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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2016, 2:15 PM EDT for Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 30 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 11, 2016, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
County Spartanburg County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1158 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 11, 1:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 4:56 AM EDT, 9 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 456 AM EDT MON JUL 11 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-120900- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- 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-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 456 AM EDT MON JUL 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOME STORMS MAY GROUP INTO CLUSTERS...PRODUCING AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND PERHAPS A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..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. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. WIMBERLEY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 105 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016 SCZ006-007-111730- GREATER GREENVILLE SC-SPARTANBURG SC- 105 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL SPARTANBURG AND EAST CENTRAL GREENVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT... AT 104 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING 12 MILES EAST OF GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN...OR NEAR FIVE FORKS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... FIVE FORKS...REIDVILLE...GSP AIRPORT AND MOORE. IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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 3477 8223 3489 8223 3492 8210 3485 8203 TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 256DEG 4KT 3484 8217 SW
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:31 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
131 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
NCZ064-065-SCZ001>003-111815-
TRANSYLVANIA NC-HENDERSON NC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-
131 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
...GUSTY STORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN TRANSYLVANIA...SOUTHEASTERN
HENDERSON... NORTHEASTERN OCONEE...NORTHWESTERN PICKENS AND
NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...
AT 130 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STORMS 9
MILES SOUTH OF BREVARD...OR NEAR CAESARS HEAD STATE PARK...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLAT ROCK...ROSMAN...LAKE JOCASSEE...CAESARS HEAD STATE PARK...DUPONT
STATE FOREST...GORGES STATE PARK...JOCASSEE GORGES...KEOWEE TOXAWAY
STATE PARK...PLEASANT RIDGE STATE PARK AND JONES GAP STATE PARK.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS.
&&
LAT...LON 3508 8301 3533 8235 3530 8233 3529 8235
3524 8235 3524 8236 3523 8235 3519 8236
3519 8232 3520 8229 3520 8226 3516 8223
3490 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 260DEG 12KT 3510 8269Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:03 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
203 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
NCZ065-509-510-SCZ003-006-111830-
HENDERSON NC-EASTERN POLK NC-POLK MOUNTAINS NC-GREATER GREENVILLE SC-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-
203 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT WESTERN
POLK...SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND NORTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL
230 PM EDT...
AT 202 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
INTENSE LIGHTNING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF
HENDERSONVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF PICKENS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... TRAVELERS REST...FLAT
ROCK...SLATER-MARIETTA...TRYON...SALUDA...PLEASANT RIDGE STATE
PARK...TIGERVILLE...LAKE ROBINSON...PARIS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND
FURMAN UNIVERSITY.
IN ADDITION TO INTENSE LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS.
&&
LAT...LON 3502 8223 3490 8250 3491 8250 3492 8252
3497 8253 3498 8255 3498 8253 3500 8254
3501 8254 3501 8256 3505 8258 3529 8247
3540 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 242DEG 29KT 3525 8247 3497 8263Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
215 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
SCZ006-007-111845-
GREATER GREENVILLE SC-SPARTANBURG SC-
215 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SPARTANBURG AND EAST
CENTRAL GREENVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
AT 215 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES EAST OF GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN...OR NEAR GSP AIRPORT...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPARTANBURG...GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...FIVE
FORKS...DUNCAN...LYMAN... PACOLET...COWPENS AND WELLFORD.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY AS WELL.
LAT...LON 3467 8240 3493 8228 3508 8182 3504 8181
3503 8179 3493 8176 3493 8174 3491 8171
3482 8179 3474 8209 3475 8211 3476 8212
3478 8215 3473 8217
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 253DEG 44KT 3487 8220
CSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 35 min |
| Jul 11, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg, Union | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 50 min |
| Jul 11, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Pickens | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.