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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2021, 3:35 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 40 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 19, 2021, 3:35 PM EDT (19:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Buncombe County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1247 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
011
WUUS52 KGSP 191935
SVRGSP
NCC021-089-149-161-192015-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0151.210819T1935Z-210819T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
335 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Western Polk County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 335 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
Hendersonville, or near Etowah, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Hendersonville, Columbus, Arden, Mills River, Fletcher, Flat Rock,
Etowah, Mountain Home, Laurel Park and Lake Lure.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service 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 3548 8213 3521 8212 3524 8260 3526 8260
3526 8262 3529 8261 3529 8262 3530 8262
3535 8267 3551 8269
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 269DEG 22KT 3534 8257
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RWH2 follow-up statements
573
WWUS52 KGSP 191952
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
352 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
NCC021-192002-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210819T2015Z/
Buncombe NC-
352 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3548 8213 3521 8212 3524 8260 3526 8260
3526 8262 3529 8261 3529 8262 3530 8262
3545 8251 3545 8247 3547 8243 3546 8237
3547 8237 3548 8228 3546 8225 3548 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 273DEG 20KT 3534 8249
$$
NCC089-149-161-192015-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210819T2015Z/
Rutherford NC-Henderson NC-Polk NC-
352 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL RUTHERFORD...HENDERSON AND WESTERN POLK COUNTIES...
At 352 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hendersonville,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Hendersonville, Columbus, Fletcher, Flat Rock, Etowah, Mountain Home,
Laurel Park, Lake Lure, Saluda and Chimney Rock Village.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service 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 3548 8213 3521 8212 3524 8260 3526 8260
3526 8262 3529 8261 3529 8262 3530 8262
3545 8251 3545 8247 3547 8243 3546 8237
3547 8237 3548 8228 3546 8225 3548 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 273DEG 20KT 3534 8249
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RWH896
WWUS52 KGSP 192006
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
406 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
NCC089-149-161-192015-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210819T2015Z/
Rutherford NC-Henderson NC-Polk NC-
406 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL RUTHERFORD...
HENDERSON AND WESTERN POLK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3548 8213 3521 8212 3524 8260 3526 8260
3526 8262 3529 8261 3529 8262 3530 8262
3545 8251 3545 8247 3547 8243 3546 8237
3547 8237 3548 8228 3546 8225 3548 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 269DEG 22KT 3534 8243
$$
RWHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 26 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.