Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 3:59 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 31 min. 3 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, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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, 4:06 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 E Huntersville, NC | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. |
| Mar 27, 4:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 6 Ene Huntersville, NC | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. |
| Mar 27, 4:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Wnw Concord, NC | QUARTER SIZE HAIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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.
823
WUUS52 KGSP 271959
SVRGSP
NCC025-119-272030-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0016.210327T1959Z-210327T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
359 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
North central Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North
Carolina...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 359 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Huntersville,
moving east at 25 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...
Huntersville, Kannapolis, Downtown Concord, Northeast Charlotte,
West Concord, Harrisburg, University City, Charlotte Motor
Speedway, Coddle Creek Reservoir and Croft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. Seek shelter inside an interior room.
This storm is also producing extremely heavy rainfall. Flooding of
drainage ditches and low lying areas may occur. Small streams will
rise rapidly. Do not drive through areas where water is flowing over
the road.
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 3525 8049 3532 8090 3538 8093 3546 8089
3551 8058 3550 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 271DEG 20KT 3539 8086
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RM1 follow-up statement
668
WWUS52 KGSP 272019
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
419 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
NCC119-272029-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210327T2030Z/
Mecklenburg NC-
419 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MECKLENBURG
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area, therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
the Piedmont of North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3530 8049 3532 8067 3539 8074 3548 8078
3551 8060 3550 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 271DEG 20KT 3539 8072
$$
NCC025-272030-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210327T2030Z/
Cabarrus NC-
419 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTY...
At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Huntersville, or near Charlotte Motor Speedway, moving east at 25
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...
Kannapolis, Downtown Concord, West Concord, Harrisburg, Coddle Creek
Reservoir, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Mt Pleasant.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. Seek shelter inside an interior room.
This storms is also producing extremely heavy rainfall. Flooding of
drainage ditches and low lying areas may occur. Small streams will
rise rapidly. Do not drive through areas where water is flowing over
the road.
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 3530 8049 3532 8067 3539 8074 3548 8078
3551 8060 3550 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 271DEG 20KT 3539 8072
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, McDowell | 55 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, 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.