Alert archive / North Carolina / Special Weather Statements in 2017
Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2017, 10:32 PM EDT for Union 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
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2017, 10:32 PM EDT (02:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2017, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
County Union County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 812 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</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 Jun 18, 7:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 7:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 10:16 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1016 PM EDT Sun Jun 18 2017 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-200230- 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- 1016 PM EDT Sun Jun 18 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop through the late evening and early overnight. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, gusty winds, and heavy downpours will be possible with the storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. ..Monday...Severe weather with flash flooding possible. A cold front will move into the region from the northwest on Monday and slowly cross the region Monday night. Strong to severe thunderstorms with quarter-size hail and brief, damaging winds will be possible during the afternoon and evening hours. Very heavy rainfall will be possible with the thunderstorms as well, and isolated flash flooding may develop in areas repeatedly affected by thunderstorms. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Jun 18, 9:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
910 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
NCZ036-037-056-057-069-190215-
Rowan NC-Davie NC-Iredell NC-Lincoln NC-Catawba NC-
910 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA...
SOUTHWESTERN DAVIE...IREDELL...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHWESTERN
ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...
At 910 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles northwest of Huntersville, or near Denver, moving northeast at
30 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Statesville, Mocksville, Mooresville, Maiden, Westport, Troutman,
Cooleemee, Cleveland, Catawba and Harmony.
Heavy downpours, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and pea size hail will be
possible over 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 3583 8046 3584 8048 3583 8049 3582 8047
3551 8087 3551 8091 3550 8093 3547 8095
3545 8094 3542 8098 3558 8123 3605 8071
3605 8069 3586 8042
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 221DEG 28KT 3555 8100
JPTSpecial weather statement, Jun 18, 10:09 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1009 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
SCZ009-014-190300-
York SC-Chester SC-
1009 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHESTER AND SOUTHEASTERN
YORK COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...
At 1008 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles south of Chester, or near Chester State Park, moving northeast
at 30 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Rock Hill, Chester, Newport, Lesslie, Richburg, Lowrys, Chester State
Park, Catawba, Mcconnells and Leeds.
Heavy downpours, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and up to half inch hail
will be possible over 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 3483 8090 3479 8088 3456 8119 3457 8134
3462 8142 3464 8142 3502 8109 3488 8088
3487 8088 3484 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 219DEG 24KT 3463 8125
JPTSpecial weather statement, Jun 18, 10:21 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1021 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
NCZ037-057-190245-
Rowan NC-Davie NC-
1021 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT DAVIE AND WESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES
UNTIL 1045 PM EDT...
At 1021 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles northwest of Salisbury, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Salisbury, Mocksville, Bermuda Run, Cooleemee, Cleveland, Spencer,
Fork Church, Advance, Piedmont Research Station and Farmington.
Wind gusts up to 40 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 3588 8042 3586 8039 3584 8039 3585 8042
3583 8043 3584 8047 3583 8049 3582 8048
3579 8048 3577 8045 3574 8046 3572 8041
3558 8056 3570 8073 3605 8059 3605 8050
3601 8042 3599 8042 3596 8038 3589 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 230DEG 31KT 3571 8055
JPTSpecial weather statement, Jun 18, 10:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1032 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
NCZ071-072-082-190300-
Union NC-Cabarrus NC-Mecklenburg NC-
1032 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS...
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...
At 1032 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Monroe, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Monroe, South Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill, Indian Trail,
Weddington, Stallings, Unionville, Wesley Chapel and Wingate.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail will be possible in these
areas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Gusty winds can blow down trees that are dead, or that have weakened
root systems. Outdoor furniture and similar items can be tossed
around if not anchored. Seek shelter indoors.
&&
LAT...LON 3496 8030 3481 8054 3482 8063 3506 8086
3533 8050 3527 8045 3519 8051 3518 8050
3518 8048 3517 8047 3516 8044 3517 8042
3516 8041 3518 8037 3508 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 230DEG 31KT 3495 8058
JPTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 10:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 12:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 1:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rowan | 114 min |
| Jun 19, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 42 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017
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.