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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Apr 7, 2016, 12:39 AM EDT for Oconee County, Pickens County, South Carolina; Stephens County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2016, 12:39 AM EDT (04:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2016, 1:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Stephens County, GA, Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 418 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 6, 10:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 10:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 4:14 PM EDT, 8 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 414 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 NCZ033-049-050-072015- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 414 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SHOWERS PASS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON. ..FRIDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. SNOW MAY ALSO ACCUMULATE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. ..SATURDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-051>053-058-059-072015- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- 414 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE SMOKIES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SHOWERS PASS. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD HAVE WIND GUSTS HIGH ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES...ALONG WITH CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON. ..FRIDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. SNOW MAY ALSO ACCUMULATE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. ..SATURDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-NCZ062>065-SCZ001>003-072015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 414 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SHOWERS PASS. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD HAVE WIND GUSTS HIGH ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES...ALONG WITH CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. .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...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ501>507-509-072015- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 414 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE BLUE RIDGE AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SHOWERS PASS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES. .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...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-068-069-508-510-072015- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GREATER RUTHERFORD- EASTERN POLK- 414 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SHOWERS PASS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. .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...FROST POSSIBLE. ..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..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-NCZ057-070>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-072015- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ROWAN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 414 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SHOWERS PASS. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD HAVE WIND GUSTS HIGH ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES...ALONG WITH CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. .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...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. PM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 12:39 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1239 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
GAZ017-018-026-SCZ001-002-004-005-070515-
FRANKLIN GA-STEPHENS GA-HABERSHAM GA-GREATER OCONEE SC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-GREATER PICKENS SC-
1239 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
STEPHENS...SOUTHERN HABERSHAM...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...OCONEE AND
PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM EDT...
AT 1237 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF AN AREA
OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8
MILES NORTH OF TOCCOA TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARNESVILLE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOCCOA...SENECA...WALHALLA...PICKENS...CLEMSON...EASLEY...CENTRAL...
CORNELIA...LIBERTY AND BALDWIN.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
LAT...LON 3472 8337 3472 8335 3473 8335 3503 8299
3505 8291 3490 8251 3431 8335 3433 8339
3443 8338 3446 8340 3448 8347 3449 8354
3444 8361 3446 8364 3448 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 222DEG 82KT 3470 8331 3453 8313
KRENTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 2:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg | 63 min |
| Apr 7, 4:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan, Union | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 10:30 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:59 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:59 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 47 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2016Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.