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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 20, 2015Rabun County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Apr 20, 2015, 12:56 PM EDT for Rabun County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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 20, 2015, 12:56 PM EDT (16:56 UTC)
Expired: Apr 20, 2015, 1:30 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Rabun County, GA

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 20, 10:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 10:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 4:55 AM EDT, 8 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
455 AM EDT MON APR 20 2015

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-210900-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-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-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
455 AM EDT MON APR 20 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH IN AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS.
ALTHOUGH THE STORMS WILL BE FAST MOVING...HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE AND ISOLATED FLOODING MAY AGAIN DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 20, 9:48 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 20, 10:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 10:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1023 AM EDT MON APR 20 2015

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

0943 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GASTONIA                35.25N 81.17W
04/20/2015                   GASTON             NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A REPORT OF A TREE BLOWN DOWN ON A MOBILE HOME AT 235
            HANKS CIRCLE.

&&

LGABRIC

Local storm report, Apr 20, 10:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1027 AM EDT MON APR 20 2015

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

0750 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTMINSTER             34.67N 83.09W
04/20/2015                   OCONEE             SC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AROUND THE WESTMINSTER AREA. TREE FELL ON A
            HOME.

&&

STUREY

Local storm report, Apr 20, 11:29 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1129 AM EDT MON APR 20 2015

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

0928 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW KINGS MOUNTAIN    35.23N 81.37W
04/20/2015                   CLEVELAND          NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE TREE KNOCKED DOWN AROUND THE SCOTLAND DRIVE AND
            PHIFER ROAD AREA.

&&

STUREY

Special weather statement, Apr 20, 12:56 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1256 PM EDT MON APR 20 2015

GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001-201730-
STEPHENS GA-RABUN GA-HABERSHAM GA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-
1256 PM EDT MON APR 20 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
STEPHENS...SOUTHEASTERN RABUN...NORTHEASTERN HABERSHAM AND
WESTERN OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

AT 1255 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR TALLULAH FALLS...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLARKESVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOCCOA...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...TALLULAH FALLS...TALLULAH GORGE
STATE PARK...LAKEMONT...LAKE RABUN...HOLLYWOOD...TURNERVILLE AND LONG
CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL
CAUSE SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
CONSIDER MOVING VEHICLES TO A COVERED STORAGE AREA BEFORE THE STORM
ARRIVES.

&&

LAT...LON 3492 8316 3470 8304 3465 8310 3456 8345
      3473 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 245DEG 23KT 3468 8341

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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
Apr 19, 8:33 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	61 hr
Apr 19, 8:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	6 hr
Apr 19, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Swain	32 min
Apr 19, 9:39 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Haywood	12 hr
Apr 19, 10:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Madison	26 min
Apr 19, 10:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union	6 hr
Apr 20, 12:04 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Gaston	35 hr
Apr 20, 3:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	6 hr
Apr 20, 4:11 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union	6 hr
Apr 20, 9:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford	55 min
Apr 20, 9:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Gaston, Mecklenburg	45 min
Apr 20, 9:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mecklenburg	27 min
Apr 20, 10:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union	3 hr
Apr 20, 10:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan	46 min
Apr 20, 10:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus	13 min
Apr 20, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	33 min
Apr 20, 2:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Polk	42 min
Apr 20, 2:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland	35 min
Apr 20, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg	48 min
Apr 20, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Rutherford	39 min
Apr 20, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rowan	47 min
Apr 20, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Rutherford	33 min
Apr 20, 4:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Mecklenburg	3 hr
Apr 20, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston	44 min
Apr 20, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Rowan	49 min
Apr 20, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	40 min
Apr 20, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus	36 min
Apr 20, 4:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	York	6 hr
Apr 20, 7:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	51 min
Apr 20, 8:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg	42 min
Apr 20, 9:53 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	York	6 hr
Apr 20, 1:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee, Pickens	50 min
Apr 20, 1:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	39 min
Apr 20, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Pickens	48 min
Apr 20, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	40 min
Apr 20, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	29 min
Apr 20, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Oconee, Pickens	42 min
Apr 20, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	28 min
Apr 20, 3:21 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Greenville, Oconee, Pickens	39 min
Apr 20, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens	49 min
Apr 20, 3:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Greenville, Spartanburg	62 min
Apr 20, 3:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Anderson, Greenville	36 min
Apr 20, 4:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson	43 min
Apr 20, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg	47 min
Apr 20, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, Union	44 min
Apr 20, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, Union, York	51 min
Apr 20, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	33 min
Apr 20, 6:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Chester, York	28 min
Apr 20, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens	52 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.