Severe Thunderstorm Warning 225, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

385 
WWUS52 KGSP 272222
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
622 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

NCC045-161-SCC021-091-272245-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-160827T2245Z/
RUTHERFORD NC-CLEVELAND NC-YORK SC-CHEROKEE SC-
622 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR RUTHERFORD...WESTERN CLEVELAND...SOUTHWESTERN YORK AND CHEROKEE
COUNTIES...

AT 622 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF FOREST CITY TO 10 MILES WEST OF
SHELBY TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAFFNEY...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GAFFNEY...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...
BOILING SPRINGS NC...BLACKSBURG...POLKVILLE...SHARON...
ELLENBORO AND LATTIMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A
BATH OR SHOWER.

THESE STORMS ARE 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 3552 8197 3554 8187 3552 8166 3526 8154
      3489 8130 3488 8163 3490 8165 3493 8175
      3518 8187 3519 8197 3526 8197 3541 8215
      3552 8223 3552 8214 3555 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 097DEG 16KT 3545 8184 3525 8172 3498 8152 

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

RWH

410 
WWUS52 KGSP 272243
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
643 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

NCC045-161-SCC021-091-272253-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-160827T2245Z/
RUTHERFORD NC-CLEVELAND NC-YORK SC-CHEROKEE SC-
643 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RUTHERFORD...WESTERN
CLEVELAND...SOUTHWESTERN YORK AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
645 PM EDT...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 3552 8197 3554 8187 3552 8166 3526 8154
      3489 8130 3488 8163 3490 8165 3493 8175
      3518 8187 3519 8197 3526 8197 3541 8215
      3552 8223 3552 8214 3555 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 092DEG 17KT 3545 8184 3525 8172 3498 8152 

$$

RWH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
442 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
Surface high pressure will build over the region through the
weekend, keeping temperatures above average through next week. A
frontal boundary will push through by the end of the next work week,
though a lack of moisture will keep rain chances near or below
normal for most of the week. The tropics remain active as we near
the peak of the season...though no systems appear to be a threat to
our area at the current time.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 430 PM EDT Saturday:  Convection continues to slides
westward across the NC Piedmont this afternoon associated with
weak sfc convergence and abundant sbcape on the order of 2-3k j/kg.
Updraft nature has been rather pulsy over the last two hours with
tops in the 40-50kft range at times, before collapsing sharply.
With that, cores have been able to become rather icy and thus
reflective.  However, due to the abundant warmth in the low/mid
levels, still think that large hail will be the outlier as far
as any strong/severe threats are concerned.  Speaking of those
threats, the latest spc meso continues to indicate upwards of 1200
j/kg dcape across the Piedmont therefore damaging downburst winds
are still the primary threat this afternoon/evening, as well as
brief heavy rainfall and frequent ltg.  As for the fcst itself,
adjusted pops up across the NC/SC piedmont region, west/southwest
toward the foothills and along the I85 corridor as residual outflow
boundaries are expected to initate additional convection as the
evening progresses.  Otherwise, tweaked t/td and sky and left the
remainder of the fcst as it was.

At 200 PM Saturday: An upper ridge will drift northeast from VA to
the NJ coast by Sunday, while a weak upper low drifts from the Gulf
Stream toward the SC coast. Modest upper level divergence west of
the upper low is expected to move inland toward the southern Blue
Ridge on Sunday

At the surface, a band of low level moisture is expected to drift
west from the Piedmont to the Blue Ridge this afternoon and evening.
Instability will be sufficient for convection, with enough downdraft
cape present for a few damaging wind gusts. Convection may be slow
to taper off this evening as instability lingers. Another round of
convection is expected again on Sunday, perhaps supplemented by the
modest aforementioned upper divergence. This activity could end as
early as late afternoon however if a dry slot moves inland to the
east of a band of coastal moisture. Temperatures will generally
run slightly above normal.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 140 PM Saturday: A weak offshore Atlantic circulation may
migrate west toward the SC/GA coast on Monday as a weakness develops
in the mid level ridge and the nose of surface high pressure draped
across the region. Low and mid level drying will continue to work
into the area from the NE and this will translate into very limited
surface based instability and below climo PoPs - shunted mainly
toward far southern/southwestern parts of the CWA during the
diurnally favored period. Monday morning mins will continue well
above climo, with maxes at or just above climo in the NE flow.

Most of the vorticity and upper divergence with the approaching
offshore system will likely stall along the coast through Tuesday.
Generally easterly to northeasterly flow is expected to continue,
but without much of a corresponding increase in Atlantic moisture.
Expect scattered ridgetop convection to redevelop Tuesday afternoon
in weak mountain wind convergence. Temps may rise a notch over
Monday values.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 200 PM EDT Saturday...the medium range picks up on 00Z
Wednesday with the area under the influence of general height falls.
An open wave that is currently being monitored by the National
Hurricane Center for tropical development (Invest 91L) will begin to
near the coastal Carolinas Wednesday morning, though recent model
runs suggest that only a modest increase in moisture could occur in
our area before a frontal boundary associated with an upper trough
sweeps the weak system out into the northern Atlantic. As far as
Invest 99L is concerned, the majority of global models do not
develop it to any noticeable extent, and keep it on a track that
would have almost no influence over our area. Both systems will
continue to be watched, but the likelihood of tropical impacts
through the extended period still looks quite low at the current
time.

