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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 1, 2021Davie County, Iredell County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2021, 4:31 AM EDT for Davie County, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 44 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
Aug 1, 2021, 4:31 AM EDT (08:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2021, 5:15 AM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Davie County, NC, Iredell County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 1, 4:55 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Nne Harmony, NCEMERGENCY MNGR REPORTED SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN ON N MEADOW 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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 36 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
36 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

586 
WUUS52 KGSP 010831
SVRGSP
NCC059-097-010915-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0080.210801T0831Z-210801T0915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
431 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

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

* Until 515 AM EDT.

* At 431 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of
  Ronda, or 4 miles northeast of Love Valley, moving east at 20 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Bermuda Run, Harmony, Love Valley, Olin, Sheffield, Union Grove and
  Farmington.

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 3592 8098 3605 8102 3606 8098 3606 8089
      3604 8049 3606 8046 3603 8044 3601 8042
      3599 8042 3596 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0831Z 259DEG 18KT 3603 8092 

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

RWH
1 follow-up statement
413 
WWUS52 KGSP 010848
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
448 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

NCC059-097-010915-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210801T0915Z/
Davie NC-Iredell NC-
448 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT
FOR NORTHERN DAVIE AND NORTHEASTERN IREDELL COUNTIES...

At 448 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of
Yadkinville, or 4 miles southwest of Lone Hickory, moving east at 25
mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bermuda Run, Harmony, Sheffield, Farmington, Olin 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 3593 8085 3606 8086 3604 8049 3606 8046
      3603 8044 3601 8042 3599 8042 3596 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0848Z 265DEG 20KT 3602 8078 

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

RWH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 2:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham, Swain25 min
Aug 1, 3:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham, Swain30 min
Aug 1, 4:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYadkin34 min
Aug 1, 5:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPDavie, Iredell46 min
Aug 1, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPIredell31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.