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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 24, 2012Union County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2012, 4:18 PM EDT for Union County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 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: Jun 24, 2012, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Union County, NC

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The text

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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 Jun 24, 2:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 5:20 AM EDT, 10 hours 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
241 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

NCZ036-241930-
IREDELL-
241 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY THROUGH
330 PM EDT...

AT 240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF STATESVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  STATESVILLE...

SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3590 8070 3583 8071 3569 8076 3565 8079
      3579 8107 3594 8099

JOH

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:20 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
320 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

NCZ071-082-242000-
MECKLENBURG-UNION-
320 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN UNION AND SOUTHERN
MECKLENBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 314 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PINEVILLE TO INDIAN
TRAIL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  FAIRVIEW...
  UNIONVILLE...
  MONROE...

SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE. SEEK HIGHER GROUND
IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3494 8079 3511 8094 3510 8095 3516 8101
      3517 8101 3518 8100 3519 8052 3496 8030
      3494 8030

JOH

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:32 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:36 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
336 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

SCZ011-019-242015-
ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
336 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN ABBEVILLE AND
NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT
10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  COKESBURY...
  DUE WEST...

SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3437 8249 3433 8216 3408 8226 3411 8246

JOH

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 4:11 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 4:18 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
418 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

NCZ082-242100-
UNION-
418 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY
THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MINERAL SPRINGS...OR 8 MILES WEST OF
MONROE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE. SEEK HIGHER GROUND
IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

LAT...LON 3482 8042 3482 8079 3494 8079 3496 8050

JOH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	46 min
Jun 23, 9:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	37 min
Jun 23, 10:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Union	41 min
Jun 23, 11:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Gaston	39 min
Jun 24, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mecklenburg	44 min
Jun 24, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Iredell	49 min
Jun 24, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	40 min
Jun 24, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Iredell	43 min
Jun 24, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Mecklenburg, Union	49 min
Jun 24, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Iredell, Rowan	53 min
Jun 24, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	49 min
Jun 24, 4:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Union	96 min
Jun 24, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Macon	57 min
Jun 24, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mecklenburg	52 min
Jun 24, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	52 min
Jun 24, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus	46 min
Jun 24, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland	41 min
Jun 24, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Lincoln	45 min
Jun 24, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Gaston, Lincoln	39 min
Jun 24, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	46 min
Jun 24, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Gaston	48 min
Jun 23, 8:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	42 min
Jun 23, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	44 min
Jun 23, 10:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	York	63 min
Jun 24, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	39 min
Jun 24, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	39 min
Jun 24, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	49 min
Jun 24, 5:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	York	42 min
Jun 24, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	43 min
Jun 24, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	57 min
Jun 24, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, York	56 min
Jun 24, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	51 min
Jun 24, 6:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Spartanburg	56 min
Jun 24, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Chester, Union, York	58 min
Jun 24, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	42 min
Jun 24, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	45 min
Jun 24, 7:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	50 min
Jun 24, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rabun	48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.