Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 5:02 PM EDT for Yancey County, North Carolina. It was in force for 28 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
- Aug 10, 2021, 5:02 PM EDT (21:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 1302 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
328
WUUS52 KGSP 102102
SVRGSP
NCC199-102130-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0087.210810T2102Z-210810T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
502 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Yancey County in western North Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 502 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burnsville,
and is nearly stationary.
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...
Burnsville, Celo, Micaville and B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little
Switzerland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service 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 8215 3591 8215 3584 8214 3584 8215
3581 8214 3581 8215 3582 8238 3582 8240
3596 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 268DEG 3KT 3590 8231
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MOORE1 follow-up statement
548
WWUS52 KGSP 102116
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
516 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
NCC199-102130-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210810T2130Z/
Yancey NC-
516 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL YANCEY COUNTY...
At 516 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burnsville, and
is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Burnsville, Celo and Micaville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by
posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your
message should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred.
&&
LAT...LON 3594 8225 3591 8221 3586 8214 3585 8214
3584 8215 3581 8214 3581 8215 3585 8233
3588 8240 3596 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 228DEG 2KT 3592 8233
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 9:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood | 70 min |
| Aug 9, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Madison | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rutherford | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Yancey | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, McDowell | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Yancey | 113 min |
| Aug 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 24 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.