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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 27, 2021Avery County, Burke County, Caldwell County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT for Avery County, Burke County, Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 66 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
Mar 27, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT (17:39 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2434 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

474 
WUUS52 KGSP 271739
SVRGSP
NCC011-023-027-271845-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0012.210327T1739Z-210327T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
139 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
  Avery County in western North Carolina...
  Northwestern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 138 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
  Newland, or near Linville Falls, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lenoir, Newland, Blowing Rock In Caldwell County, Elk Park, Cedar
  Rock, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils, Grandfather Mountain
  State Park and Linville Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. Seek shelter inside an interior room.

Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800,
2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using
hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the
specific location where it occurred.

&&

LAT...LON 3611 8181 3612 8169 3612 8155 3610 8152
      3609 8145 3607 8144 3608 8143 3587 8140
      3589 8191 3596 8194 3594 8196 3593 8196
      3591 8198 3595 8204 3616 8199 3616 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 267DEG 54KT 3597 8190 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SW
1 follow-up statement
804 
WWUS52 KGSP 271812
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
212 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

NCC011-271822-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210327T1845Z/
Avery NC-
212 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR AVERY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area, therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
western North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3612 8155 3610 8152 3609 8147 3609 8145
      3607 8144 3607 8143 3587 8140 3589 8186
      3612 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 267DEG 54KT 3599 8138 

$$

NCC023-027-271845-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210327T1845Z/
Caldwell NC-Burke NC-
212 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR CALDWELL AND NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES...

At 212 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Boomer, or 5 miles northeast of Cedar Rock, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind 
         damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Lenoir, Blowing Rock In Caldwell County, Cedar Rock, Edgemont, Globe,
Collettsville, Patterson, Upton and Gamewell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. Seek shelter inside an interior room.

Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800,
2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using
hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the
specific location where it occurred.

&&

LAT...LON 3612 8155 3610 8152 3609 8147 3609 8145
      3607 8144 3607 8143 3587 8140 3589 8186
      3612 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 267DEG 54KT 3599 8138 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 12:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPRowan4 hr
Mar 27, 6:05 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPCleveland15 hr
Mar 27, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham, Swain62 min
Mar 27, 12:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMadison55 min
Mar 27, 12:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more23 hr
Mar 27, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAvery, Mitchell, Yancey61 min
Mar 27, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe67 min
Mar 27, 1:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe45 min
Mar 27, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPDavie, Iredell, Rowan43 min
Mar 27, 1:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Caldwell, McDowell55 min
Mar 27, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Cleveland, McDowell, Rutherford45 min
Mar 27, 2:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Caldwell29 min
Mar 27, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland, Polk, Rutherford31 min
Mar 27, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Iredell and 1 more45 min
Mar 27, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPDavie, Iredell, Rowan45 min
Mar 27, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland, Gaston, Lincoln51 min
Mar 27, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rowan52 min
Mar 27, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg31 min
Mar 27, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Rowan28 min
Mar 27, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion41 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.