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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 5, 2011Franklin County, Stephens County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2011, 5:09 PM EDT for Franklin County, Stephens County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 5, 2011, 5:09 PM EDT (21:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2011, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Franklin County, GA, Stephens County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 176 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 369 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -129 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1148 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 2:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 5:03 AM EDT, 12 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
503 AM EDT FRI AUG 5 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-060915-
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-
503 AM EDT FRI AUG 5 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY. WITH WEAK WINDS AND A VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
PRODUCE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WHERE STORMS AFFECT URBAN LOCATIONS. ONE OR
TWO OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY ALSO PRODUCED SMALL AREAS OF
DAMAGING WIND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 5, 4:13 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
413 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011

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

0200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LINCOLNTON              35.48N 81.25W
08/05/2011                   LINCOLN            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            HILL ROAD...NORTH STATE ROAD...AND EAST MAIN STREET
            CLOSED FROM FLASH FLOODING.

&&

HG

Local storm report, Aug 5, 4:14 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
414 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011

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

0200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 S LINCOLNTON          35.45N 81.25W
08/05/2011                   LINCOLN            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            LITHIA INN ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

HG

Local storm report, Aug 5, 4:15 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
415 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011

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

0200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BOGER CITY              35.48N 81.20W
08/05/2011                   LINCOLN            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ASBURY CHURCH ROAD CLOSED BY FLOOD WATERS.

&&

HG

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:33 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
433 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2011

GAZ017-018-052100-
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-
433 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN HABERSHAM AND
WESTERN STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 431 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNT AIRY...OR 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CLARKESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  TOCCOA...

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3468 8352 3464 8326 3447 8333 3447 8338
      3446 8341 3451 8359

RB

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:41 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
441 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2011

NCZ064-SCZ001>003-005-052115-
GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS
MOUNTAINS-TRANSYLVANIA-
441 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN OCONEE...
NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE...NORTHWESTERN PICKENS AND SOUTHERN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 439 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROSMAN TO 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SALEM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  SALEM...
  ROCKY BOTTOM...
  NINE TIMES...

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS. A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

LAT...LON 3525 8283 3508 8261 3473 8287 3476 8290
      3478 8288 3481 8290 3479 8293 3491 8308

RB

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:09 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
509 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2011

GAZ017-018-026-SCZ001-052145-
FRANKLIN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-STEPHENS-
509 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN HABERSHAM...NORTHERN
FRANKLIN...STEPHENS AND WESTERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

AT 504 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TOCCOA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  EASTANOLEE...
  MARTIN...
  LAVONIA...

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM. A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

LAT...LON 3460 8347 3472 8329 3460 8316 3459 8315
      3458 8316 3456 8312 3449 8305 3444 8308
      3431 8333

RB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 5, 10:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, Union	109 min
Aug 5, 11:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg	3 hr
Aug 5, 11:58 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Gaston, Lincoln	2 hr
Aug 5, 12:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Mecklenburg, Union	4 hr
Aug 5, 12:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mecklenburg	43 min
Aug 5, 12:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Mecklenburg	3 hr
Aug 5, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Gaston, Mecklenburg	60 min
Aug 5, 1:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	108 min
Aug 5, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mecklenburg	45 min
Aug 5, 3:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	3 hr
Aug 5, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	46 min
Aug 5, 4:01 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Gaston	7 hr
Aug 5, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	34 min
Aug 5, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Haywood	32 min
Aug 5, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Madison	47 min
Aug 5, 6:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	6 hr
Aug 5, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	45 min
Aug 5, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	40 min
Aug 5, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	48 min
Aug 5, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	40 min
Aug 5, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	49 min
Aug 5, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	51 min
Aug 5, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Habersham	27 min
Aug 5, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Franklin, Stephens	67 min
Aug 5, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Franklin	49 min
Aug 5, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Elbert, Hart	46 min
Aug 5, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Elbert, Franklin, Hart	65 min
Aug 5, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Habersham	25 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2011 Every special weather statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.