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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2016, 9:46 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 59 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2016, 9:46 PM EDT (01:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2016, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 9:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Mount Ulla, NC | TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS POWERLINES AT THE INTERSECTION OF MOORESVILLE RD AND ROUND TUIT LN. |
| Jul 19, 9:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Mount Ulla, NC | POWER LINES KNOCKED DOWN ACROSS MOORESVILLE RD. MOORSEVILLE RD HAS BEEN CLOSED. |
| Jul 19, 9:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Mount Ulla, NC | TREES KNOCKED DOWN BLOCKING FANNIE SLOAN RD NEAR MOORESVILLE RD...ROAD CLOSED. POWER POLE SNAPPED IN HALF. |
| Jul 19, 9:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nw China Grove, NC | TREES BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING FANNIE SLOAN RD NEAR MILLBRIDGE RD. ROADWAY IS CLOSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 minutes after it went out.
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 nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 1201 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
626
WUUS52 KGSP 200146
SVRGSP
NCC025-159-200245-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0173.160720T0146Z-160720T0245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
946 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
* AT 946 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
KANNAPOLIS...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHINA GROVE...MOVING SOUTH AT
15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KANNAPOLIS...CHINA GROVE...LANDIS...ENOCHVILLE...
PIEDMONT RESEARCH STATION...MOUNT ULLA...FAITH...
CODDLE CREEK RESERVOIR...SALISBURY AND WEST CONCORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A
BATH OR SHOWER.
THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF
DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. SMALL STREAMS WILL
RISE RAPIDLY. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER
THE ROAD.
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 3546 8041 3541 8069 3554 8074 3555 8074
3566 8077 3578 8054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 337DEG 13KT 3562 8066
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NED2 follow-up statements
092
WWUS52 KGSP 200222
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1022 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
NCC025-159-200245-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-160720T0245Z/
ROWAN NC-CABARRUS NC-
1022 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN AND NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES...
AT 1022 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KANNAPOLIS...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KANNAPOLIS...CHINA GROVE...LANDIS...ENOCHVILLE...PIEDMONT RESEARCH
STATION...MOUNT ULLA...FAITH...CODDLE CREEK RESERVOIR...SALISBURY AND
WEST CONCORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A
BATH OR SHOWER.
THIS STORMS IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF
DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. SMALL STREAMS WILL
RISE RAPIDLY. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER
THE ROAD.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1...800... 2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3546 8041 3541 8069 3554 8074 3555 8074
3566 8077 3578 8054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 337DEG 13KT 3550 8060
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NED239
WWUS52 KGSP 200242
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1042 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
NCC025-159-200251-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-160720T0245Z/
ROWAN NC-CABARRUS NC-
1042 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN AND
NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3546 8041 3541 8069 3554 8074 3555 8074
3566 8077 3578 8054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 337DEG 13KT 3550 8060
$$
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 19, 8:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 8:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
819 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A weak front will stall out over the area tonight, bringing increased
chances for widespread showers and thunderstorms. The front dissipates
over the region tomorrow with subtropical high pressure building back in
for the rest of the week and early next week.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 815 PM, convection will be most likely across the northwest NC
Piedmont over the next 1-2 hours, as a small cluster of convection
continues to drop SE out of the far northern foothills. Elsewhere,
convection is expected to be isolated at best over the next few
hours.
The upper pattern will gradually amplify thru tonight with the large
and sprawling upper anticyclone over the Srn Plains and an upper
trof along the east coast providing a NNW flow. Not too much in the
way of mid/upper support in the big picture, and the models do not
show any upstream development that might send out an outflow
boundary. Thus, expect the overnight hours and Wednesday to be quiet
relative to the past few days. Fcst soundings show some instability
atop a strong cap early in the day, but as temps rise and the
boundary layer deepens and moisture mixes out, most of that buoyancy
is eliminated. That does not suggest much of a chance for precip
outside the mtns, so precip prob was kept at or below climo. Temps
should be very similar to today.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 200 PM Tue: Expansive upper ridge will remain over the
southern Plains for the latter half of the work week, retrograding
bit as waves progress eastward in the northern stream. The Bermuda
High will remain the dominant feature over the Southeast coast,
though it is suppressed slightly as a trough settles over the
Northeast Friday. Low level winds will remain southerly, but
veer to SW over the course of the forecast period. Overall the
pattern looks routine for July, with PoPs forced by the diurnal
instability cycle, and t-storms remaining disorganized/pulsey on
account of small shear parameters. Temps will warm a bit further
Friday with an uptick in thicknesses, with maxes reaching category
or two above normal. Dewpoints appear likely to mix out enough to
keep heat indices around 100 at most during this period.
Latest NAM does not seem to be generating any MCS activity over
the Midwest Wed or Thu nights as it has on some previous runs,
but it is still not out of the question that such a storm could
develop and be carried into the upper TN Valley or southern
Appalachians. We'll keep an eye on the situation upstream.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 215 PM Tuesday...the medium range fcst picks up at 00Z on
Saturday with broad upper ridging over the central CONUS and a
low amplitude upper trof digging down over northern New England.
