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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 31, 2017Transylvania County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2017, 1:32 AM EDT for Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 31, 2017, 1:32 AM EDT (05:32 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2017, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Transylvania County, NC

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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, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 10:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 3:56 PM EDT, 9 hours 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 10:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 11:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 12:22 AM EDT, 1 hour 10 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, 1 hour 4 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

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 1:00 AM EDT, 32 minutes before

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

GAZ010-NCZ062-063-SCZ001-310545-
Rabun GA-Southern Jackson NC-Macon NC-Oconee Mountains SC-
100 AM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RABUN...SOUTHEASTERN
MACON...SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL
145 AM EDT...

At 100 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 10 miles south of Franklin to 8 miles southwest
of Walhalla, and moving northeast at 35 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Walhalla, Highlands, Cashiers, Salem, Lake Glenville, Oconee State
Park, Lake Keowee, Devils Fork State Park, Lake Jocassee and Mountain
Rest.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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 3520 8312 3508 8304 3506 8305 3504 8303
      3503 8300 3489 8291 3484 8290 3472 8313
      3506 8336
TIME...MOT...LOC 0500Z 237DEG 32KT 3504 8334 3471 8318

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 1:32 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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

NCZ063-064-SCZ001-002-310600-
Transylvania NC-Southern Jackson NC-Pickens Mountains SC-
Oconee Mountains SC-
132 AM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TRANSYLVANIA...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN PICKENS AND NORTHEASTERN OCONEE
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM EDT...

At 132 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles southwest of Brevard, or near Gorges State Park, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Rosman, Lake Toxaway, Lake Jocassee, Gorges State Park, Devils Fork
State Park, Table Rock State Park, Jocassee Gorges, Balsam Grove,
Wolf Mountain and Rocky Bottom.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea 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 3529 8292 3508 8275 3507 8275 3507 8277
      3505 8275 3505 8274 3506 8273 3502 8270
      3495 8296 3515 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0532Z 229DEG 39KT 3508 8296

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, 1:47 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
Mar 31, 12:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Habersham, Rabun	32 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.