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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2012, 1:02 PM EDT for Macon County, North Carolina. It was in force for 43 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
- Jul 27, 2012, 1:02 PM EDT (17:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2012, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
County Macon County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:02 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 218 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 726 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Jul 27, 10:44 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 10:44 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 621 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012 GAZ018-026-028-NCZ036-037-057-068>070-508-510-SCZ001>008-010-281030- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON- 621 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 104 ACROSS MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON... AND COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ009-011>014-019-281030- ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC- CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 621 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PIEDMONT AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...AND COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-048>053-056-058-059-062>065-501>507-509-281030- RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN- HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 621 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON...AND COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. LANE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood, Transylvania | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 53 min |
| Jul 27, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 41 min |
| Jul 27, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell, Rutherford | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 66 min |
| Jul 27, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 45 min |
| Jul 27, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 62 min |
| Jul 27, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 59 min |
| Jul 27, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union, York | 54 min |
| Jul 27, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Laurens | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 54 min |
| Jul 27, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 48 min |
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Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012
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.