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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2020, 4:08 PM EDT for Oconee County, South Carolina. It was in force for 22 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
- Aug 3, 2020, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2020, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
County Oconee County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 988 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1116 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Aug 3, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 408 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-507>510-SCZ001>014-019-040815- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell- Davie-Madison-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham- Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson- Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC- 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 SC-Chester-Greenwood- 408 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage through the day today, continuing to produce locally heavy rainfall. Isolated flash flooding may occur where storms repeatedly affect the same location. The thunderstorms will also produce dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds. A few damaging wind gusts will be possible with the strongest storms. As Tropical Storm Isaias makes its nearest pass to our region tonight, breezy and occasionally gusty winds may develop. A few trees could fall in areas where soils are saturated by the recent heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should relay any reports of flooding to the National Weather Service. NCZ033-049-050-501>506-040815- Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell- Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- 408 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the northern mountains and adjacent foothills of western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage through the day today. In addition to the heavy rainfall mentioned in the Flash Flood Watch, the thunderstorms will also produce dangerous cloud-to- ground lightning and gusty winds. A few damaging wind gusts will be possible with the strongest storms. As Tropical Storm Isaias makes its nearest pass to our region tonight, breezy and occasionally gusty winds may develop. A few trees could fall in areas where soils are saturated by the recent heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should relay any reports of flooding to the National Weather Service. HG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:08 PM EDT, 2 hours before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 208 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 GAZ010-031845- Rabun GA- 208 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL RABUN COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM EDT... At 208 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northwest of Clayton, or near Black Rock Mountain State Park, moving northeast at 10 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Dillard. Wind gusts up to 45 mph and nickel size hail will be possible in these areas. LAT...LON 3499 8352 3500 8336 3486 8346 3487 8353 TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 216DEG 10KT 3494 8344 LANE
Local storm report, Aug 3, 2:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 11:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 11:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 11:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 11:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 12:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 12:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 28 min |
| Aug 3, 12:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, Rutherford | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 12:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 12:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 12:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 1:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 1:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 1:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 2:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 2:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 2:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 4:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 6:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 6:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 7:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 7:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 8:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 8:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson, Swain | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Caldwell | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 14 min |
| Aug 2, 10:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 28 min |
| Aug 3, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 5:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Pickens | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenwood | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Habersham | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Hart | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 6:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Elbert | 3 hr |
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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.