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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 10, 2021Iredell County, Rowan County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT for Iredell County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 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
May 10, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Iredell County, NC, Rowan County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 93 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 28 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 196 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
28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1031 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

023 
WUUS52 KGSP 102245
SVRGSP
NCC097-159-102330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0033.210510T2245Z-210510T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
645 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 645 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
  Statesville, or 4 miles southeast of Troutman, moving east at 15
  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...
  Mooresville, China Grove, Landis, Enochville, Troutman, Cleveland,
  Mount Ulla, Piedmont Research Station, Doolie and Salisbury.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. Seek shelter inside an interior room.

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 3550 8057 3551 8072 3560 8094 3562 8092
      3563 8093 3577 8087 3570 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 289DEG 12KT 3566 8083 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RWH
1 follow-up statement
331 
WWUS52 KGSP 102309
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
709 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021

NCC097-102319-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210510T2330Z/
Iredell NC-
709 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IREDELL 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 3550 8057 3551 8072 3552 8074 3554 8074
      3567 8077 3575 8074 3570 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 266DEG 15KT 3570 8068 

$$

NCC159-102330-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210510T2330Z/
Rowan NC-
709 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTY...

At 709 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Salisbury, or near Cleveland, moving east at 15 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...
China Grove, Landis, Enochville, Cleveland, Mount Ulla, Piedmont
Research Station, Salisbury and Kannapolis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. Seek shelter inside an interior room.

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 3550 8057 3551 8072 3552 8074 3554 8074
      3567 8077 3575 8074 3570 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 266DEG 15KT 3570 8068 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RWH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 12:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHaywood, Swain56 min
May 10, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk24 min
May 10, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg30 min
May 10, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg33 min
May 10, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPIredell26 min
May 10, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPRowan52 min
May 10, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPIredell28 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.