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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2019, 2:33 PM EDT for Gaston County, Lincoln County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 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
- May 31, 2019, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2019, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
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 May 31, 2:02 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 2:02 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 223 PM EDT Fri May 31 2019 NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-501>504-011830- Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg- Cabarrus-Union-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains- Greater Burke- 223 PM EDT Fri May 31 2019 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina and western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-068- 505>510-SCZ001>014-019-011830- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Madison-Yancey- Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon- Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-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-Union-Chester-Greenwood- 223 PM EDT Fri May 31 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. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening. Lightning, gusty winds, and brief heavy rain will be possible. Some storms may become strong. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. SGL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 31, 1:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
148 PM EDT Fri May 31 2019
NCZ035-502-311830-
Greater Caldwell NC-Alexander NC-
148 PM EDT Fri May 31 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ALEXANDER AND SOUTHEASTERN
CALDWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
At 148 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southeast of Lenoir, or near Hudson, moving east at 25 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Lenoir, Taylorsville, Hudson, Stony Point, Cedar Rock, Cajah's
Mountain, Sawmills, Bethlehem, Hiddenite and Little River In
Alexander County.
Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail will be possible in these
areas.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
western and the Piedmont of North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3603 8110 3603 8105 3590 8102 3586 8104
3583 8106 3583 8152 3595 8156 3603 8134
3600 8133 3603 8127 3604 8120 3603 8118
3603 8117 3604 8113 3604 8111
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 265DEG 21KT 3587 8147
WJMSpecial weather statement, May 31, 1:51 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 33 min |
| May 31, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 42 min |
| May 31, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 39 min |
| May 31, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 47 min |
| May 31, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 23 min |
| May 31, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 30 min |
| May 31, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 25 min |
| May 31, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 32 min |
| May 31, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 28 min |
| May 31, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 36 min |
| May 31, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 35 min |
| May 31, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 33 min |
| May 31, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 28 min |
| May 31, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 51 min |
| May 31, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell, Rowan | 43 min |
| May 31, 4:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 24 min |
| May 31, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 41 min |
| May 31, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 23 min |
| May 31, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 37 min |
| May 31, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 49 min |
| May 31, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 31 min |
| May 31, 5:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 23 min |
| May 31, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 31 min |
| May 31, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Stanly | 29 min |
| May 31, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 29 min |
| May 31, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 29 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.