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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

October 29, 2021Cleveland County, Rutherford County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 29, 2021, 5:33 AM EDT for Cleveland County, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report 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
Oct 29, 2021, 5:33 AM EDT (09:33 UTC)
Expired
Oct 29, 2021, 6:15 AM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cleveland County, NC, Rutherford County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 29, 5:50 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGEllenboro, NC911 CALL CENTER REPORTED ONE TREE DOWN IN CENTRAL ELLENBORO.

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 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 180 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2021-10-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2021-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 247 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
567 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
447 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

703 
WUUS52 KGSP 290933
SVRGSP
NCC045-161-291015-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0176.211029T0933Z-211029T1015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
533 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
  Western Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 615 AM EDT.

* At 532 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
  Forest City, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Forest City, Spindale, Boiling Springs NC, Belwood, Lawndale,
  Fallston, Polkville, Ellenboro, Lattimore and Mooresboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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 3561 8172 3558 8170 3558 8169 3557 8167
      3557 8160 3555 8151 3552 8151 3541 8145
      3518 8175 3519 8194 3520 8197 3525 8196
      3528 8200 3554 8187 3554 8185 3558 8182
      3558 8180 3559 8179 3559 8177 3561 8175
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 218DEG 28KT 3524 8188 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

HG
2 follow-up statements
432 
WWUS52 KGSP 290947
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
547 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021

NCC045-161-291015-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-211029T1015Z/
Rutherford NC-Cleveland NC-
547 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT
FOR EASTERN RUTHERFORD AND WESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES...

At 546 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of
Forest City, or near Ellenboro, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Forest City, Spindale, Boiling Springs NC, Belwood, Lawndale,
Fallston, Polkville, Ellenboro, Lattimore and Mooresboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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 3518 8176 3528 8200 3554 8187 3554 8185
      3558 8182 3558 8180 3559 8179 3559 8177
      3561 8175 3561 8172 3558 8170 3558 8169
      3557 8167 3557 8160 3555 8151 3552 8151
      3541 8145 3518 8175
TIME...MOT...LOC 0946Z 217DEG 28KT 3534 8179 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

HG
201 
WWUS52 KGSP 291010
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
610 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021

NCC045-161-291020-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-211029T1015Z/
Rutherford NC-Cleveland NC-
610 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN RUTHERFORD AND WESTERN
CLEVELAND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM 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 of 30 to 40 mph are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3518 8176 3528 8200 3554 8187 3554 8185
      3558 8182 3558 8180 3559 8179 3559 8177
      3561 8175 3561 8172 3558 8170 3558 8169
      3557 8167 3557 8160 3555 8151 3552 8151
      3541 8145 3518 8175
TIME...MOT...LOC 1010Z 218DEG 28KT 3546 8167 

$$

HG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 29, 5:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland50 min
Oct 29, 6:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln43 min
Oct 29, 6:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston45 min
Oct 29, 6:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln37 min
Oct 29, 6:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston44 min
Oct 29, 7:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln26 min
Oct 29, 7:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus30 min
Oct 29, 7:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPDavie, Iredell27 min
Oct 29, 8:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPDavie, Rowan45 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.