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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 8, 2020Polk County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2020, 9:28 PM EDT for Polk County, North Carolina. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 8, 2020, 9:28 PM EDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2020, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Polk County, NC

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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 special weather statement went out at Aug 8, 8:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 8:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 5:51 AM EDT, 15 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
551 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2020

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-091000-
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-
551 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2020

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 scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to
develop across the region this afternoon and evening. Any of the
thunderstorms may produce cloud to ground lightning, heavy downpours,
and gusty winds. Isolated flash flooding may be possible if storms
train over specific locations.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

JPT

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 5:13 PM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
513 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2020

NCZ502-082145-
Greater Caldwell NC-
513 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

At 512 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lenoir, moving southeast at 10 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Lenoir, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Hudson, Cajah's Mountain, Rhodhiss,
Cedar Rock, Lake Hickory, Lake Rhodhiss and Gamewell.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail will be possible in these
areas.

LAT...LON 3596 8134 3592 8134 3589 8133 3582 8134
      3580 8133 3579 8135 3577 8135 3576 8138
      3577 8144 3579 8145 3578 8154 3579 8157
      3582 8160 3583 8162 3600 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 311DEG 9KT 3589 8149

RWH
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 5:34 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 6:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 6:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 7:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 9:28 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRutherford26 min
Aug 9, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland37 min
Aug 9, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston31 min
Aug 9, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion29 min
Aug 9, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion36 min
Aug 9, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg25 min
Aug 9, 7:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMecklenburg, Union2 hr
Aug 9, 3:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCherokee41 min
Aug 9, 3:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCherokee, Spartanburg4 hr
Aug 9, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee25 min
Aug 9, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPickens24 min
Aug 9, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion27 min
Aug 9, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSpartanburg27 min
Aug 9, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCherokee34 min
Aug 9, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester33 min
Aug 9, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAnderson24 min
Aug 9, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester35 min
Aug 9, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville29 min
Aug 9, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCherokee, Union26 min
Aug 9, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg, Union39 min
Aug 9, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Union, York43 min
Aug 9, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood24 min
Aug 9, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens36 min
Aug 9, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood36 min
Aug 9, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens32 min
Aug 9, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPLaurens, Union48 min
Aug 9, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHabersham42 min
Aug 9, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPStephens24 min
Aug 9, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPStephens23 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.