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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 5, 2005Hart County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2005, 5:38 PM EDT for Hart County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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
Aug 5, 2005, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2005, 6:28 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Hart County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 179 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2005-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 239 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2005-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
239 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1289 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 5, 2:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
225 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...
SCT THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED EARLY...OVER THE MTNS FIRST...THEN
ACROSS PIEDMONT. ATMOS QUITE UNSTABLE AGAIN TODAY WITH WEAK UPSLOPE
FLOW DEVELOPING AND PW VALUES AROUND 1.5 IN AND RISING. EXPECTING
SOME STRONG CONVECTION THROUGH EARLY-MID EVE. WITH WEAK STEERING
FLOW FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. CONVECTION WILL TAPER OFF
OVERNIGHT WITH AREAS FOG DEVELOPING...ESP WHERE RAIN HAS FALLEN.
LOOKS LIKE A REPEAT TOMORROW BUT WITH A BETTER H85 UPSLOPE WIND
COMPONENT SO HAVE BUMPED POPS UP THIS AFTN AND SAT AFTN-EVE.

&&

.LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...
THE CAROLINAS WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE SHEAR AXIS/ASSOCIATED SFC LOW
PRESSURE THROUGH THE EARLY PORTION OF THE EXTENDED...WITH THE LATEST
RUN OF THE NAM NOW ON BOARD WITH THE GFS IN SPREADING TROPICAL
MOISTURE OVER THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. CONSIDERING THIS...AND
WEAKLY DIFFLUENT UPPER FLOW ALONG WITH PERSISTENT LOW LEVEL
UPSLOPE...CANNOT RULE OUT CONVECTION CONTINUING WELL INTO THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD...SO HAVE RETAINED CHANCE POPS THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
WILL FEATURE LIKELY POPS IN THE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS FOR SUNDAY...
WITH SOLID CHANCES ELSEWHERE. WITH INCREASED MOISTURE/CLOUDS/AND
PERHAPS MORE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...SUNDAY TEMPS COULD BE QUITE
COOL...AS REFLECTED IN THE MAV. FOR NOW...HAVE SIDED WITH THE
RELATIVELY WARMER MET NUMBERS...DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
COVERAGE OF CONVECTION.

BY EARLY-TO-MID WEEK...THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO RETROGRADE INTO THE
SOUTHEAST...WHICH ALLOWS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TO VEER TO THE
SOUTHWEST. ALTHOUGH THE DEEP LAYER RH WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH...WILL
TAPER POPS DOWN TO TOKEN DIURNAL CHANCES BY TUESDAY...WITH A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND ANTICIPATED.

&&

.AVIATION...
CONVECTION INCREASING ACROSS CWA WITH TSTMS TEMPOED IN AT THE NC
SITES THRU 22Z...CB AND VCTS ALL SITES THRU 00-01Z. HZ STILL A
CONCERN BUT VFR AT ALL BUT KCLT ATTM. EXPECT CONVECTION TO DIE DOWN
WITH COOLING BUT COULD SEE ISOLD TSTMS...MAINLY MTNS/FOOTHILLS
OVERNIGHT. MVFR FOG FORECAST FROM 06Z ON BUT COULD GO LOWER IN AREAS
THAT GET RAIN. SIMILAR CONDITIONS SAT BUT WITH STRONGER S FLOW 0-5K
FT PROVIDING BETTER UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...LANE
AVIATION...RB
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 5:34 AM EDT, 12 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
534 AM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-060945-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
534 AM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO MOVE VERY
SLOWLY...INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK (SPSGSP).

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NED

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 5, 4:53 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
453 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W UNION               34.72N 81.64W
08/05/2005                   UNION              SC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON JERUSALEM ROAD AND HIGHWAY 18...NORTH AND
            WEST OF UNION. TREES ALSO DOWN ON LIPSEY STREET IN UNION.
            EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 415 PM AND 430 PM.

&&

BURRUS
Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:20 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
520 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005

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

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PACOLET                 34.90N 81.77W
08/05/2005                   SPARTANBURG        SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE TOWN...ALSO TREES REPORTED
            DOWN IN COWPENS.

&&

SBK
Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:20 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
520 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005

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

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PACOLET                 34.90N 81.77W
08/05/2005                   SPARTANBURG        SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE TOWN...ALSO TREES REPORTED
            DOWN IN COWPENS.

&&

SBK
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:22 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
522 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005

GAZ028-029-SCZ010-052200-
ANDERSON-ELBERT-HART-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...ELBERTON...HARTWELL
522 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM ANDERSON COUNTY INTO
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH INTO HART COUNTY AND
ELBERT COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS
NEAR 50 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG IN THE PATH
OF THE STORMS.

BOATERS ON THE NORTHERN END OF LAKE RUSSELL SHOULD SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

MOORE
Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:35 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAvery60 min
Aug 5, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMadison64 min
Aug 5, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAvery41 min
Aug 5, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke42 min
Aug 5, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMacon71 min
Aug 5, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester37 min
Aug 5, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPYork63 min
Aug 5, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPLaurens67 min
Aug 5, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee61 min
Aug 5, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg, Union66 min
Aug 5, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville37 min
Aug 5, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPOconee45 min
Aug 5, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPPickens22 min
Aug 5, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPFranklin66 min
Aug 5, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHabersham61 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005

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.