-017-301930-
RABUN GA-HABERSHAM GA-
207 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HABERSHAM AND RABUN COUNTIES
UNTIL 230 PM EST...

AT 207 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLAYTON TO 10 MILES NORTH OF
CLEVELAND TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF DAHLONEGA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...DEMOREST...MOUNT
AIRY...ALTO...MOUNTAIN CITY...TIGER AND DILLARD.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3491 8363 3495 8355 3499 8355 3500 8312
      3499 8312 3491 8317 3488 8324 3482 8327
      3479 8332 3473 8335 3469 8334 3467 8337
      3449 8346 3449 8354 3443 8362 3450 8367
      3454 8362 3465 8366 3474 8362 3480 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 241DEG 36KT 3497 8351 3474 8372 3446 8400

RWH

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 2:28 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
228 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ052-059-062>064-SCZ001-004-005-302000-
FRANKLIN GA-STEPHENS GA-RABUN GA-HABERSHAM GA-HAYWOOD NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-
GREATER OCONEE SC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-GREATER PICKENS SC-
228 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT STEPHENS...HABERSHAM...RABUN...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA...SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD...
SOUTHEASTERN MACON...OCONEE AND SOUTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL
300 PM EST...

AT 228 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF WAYNESVILLE TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF
FRANKLIN TO NEAR CLAYTON TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLARKESVILLE TO 4
MILES SOUTH OF CLEVELAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOCCOA...SENECA...BREVARD...WALHALLA...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...
CLEMSON...CORNELIA...BALDWIN AND WESTMINSTER.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3491 8363 3500 8348 3503 8353 3548 8279
      3530 8262 3522 8260 3513 8264 3506 8289
      3499 8294 3481 8290 3489 8274 3463 8284
      3447 8316 3449 8354 3444 8362 3451 8367
      3454 8362 3465 8366 3474 8362 3480 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 243DEG 50KT 3537 8298 3498 8336 3487 8344 3478
8364 3454 8376

RWH

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 3:00 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
300 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

NCZ053-063>065-302030-
BUNCOMBE NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-HENDERSON NC-
300 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL JACKSON...
CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA...BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM
EST...

AT 300 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A CLUSTER
OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE
TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF BREVARD TO 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYLVA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...BREVARD...EAST ASHEVILLE...
ARDEN...WEST ASHEVILLE...NORTH ASHEVILLE...BLACK MOUNTAIN...MILLS
RIVER AND WOODFIN.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3572 8228 3568 8229 3562 8227 3559 8229
      3556 8225 3553 8217 3552 8223 3550 8222
      3546 8225 3546 8227 3542 8227 3520 8261
      3513 8309 3531 8289 3532 8283 3541 8275
      3542 8275 3544 8278 3565 8267 3577 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 247DEG 44KT 3558 8255 3536 8265 3520 8295

RWH

Local storm report, Nov 30, 3:34 PM EST, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLARKESVILLE            34.61N 83.52W
11/30/2016                   HABERSHAM          GA   911 CALL CENTER

            NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

&&

LVISIN

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5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: November 30, 4:10 PM EST to 4:16 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, 0.42 mi N of Denver to 2.82 mi WNW of Cheddar
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 34.586, -82.729

Public reported (via Social Media) roof damage and power lines down in the Denver Downs area. Multiple sources reported trees and large limbs blown down in the same area, including on Lebanon Rd, Hickory Ln, and Mountain Springs Rd, with at least one additional tree blown down along Highway 29 closer to Williamston.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: November 30, 4:24 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, 2.06 mi E of Gluck to 5.07 mi SSE of Toxaway
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 34.448, -82.634

Media reported a tree blown down on Hickory Ln and another tree down on Martin Rd.

Tornado, Greenville

When: November 30, 4:41 PM EST to 4:58 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, 1.94 mi N of Woodville to 4.08 mi NNE of Gaylord Xrds
Rating: EF1
Path length: 14.71 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Continued into: Spartanburg, Sc (GSP)
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 34.678, -82.378

This tornado touched down in the vicinity of Sandy Springs Rd, just north of the Preston Rd intersection and tracked east/northeast along an intermittent path. Initial damage was limited to downed large limbs and trees, although some greenhouses were damaged to Woodmont High School (intersection of W Georgia Rd and Reedy Fork Rd. The most significant damage, rated EF1 occurred along a 2.5 mile stretch from near the Fork Shoals Rd/W Georgia Rd intersection, along W Georgia Rd to just outside the city limits of Simpsonville. A garage attached to a frame home collapsed near the intersection of W Georgia Rd and Sullivan Rd. Two frame homes near the intersection of Rivereen Way and Riverchase Ct, and three houses on Leafmore Ct had large sections of roofing removed, as did a home on Plamondon Dr. A house on Glenbow Ct had one side of the exterior wall of its second story and attic removed. At least a dozen additional houses and mobile homes received mostly minor roof damage in this area. The tornado appeared to weaken as it moved into the city of Simpsonville, although numerous large trees were uprooted and large limbs downed across the city. One tree fell on a carport. The tornado continued east/northeast from Simpsonville, roughly paralleling E Georgia Rd. Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down east of the city, while minor structural damage to homes and outbuildings was reported. The tornado crossed into Spartanburg County near the confluence of Gilder Creek with the Enoree River.

Tornado, Spartanburg

When: November 30, 4:59 PM EST to 5:02 PM EST
Where: Spartanburg County, 2.19 mi WNW of Crescent to 1.74 mi S of Cashville
Rating: EF0
Path length: 1.73 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 34.785, -82.154

A weak tornado crossed into Spartanburg from Greenville County near the confluence of Gilder Creek with the Enoree River. Damage in Spartanburg County was limited to the downing of a few trees and numerous large limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: November 30, 5:03 PM EST
Where: Greenwood County, 1.03 mi ENE of Wade Hgts to 2.2 mi NNE of Ninety Six
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.187, -82.114

County comms reported power lines blown down on Emerald Farm Rd near Cambridge Ave. Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down at Wilson Bridge Rd and Highway 702.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: November 30, 5:52 PM EST
Where: York County, 3.6 mi N of Bullock Creek
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 34.902, -81.404

NWS storm survey found straight line wind damage, with multiple trees blown down along Highway 97.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: November 30, 5:59 PM EST to 6:03 PM EST
Where: York County, 1.16 mi WNW of Clover to 2.14 mi NE of Clover
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.104, -81.250

County comms reported multiple trees blown down in and around Clover.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 665284, 665285, 665289, 665290, 665286, 665287, 665288.