Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2021, 4:53 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina; Cherokee County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 37 min. 5 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, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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, 4:53 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Blacksburg, SC | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON N MOUNTAIN ST. |
| Aug 31, 4:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Chesnee, NC | TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON PAINTER RD. |
| Aug 31, 4:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Cliffside, NC | TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON HENRY JENKINS RD. |
| Aug 31, 5:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Polkville, NC | TREE DOWN AT HINTON CREEK RD AND JOHN STROUD RD. |
| Aug 31, 5:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Dysartsville, NC | TREE DOWN ON STATE HWY 226 |
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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 379 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
927
WUUS52 KGSP 312053
SVRGSP
NCC045-071-109-161-SCC021-091-312130-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0166.210831T2053Z-210831T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
453 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Western Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Western Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern York County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 453 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles south of Forest City to 7 miles south of
Shelby to 8 miles east of Gaffney, moving north at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Forest City, Kings Mountain, Cherryville, Boiling Springs
NC, Blacksburg, Belwood, Grover, Lawndale and Patterson Springs.
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.
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 3556 8123 3517 8133 3497 8148 3517 8156
3519 8194 3557 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 195DEG 43KT 3520 8189 3518 8156 3505 8151
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MOORE1 follow-up statement
808
WWUS52 KGSP 312120
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
520 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
SCC021-091-312129-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-210831T2130Z/
York SC-Cherokee SC-
520 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN YORK AND
NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3557 8158 3556 8157 3557 8155 3556 8123
3518 8132 3516 8134 3517 8140 3530 8153
3539 8188 3557 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 270DEG 43KT 3545 8181 3543 8148 3530 8143
$$
NCC045-071-109-161-312130-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-210831T2130Z/
Rutherford NC-Lincoln NC-Cleveland NC-Gaston NC-
520 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...WESTERN LINCOLN...CLEVELAND AND WESTERN
GASTON COUNTIES...
At 519 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northeast of Forest City to 13 miles west of
Lincolnton to 6 miles east of Shelby, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Kings Mountain, Cherryville, Belwood, Lawndale, Fallston, Polkville,
Waco, Casar, Kingstown and Crouse.
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.
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 3557 8158 3556 8157 3557 8155 3556 8123
3518 8132 3516 8134 3517 8140 3530 8153
3539 8188 3557 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 270DEG 43KT 3545 8181 3543 8148 3530 8143
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 30, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 10:16 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Macon | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 45 min |
| Aug 31, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Rutherford | 39 min |
| Aug 31, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln | 17 min |
| Aug 31, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln | 27 min |
| Aug 31, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell and 2 more | 49 min |
| Aug 31, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 39 min |
| Aug 31, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba | 25 min |
| Aug 31, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 41 min |
| Aug 31, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 44 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, 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.