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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 614, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 14, 2011Anderson County, Oconee County, Pickens County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2011, 1:43 PM EDT for Anderson County, Oconee County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 62 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2011, 1:43 PM EDT (17:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2011, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Anderson County, SC, Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 14, 1:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG7 Ne Walhalla, SCTREE DOWN ON OCONEE CREEK ROAD.
Aug 14, 2:04 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG9 Ene Walhalla, SCONE TREE IN ROADWAY AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 183 AND HIGHWAY 130. ANOTHER TREE DOWN ON BURNTANYARD ROAD WHICH MAY BE IN THIS VICINITY ALTHOUGH COULD NOT FIND IT ON THE MAP.
Aug 14, 2:32 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Central, SC

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 223 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 2011-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 207 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 2011-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
207 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
975 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

067 
WUUS52 KGSP 141743
SVRGSP
SCC007-073-077-141845-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0614.110814T1743Z-110814T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
143 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 138 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF WALHALLA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LAKE KEOWEE...
  SENECA...
  SIX MILE...
  CLEMSON...
  NORRIS AND CENTRAL...
  PENDLETON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING...THROUGH OUR
AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...
1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 3484 8253 3458 8262 3474 8314 3492 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 285DEG 14KT 3480 8300

$$
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2 follow-up statements
277 
WWUS52 KGSP 141823
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
223 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

SCC073-141833-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0614.000000T0000Z-110814T1845Z/
OCONEE SC-
223 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVED EAST AND OUT OF OCONEE COUNTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL
SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3464 8282 3467 8285 3470 8287 3473 8286
      3474 8290 3478 8288 3482 8290 3489 8289
      3484 8253 3458 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 285DEG 14KT 3475 8285

$$

SCC007-077-141845-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0614.000000T0000Z-110814T1845Z/
ANDERSON SC-PICKENS SC-
223 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN PICKENS AND NORTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES...

AT 221 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SIX MILE...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CLEMSON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SIX MILE...
  CLEMSON...
  CENTRAL AND NORRIS...
  LIBERTY AND PENDLETON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN OCCUR
WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL
SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3464 8282 3467 8285 3470 8287 3473 8286
      3474 8290 3478 8288 3482 8290 3489 8289
      3484 8253 3458 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 285DEG 14KT 3475 8285

$$

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937 
WWUS52 KGSP 141841
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
241 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

SCC007-077-141851-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0614.000000T0000Z-110814T1845Z/
ANDERSON SC-PICKENS SC-
241 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PICKENS AND NORTH
CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM EDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL
SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3464 8282 3467 8285 3470 8287 3473 8286
      3474 8290 3478 8288 3482 8290 3489 8289
      3484 8253 3458 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 285DEG 14KT 3473 8277

