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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 26, 2021Alexander County, Iredell County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 2:33 PM EDT for Alexander County, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. 2 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: Jul 26, 2021, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
Expired: Jul 26, 2021, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Alexander County, NC, Iredell County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 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
Jul 26, 2:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Union Grove, NC	911 CALL CENTER REPORTED TREES DOWN ON HOWARDS BRIDGE RD
Jul 26, 3:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ssw Turnersburg, NC	911 CALL CENTER REPORTED TREES DOWN ON DUNLAP GATE RD

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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 88 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 401 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

287 
WUUS52 KGSP 261833
SVRGSP
NCC003-097-261915-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0072.210726T1833Z-210726T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
233 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

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

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 232 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of
  Ronda, or near Love Valley, moving southeast at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Stony Point, Harmony, Love Valley, Turnersburg, Olin, Union Grove
  and Cool Springs.

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 3605 8070 3605 8069 3590 8070 3588 8071
      3585 8072 3586 8105 3601 8109 3603 8107
      3603 8106 3604 8104 3606 8098
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 311DEG 8KT 3604 8095 

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

ARK

2 follow-up statements

097 
WWUS52 KGSP 261853
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
253 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NCC003-261903-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210726T1915Z/
Alexander NC-
253 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3589 8093 3602 8078 3597 8070 3590 8070
      3588 8071 3585 8072 3586 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 315DEG 26KT 3590 8079 

$$

NCC097-261915-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210726T1915Z/
Iredell NC-
253 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN IREDELL COUNTY...

At 253 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of
Statesville, or near Harmony, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Harmony, Turnersburg, Olin and Cool Springs. 

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 3589 8093 3602 8078 3597 8070 3590 8070
      3588 8071 3585 8072 3586 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 315DEG 26KT 3590 8079 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ARK

762 
WWUS52 KGSP 261905
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
305 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NCC097-261915-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210726T1915Z/
Iredell NC-
305 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN IREDELL COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

If you observed large hail or wind damage, please report it 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 3589 8093 3602 8078 3597 8070 3590 8070
      3588 8071 3585 8072 3586 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 311DEG 8KT 3589 8078 

$$

ARK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 25, 8:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Jackson	79 min
Jul 25, 9:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Burke, McDowell	47 min
Jul 26, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell, McDowell	23 min
Jul 26, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	45 min
Jul 26, 2:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Burke	3 hr
Jul 26, 2:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander	23 min
Jul 26, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	24 min
Jul 26, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	29 min
Jul 26, 3:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Macon	3 hr
Jul 26, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Davie, Iredell	52 min
Jul 26, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Lincoln, Rutherford	49 min
Jul 26, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Catawba, Iredell, Rowan	47 min
Jul 26, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston	50 min
Jul 26, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	32 min
Jul 26, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mecklenburg	36 min
Jul 26, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Gaston	20 min
Jul 26, 5:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Mecklenburg	3 hr
Jul 26, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Mecklenburg	30 min
Jul 26, 6:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Gaston, Mecklenburg	3 hr

Nearby

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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.