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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 276, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2013, 6:45 PM EDT for Buncombe County, Madison County, Yancey County, North Carolina. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2013, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2013, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Buncombe County, NC, Madison County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 654 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
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 Jul 27, 2:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 2:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1138 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-503>510- SCZ001>007-010>012-019-281545- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-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- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD- 1138 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND THE WESTERN HALF OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME ACTIVITY CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE FREQUENT AT TIMES...AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. BRIEF LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE... WHILE A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501-502-SCZ008-009-013-014-281545- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER- 1138 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. IN ADDITION TO THE FLOODING THREAT...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS BRIEF LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. LANE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 3:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 27, 6:12 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
612 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM FLOOD 2 SW NEWTON 35.65N 81.24W
07/27/2013 CATAWBA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
4 HOMES REPORTED EVACUATED AS FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO
RISE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BOSTON ROAD AND HIGHWAY 10.
CATAWBA COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE SAID AT THE HEIGHT OF THE
FLOODING AS MANY AS 60 ROADS IN THE COUNTY HAD SOME LEVEL
OF FLOODING.
&&
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 6:17 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
617 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
NCZ049-053-505-272300-
BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-YANCEY-
617 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MCDOWELL...NORTHEASTERN
BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF SWANNANOA...OR 11 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
BLACK MOUNTAIN...
BUSICK...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3586 8214 3582 8214 3585 8209 3572 8202
3570 8204 3563 8206 3554 8242 3571 8251
3588 8215
07Local storm report, Jul 27, 6:32 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
632 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM FLOOD 5 NNE NEWTON 35.74N 81.19W
07/27/2013 CATAWBA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
THE ROAD CONTINUES TO BE CLOSED THIS AFTERNOON AT THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 16 AND C AND B FARM ROAD AT LYLE
CREEK.
0215 PM FLOOD 4 NNE NEWTON 35.72N 81.19W
07/27/2013 CATAWBA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROCK
BARN ROAD AND MCLIN CREEK ROAD.
0215 PM FLOOD 5 NE VALE 35.58N 81.32W
07/27/2013 CATAWBA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ROAD CONTINUES TO BE CLOSED LATE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF POTTS CREEK ROAD AND
REEPSVILLE ROAD WHERE POTT CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS.
&&
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 6:37 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
637 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
NCZ068-508-SCZ008-272315-
CHEROKEE-CLEVELAND-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
637 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHERN
RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 633 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF HARRIS...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
CLIFFSIDE...
BOILING SPRINGS NC...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3525 8146 3501 8156 3513 8185 3519 8188
3519 8194 3534 8187
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 11:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 67 min |
| Jul 27, 12:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson | 115 min |
| Jul 27, 1:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell | 87 min |
| Jul 27, 1:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 2:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 2:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell | 115 min |
| Jul 27, 5:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland, Rutherford | 109 min |
| Jul 27, 5:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Catawba | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston | 67 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 11:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 6 more | 19 hr |
| Jul 27, 11:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 12 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 12 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg | 106 min |
| Jul 27, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 1:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 107 min |
| Jul 27, 3:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 3:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Rutherford | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 7:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 12:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 10:30 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 12 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 11:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 108 min |
| Jul 27, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 38 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.