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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2016, 9:01 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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 20, 2016, 9:01 PM EDT (01:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2016, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cherokee County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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 20, 9:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Boiling Springs Sc, SC | TREES DOWN OFF RAINBOW LAKE RD. |
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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1880 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
271
WUUS52 KGSP 210101
SVRGSP
SCC021-083-210145-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0180.160721T0101Z-160721T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
901 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT
* AT 900 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
SPARTANBURG...OR NEAR MAYO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...BOILING SPRINGS SC...PACOLET...COWPENS...
MAYO...CHESNEE...PACOLET MILLS...CEDAR SPRINGS AND USC UPSTATE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
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 3504 8202 3518 8186 3515 8173 3503 8155
3491 8170 3491 8171 3487 8175 3480 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 311DEG 17KT 3507 8187
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CDG2 follow-up statements
341
WWUS52 KGSP 210120
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
920 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
SCC021-083-210145-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-160721T0145Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-
920 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG AND WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
AT 920 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
GAFFNEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GAFFNEY...PACOLET...COWPENS...PACOLET MILLS...CEDAR SPRINGS...
CROFT STATE PARK...THICKETTY...DRAYTONVILLE...
PAULINE AND SPARTANBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.
THIS STORMS IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF
DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. SMALL STREAMS WILL
RISE RAPIDLY. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER
THE ROAD.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1...800... 2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3502 8192 3515 8173 3503 8155 3491 8170
3491 8171 3487 8175 3480 8184 3491 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 300DEG 21KT 3503 8167
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CDG262
WWUS52 KGSP 210136
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
936 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
SCC021-083-210146-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-160721T0145Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-
936 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG AND
WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 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.
LAT...LON 3502 8192 3515 8173 3503 8155 3491 8170
3491 8171 3487 8175 3480 8184 3491 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 311DEG 17KT 3503 8167
$$
CDGWhat 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 20, 7:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 7:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
737 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A typical Bermuda high pressure pattern will set up across the
region through the end of the week, resulting in typical midsummer
conditions. Hot high pressure will strengthen this weekend, then a
weak cold front will approach from the northwest early next week.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
As of 735 PM Wednesday...convection ongoing across the western CWFA
will linger into the evening. Still expect activity to diminish with
loss of heating.
However...there is growing uncertainty about how the overnight hours
will play out. The operational models keep developing precip over
the Savannah R basin well into the early morning hours on Thursday,
evidently owing in part to a remnant MCV left over from convection
over the Midwest, perhaps aided by the development of a light SE
flow this evening. The idea of a remnant coming down from the NNW is
supported by the overall pattern with the western Carolinas on the
periphery of the large anticyclone over the Plains. Ordinarily the
operational models might be discounted, but the CAMS all keep some
amount of convection in this area into the overnight hours, so they
all must be catching on to something. The previous forecast was dry,
so a trend toward maintaining at least widely scattered deep
convection over northeast GA, the wrn Upstate, and near the Blue
Ridge in NC past midnight. Will still allow convection to dissipate
by daybreak, but that idea is not entirely supported by the
guidance. The guidance goes on to initiate convection early on
Thursday, what with the ongoing low level forcing and increase in
low level moisture. Forecast soundings show enough mid-level dry air
and a deep enough boundary layer to suggest a potential for wet
microbursts in the afternoon, thus the recent upgrade on the SPC
Day2 outlook to Marginal appears warranted. The fcst will also trend
in that direction. More cloud cover and earlier convection should
mean temps would not get quite as warm, and the consensus of the
guidance is to lower high temps a degree or so.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
As of 200 PM Wed: Monstrous upper ridge will extend virtually from
coast to coast Thursday evening, but retrogrades and is suppressed
a bit over the subsequent 48 hours as a trough crosses the NW
CONUS. We'll see some influence from the ridge, but also from
Western Atlantic high pressure that generally will maintain moist
southerly flow into the area early in the period. Anticipated precip
chances and t-storm threats will be typical of late July. Model QPF
response hints that this flow may be able to keep some convection
going well into Thursday night, but prog profiles suggest low
level lapse rates will be rather poor. A mostly slight chance
PoP is maintained along/south of the Blue Ridge into early Fri
morning. PoPs redevelop diurnally Friday. Max temps will be 4-6
degrees above normal, with heat indices maxing out around 100.
Friday night, a weak front will settle into the area from the
north, associated with low pressure moving into the Canadian
Maritimes. It looks like the front will be too weak to have an
impact overnight, but it will slightly enhance convective chances
Saturday before washing out. Winds do veer to downslope aloft in its
wake; this combined with still higher partial thicknesses implies
even hotter conditions. Maxes in the upper 90s are fcst acrs the
Piedmont. Dewpoints are expected to mix out slightly, into the
upper 60s, and resulting heat indices top out generally just shy
of Heat Advisory criteria. For now we will maintain a HWO mention,
but there is a good chance that an advisory will be posted Friday if
not tomorrow to highlight a heat wave lasting into early next week.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 215 PM Wednesday...A broad upper ridge centered near Arkansas
at 00Z Sunday will strengthen eastward into Sunday with height rises
and a 594 decameters center over our region. This ridge center will
slowly shift off the Carolina coast or just move a bit south early in
the week as some trofiness in the 500mb pattern develops. The ECMWF
takes the 594 ridge center off the Carolina coast while the GFS
takes it from TN and NC south to SRN GA through mid week. Hot and
very humid conditions will be in place Sunday with dewpoints in the
lower 70s in the foothills and piedmont and heat indices up to 104.
