Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2021, 3:53 PM EDT for Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 37 min. 9 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
- May 29, 2021, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Salisbury, NC | MULTIPLE DOWNED TREES NEAR NEWSOME RD |
| May 29, 4:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Salisbury, NC | STRONG EVIDENCE OF A MICROBURST WITH AN AREA ABOUT A MILE ACROSS WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AS AT LEAST 3 DOZEN TREES BLOWN DOWN FROM NEWSOM ROAD TO WESLEY DRIVE TO CRANE CREEK ROAD. A TREE STILL ON A HOUSE THIS MORNING ON WESLEY DRIVE. A CAR CRUSHED BY |
| May 29, 4:00 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | 2 Ese Salisbury, NC | HAIL REPORTED IN THIS AREA FROM THE SIZE OF QUARTERS TO AT LEAST PING PONG BALL SIZED. |
| May 29, 4:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Salisbury, NC | DOWNED TREE AT EARNHARD RD AND CLAIRMONT ROAD |
| May 29, 4:10 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 Wnw Salisbury, NC | |
| May 29, 4:10 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Sse Salisbury, NC | |
| May 29, 4:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Salisbury, NC | DOWNED TREES ON WESLEY DRIVE |
| May 29, 4:25 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Ene Granite Quarry, NC | HAIL REPORTED FROM DAN NICHOLAS PARK |
| May 29, 4:28 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Salisbury, NC | TREE DOWN AT TOWNE CREEK COMMONS |
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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 695 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
640
WUUS52 KGSP 291953
SVRGSP
NCC159-292030-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0038.210529T1953Z-210529T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
353 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 353 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Salisbury, or
near Granite Quarry, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Salisbury, Spencer, Granite Quarry, Faith and High Rock Lake.
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 3555 8046 3569 8055 3574 8046 3573 8045
3572 8042 3573 8039 3572 8036 3572 8034
3571 8032 3568 8033 3567 8031 3563 8029
3563 8027 3562 8025
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 240DEG 21KT 3565 8043
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KRENTZ2 follow-up statements
725
WWUS52 KGSP 292009
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
409 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021
NCC159-292030-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210529T2030Z/
Rowan NC-
409 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTY...
At 409 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Lexington, or near High Rock Lake, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Spencer, High Rock Lake and Salisbury.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. Seek shelter inside an interior room.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800,
2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using
hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the
specific location where it occurred.
&&
LAT...LON 3557 8039 3568 8046 3574 8046 3573 8045
3572 8042 3573 8039 3572 8036 3572 8034
3571 8032 3568 8033 3567 8031 3563 8029
3563 8027 3562 8025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 240DEG 21KT 3570 8033
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KRENTZ041
WWUS52 KGSP 292027
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
427 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021
NCC159-292036-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210529T2030Z/
Rowan NC-
427 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 430 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3557 8039 3568 8046 3574 8046 3573 8045
3572 8042 3573 8039 3572 8036 3572 8034
3571 8032 3568 8033 3567 8031 3563 8029
3563 8027 3562 8025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 240DEG 21KT 3575 8023
$$
KRENTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 26 min |
| May 28, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 36 min |
| May 28, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Lincoln | 43 min |
| May 29, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 45 min |
| May 29, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Cleveland, Iredell, Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 29, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 26 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.