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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2020, 2:24 PM EDT for Henderson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 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 6, 2020, 2:24 PM EDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2020, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
County Henderson County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 864 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Aug 6, 1:56 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 1:56 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 4:08 AM EDT, 10 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 408 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-070815- 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 NC- 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-Union SC-Chester-Greenwood- 408 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop across the region this afternoon and evening, with the most widespread coverage likely occurring across western North Carolina. Any of these thunderstorms will be capable of producing dangerous lightning, gusty winds, and torrential downpours. Some of these storms may become severe, with damaging wind gusts being the primary threat. Any locations repeatedly affected by thunderstorms over a short period of time will be prone to localized flash flooding from the heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. HG
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 6, 8:38 AM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:24 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 224 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020 NCZ053-065-061900- Buncombe NC-Henderson NC- 224 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL BUNCOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT... At 223 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles north of Hendersonville, or near Fletcher, moving northeast at 10 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Fletcher, Mountain Home, Asheville Airport, Fairview In Buncombe County, Mills River and Edneyville. 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. 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. && LAT...LON 3535 8251 3543 8256 3552 8241 3541 8233 TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 242DEG 10KT 3542 8249 KRENTZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 8:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 8:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Catawba | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 10:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 11:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 35 min |
| Aug 5, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 24 min |
| Aug 6, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Stanly | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 58 min |
| Aug 6, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Davie, Iredell | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Davie | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell, Rowan | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Yancey | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 52 min |
| Aug 6, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert | 28 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.