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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Oct 7, 2016, 2:06 PM EDT for Polk County, North Carolina; Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 24 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
- Oct 7, 2016, 2:06 PM EDT (18:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Polk County, NC, Spartanburg County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 375 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 415 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
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 Oct 7, 11:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 11:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 7, 12:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1235 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065- 501>510-SCZ001>007-010>012-019-081645- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- 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-GREENWOOD- 1235 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..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. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ036-037-056-057-068>070-SCZ008-013-081645- IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-CHEROKEE-UNION- 1235 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER EDGE OF THE CIRCULATION AROUND HURRICANE MATTHEW MAY MOVE INTO PARTS OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN UPSTATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE TRACK OF MATTHEW AND THE LOCATION OF OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL DETERMINE IF AND WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ISSUED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE MATTHEW MAY CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ071-072-082-SCZ009-014-081645- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-CHESTER- 1235 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE MATTHEW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 7, 1:26 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 126 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 NCZ508-510-SCZ003-006>008-013-071800- GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-EASTERN POLK NC-GREATER GREENVILLE SC- SPARTANBURG SC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-CHEROKEE SC-UNION SC- 126 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN POLK...NORTHWESTERN UNION...SPARTANBURG...NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 123 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER 7 MILES EAST OF SPARTANBURG...OR NEAR PACOLET MILLS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...GREER...TAYLORS...BOILING SPRINGS SC... DUNCAN...LYMAN...PACOLET...LANDRUM AND COWPENS. AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LAT...LON 3498 8152 3470 8178 3490 8238 3533 8210 TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 131DEG 37KT 3491 8181 WJM
Special weather statement, Oct 7, 2:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 206 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 NCZ510-SCZ003-006-007-071830- EASTERN POLK NC-GREATER GREENVILLE SC-SPARTANBURG SC- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC- 206 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL POLK...NORTHERN SPARTANBURG AND NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT... AT 204 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER NEAR SPARTANBURG...OR NEAR CEDAR SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPARTANBURG...COLUMBUS...GREER...BOILING SPRINGS SC...DUNCAN... LYMAN...LANDRUM...WELLFORD...INMAN AND ROEBUCK. HEAVY RAINFALL RATES IN THESE AREAS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO VERY LOW LEVELS AT TIMES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAT...LON 3492 8176 3477 8188 3500 8243 3533 8215 TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 123DEG 32KT 3490 8190 WJM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 3:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union | 41 hr |
| Oct 7, 11:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Union | 115 min |
| Oct 7, 3:01 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 35 hr |
| Oct 7, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 34 min |
| Oct 7, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 53 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2016Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 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.