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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 26, 2018Transylvania County, North Carolina; Greenville County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2018, 1:26 PM EDT for Transylvania County, North Carolina; Greenville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2018, 1:26 PM EDT (17:26 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2018, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Transylvania County, NC, Greenville County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 257 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 143 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
143 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-212 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1032 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 26, 11:09 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 11:09 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 5:21 AM EDT, 8 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
521 AM EDT Tue Jun 26 2018

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068-069-501>510-
270930-
Rabun-Habersham-Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-
Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-
Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-
Cleveland-Lincoln-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-
Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-
Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-
521 AM EDT Tue Jun 26 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont
North Carolina and western North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop this
afternoon and evening. Some of these storms may become severe with
damaging winds as the main threat, but large hail cannot be ruled
out. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and brief heavy rain can be
expected as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

..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.
..Sunday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Monday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail,
damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-270930-
Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-
Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-
Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-
521 AM EDT Tue Jun 26 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont
North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop this
afternoon and evening. Some of these storms may become severe with
damaging winds as the main threat, but large hail cannot be ruled
out. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and brief heavy rain can be
expected as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

..Wednesday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Thursday...Excessive heat possible.
..Friday...Excessive heat possible.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail,
damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:51 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke24 min
Jun 26, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania36 min
Jun 26, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke32 min
Jun 26, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson34 min
Jun 26, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHaywood37 min
Jun 26, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHenderson39 min
Jun 26, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell30 min
Jun 26, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania26 min
Jun 26, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMcDowell, Rutherford48 min
Jun 26, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson29 min
Jun 26, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk26 min
Jun 26, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe37 min
Jun 26, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston35 min
Jun 26, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke36 min
Jun 26, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRutherford32 min
Jun 26, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk23 min
Jun 26, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPPolk, Rutherford51 min
Jun 26, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPPolk, Rutherford42 min
Jun 26, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland33 min
Jun 26, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland, Polk, Rutherford48 min
Jun 26, 4:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCleveland4 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPRutherford4 hr
Jun 26, 4:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAvery, Burke, Caldwell3 hr
Jun 26, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston53 min
Jun 26, 4:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHaywood3 hr
Jun 26, 4:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMcDowell3 hr
Jun 26, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMadison33 min
Jun 26, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMadison39 min
Jun 26, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood, Jackson, Swain46 min
Jun 26, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson31 min
Jun 26, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Haywood, Madison, Yancey42 min
Jun 26, 6:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMacon38 min
Jun 26, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGraham, Swain44 min
Jun 26, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania41 min
Jun 26, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson, Macon52 min
Jun 26, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMacon23 min
Jun 26, 7:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson, Polk, Transylvania25 min
Jun 26, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson, Polk, Transylvania46 min
Jun 25, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester, York30 min
Jun 25, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester30 min
Jun 26, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee24 min
Jun 26, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPOconee, Pickens50 min
Jun 26, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Pickens46 min
Jun 26, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPOconee, Pickens44 min
Jun 26, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville26 min
Jun 26, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Greenville, Pickens50 min
Jun 26, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Spartanburg46 min
Jun 26, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee31 min
Jun 26, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee30 min
Jun 26, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork25 min
Jun 26, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPYork49 min
Jun 26, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens36 min
Jun 26, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSpartanburg35 min
Jun 26, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Spartanburg, Union51 min
Jun 26, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPLaurens46 min
Jun 26, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester24 min
Jun 26, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester26 min
Jun 26, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPLaurens, Union45 min
Jun 26, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion41 min
Jun 26, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork24 min
Jun 26, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester, Union37 min
Jun 26, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville33 min
Jun 26, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood, Laurens27 min
Jun 26, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Greenwood44 min
Jun 26, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLancaster25 min
Jun 26, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester27 min
Jun 26, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee44 min
Jun 26, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHart33 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.