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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2016, 2:11 PM EDT for Elbert County, Franklin County, Hart County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 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 6, 2016, 2:11 PM EDT (18:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 2:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Hart County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 1847 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
924
WUUS52 KGSP 061811
SVRGSP
GAC105-119-147-061930-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0114.160706T1811Z-160706T1930Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
211 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HART COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 210 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF COMMERCE TO 5 MILES NORTH OF
LEXINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELBERTON...HARTWELL...CARNESVILLE...ROYSTON...REED CREEK...
LAVONIA...GUMLOG...BOWMAN...CANON AND FRANKLIN SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A
BATH OR SHOWER.
LAKE HARTWELL IS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. GET AWAY FROM THE
WATER AND SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM IN THE NEAREST SHELTER.
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1...800... 2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3399 8265 3397 8278 3401 8293 3417 8310
3423 8308 3427 8312 3424 8317 3426 8330
3423 8335 3426 8334 3429 8336 3450 8308
3447 8301 3448 8288 3437 8284 3426 8274
3415 8272 3410 8265 3397 8257
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 240DEG 18KT 3418 8336 3395 8310
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NED3 follow-up statements
623
WWUS52 KGSP 061831
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
231 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
GAC119-061840-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-160706T1930Z/
FRANKLIN GA-
231 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS TRACKED SOUTH OF
THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3400 8291 3401 8291 3401 8293 3412 8305
3415 8306 3417 8310 3423 8308 3427 8311
3448 8288 3437 8284 3427 8275 3421 8274
3415 8272 3410 8265 3407 8265 3407 8263
3397 8257 3399 8265 3397 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 267DEG 23KT 3417 8320 3394 8294
$$
GAC105-147-061930-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-160706T1930Z/
HART GA-ELBERT GA-
231 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR HART AND ELBERT COUNTIES...
AT 230 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF DANIELSVILLE TO 11 MILES
NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELBERTON...HARTWELL...REED CREEK...BOWMAN...NANCY HART STATE PARK...
MIDDLETON...BOBBY BROWN STATE PARK...RUSSELL STATE PARK...ROCK BRANCH
AND VANNA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A
BATH OR SHOWER.
LAKE HARTWELL IS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. GET AWAY FROM THE
WATER AND SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM IN THE NEAREST SHELTER.
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1...800... 2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3400 8291 3401 8291 3401 8293 3412 8305
3415 8306 3417 8310 3423 8308 3427 8311
3448 8288 3437 8284 3427 8275 3421 8274
3415 8272 3410 8265 3407 8265 3407 8263
3397 8257 3399 8265 3397 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 267DEG 23KT 3417 8320 3394 8294
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NED889
WWUS52 KGSP 061842
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
242 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
GAC147-061851-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-160706T1930Z/
HART GA-
242 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HART COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS TRACKED SOUTH OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3399 8282 3399 8287 3401 8291 3401 8293
3403 8294 3410 8303 3415 8306 3417 8310
3421 8299 3427 8275 3415 8272 3410 8265
3407 8265 3406 8263 3397 8257 3399 8265
3397 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 269DEG 23KT 3410 8307 3396 8290
$$
GAC105-061930-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-160706T1930Z/
ELBERT GA-
242 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR ELBERT COUNTY...
AT 241 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF DANIELSVILLE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF
ELBERTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELBERTON...NANCY HART STATE PARK...MIDDLETON...
BOBBY BROWN STATE PARK...RUSSELL STATE PARK...ROCK BRANCH...
SWEET CITY...DEWY ROSE...RICE TOWN AND FORTSONIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A
BATH OR SHOWER.
LAKE RUSSELL IS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. GET AWAY FROM THE WATER
AND SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM IN THE NEAREST SHELTER. IF YOU
CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1...800... 2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3399 8282 3399 8287 3401 8291 3401 8293
3403 8294 3410 8303 3415 8306 3417 8310
3421 8299 3427 8275 3415 8272 3410 8265
3407 8265 3406 8263 3397 8257 3399 8265
3397 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 269DEG 23KT 3410 8307 3396 8290
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NED853
WWUS52 KGSP 061851
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
251 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
GAC105-061900-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-160706T1930Z/
ELBERT GA-
251 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ELBERT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3399 8282 3399 8287 3401 8291 3401 8293
3403 8294 3410 8303 3415 8306 3417 8310
3421 8299 3427 8275 3415 8272 3410 8265
3407 8265 3406 8263 3397 8257 3399 8265
3397 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 240DEG 18KT 3411 8304 3397 8287
$$
NEDWhat 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 6, 2:11 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:11 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
211 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
An upper disturbance will make its way across the area today. A warm
and unstable airmass should persist across the region for the
remainder of the work week as a cold front approaches the area on
Saturday. This front should stall out somewhere near the area toward
the end of the weekend.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
As of 155 PM, a typically messy convective picture is evolving this
afternoon, with a couple of cells having popped across the NW NC
Piedmont in association with a weak upper air disturbance, while
within the more robustly unstable air, a cluster of convection is
moving toward the SW corner of the CWA from central GA (and plenty
of additional activity is developing out ahead of that across the
western Upstate). Elsewhere, coverage is isolated at best, perhaps
due to weak subsidence in the wake of aforementioned wave (and also
where instability is not especially high. Meanwhile, The activity
across GA and SC is generally moving E/SE along the gradient in
sbCAPE. The lower SC Piedmont will therefore get the highest pops,
60 percent over the next few hours. Elsewhere, will allow chances to
gradually ramp up to 30-40 percent by late afternoon. Localized
damaging winds will remain possible, especially along/south of I-85
in the Upstate and northeast Georgia, where clustering along outflow
boundaries is most likely (and a Severe Tstorm Watch has recently
been issued).
