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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2017, 7:55 AM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 65 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
- Mar 31, 2017, 7:55 AM EDT (11:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2017, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 1204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 433 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Mar 31, 7:23 AM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 7:23 AM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 422 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 NCZ033-049-050-053-063>065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-010830- Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe-Southern Jackson-Transylvania- Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains- Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-Oconee Mountains- Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains- 422 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Widespread rain showers and a few thunderstorms will continue across the North Carolina Blue Ridge this morning. These areas have seen rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches since Thursday, and additional amounts of up to an inch remain possible. This could be enough to cause isolated flash flooding, especially across the counties bordering South Carolina. In addition, thunderstorms could produce occasional cloud to ground lightning. .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. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ004>014-019-010830- Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan- Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Greater Caldwell- Greater Burke-Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Eastern Polk- Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville-Spartanburg- Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood- 422 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 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 and numerous heavy rain showers will continue across the foothills and Piedmont of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia this morning. While the main threats will be from occasional cloud to ground lightning and locally heavy rainfall, an isolated severe storm cannot be ruled out. The main severe weather threats would be from brief damaging winds, and perhaps a brief, weak tornado. .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. GAZ010-017-NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-010830- Rabun-Habersham-Madison-Swain-Haywood-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon- 422 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia and western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today 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. Lane
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 6:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>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, 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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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.