Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2021, 3:23 AM EDT for Abbeville County, Anderson County, South Carolina; Elbert County, Hart County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 26, 2021, 3:23 AM EDT (07:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2021, 3:47 AM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Elbert County, GA, Hart County, GA, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:24 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Nuberg, GA | FIVE CHICKEN HOUSES COLLAPSED. A FEW TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN AS WELL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1:55 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 344 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1291 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 476 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted.
905 WUUS52 KGSP 260723 SVRGSP GAC105-147-SCC001-007-260800- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0007.210326T0723Z-210326T0800Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 323 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Elbert County in northeastern Georgia... Hart County in northeastern Georgia... Southwestern Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina... Central Abbeville County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 400 AM EDT. * At 323 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Hartwell, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Anderson, Hartwell, Homeland Park, Iva, Bowman, Lake Secession, Starr, Anderson Airport, Antreville and Nuberg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. Lake Hartwell is in the path of this storm. Get away from the water and seek shelter in an interior room in the nearest shelter. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. 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. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for northeastern Georgia...and Upstate South Carolina. LAT...LON 3418 8305 3433 8310 3456 8257 3424 8243 TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 252DEG 47KT 3428 8297 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ MOORE
2 follow-up statements
829
WWUS52 KGSP 260736
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
336 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
GAC105-147-260746-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210326T0800Z/
Elbert GA-Hart GA-
336 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ELBERT AND HART
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area...therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for northeastern
Georgia...and Upstate South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3429 8278 3431 8279 3434 8279 3437 8284
3439 8284 3441 8285 3456 8257 3428 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 250DEG 50KT 3438 8269
$$
SCC001-007-260800-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210326T0800Z/
Anderson SC-Abbeville SC-
336 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ANDERSON AND CENTRAL ABBEVILLE COUNTIES...
At 336 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Anderson, or over Starr, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Anderson, Homeland Park, Iva, Lake Secession, Starr, Antreville,
Broadway Lake, Sadlers Creek State Park, Anderson Airport and Lake
Hartwell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for northeastern
Georgia...and Upstate South Carolina.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
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 3429 8278 3431 8279 3434 8279 3437 8284
3439 8284 3441 8285 3456 8257 3428 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 250DEG 50KT 3438 8269
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MOORE183
WWUS52 KGSP 260747
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
347 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
SCC001-007-260757-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210326T0800Z/
Anderson SC-Abbeville SC-
347 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ANDERSON AND
CENTRAL ABBEVILLE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore the warning has
been cancelled. However heavy rain is still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for northeastern
Georgia...and Upstate South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3429 8278 3431 8279 3434 8279 3437 8284
3439 8284 3441 8285 3456 8257 3428 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 252DEG 47KT 3442 8255
$$
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 11:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 48 min |
| Mar 25, 11:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 1:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 1:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 2:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 2:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Spartanburg | 14 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 3:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 30 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 4:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 4:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens, Union | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 4:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 4:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 4:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 5:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 6:17 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 6:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 17 min |
| Mar 26, 6:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 9:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 11:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Pickens | 14 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 31 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Spartanburg | 10 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Rabun | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Habersham | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 12:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 2:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin, Hart | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 6:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 27 hr |
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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.