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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 4, 2014Graham County, Madison County, Swain County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 4, 2014, 11:10 PM EDT for Graham County, Madison County, Swain County, North Carolina. It was in force for 50 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 4, 2014, 11:10 PM EDT (03:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Graham County, NC, Madison County, NC, Swain County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 297 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: 587 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.0

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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 Jun 4, 10:27 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 10:27 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 3:48 PM EDT, 7 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
348 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-052000-
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-
348 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY FROM THE NORTHWEST
LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AS A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX ARRIVES FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. STRONG TO
DAMAGING WINDS MAY ARRIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF THE MAIN FAST
MOVING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY REACHING THE TENNESSEE
BORDER AREA BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT...AND THEN MOVING SOUTHEAST
OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. DAMAGING
WINDS WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING COULD
PROVE HAZARDOUS AS WELL.

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER THIS EVENING. BE ALERT FOR ANY
WARNINGS. HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR SMART PHONE APPLICATION SET
TO ALERT YOU IN CASE WARNINGS OCCUR AFTER YOU HAVE GONE TO BED.
AVOID SLEEPING IN LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE HIT BY FALLING TREES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT PUSHING
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS COULD TRIGGER ANOTHER ROUND OF
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WOULD BE THE MAIN THREATS.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...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.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-052000-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
348 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FAST MOVING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST
OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.
STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE...AND MAY
ARRIVE WELL AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. EVEN IF THE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE GENERALLY WEAKENING...SEVERE WIND GUSTS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THROUGH SUNRISE. DAMAGING
WINDS WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING COULD
PROVE HAZARDOUS AS WELL.

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER LATE THIS EVENING. IF A
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX DEVELOPS OVER KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE...THIS
WILL MAKE SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND THE PIEDMONT OF
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS MORE LIKELY OVERNIGHT. HAVE A NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR SMART PHONE APPLICATION SET TO ALERT YOU IN CASE WARNINGS
OCCUR AFTER YOU HAVE GONE TO BED. CONSIDER AVOIDING SLEEPING IN
LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE HIT BY FALLING TREES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS
TIME...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY
THREATS.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...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.

GERAPETRITIS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 8:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
857 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

NCZ033-050-503-505-050145-
AVERY-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-MITCHELL-
857 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN BURKE...NORTH
CENTRAL MCDOWELL...MITCHELL AND AVERY COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT...

AT 852 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BULADEAN...OR 13 MILES WEST OF NEWLAND...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BAKERSVILLE...
  INGALLS...
  LINVILLE...
  JONAS RIDGE...
  ASHFORD...

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

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

LAT...LON 3607 8174 3579 8198 3600 8220 3601 8219
      3602 8222 3607 8228 3616 8221 3615 8218
      3615 8215 3611 8212 3611 8208 3613 8205
      3613 8204 3616 8200

JOH

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 10:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 10:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 11:10 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Avery, Mitchell	48 min
Jun 4, 9:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell	42 min
Jun 4, 10:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander	45 min
Jun 4, 10:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	42 min
Jun 4, 10:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Caldwell, Iredell	29 min
Jun 5, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Lincoln	41 min
Jun 5, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rowan	49 min
Jun 5, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	45 min
Jun 5, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	49 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2014 Every special weather statement in 2014

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.