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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 19, 2016Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2016, 10:38 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 67 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, 10:38 PM EDT (02:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2016, 11:45 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:37 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 19, 10:52 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ese Harrisburg, NCTREE BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING ROCKY RIVER ROAD NEAR LOWER ROCKY RIVER RD.
Jul 19, 11:08 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Se Harrisburg, NCMULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES KNOCKED DOWN ALONG HICKORY RIDGE RD AND AROUND MORRISON RD.
Jul 19, 11:09 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Harrisburg, NCFIRE DEPT REPORTS THREE TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ON PHARR MILL RD.
Jul 19, 11:44 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMidland, NCSECTION OF SIDING WAS BLOWN OFF HOUSE. PENNY SIZE HAIL.

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 14 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 111 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1201 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

317 
WUUS52 KGSP 200238
SVRGSP
NCC025-119-200345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0174.160720T0238Z-160720T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1038 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
  CAROLINA...
  CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT

* AT 1037 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN CONCORD...OR NEAR HARRISBURG...MOVING SOUTH
  AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DOWNTOWN CONCORD...WEST CONCORD...MINT HILL...HARRISBURG...
  CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...REEDY CREEK PARK...MIDLAND...
  UNC-CHARLOTTE...MATTHEWS AND EAST CHARLOTTE.

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 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 3520 8054 3521 8055 3517 8059 3511 8070
      3539 8078 3545 8049 3525 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 342DEG 13KT 3534 8064 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NED
4 follow-up statements
244 
WWUS52 KGSP 200259
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1059 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

NCC025-119-200345-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-160720T0345Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-CABARRUS NC-
1059 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTIES...

AT 1059 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF
DOWNTOWN CONCORD...OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HARRISBURG...MOVING SOUTH
AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN CONCORD...WEST CONCORD...MINT HILL...HARRISBURG...
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...REEDY CREEK PARK...MIDLAND...
UNC-CHARLOTTE...MATTHEWS AND EAST CHARLOTTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

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 3520 8054 3521 8055 3517 8059 3511 8070
      3539 8078 3545 8049 3525 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 339DEG 15KT 3526 8060 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NED
636 
WWUS52 KGSP 200319
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1119 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

NCC025-119-200345-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-160720T0345Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-CABARRUS NC-
1119 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTIES...

AT 1119 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
DOWNTOWN CONCORD...OR 5 MILES EAST OF HARRISBURG...MOVING SOUTH AT 25
MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN CONCORD...WEST CONCORD...MINT HILL...HARRISBURG...
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...REEDY CREEK PARK...MIDLAND...
UNC-CHARLOTTE...MATTHEWS AND EAST CHARLOTTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

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 3519 8057 3516 8061 3511 8070 3539 8078
      3545 8049 3525 8046 3520 8054 3521 8055
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 347DEG 21KT 3533 8057 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NED
961 
WWUS52 KGSP 200335
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1135 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

NCC025-119-200345-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-160720T0345Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-CABARRUS NC-
1135 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTIES...

AT 1135 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF
DOWNTOWN CONCORD...OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIDLAND...MOVING SOUTH AT
15 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN CONCORD...WEST CONCORD...MINT HILL...HARRISBURG...
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...REEDY CREEK PARK...MIDLAND...
UNC-CHARLOTTE...MATTHEWS AND EAST CHARLOTTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

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 3519 8057 3516 8061 3511 8070 3539 8078
      3545 8049 3525 8046 3520 8054 3521 8055
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 342DEG 13KT 3527 8055 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NED
717 
WWUS52 KGSP 200343
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1143 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

NCC025-119-200353-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-160720T0345Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-CABARRUS NC-
1143 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND
CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 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.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IF YOU OBSERVED LARGE HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE...PLEASE REPORT IT 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 3519 8057 3516 8061 3511 8070 3539 8078
      3545 8049 3525 8046 3520 8054 3521 8055
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 342DEG 13KT 3527 8055 

$$

NED

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 19, 10:29 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 10:29 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1029 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 1020 PM, convection is confined to the I-77 corridor in NC
attm, with persistent but weakening strong to severe storm over
Rowan County, and additional cell development occurring along the
outflow spreading away from this cell. Pops have been increased to a
solid chance across these areas, including the SW Piedmont for the
next couple of hours. Once this activity weakens and/or pushes east,
the remainder of the overnight should be free of convection. Min
temps will be above normal, with the exception of the few pockets
that have been influenced by convective outflow.

