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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 3, 2012Laurens County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2012, 7:57 PM EDT for Laurens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 48 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
Apr 3, 2012, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2012, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Laurens County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 250 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2012-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 245 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2012-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 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
245 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
657 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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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 Apr 3, 7:47 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 7:47 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:39 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
339 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-
509-SCZ001>005-041945-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
339 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE
LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ028-029-NCZ068-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ006>008-010>012-019-041945-
HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD-
339 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...A FEW PULSE
SEVERE STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. HIGHLY LOCALIZED SEVERE HAIL AND
WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-013-014-041945-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER-
339 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
542 PM EDT TUE APR 03 2012

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

0525 PM     HAIL             4 SSW CARNESVILLE       34.31N 83.25W
04/03/2012  M0.88 INCH       FRANKLIN           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            OFFICER REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL ALONG ATKINSON BRIDGE
            ROAD.

0517 PM     HAIL             CARNESVILLE             34.37N 83.23W
04/03/2012  E1.00 INCH       FRANKLIN           GA   PUBLIC

0516 PM     HAIL             SSW LAVONIA             34.43N 83.11W
04/03/2012  M0.75 INCH       FRANKLIN           GA   PUBLIC

&&

NED
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
620 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

SCZ010-032245-
ANDERSON-
620 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY THROUGH
645 PM EDT...

AT 617 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SANDY SPRINGS...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ANDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ANDERSON...
  WILLIAMSTON...

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

LAT...LON 3462 8285 3465 8281 3470 8246 3468 8245
      3467 8247 3464 8245 3463 8245 3458 8242
      3457 8243 3455 8241 3449 8240 3447 8283

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 7:10 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 7:29 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 7:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 2:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham50 min
Apr 3, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHaywood36 min
Apr 3, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood67 min
Apr 3, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMacon, Swain62 min
Apr 3, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMacon64 min
Apr 3, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Transylvania61 min
Apr 3, 2:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood, Jackson, Transylvania61 min
Apr 3, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSwain51 min
Apr 3, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania62 min
Apr 3, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYancey40 min
Apr 3, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAvery, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey37 min
Apr 3, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell, Polk, Rutherford50 min
Apr 3, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMadison47 min
Apr 3, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGraham, Swain30 min
Apr 3, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMitchell48 min
Apr 3, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMitchell, Yancey23 min
Apr 3, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPDavie48 min
Apr 2, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville51 min
Apr 2, 8:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood48 min
Apr 2, 11:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville39 min
Apr 3, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee52 min
Apr 3, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPOconee53 min
Apr 3, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPOconee61 min
Apr 3, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Oconee46 min
Apr 3, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAnderson25 min
Apr 3, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson59 min
Apr 3, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens50 min
Apr 3, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood46 min
Apr 2, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPElbert, Hart44 min
Apr 2, 10:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPElbert, Hart50 min
Apr 3, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRabun44 min
Apr 3, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPFranklin59 min

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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.