$$

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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 14, 10:29 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 10:29 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1029 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY IN THE WEEK...
THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA BY
THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
EARLIER SHOWERS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...BUT MORE CONVECTION IS
ON THE WAY. MODERATE INSTABILITY SHOULD DEVELOP TODAY AS MOIST SLY
FLOW CONTINUES. HEATING MAY BE SLOWED BY MORNING CLOUDS...BUT THERE
SHOULD BE ENUF BREAKS DEVELOPING TO HELP REACH CURRENT FCST. DEEP
LAYER FLOW IS INCREASING CREATING MORE SHEAR...AND MID LEVEL DRYING
COULD INCREASE DCAPE VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...SEVERE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN AND COULD BE MORE WIDESPREAD. WITH
THE DRIER MID LEVEL AIR...PW WILL BE A LITTLE LOWER. HOWEVER...
ISOLATED FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT GIVEN THE RELATIVELY WET PAST
FEW DAYS.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...SE UPSLOPE FLOW AND WEAK ISENTROPIC
LIFT...COMBINED WITH AN UPPER VORT MAX...WILL BRING SHWRS ACROSS THE
AREA EARLY THIS MRNG. SHEAR WILL INCREASE BUT INSTABILITY STILL
APPEARS MINIMAL. A DAMAGING WIND GUST REMAINS PSBL THOUGH...ALONG
WITH SOME FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IF CELLS TRAIN. EXPECT CONVECTIVE
COVERAGE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER TROF AND
ASSOC COLD FRONT FROM THE NW. LAPSE RATES WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH
HEATING WHICH WILL INCREASE THE CHC OF SEVERE STORMS...MAINLY ACROSS
THE E CWA THIS AFTN. SPC HAS THE AREA E OF THE MTNS IN A SLIGHT RISK
FOR SEVERE STORMS TODAY. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW AVG THIS
AFTN. CONVECTION WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE W THIS EVE AFTER FROPA BUT
LINGER OVER THE MTNS. WITH DRYING AND COOLING BEHIND THE SYSTEM
EXPECT MRNG LOWS A COUPLE DEG BELOW AVG.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 120 AM SUNDAY...A VERY QUIET SHORT TERM IS IN STORE AS AN EAST
COAST TROUGH GRADUALLY WEAKENS THROUGH THE PERIOD. IN FACT...THE
EARLY PART OF THE WEEK WILL BE DOWNRIGHT PLEASANT (FOR AUGUST)...AS
MAX TEMPS WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO CLIMO...IF NOT A LITTLE BELOW
NORMAL...WHILE DEWPOINTS SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 50S AND LOWER
60S. THIS WILL RESULT IN MIN TEMPS A CATEGORY OR SO BELOW NORMAL.
THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO ACROSS THE MTNS AND NORTHERN
TIER MON AFTERNOON...AS TEMPS ALOFT WILL BE QUITE COOL WITHIN THE
TROUGH AXIS...AND THERE WILL BE ENOUGH LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
TO YIELD SOME POSITIVE CAPE. HOWEVER...THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT
TERM SHOULD BE FREE OF CONVECTION.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 145 AM SUNDAY...THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT
HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE EASTERN CONUS VERY EARLY
DURING THE MEDIUM RANGE...BEFORE FALLING AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK.
THIS WILL GENERALLY ALLOW A MEAN TROUGH TO PERSIST OVER THE EAST
THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE FALLING HEIGHTS LATE IN THE WEEK WILL ALLOW
ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO APPROACH THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
THEREFORE...POPS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE (TO SLIGHT/LOW CHANCE) ON A
DIURNAL BASIS ON THURSDAY...WITH CHANCE POPS OVERSPREADING MUCH OF
THE AREA FRI/SAT. TEMPS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN RIGHT AROUND NORMAL
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...SHWRS/TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM
THE W AS UPPER FORCING AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IMPROVE. HAVE AT
LEAST TEMPO MVFR CIG/VSBY AND VCSH/SHRA THRU THE MRNG HOURS. MOT
EXPECTING A LONG PERIOD OF IFR IF IT DOES OCCUR, MAINLY WITH SHWRS.
EXPECT INCREASING CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WITH THE STRONGEST TSTMS
MAINLY E OF THE MTNS THIS AFTN-EVE. LGT WINDS BECOME SW WITH MIXING
THIS MRNG. WINDS WILL SWING NW-N LATE AFTN W...LATE EVE E WITH
FROPA. EXPECT MVFR FOG SUN MRNG.

OUTLOOK...AFTER EARLY MRNG FOG EXPECT DRIER WEATHER MON-WED. CHANCE
OF CONVECTION WILL INCREASE AGAIN THU AS ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES
FROM THE W.

AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JDL
NEAR TERM...RB/RWH
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...JDL
AVIATION...RB
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 10:33 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1033 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-151445-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1033 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND PERHAPS SOME
LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND FLASH
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT SEE MULTIPLE
THUNDERSTORMS IN SUCCESSION...OR IN AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED HEAVY
RAINFALL DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL EXIST OVER THE PIEDMONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 14, 12:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1238 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

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

0722 PM     TSTM WND DMG     14 SE YORK              34.85N 81.06W
08/13/2011                   YORK               SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE LARGE PERSIMMON TREE DOWN.

&&

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Local storm report, Aug 14, 12:57 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1257 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

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

0521 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E WARE SHOALS         34.39N 82.21W
08/13/2011                   LAURENS            SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN.

&&

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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 1:34 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
134 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

SCZ001-002-004-005-141815-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
134 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL OCONEE AND SOUTHWESTERN
PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

AT 130 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF WALHALLA...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SALEM...
  LAKE KEOWEE...
  NORRIS...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3492 8313 3488 8265 3472 8269 3466 8280
      3474 8317

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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 1:38 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
138 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

NCZ064-065-509-510-SCZ003-141830-
EASTERN POLK-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-HENDERSON-POLK
MOUNTAINS-TRANSYLVANIA-
138 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN TRANSYLVANIA...NORTHERN
GREENVILLE...SOUTHERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES
THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 134 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF LITTLE RIVER...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HENDERSONVILLE...
  FLAT ROCK...
  NORTH SALUDA RESERVOIR...
  TRYON...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3530 8215 3519 8218 3519 8221 3507 8222
      3506 8223 3516 8267 3534 8263

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee, Pickens41 min
Aug 14, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Spartanburg54 min
Aug 14, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Anderson62 min
Aug 14, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Anderson, Greenville67 min
Aug 14, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Spartanburg63 min
Aug 14, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville48 min
Aug 14, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Greenwood57 min
Aug 14, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville49 min
Aug 14, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Laurens28 min
Aug 14, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Spartanburg, Union68 min
Aug 14, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenwood26 min
Aug 14, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Spartanburg55 min
Aug 14, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg36 min
Aug 14, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Spartanburg27 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.