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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 14, 2021Cherokee County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Cleveland County, Rutherford County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Cleveland County, Rutherford 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
Jun 14, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2021, 4:45 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 Cleveland County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 2021-06-14Temperature 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°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 2021-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1475 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

582 
WUUS52 KGSP 142000
SVRGSP
NCC045-161-SCC021-083-142045-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0053.210614T2000Z-210614T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
400 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
  Southwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Northeastern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina...
  Northwestern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 400 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
  Forest City, or near Chesnee, moving southeast 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...
  Chesnee, Cowpens National Battlefield, Cliffside, Henrietta, Mayo
  and Harris.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small
areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. 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 3518 8161 3502 8179 3518 8193 3527 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 312DEG 7KT 3518 8183 

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

KRENTZ
1 follow-up statement
462 
WWUS52 KGSP 142026
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
426 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

NCC045-161-SCC021-083-142045-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210614T2045Z/
Rutherford NC-Cleveland NC-Spartanburg SC-Cherokee SC-
426 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHWESTERN CLEVELAND...NORTHEASTERN
SPARTANBURG AND NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Forest City, or 5 miles north of Chesnee, moving southeast 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...
Chesnee, Cowpens National Battlefield, Cliffside, Henrietta, Mayo and
Harris.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small
areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. 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 3518 8161 3502 8179 3518 8193 3527 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 315DEG 4KT 3523 8185 

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

KRENTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville25 min
Jun 14, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville38 min
Jun 14, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPickens30 min
Jun 14, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee23 min
Jun 14, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville30 min
Jun 14, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee31 min
Jun 14, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPPickens44 min
Jun 14, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville41 min
Jun 14, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Pickens27 min
Jun 14, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville26 min
Jun 14, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPYork41 min
Jun 14, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCherokee50 min
Jun 14, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAnderson31 min
Jun 14, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork46 min
Jun 14, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCherokee30 min
Jun 14, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAnderson33 min
Jun 14, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee27 min
Jun 14, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork53 min
Jun 14, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester28 min
Jun 13, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania30 min
Jun 13, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMadison45 min
Jun 14, 1:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland30 min
Jun 14, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania23 min
Jun 14, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland35 min
Jun 14, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston33 min
Jun 14, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLincoln45 min
Jun 14, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPDavie36 min
Jun 14, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPDavie35 min
Jun 14, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan35 min
Jun 14, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan31 min
Jun 14, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba32 min
Jun 14, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba30 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.