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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 206, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2019, 7:35 PM EDT for Union County, South Carolina. It was in force for 40 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
- Aug 17, 2019, 7:35 PM EDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2019, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Union County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 1583 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 845 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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 Aug 17, 5:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 5:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 449 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-180900- 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- 449 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon across the area, especially near the Blue Ridge escarpment. Cloud-to-ground lightning, brief heavy downpours, and locally gusty winds will be the primary threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. ARK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 4:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
444 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019
GAZ029-172100-
Elbert GA-
444 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT COUNTY UNTIL
500 PM EDT...
At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles east of Elberton, or 4 miles southeast of Middleton. This storm
was nearly stationary.
Locations to be impacted include...
Lake Russell and Rice Town.
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 3402 8277 3410 8274 3409 8264 3408 8264
3408 8265 3407 8264 3399 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 281DEG 2KT 3406 8269
08Special weather statement, Aug 17, 4:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 452 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 NCZ036-057-071-072-172115- Rowan NC-Iredell NC-Cabarrus NC-Mecklenburg NC- 452 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS... SOUTHEASTERN IREDELL...NORTH CENTRAL MECKLENBURG AND SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT... At 452 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles north of Kannapolis to 3 miles north of Huntersville, and moving east at 5 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Huntersville, Kannapolis, Cornelius, Davidson, China Grove, Landis, Enochville, Coddle Creek Reservoir and Ramsey Creek Park. Wind gusts up to 40 mph 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 3556 8044 3535 8085 3546 8093 3562 8065 TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 289DEG 5KT 3558 8063 3546 8085 08
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg, Union | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 16 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.