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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 6, 2016Chester County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT for Chester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 44 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
Jul 6, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Chester County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1250 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 Jul 6, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 2:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
204 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068-069-
501>510-SCZ001-004-071815-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-
YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
204 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE.

.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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ026-028-029-SCZ002-003-005>014-019-071815-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
204 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 336 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING
THE PRIMARY THREATS.

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOME
LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
APPROACH 105 DEGREES.
..FRIDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
APPROACH 105 DEGREES.
..SATURDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
APPROACH 105 DEGREES.
..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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ070>072-082-071815-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
204 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE.

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOME
LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
APPROACH 105 DEGREES.
..FRIDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
APPROACH 105 DEGREES.
..SATURDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
APPROACH 105 DEGREES.
..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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.

CDG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
145 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

SCZ004-005-010-061815-
GREATER OCONEE SC-GREATER PICKENS SC-ANDERSON SC-
145 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE...
SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS AND NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM
EDT...

AT 145 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES SOUTH OF CLEMSON...OR NEAR LAKE HARTWELL...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDERSON...CLEMSON...POWDERSVILLE...PIEDMONT...WILLIAMSTON...NORTHLAK
E... PENDLETON...WEST PELZER...ANDERSON AIRPORT AND LAKE HARTWELL.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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.

LAKE HARTWELL IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
MOVE TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3459 8303 3482 8248 3481 8248 3472 8247
      3471 8246 3471 8247 3468 8246 3466 8247
      3466 8246 3464 8245 3462 8245 3461 8244
      3457 8243 3444 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 253DEG 16KT 3455 8282

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:07 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan34 min
Jul 6, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk35 min
Jul 6, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe34 min
Jul 6, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham28 min
Jul 6, 7:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Henderson28 min
Jul 6, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk25 min
Jul 6, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson23 min
Jul 6, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville31 min
Jul 6, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAnderson30 min
Jul 6, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson26 min
Jul 6, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville36 min
Jul 6, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens28 min
Jul 6, 3:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville38 min
Jul 6, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork30 min
Jul 6, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester24 min
Jul 6, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville33 min
Jul 6, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPElbert27 min
Jul 6, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPElbert, Franklin, Hart40 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016

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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.