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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 8, 2021Alexander County, Iredell County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2021, 6:03 PM EDT for Alexander County, Iredell 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
Jun 8, 2021, 6:03 PM EDT (22:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Alexander County, NC, Iredell County, NC

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 8, 6:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nw Taylorsville, NCTREES AND UTILITY LINES DOWNED ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES ALONG HIGHWAY 16.

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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 2021-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 46 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 2021-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
46 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
749 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

305 
WUUS52 KGSP 082203
SVRGSP
NCC003-097-082245-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0043.210608T2203Z-210608T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
603 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Northwestern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 603 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Taylorsville,
  moving northeast 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...
  Taylorsville, Love Valley, Hiddenite, Vashti, Millersville,
  Ellendale and Union Grove.

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 3604 8085 3583 8114 3582 8118 3593 8133
      3603 8125 3604 8119 3603 8117 3604 8113
      3603 8107 3606 8098 3606 8089
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 220DEG 13KT 3593 8119 

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

RWH
1 follow-up statement
899 
WWUS52 KGSP 082221
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
621 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

NCC003-097-082245-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210608T2245Z/
Alexander NC-Iredell NC-
621 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL ALEXANDER AND NORTHWESTERN IREDELL COUNTIES...

At 621 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Taylorsville,
moving northeast at 10 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...
Taylorsville, Love Valley, Vashti, Hiddenite, Millersville and Union
Grove.

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 3604 8085 3583 8114 3582 8118 3592 8125
      3603 8125 3604 8119 3603 8117 3604 8113
      3603 8107 3606 8098 3606 8089
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 241DEG 7KT 3590 8117 

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

RWH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMitchell34 min
Jun 8, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson29 min
Jun 8, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMacon37 min
Jun 8, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCaldwell33 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.