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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 1, 2018Alexander County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2018, 9:22 PM EDT for Alexander County, North Carolina. It was in force for 23 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: Jul 1, 2018, 9:22 PM EDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2018, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Alexander County, NC

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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 Jul 1, 7:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 7:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 5:08 AM EDT, 16 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
508 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-
505-507-509-510-SCZ001>007-010>012-019-020915-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Madison-Yancey-
Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-
Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-
Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-Rutherford Mountains-
Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-
Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-
Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Greenwood-
508 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. The
main threat with these storms will be cloud to ground lightning and
gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

..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.
..Friday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Saturday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-SCZ008-009-013-014-
020915-
Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-
Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-
Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Cherokee-York-Chester-
508 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. The
main threat with these storms will be cloud to ground lightning and
gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

..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.
..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, Jul 1, 7:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 7:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 7:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 7:22 PM EDT, 2 hours before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 7:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 8:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	27 min
Jul 1, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell, Yancey	35 min
Jul 1, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	29 min
Jul 1, 10:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell	19 min
Jul 2, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	32 min
Jul 2, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	32 min
Jul 2, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	30 min
Jul 2, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	34 min
Jul 2, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	43 min
Jul 2, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	30 min
Jul 2, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	37 min
Jul 2, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	30 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2018 Every special weather statement in 2018

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.