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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2016, 1:52 PM EDT for Anderson County, Greenville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 29 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 7, 2016, 1:52 PM EDT (17:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2016, 2:21 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Anderson County, SC, Greenville County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 236 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
- 1683 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 7, 11:21 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 11:21 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 5:10 AM EDT, 8 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 510 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-080915- RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LIGHTNING WILL BE A HAZARD WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..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. ..WEDNESDAY...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>037-056-057-501>506-509-080915- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-POLK MOUNTAINS- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LIGHTNING WILL BE A HAZARD WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES. ..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. ..WEDNESDAY...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. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068>072-082-507-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-080915- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LIGHTNING WILL BE A HAZARD WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS. APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES AND APPROACH 105 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES AND APPROACH 105 DEGREES. ..SATURDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES AND 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. ..WEDNESDAY...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. 07
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:01 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 101 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 SCZ001-002-004-005-010-071745- PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-GREATER OCONEE SC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC- GREATER PICKENS SC-ANDERSON SC- 101 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL OCONEE...SOUTHWESTERN PICKENS AND NORTHWESTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT... AT 101 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING NEAR WALHALLA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLEMSON...SENECA...WALHALLA...CENTRAL...PENDLETON...LIBERTY...NORRIS. ..SIX MILE...LAKE KEOWEE AND WESTMINSTER. IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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 STORM APPROACHES. && LAT...LON 3468 8311 3485 8306 3487 8266 3453 8278 TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 283DEG 10KT 3475 8301 CDG
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:37 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
137 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
SCZ005-006-010-071830-
GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREATER PICKENS SC-ANDERSON SC-
137 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL PICKENS...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 230
PM EDT...
AT 136 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES SOUTH OF EASLEY...OR 5 MILES WEST OF PIEDMONT...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EASLEY...SIMPSONVILLE...FOUNTAIN INN...POWDERSVILLE...PIEDMONT...
WILLIAMSTON...WEST PELZER...DONALDSON CENTER...MAULDIN AND WEST
GREENVILLE.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
LAT...LON 3465 8269 3483 8261 3475 8216 3459 8224
3454 8224 3447 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 291DEG 21KT 3472 8257
CDGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Madison, Yancey | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Transylvania | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 8:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 9:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 53 min |
| Jul 7, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 61 min |
| Jul 7, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Spartanburg, Union, York | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Spartanburg, Union, York | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Union | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 7:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Union | 110 min |
| Jul 7, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 41 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.