The diurnal convection should dissipate through late evening, but
additional activity may drop SE toward the southern Appalachians
overnight, so an uptick in PoP along the TN border is warranted from
06Z to 12Z Thursday. Expect another mild night of near record high
minimum temperatures.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
At 230 AM Wednesday: On Thursday morning nearly zonal upper flow
will be over CONUS, with very low amplitude troughing over the
eastern seaboard, and minor ridging over the MS River Valley.
Several modest lobes of vorticity will mover through the eastern
trough over the southern Appalachians on Thursday and Thursday
night, while the trough progresses to the coast. Modest upper
ridging will reach our area from the west on Friday. On Friday night
an upper trough will start to amplify from the Great Lakes to the TN
River Valley, while a ridge amplifies over the plains.
At the surface, on Thursday morning a surface trough is expected to
be along the eastern seaboard, with weak riding over the southern
Appalachians. Moisture will be greatest over the mountains, and on
the east side of the trough over the piedmont, while weak downslope
flow off the mountains limits moisture somewhat along the blue
ridge. This pattern persists into Friday night, while a cold front
approaches the mountains from the northwest. Instability and shear
will be present both days, but variations in both parameters limit
confidence on support for organized convection. Temperatures will
run four to eight degrees above normal, with heat indices
approaching advisory criteria in southern portions of the area.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
At 230 AM Wednesday: On Saturday an upper trough will amplify and
progress to the eastern seaboard, while a ridge does likewise over
the eastern plains. On Sunday the trough moves offshore, while the
ridge reaches the MS River Valley, and a weak upper low forms
somewhere around the western TN or western KY. This weak low
approaches the southern Appalachians on Monday, crossing the
mountains on Tuesday, while the upper ridge crosses the Great Lakes.
At the surface, a cold front will reach our area from the northwest
on Saturday, stalling over the area on Sunday. Moisture along this
weakening feature will support precipitation over our are into
Tuesday, ostensibly enhanced by the weak upper low crossing the
mountains. Modest instability and shear will persist over the area,
but variations in moisture profiles limit confidence in accessing
convective modes. Temperatures will fall from around seven degrees
above normal to around two degrees above normal, with less of a
chance of approaching heat advisory criteria.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
At KCLT, isolated to widely scattered showers/thunderstorms are
developing west through north of the airfield early this afternoon.
Coverage may remain too sparse to truly warrant the current tempo,
but with cells bubbling in the area, will leave it as is (19Z-23Z)
for now. Otherwise, VFR conditions are expected along with W/SW
winds at 5-10 kts should persist through the period. Chances for
diurnal convection will increase early tomorrow, as an upper air
disturbance approaches from the NW. Therefore, a prob30 is carried
from 15Z-18Z.
Elsewhere, the best chance for convection will be around KAND over
the first couple of hours of the forecast period, and a tempo will
be carried there during that time. For the time being, opted to
limit the convective mention to a VCTS at the other sites, but will
watch closely for the need for quick amendments. This will be most
likely at KGMU/KGSP. Coverage should diminish during the evening.
However, chances for diurnal convection will increase early tomorrow,
as an upper air disturbance approaches from the NW. Therefore, a
prob30 is carried from late morning on at most terminals.
Outlook: A mainly diurnal pattern of showers and thunderstorms will
continue the rest of the week into the weekend. Fog and low stratus
will be possible each morning in the mountain river valleys and also
in locations that receive heavy rainfall from diurnal thunderstorms.
Confidence Table...
