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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 3:55 PM EDT for Cleveland County, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was in force for 50 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, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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, 4:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Shelby, NC | A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF CLEVELAND COUNTY AS THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH. |
| Jul 26, 4:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Patterson Springs, NC | TREE DOWN ON CALEB RD COMPLETELY BLOCKING ROADWAY. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
592
WUUS52 KGSP 261955
SVRGSP
NCC045-071-262045-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0075.210726T1955Z-210726T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
355 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Western Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 354 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shelby,
moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Kings Mountain, Cherryville, Grover, Patterson Springs,
Waco, Earl, Lawndale, Bessemer City and Crowders Mountain State
Park.
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 3539 8127 3516 8133 3517 8147 3522 8164
3541 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 283DEG 8KT 3531 8154
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ARK1 follow-up statement
929
WWUS52 KGSP 262041
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
441 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021
NCC045-071-262050-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210726T2045Z/
Cleveland NC-Gaston NC-
441 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND AND
WESTERN GASTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
If you observed large hail or wind damage, please report it to the
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free,
1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet
it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and
the specific location where it occurred.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Southern Gaston County until 515 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3539 8127 3516 8133 3517 8147 3522 8164
3541 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 283DEG 8KT 3529 8143
$$
ARKThe 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, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 42 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, 3:58 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 |
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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.