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 that would impact our area. Thus, expect 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 /03Z 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...

            02-08Z        08-14Z        14-20Z        20-00Z
KCLT       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KGSP       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KAVL       High 100%     High  91%     High 100%     High 100%
KHKY       High 100%     High  91%     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

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...None.
SC...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...JDL/PM
SHORT TERM...Wimberley
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...JDL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 10:33 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1033 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003-
210245-
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-
1033 PM 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...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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-NCZ036-037-056-068>070-SCZ004>014-019-210245-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-
LINCOLN-GASTON-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
1033 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

NCZ057-071-072-082-210245-
ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
1033 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WHILE THE
MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, ONE OR TWO OF THE STORMS
COULD BECOME BRIEFLY SEVERE, WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE
MAIN CONCERN.

.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.

LANE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 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

NED
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 9:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3551 8057 3551 8073 3568 8077 3579 8073
      3577 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 337DEG 14KT 3567 8066

NED
Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:09 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1009 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

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

0947 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E MOUNT ULLA          35.65N 80.64W
07/19/2016                   ROWAN              NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES KNOCKED DOWN ACROSS MOORESVILLE RD.
            MOORSEVILLE RD HAS BEEN CLOSED.

0947 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE MOUNT ULLA        35.64N 80.66W
07/19/2016                   ROWAN              NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS POWERLINES AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            MOORESVILLE RD AND ROUND TUIT LN.

&&

KRENTZ
Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:17 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1017 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

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

0948 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE MOUNT ULLA        35.64N 80.66W
07/19/2016                   ROWAN              NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES KNOCKED DOWN BLOCKING FANNIE SLOAN RD NEAR
            MOORESVILLE RD...ROAD CLOSED. POWER POLE SNAPPED IN HALF.

0948 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW CHINA GROVE        35.64N 80.64W
07/19/2016                   ROWAN              NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING FANNIE SLOAN RD NEAR MILLBRIDGE
            RD. ROADWAY IS CLOSED.

&&

KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 10:17 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1017 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

NCZ037-200230-
DAVIE NC-
1017 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN DAVIE COUNTY UNTIL
1030 PM EDT...

AT 1017 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES EAST OF MOCKSVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOCKSVILLE...FORK CHURCH AND ADVANCE.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3589 8040 3588 8042 3586 8039 3584 8039
      3585 8042 3583 8043 3583 8046 3584 8047
      3584 8048 3581 8047 3579 8048 3578 8051
      3595 8055 3599 8042 3596 8038 3589 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 342DEG 20KT 3591 8047

NED
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 10:29 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1029 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

NCZ071-072-200300-
CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
1029 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MECKLENBURG AND
CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...

AT 1029 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN CONCORD...OR NEAR CHARLOTTE MOTOR
SPEEDWAY...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... DOWNTOWN CONCORD...WEST
CONCORD...HARRISBURG...CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY... REEDY CREEK
PARK...UNC-CHARLOTTE...EAST CHARLOTTE AND NORTHEAST CHARLOTTE.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3539 8078 3544 8057 3525 8046 3521 8074
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 342DEG 13KT 3535 8065

NED

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPIredell32 min
Jul 19, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan26 min
Jul 19, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Rowan59 min
Jul 19, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPDavie13 min
Jul 19, 10:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus31 min
Jul 19, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg29 min
Jul 19, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus19 min
Jul 19, 11:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion57 min
Jul 19, 11:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Rowan64 min
Jul 19, 11:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus25 min
Jul 19, 11:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion46 min
Jul 20, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSwain47 min
Jul 20, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson47 min
Jul 20, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania23 min
Jul 20, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson40 min
Jul 20, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson50 min
Jul 20, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson29 min
Jul 20, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell41 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.