As a weak cold front gets closer from the northwest early in the
week coverage of SHRA and TSRA will increase mainly for the mtns and
max temps will be a bit lower. Heat indices of 102 in the CLT area
Monday PM and only in the 90s foothills and piedmont Tuesday.
Good CAPE values of at least 2000 for SW mtns and along and south of
I-85 each PM. Light low level SW to W wind through the period.
Highs in the 80s to lower 90s mtns to upper 90s piedmont on Sunday.
About 2 degrees cooler on Monday and still about 2 more degrees
cooler on Tuesday. Mins 60s to around 70 mtns to mid 70s piedmont.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
At KCLT...VFR expected thru the period. High based Cu will dissipate
through the evening. NE wind becomes light SE this evening. Models
retain quite a bit of low/mid level moisture overnight and Thursday
morning, so some cloud cover is expected mainly at mid levels. Cu
develops again during the afternoon. However, storm chance is too
low to mention in the TAF for now.
Elsewhere...have included VCTS early this evening to cover the
ongoing convection and will amend if cells approach airfields. Rest
of the forecast remains tricky with guidance keeping a low chance of
convection lingering through much of the night. The biggest threat
would be to KAND. This could at a minimum develop and keep a low
cloud deck over the area through Thursday morning. Will start a
trend in that direction with a VCSH at KAND overnight and advise the
next shift to be on the lookout for greater potential for low
cloud/vis restrictions. Expect another round of convection but with
an earlier initiation. Have PROB30 for all sites. Light and variable
winds become S for Thursday.
Outlook: Expect to revert to fairly typical midsummer weather with
afternoon showers and thunderstorms during the 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...
23-05Z 05-11Z 11-17Z 17-18Z
KCLT High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KGSP High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAVL High 100% High 100% Med 65% High 100%
KHKY High 100% High 100% Med 75% 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 07-22
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 96 1926 67 1970 75 1983 52 1966
KCLT 103 1926 71 1929 80 1881 58 2001
KGSP 101 1983 70 1970 79 1940 58 1890
1926
RECORDS FOR 07-23
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 95 1983 69 1974 71 2015 50 1966
1952 1938 1999
1934 1983
KCLT 101 1987 73 1880 78 1991 56 2007
1952
KGSP 102 1952 74 1974 79 1934 59 1966
1947
RECORDS FOR 07-24
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAVL 96 1983 68 1985 71 1934 52 1966
1895
KCLT 100 1983 73 1938 78 2010 59 1947
1952 1883
KGSP 101 1952 70 1985 79 2010 59 1904
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...None.
SC...None.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...PM/RWH
SHORT TERM...Wimberley
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...RWH
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 5:10 AM EDT, 15 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 510 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2016 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003- 210915- 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- 510 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND GUSTY WINDS. A COUPLE OF STORM MAY BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .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... NONE. NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ007>009-013-014-210915- IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-CHESTER- 510 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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...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. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>006-010>012-019-210915- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD- 510 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND GUSTY WINDS. A COUPLE OF STORM MAY BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .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...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. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. ARK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 6:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
633 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
GAZ010-017-202300-
RABUN GA-HABERSHAM GA-
633 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HABERSHAM AND
NORTHWESTERN RABUN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
AT 633 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES WEST OF CLAYTON...OR NEAR MOCCASIN CREEK STATE PARK...MOVING
SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAKE BURTON...MOCCASIN CREEK
STATE PARK...MOCCASIN CREEK STATE PARK AND SEED LAKE.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
LAT...LON 3482 8365 3484 8366 3488 8366 3490 8363
3491 8363 3492 8360 3493 8360 3494 8350
3480 8344 3478 8366 3479 8368 3480 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 355DEG 5KT 3487 8356
CDGSpecial weather statement, Jul 20, 6:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 649 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016 NCZ505-506-202330- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS NC-EASTERN MCDOWELL NC- 649 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 649 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING NEAR MARION...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... MARION...DYSARTSVILLE...GLENWOOD...SUGAR HILL...FERO AND NEBO. IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 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 3571 8203 3570 8188 3554 8185 3557 8211 TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 009DEG 10KT 3568 8196 CDG
Local storm report, Jul 20, 7:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
737 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0659 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE MARION 35.66N 81.95W
07/20/2016 MCDOWELL NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
&&
CGANTLocal storm report, Jul 20, 7:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
739 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE MARION 35.66N 81.92W
07/20/2016 MCDOWELL NC 911 CALL CENTER
A FEW TREES DOWN
&&
CGANTLocal storm report, Jul 20, 8:07 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
807 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0627 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW MOUNTAIN REST 34.88N 83.17W
07/20/2016 OCONEE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NW OF MOUNTAIN REST, SC.
&&
JPTSpecial weather statement, Jul 20, 8:43 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
843 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
SCZ007-008-210130-
SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-
843 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG AND NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 930
PM EDT...
AT 843 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING 13 MILES NORTH OF SPARTANBURG...OR 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF LAKE BOWEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPARTANBURG...BOILING SPRINGS SC...MAYO...CHESNEE...COWPENS NATIONAL
BATTLEFIELD...USC UPSTATE...LAKE BOWEN...COWPENS AND FINGERVILLE.
IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...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 3493 8198 3514 8212 3519 8204 3519 8189
3518 8189 3518 8186 3507 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 323DEG 10KT 3514 8198
CDGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 5:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Laurens | 115 min |
| Jul 21, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 50 min |
| Jul 21, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 41 min |
| Jul 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 7:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Spartanburg | 113 min |
| Jul 21, 7:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 51 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.