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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 330, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 2, 2018, 4:46 PM EDT for Burke County, North Carolina. It was in force for 29 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
- Sep 2, 2018, 4:46 PM EDT (20:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Burke County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Sep 2, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 441 AM EDT Sun Sep 2 2018 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-030845- 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- 441 AM EDT Sun Sep 2 2018 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 are expected today and tonight. The storms will be most widespread during the afternoon and early evening. Cloud-to-ground lightning is possible with any of these thunderstorms, along with torrential rainfall. A few of the storms may produce severe, damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, or flash flooding to our office. Wimberley
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 3:57 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 423 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018 NCZ070-071-SCZ009-022100- Gaston NC-Mecklenburg NC-York SC- 423 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MECKLENBURG... SOUTHEASTERN GASTON AND NORTHEASTERN YORK COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Rock Hill, or near Town Of Lake Wylie, moving west at 5 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Rock Hill, Tega Cay, Newport, Town Of Lake Wylie, Steele Creek, Lake Wylie, Carowinds, South Gastonia, Fort Mill and Southwest Charlotte. Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail and very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour 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. Lake Wylie is in the path of this storm. Cloud to ground lightning and gusty winds will create dangerous boating conditions. Move to shore immediately. && LAT...LON 3519 8093 3496 8097 3494 8118 3521 8121 TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 085DEG 6KT 3510 8102 MOORE
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 4:27 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
427 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018
SCZ003-006-007-022100-
Greenville Mountains SC-Spartanburg SC-Greater Greenville SC-
427 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND
NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles south of Columbus, or near Campobello, moving west at 5 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Landrum, Inman, Campobello, Lake Robinson, Lake Bowen, Gowensville,
Glassy Mountain and North Saluda Reservoir.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail and very heavy rainfall rates
up to 2 inches per hour 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 8234 3518 8237 3519 8237 3519 8232
3520 8230 3519 8209 3502 8209
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 085DEG 6KT 3509 8218
MOORESpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 4:34 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
434 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018
SCZ007-012-013-022100-
Laurens SC-Union SC-Spartanburg SC-
434 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL LAURENS...
SOUTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG AND WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 500
PM EDT...
At 433 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northeast of Laurens, or 7 miles southeast of Woodruff, moving
west at 5 mph. Other strong storms were developing around Cross
Anchor and east of Buffalo, also moving slowly westward.
Locations to be impacted include...
Buffalo, Moore, Cross Keys, Enoree, Cross Anchor and Ora.
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 3480 8180 3475 8169 3468 8163 3463 8170
3460 8181 3458 8200 3483 8202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 085DEG 6KT 3469 8191
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 39 min |
| Sep 1, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 24 min |
| Sep 1, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 35 min |
| Sep 1, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 30 min |
| Sep 1, 9:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston | 37 min |
| Sep 1, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 30 min |
| Sep 1, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 30 min |
| Sep 1, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 28 min |
| Sep 1, 11:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 27 min |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 30 min |
| Sep 2, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 26 min |
| Sep 2, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Sep 2, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 30 min |
| Sep 2, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Yancey | 26 min |
| Sep 2, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 34 min |
| Sep 2, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 28 min |
| Sep 2, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 37 min |
| Sep 2, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 26 min |
| Sep 2, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 35 min |
| Sep 2, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 23 min |
| Sep 2, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 36 min |
| Sep 2, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 25 min |
| Sep 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.