As far as sensible weather is concerned, northeasterly flow at the
surface will keep the CWA relatively warm and dry Wednesday through
Friday. Guidance now disagrees on the timing of a frontal boundary
that approaches the area on Friday, though the front is generally
weak in most models. Without much moisture to work with, it does not
generate much QPF response, so pops were kept just below climo
through the end of next work week. Heights rise on Friday briefly
before a couple of shortwaves cross over the southern Appalachians
next weekend, and with the surface flow taking on a more
southeasterly component, the upper support coupled with better
moisture suggests that pops should be raised to near climo by the
end of the period. Max temps are above average for most of the
medium range, though modest height falls and an increase in sky
cover/pops led to max temps being decreased to normal levels by next
Saturday.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere: Convective chances this afternoon and
evening appear better than in recent days. Although model time
heights generally favor low clouds this afternoon, and again late
tonight and Sunday morning, cloud cover and heights only favor
restrictions at KAVL around dawn, with LIFR is expected. an IFR vsby
restriction at KAVL is expected at the same time, with MVFR at all
other sites. Of course afternoon and evening rainfall at foothill
sites could change things. Winds will generally favor the east this
afternoon outside the mountains, and the southeast at KAVL. Winds
back to the northeast east of the mountains tonight.

Outlook: A deep ridge of high pressure will persist across the
region through early next week. The environment should support mid
to late afternoon thunderstorms each day, primarily over the mtns
and adjacent foothills. Weak steering flow should favor iso to sct
coverage, with storms dissipating within two hours following sunset.
Patchy fog will be possible any morning following a late afternoon
to early evening shower or thunderstorm.

Confidence Table...

            20-02Z        02-08Z        08-14Z        14-18Z
KCLT       High 100%     High 100%     High  82%     High  95%
KGSP       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KAVL       Low   55%     High 100%     Med   72%     High  87%
KHKY       High 100%     High 100%     Med   66%     High 100%
KGMU       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KAND       High 100%     High 100%     High  95%     High  93%

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...LEV
NEAR TERM...CDG/JAT
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...LEV
AVIATION...JAT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
341 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-
SCZ001>007-010>013-019-281945-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-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-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-
GREENWOOD-
341 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND BRIEFLY GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..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.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-014-281945-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-CHEROKEE-YORK-CHESTER-
341 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE I-77 CORRIDOR AND
THE SURROUNDING PIEDMONT IN THE CAROLINAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. WHILE THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD
PRODUCE BRIEF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

IN ADDITION...HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY LINGER AROUND 100 IN A FEW
AREAS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..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.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

HG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
448 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

NCZ036-056-068>071-SCZ009-272115-
CLEVELAND NC-IREDELL NC-CATAWBA NC-GASTON NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
LINCOLN NC-YORK SC-
448 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT
WESTERN MECKLENBURG...EASTERN CATAWBA...GASTON...SOUTHEASTERN
CLEVELAND...SOUTH CENTRAL IREDELL...LINCOLN AND EASTERN YORK COUNTIES
UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

AT 448 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A CLUSTER
OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
13 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUNTERSVILLE TO NEAR GASTONIA TO 6 MILES EAST
OF ROCK HILL...AND MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GASTONIA...ROCK HILL...UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...HUNTERSVILLE...NEWTON...
LINCOLNTON...YORK...CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE AND
NORTHWEST CHARLOTTE.

IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...TRY
TO GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY
FROM OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN
INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED
ELECTRONIC DEVICES. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG
UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORMS APPROACH.

&&

LAT...LON 3500 8084 3508 8091 3503 8090 3501 8091
      3499 8089 3492 8086 3490 8088 3488 8088
      3489 8114 3530 8144 3577 8122 3562 8085
      3522 8081 3503 8080
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 104DEG 16KT 3557 8097 3524 8113 3496 8092

RWH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
503 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

NCZ051-062-272130-
SWAIN NC-MACON NC-
503 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT SOUTH
CENTRAL SWAIN AND NORTHWESTERN MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 503 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH
INTENSE LIGHTNING 7 MILES NORTH OF FRANKLIN...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15
MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKLIN...BRYSON CITY...SMOKY MOUNTAINS-DEEP CREEK...ALARKA...
BURNINGTOWN...COWEE...LUADA...KYLE AND CULLASAJA.

IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO
50 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.

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 3547 8349 3538 8334 3535 8333 3533 8334
      3530 8332 3527 8332 3524 8329 3517 8333
      3522 8361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 114DEG 14KT 3529 8337

RWH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
507 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

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

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSE VALDESE           35.68N 81.54W
08/27/2016                   BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN ALONG RIVER ROAD AT HIGHWAY 18.

&&

HG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
541 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GASTONIA                35.25N 81.17W
08/27/2016                   GASTON             NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            REPORTS OF MULITPLE TREES AND POWERLINES BLOWN DOWN
            ACROSS CENTRAL GASTON COUNTY INCLUDING DALLAS...CENTER
            CITY...AND GASTONIA.

&&

KRENTZ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
544 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

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

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N KINGS MOUNTAIN      35.27N 81.34W
08/27/2016                   CLEVELAND          NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            SMALL LIMBS DOWN ON PIEDMONT AVENUE AND CANSLER STREET.

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
553 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

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

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE SHELBY             35.31N 81.52W
08/27/2016                   CLEVELAND          NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 18 ON EAST SIDE
            OF SHELBY.

&&

HG