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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 6, 2021Davie County, Iredell County, Rowan County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2021, 3:42 PM EDT for Davie County, Iredell County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 26 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
Jun 6, 2021, 3:42 PM EDT (19:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2021, 4:08 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Davie County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Rowan County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2021-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 135 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 2021-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
135 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1081 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

770 
WUUS52 KGSP 061942
SVRGSP
NCC059-097-159-062030-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0041.210606T1942Z-210606T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
342 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Davie County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  East central Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Northwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 341 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
  Salisbury, or near Cleveland, moving north at 5 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...
  Cooleemee, Cleveland, Mount Ulla, Piedmont Research Station,
  Woodleaf, Cool Springs and Statesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm is also producing extremely heavy rainfall. Flooding of
drainage ditches and low lying areas may occur. Small streams will
rise rapidly. Do not drive through areas where water is flowing over
the road.

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 3561 8054 3561 8076 3584 8083 3586 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 176DEG 5KT 3569 8066 

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

HG
2 follow-up statements
571 
WWUS52 KGSP 062001
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
401 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021

NCC059-097-159-062030-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210606T2030Z/
Davie NC-Iredell NC-Rowan NC-
401 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVIE...EAST CENTRAL IREDELL AND NORTHWESTERN ROWAN
COUNTIES...

At 400 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Salisbury, or near Cleveland, moving north at 5 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cooleemee, Cleveland, Mount Ulla, Piedmont Research Station,
Woodleaf, Cool Springs and Statesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storms is also producing extremely heavy rainfall. Flooding of
drainage ditches and low lying areas may occur. Small streams will
rise rapidly. Do not drive through areas where water is flowing over
the road.

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 3564 8054 3563 8077 3584 8083 3586 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 174DEG 5KT 3572 8068 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HG
224 
WWUS52 KGSP 062008
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
408 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021

NCC059-097-159-062018-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210606T2030Z/
Davie NC-Iredell NC-Rowan NC-
408 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVIE...EAST
CENTRAL IREDELL AND NORTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However, gusty winds to 
30 mph and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3564 8054 3563 8077 3584 8083 3586 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 176DEG 5KT 3573 8068 

$$

HG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion35 min
Jun 6, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus31 min
Jun 6, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion30 min
Jun 6, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan26 min
Jun 6, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus35 min
Jun 6, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg27 min
Jun 6, 4:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMecklenburg111 min
Jun 6, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg30 min
Jun 6, 5:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPMecklenburg3 hr
Jun 6, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston37 min
Jun 6, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston25 min
Jun 6, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan52 min
Jun 6, 5:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMecklenburg3 hr
Jun 6, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston27 min
Jun 6, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba36 min
Jun 6, 6:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPGaston2 hr
Jun 6, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston32 min
Jun 6, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander28 min
Jun 6, 6:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCatawba, Lincoln2 hr
Jun 6, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLincoln25 min
Jun 6, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander27 min
Jun 6, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCaldwell26 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.