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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 13, 2019Chester County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2019, 4:19 PM EDT for Chester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 41 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: Jul 13, 2019, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2019, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Chester County, SC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 13, 2:19 PM EDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 2:19 PM EDT, 2 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 3:49 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
349 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2019

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-142000-
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-
349 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will continue across the area into the
evening hours. Localized urban and small stream flooding will be
possible along with numerous cloud-to-ground lighting strikes. Some
thunderstorms may have gusty winds, and damaging wind gusts may occur
with one or two of the strongest storms. The greatest coverage of
the thunderstorms will be across the Upstate of South Carolina,
northeast Georgia, and the southern and central mountains of western
North Carolina.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:37 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:00 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:03 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:03 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:06 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:07 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
407 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2019

SCZ013-014-132030-
Union SC-Chester SC-
407 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT CHESTER
AND NORTHERN UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

At 407 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm with
intense lightning 4 miles north of Union, or 4 miles southeast of
Jonesville, moving southeast at 15 mph. Other strong thunderstorms
were developing over the southern half of Chester County, also
moving slowly east or southeast.

Locations to be impacted include...
Union, Chester, Monarch Mill, Buffalo, Jonesville, Lockhart,
Carlisle, Richburg, Lowrys and Chester State Park.

In addition to intense lightning, wind gusts up to 45 mph, dime size
hail and very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour will be
possible in these areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall may flood areas with poor drainage, such as
ditches and underpasses. Avoid these areas and do not cross flooded
roads. Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly. Seek
higher ground if threatened by flood waters.

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If outdoors, try to
get indoors or into a hard topped vehicle. Otherwise, stay away from
open areas and isolated high objects such as trees. When indoors,
stay away from windows and doors and avoid using wired electronic
devices. Do not take a shower or bath. Try to unplug unnecessary
appliances before the storm approaches.

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 3457 8144 3472 8182 3474 8181 3491 8171
      3490 8164 3488 8163 3489 8159 3487 8156
      3488 8153 3487 8153 3488 8152 3487 8149
      3485 8147 3482 8147 3482 8103 3455 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 298DEG 12KT 3479 8162

MOORE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 12:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	28 min
Jul 13, 12:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	24 min
Jul 13, 12:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	22 min
Jul 13, 1:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell	26 min
Jul 13, 1:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	17 min
Jul 13, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Macon	27 min
Jul 13, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	23 min
Jul 13, 1:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell	29 min
Jul 13, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	33 min
Jul 13, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	32 min
Jul 13, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland	28 min
Jul 13, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Jackson	22 min
Jul 13, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Madison	31 min
Jul 13, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	37 min
Jul 13, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	28 min
Jul 13, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Swain	35 min
Jul 13, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rutherford	31 min
Jul 13, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland	28 min
Jul 13, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland, Rutherford	38 min
Jul 13, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	26 min
Jul 13, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	23 min
Jul 13, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston	30 min
Jul 13, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	27 min
Jul 13, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	23 min
Jul 13, 4:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Mecklenburg, Union	3 hr
Jul 13, 5:16 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Mecklenburg, Union	3 hr
Jul 13, 12:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	32 min
Jul 13, 12:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee, Pickens	34 min
Jul 13, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	19 min
Jul 13, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	13 min
Jul 13, 1:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	25 min
Jul 13, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	27 min
Jul 13, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	35 min
Jul 13, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	29 min
Jul 13, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	27 min
Jul 13, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	36 min
Jul 13, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	35 min
Jul 13, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	36 min
Jul 13, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	32 min
Jul 13, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	24 min
Jul 13, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	32 min
Jul 13, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	15 min
Jul 13, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	28 min
Jul 13, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	25 min
Jul 13, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	24 min
Jul 13, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	32 min
Jul 13, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	26 min
Jul 13, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Spartanburg, Union	46 min
Jul 13, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester, Union	23 min
Jul 13, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Chester, Union, York	49 min
Jul 13, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	25 min
Jul 13, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	30 min
Jul 13, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	27 min
Jul 13, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	32 min
Jul 13, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	28 min
Jul 13, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Greenwood	43 min
Jul 13, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson	26 min
Jul 13, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	36 min
Jul 13, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenwood, Laurens	34 min
Jul 13, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	27 min
Jul 13, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	24 min
Jul 12, 10:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Elbert	41 min
Jul 12, 11:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Franklin	27 min
Jul 12, 11:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Franklin	46 min
Jul 13, 12:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Stephens	23 min
Jul 13, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Elbert	51 min
Jul 13, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Hart	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.