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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 31, 2017Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2017, 12:28 AM EDT for Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 31, 2017, 12:28 AM EDT (04:28 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2017, 1:00 AM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Habersham County, GA, Rabun County, GA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 30, 10:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 10:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 3:56 PM EDT, 8 hours 32 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 10:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 10:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 10:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 11:35 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 12:22 AM EDT, 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1222 AM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

NCZ064-065-SCZ002-003-310500-
Transylvania NC-Henderson NC-Pickens Mountains SC-
Greenville Mountains SC-
1222 AM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN TRANSYLVANIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL HENDERSON...NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE AND NORTHEASTERN
PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM EDT...

At 1222 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles north of Pickens, or near Table Rock State Park, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Table Rock State Park, Pleasant Ridge State Park, Caesars Head State
Park, Jones Gap State Park, Dupont State Forest, Slater-Marietta,
Pumpkintown, Cleveland, Cedar Mountain and Crab Creek.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph and dime size hail 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3496 8265 3503 8274 3527 8258 3512 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 219DEG 29KT 3504 8266

KRENTZ

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 12:28 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1228 AM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001-310500-
Rabun GA-Stephens GA-Habersham GA-Oconee Mountains SC-
1228 AM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN STEPHENS...CENTRAL
HABERSHAM...RABUN AND WEST CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM
EDT...

At 1228 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 7 miles northwest of Clarkesville to 6 miles
north of Homer, and moving north at 90 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Toccoa, Clayton, Clarkesville, Mountain City, Tiger, Dillard,
Tallulah Falls, MOCCASIN CREEK STATE PARK, Lake Burton and Moccasin
Creek State Park.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and dime size hail will be possible in these
areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3494 8358 3495 8355 3498 8355 3499 8353
      3499 8337 3472 8319 3446 8340 3449 8349
      3481 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 198DEG 78KT 3469 8362 3442 8351

KRENTZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Lincoln	36 min
Mar 30, 10:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Swain	39 min
Mar 31, 12:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Henderson	38 min
Mar 31, 1:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	28 min
Mar 31, 1:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	28 min
Mar 31, 3:47 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	3 hr
Mar 31, 4:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson	3 hr
Mar 31, 6:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland	39 min
Mar 31, 6:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln	73 min
Mar 31, 7:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Rowan	65 min
Mar 31, 9:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	3 hr
Mar 31, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander	39 min
Mar 30, 10:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee, Pickens	46 min
Mar 30, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	40 min
Mar 30, 11:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Oconee, Pickens	43 min
Mar 31, 1:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	45 min
Mar 31, 4:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson, Pickens	39 min
Mar 31, 6:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	44 min
Mar 30, 10:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Stephens	35 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.