Over the weekend, as the polar jet becomes more active and moves
farther south, the ridge gradually gets suppressed and heights
begin to fall. The period ends early next week with relatively
zonal flow over the SE region and the ridge persisting over the
Western CONUS. At the sfc, we still expect to be under the
prevailing Bermuda High for the whole period. This should keep
light, southerly flow over the region each day with near climo
summertime POPs and very warm temps. Heat indices climb to
advisory levels over much of the lower elevations for Saturday and
Sunday and get very close on Monday.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere, VFR conditions are expected through the
period. The only convective mention this evening will be at KHKY,
where a cell currently about 20 miles north of the terminal may be
in the vicinity by around 01Z. Cannot completely rule out a shower
or storm in the vicinity of KCLT by late evening or so, but chances
are very low. Winds are generally expected to remain light NW, or
become light/vrbl this evening, then become light NE by tomorrow
afternoon. Chances for convection appear to be low again on Wed, so
no mention of convection tomorrow afternoon.
At KAVL, kind of a tricky forecast in terms of the fog/stratus
potential tonight, esp in light of the fact the there was none last
night. Very light precip fell at the terminal today and dewpoints
were several degrees lower than they've been in a few days. However,
the light up-valley flow and occl mid-level clouds that prevented
fog/stratus development last night is not expected to be as
prevalent tonight, and available guidance is quite pessimistic.
Opted to feature prevailing MVFR visby with a tempo for 2SM/FEW003
after 08Z. Otherwise, widely scattered convection should develop
across the area again tomorrow afternoon, supporting a PROB30 for
TSRA after 18Z.
Outlook: Expect fairly typical midsummer weather with afternoon
showers and thunderstorms during the middle and latter part of the
week. Morning fog and low stratus will be possible each day in the
mountain valleys and also in locations that received heavy rainfall
in the preceding afternoon/evening.
Confidence Table...
00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z 18-00Z
KCLT High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KGSP High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAVL High 100% Med 79% High 93% High 100%
KHKY High 100% High 94% High 100% High 100%
KGMU High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAND High 100% High 100% High 97% 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
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...None.
SC...None.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...JDL/PM
SHORT TERM...Wimberley
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...JDLHazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 4:13 AM EDT, 17 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 413 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003- 200815- RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN- HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-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- 413 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. SOME STORMS MAY BE SLOW MOVERS AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019- 200815- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 413 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. SOME STORMS MAY BE SLOW MOVERS AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ..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...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 100 TO 108 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. ..SUNDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. SUNDAY LOOKS LIKE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE WEEK...WITH MUCH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR POSSIBLY SEEING HEAT INDEX VALUES 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 19, 6:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
613 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HAIL 4 W OLD FORT 35.64N 82.24W
07/19/2016 E0.75 INCH MCDOWELL NC BROADCAST MEDIA
HAIL REPORTED NEAR OLD FORT MOUNTAIN NEAR INTERSTATE 40.
TIME DETERMINED FROM RADAR DATA.
&&
NEDSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 7:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
743 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
NCZ501-502-200015-
GREATER CALDWELL NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS NC-
743 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM EDT...
AT 743 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH
INTENSE LIGHTNING 7 MILES EAST OF BLOWING ROCK...OR NEAR DARBY...
MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CEDAR ROCK...PATTERSON AND KINGS CREEK.
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 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 3605 8139 3604 8137 3592 8137 3599 8168
3612 8164 3612 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 003DEG 11KT 3610 8154
NEDSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 7:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
757 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
NCZ036-037-200030-
DAVIE NC-IREDELL NC-
757 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN IREDELL AND NORTHWESTERN DAVIE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM
EDT...
AT 757 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH
INTENSE LIGHTNING NEAR YADKINVILLE...OR NEAR LONE HICKORY...MOVING
SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARMONY...SHEFFIELD AND FARMINGTON.
IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP
TO 50 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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3593 8045 3595 8081 3605 8085 3605 8050
3604 8049 3605 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 346DEG 18KT 3608 8068
NEDLocal storm report, Jul 19, 8:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
836 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW OLD FORT 35.65N 82.25W
07/19/2016 MCDOWELL NC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON MILL CREEK ROAD NEAR THE
INTERSECTION WITH GRAPHITE ROAD. TIME DETERMINED FROM
RADAR DATA.
&&
NEDSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 8:58 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
858 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
NCZ036-057-200130-
ROWAN NC-IREDELL NC-
858 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN ROWAN AND EAST CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM
EDT...
AT 858 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH
INTENSE LIGHTNING 7 MILES EAST OF STATESVILLE...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CLEVELAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALISBURY...STATESVILLE...CLEVELAND...PIEDMONT RESEARCH STATION...
WOODLEAF...COOL SPRINGS AND MOUNT ULLA.
IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS.
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 3567 8049 3559 8077 3587 8090 3592 8071
3591 8070 3585 8071 3585 8070 3586 8069
3585 8067 3584 8067 3584 8064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 329DEG 26KT 3580 8075
NEDSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 9:34 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
934 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
NCZ057-200200-
ROWAN NC-
934 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT
SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...
AT 934 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH
INTENSE LIGHTNING 10 MILES WEST OF SALISBURY...OR 4 MILES SOUTH OF
CLEVELAND...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KANNAPOLIS...CHINA GROVE...LANDIS...ENOCHVILLE...CLEVELAND...PIEDMONT
RESEARCH STATION...WOODLEAF AND MOUNT ULLA.
IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO
50 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.
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.
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LAT...LON 3551 8057 3551 8073 3568 8077 3579 8073
3577 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 337DEG 14KT 3567 8066
NEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 26 min |
| Jul 19, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 13 min |
| Jul 19, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 10:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 67 min |
| Jul 19, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 19 min |
| Jul 19, 11:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 57 min |
| Jul 19, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 64 min |
| Jul 19, 11:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 25 min |
| Jul 19, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 46 min |
| Jul 20, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 23 min |
| Jul 20, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 40 min |
| Jul 20, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.