18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z
KCLT High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KGSP High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAVL High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KHKY High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KGMU High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAND High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
The percentage reflects the number of guidance members agreeing
with the scheduled TAF issuance flight rule category. Complete hourly
experimental aviation forecast consistency tables and ensemble forecasts
are available at the following link:
www.weather.gov/gsp/aviation
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORDS FOR 07-06
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 93 1993 69 1967 70 1931 51 1933
1953
KCLT 99 1930 63 1892 78 1881 57 1964
1881
KGSP 100 1993 69 1892 76 2002 54 1892
RECORDS FOR 07-07
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 95 1993 62 1940 70 1948 50 1972
KCLT 100 1993 65 1979 78 1881 55 1972
1954
1930
KGSP 100 1993 66 1979 75 1977 58 1972
1986 1930 1892
1888
RECORDS FOR 07-08
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 96 1988 63 1909 69 1969 50 1972
KCLT 101 2012 75 1950 81 1881 58 1892
2010
KGSP 101 1986 72 1896 76 2012 57 1913
1888 1931
RECORDS FOR 07-09
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 93 1986 64 1979 71 1980 49 1896
KCLT 101 1986 71 1908 78 1986 57 1891
KGSP 100 1993 67 1979 78 1930 55 1896
1986
1977
RECORDS FOR 07-10
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 99 1936 69 1979 71 2011 49 1961
1948
KCLT 101 1926 73 1892 77 1879 53 1961
KGSP 100 2015 66 1909 75 2000 54 1891
1885 1998
1957
RECORDS FOR 07-11
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 92 1993 70 1999 70 2011 49 1963
1977 1980
1938
KCLT 100 1986 75 1999 78 1992 55 1963
1898 1881 1961
KGSP 100 1936 75 1999 75 1981 54 1891
1896
RECORDS FOR 07-12
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 93 1980 62 1999 72 2011 50 1891
1930
KCLT 102 1930 64 1999 78 1879 59 1953
1898
KGSP 102 1930 64 1999 80 1937 58 1891
1888
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...None.
SC...None.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO/HG
NEAR TERM...HG/JDL
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...JDL
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 2:04 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 204 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068-069- 501>510-SCZ001-004-071815- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON- YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- 204 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..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. ..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 AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ026-028-029-SCZ002-003-005>014-019-071815- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 204 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 336 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOME LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES. ..FRIDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES. ..SATURDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES. ..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 AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ070>072-082-071815- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- 204 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOME LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES. ..FRIDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES. ..SATURDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES. ..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 AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. CDG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
103 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
GAZ029-061730-
ELBERT GA-
103 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN
ELBERT COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM EDT...
AT 102 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
INTENSE LIGHTNING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HARTWELL TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELBERTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... ELBERTON...NANCY HART STATE
PARK...MIDDLETON...BOBBY BROWN STATE PARK... RUSSELL STATE
PARK...LAKE STROM THURMOND...LAKE RUSSELL...RICE TOWN... SWEET CITY
AND FORTSONIA.
IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...TRY
TO GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY
FROM OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN
INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED
ELECTRONIC DEVICES. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG
UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORMS APPROACH.
&&
LAT...LON 3398 8261 3397 8264 3399 8265 3398 8273
3397 8278 3399 8283 3398 8286 3400 8288
3401 8294 3403 8294 3405 8299 3408 8301
3419 8276 3408 8264 3407 8265 3407 8263
3396 8257
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 321DEG 14KT 3414 8272 3404 8296
NEDSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 1:29 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
129 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
GAZ029-SCZ011-061800-
ELBERT GA-ABBEVILLE SC-
129 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN
ELBERT AND SOUTHERN ABBEVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...
AT 129 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
INTENSE LIGHTNING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ABBEVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELBERTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... ABBEVILLE...ELBERTON...CALHOUN
FALLS...LAKE RUSSELL...NANCY HART STATE PARK...MIDDLETON...LAKE
STROM THURMOND...RICE TOWN...SWEET CITY AND FORTSONIA.
IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...TRY
TO GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY
FROM OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN
INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED
ELECTRONIC DEVICES. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG
UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORMS APPROACH.
&&
LAT...LON 3407 8300 3427 8233 3416 8224 3413 8225
3406 8246 3408 8248 3407 8253 3402 8259
3398 8270 3398 8275
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 262DEG 39KT 3413 8249 3400 8281
NEDSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 1:45 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
145 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
SCZ004-005-010-061815-
GREATER OCONEE SC-GREATER PICKENS SC-ANDERSON SC-
145 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE...
SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS AND NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM
EDT...
AT 145 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES SOUTH OF CLEMSON...OR NEAR LAKE HARTWELL...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDERSON...CLEMSON...POWDERSVILLE...PIEDMONT...WILLIAMSTON...NORTHLAK
E... PENDLETON...WEST PELZER...ANDERSON AIRPORT AND LAKE HARTWELL.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAKE HARTWELL IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
MOVE TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3459 8303 3482 8248 3481 8248 3472 8247
3471 8246 3471 8247 3468 8246 3466 8247
3466 8246 3464 8245 3462 8245 3461 8244
3457 8243 3444 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 253DEG 16KT 3455 8282
NEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 31 min |
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