Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2021, 3:01 PM EDT for Abbeville County, Greenwood County, Laurens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 44 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
- Aug 31, 2021, 3:01 PM EDT (19:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Abbeville County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 3:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Cokesbury, SC | 911 CALL CENTER REPORTED SIGN BLOWN DOWN ON DEADFALL RD W |
| Aug 31, 3:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Ninety Six, SC | 911 CALL CENTER REPORTED TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 702. |
| Aug 31, 3:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Cross Hill, SC | ROOF OFF HOME ON AMBER HILL CIRCLE SPUR NORTH OF LAKE GREENWOOD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 327 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1012 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
396
WUUS52 KGSP 311901
SVRGSP
SCC001-047-059-311945-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0162.210831T1901Z-210831T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
301 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Southeastern Abbeville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Greenwood County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 300 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 17 miles south of Abbeville to 23 miles south of
Greenwood, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Greenwood, Abbeville, Ware Shoals, Ninety Six, Cross Hill,
Cokesbury, Waterloo, Hodges, Troy and Lake Greenwood State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A few trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area.
Storms will be accompanied by brief heavy rainfall, and little or no
lightning. Seek shelter inside an interior room.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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 3398 8205 3399 8215 3397 8218 3399 8221
3402 8224 3397 8231 3406 8233 3406 8245
3453 8224 3430 8189 3424 8191 3420 8194
3418 8191 3416 8191 3413 8187 3409 8192
3404 8194 3396 8201 3395 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 203DEG 39KT 3393 8239 3386 8211
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MOORE1 follow-up statement
834
WWUS52 KGSP 311919
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
319 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
SCC001-047-059-311945-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-210831T1945Z/
Laurens SC-Abbeville SC-Greenwood SC-
319 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAURENS...SOUTHEASTERN ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD
COUNTIES...
At 319 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles southeast of Abbeville to 11 miles southeast
of Greenwood, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Greenwood, Abbeville, Ware Shoals, Ninety Six, Cross Hill, Cokesbury,
Waterloo, Hodges, Lake Greenwood State Park and Lake Greenwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A few trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area.
Storms will be accompanied by brief heavy rainfall, and little or no
lightning. Seek shelter inside an interior room.
If on or near Lake Greenwood, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
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 3398 8205 3399 8215 3397 8218 3399 8221
3402 8224 3406 8233 3406 8245 3453 8224
3430 8189 3424 8191 3420 8194 3418 8191
3416 8191 3413 8187 3409 8192 3404 8194
3396 8201 3395 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 207DEG 43KT 3415 8229 3408 8201
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Oconee | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 41 min |
| Aug 31, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 24 min |
| Aug 31, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 51 min |
| Aug 31, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union, York | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 45 min |
| Aug 31, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, York | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 38 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.