Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 1:53 PM EDT for Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 55 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2021, 1:53 PM EDT (17:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 2:48 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, McDowell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | N Morganton, NC | A FEW LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. |
| Mar 27, 2:25 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | N Morganton, NC | BRIEF MARBLE TO PENNY SIZED HAIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
603
WUUS52 KGSP 271753
SVRGSP
NCC023-027-111-271900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0013.210327T1753Z-210327T1900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
153 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Southern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 153 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
of Spruce Pine, or 6 miles north of Lake James, moving east at 40
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...
Morganton, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Gamewell, Hudson,
Icard, Cajah's Mountain, Drexel and Hildebran.
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 3586 8134 3583 8134 3577 8136 3570 8141
3564 8148 3571 8207 3588 8201 3587 8200
3589 8198
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 269DEG 43KT 3583 8193
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SW2 follow-up statements
517
WWUS52 KGSP 271841
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
241 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
NCC111-271851-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210327T1900Z/
McDowell NC-
241 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area, therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
western and the Piedmont of North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3586 8134 3583 8134 3577 8136 3570 8141
3564 8148 3568 8180 3587 8163
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 269DEG 43KT 3584 8122
$$
NCC023-027-271900-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210327T1900Z/
Caldwell NC-Burke NC-
241 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTIES...
At 241 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
Taylorsville, or 4 miles northeast of Bethlehem, moving east at 50
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...
Morganton, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Gamewell, Hudson, Icard,
Cajah's Mountain, Drexel and Hildebran.
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 3586 8134 3583 8134 3577 8136 3570 8141
3564 8148 3568 8180 3587 8163
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 269DEG 43KT 3584 8122
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RM131
WWUS52 KGSP 271848 RRA
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
248 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
NCC023-027-271858-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210327T1900Z/
Caldwell NC-Burke NC-
248 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
western and the Piedmont of North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3586 8134 3583 8134 3577 8136 3570 8141
3564 8148 3568 8180 3587 8163
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 269DEG 43KT 3597 8108
$$
RMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 12:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rowan | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 6:05 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 15 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Swain | 62 min |
| Mar 27, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 55 min |
| Mar 27, 12:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 61 min |
| Mar 27, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 67 min |
| Mar 27, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell | 66 min |
| Mar 27, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Cleveland, McDowell, Rutherford | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Iredell and 1 more | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.