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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 16, 2016Mitchell County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 16, 2016, 9:41 PM EDT for Mitchell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 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: Jun 16, 2016, 9:41 PM EDT (01:41 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2016, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Mitchell County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 199 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 184 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2257 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 16, 7:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 7:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 3:31 PM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
331 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

NCZ033-035>037-048>050-053-056-057-501>506-171945-
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
331 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS
THEY TRY TO CROSS THE MOUNTAINS...BUT THEY MAY SURVIVE UNTIL THEY
REACH THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. A FEW STORMS COULD STILL BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001-004-
171945-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
331 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND FAR NORTHWESTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP...MAINLY IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ065-068>072-082-507>510-SCZ002-003-005>014-019-171945-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
331 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...PLUS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

WIMBERLEY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 9:16 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
916 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

NCZ048>050-170145-
YANCEY NC-MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC-
916 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MADISON...MITCHELL
AND YANCEY COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EDT...

AT 916 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A CLUSTER
OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ERWIN TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF GREENEVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55
MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...MARS
HILL...BAKERSVILLE...MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK...BANDANA...GREEN
MOUNTAIN...CELO...FAUST AND BULADEAN.

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 3614 8214 3610 8208 3601 8204 3595 8204
      3573 8229 3575 8233 3582 8236 3580 8252
      3577 8260 3595 8288 3593 8281 3600 8278
      3606 8264 3603 8259 3597 8261 3595 8256
      3601 8246 3611 8237 3613 8225 3616 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 301DEG 47KT 3625 8262 3604 8285

RWH

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 9:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
941 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-170215-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS NC-YANCEY NC-AVERY NC-BURKE MOUNTAINS NC-
MITCHELL NC-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS NC-
941 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL CALDWELL...
NORTHWESTERN BURKE...MITCHELL...NORTHEASTERN YANCEY...SOUTHERN AVERY
AND NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

AT 941 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTH OF BURNSVILLE...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAKERSVILLE...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPRUCE
PINE...BAKERSVILLE...CROSSNORE...LINVILLE FALLS...TABLE ROCK...B.R.
PARKWAY-LINVILLE FALLS TO GRANDFATHER...NORTH COVE...BANDANA...GREEN
MOUNTAIN AND INGALLS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3612 8214 3611 8213 3611 8208 3594 8165
      3578 8192 3601 8237 3613 8229 3613 8225
      3616 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 298DEG 49KT 3606 8223

RWH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 9:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Madison, Mitchell, Yancey	29 min
Jun 16, 11:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Davie	64 min
Jun 17, 12:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Yancey	24 min
Jun 17, 12:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Iredell	48 min
Jun 17, 1:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Catawba	35 min
Jun 17, 2:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Graham, Swain	49 min
Jun 17, 2:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Jackson, Macon	27 min
Jun 17, 12:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, Union	31 min
Jun 17, 12:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	34 min
Jun 17, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	34 min
Jun 17, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	30 min
Jun 17, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Greenwood	41 min
Jun 17, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Elbert	51 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2016 Every 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.