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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 10, 2021Anderson County, Oconee County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 7:11 PM EDT for Anderson County, Oconee County, South Carolina. It was in force for 49 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, 7:11 PM EDT (23:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Anderson County, SC, Oconee County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1201 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1201 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1041 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
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

236 
WUUS52 KGSP 102311
SVRGSP
SCC007-073-110000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0093.210810T2311Z-210811T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
711 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina...
  Southeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 711 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest
  of Seneca, moving southeast at 10 mph.

  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...
  Seneca, Westminster, Fair Play, Townville, Oakway and Lake
  Hartwell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

If on or near Lake Hartwell, get away from the water and move 
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you 
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter 
now!  Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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 3448 8304 3452 8309 3453 8308 3453 8310
      3464 8317 3473 8292 3470 8285 3467 8285
      3465 8284 3465 8283 3464 8283 3463 8285
      3462 8284 3465 8281 3456 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 323DEG 7KT 3465 8302 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MOORE
2 follow-up statements
272 
WWUS52 KGSP 102327
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
727 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

SCC007-073-110000-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210811T0000Z/
Anderson SC-Oconee SC-
727 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL ANDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES...

At 727 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Seneca, moving southeast at 10 mph.

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...
Seneca, Fair Play, Townville, Oakway, Westminster and Lake Hartwell. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

If on or near Lake Hartwell, get away from the water and move 
indoors or inside a vehicle. remember, lightning can strike out to 
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you 
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter 
now!  Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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 3448 8304 3452 8309 3453 8308 3453 8310
      3464 8317 3471 8292 3470 8285 3467 8285
      3465 8284 3465 8283 3464 8283 3463 8285
      3462 8284 3465 8281 3456 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 324DEG 8KT 3461 8299 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MOORE
925 
WWUS52 KGSP 102351
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
751 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

SCC007-073-110001-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210811T0000Z/
Anderson SC-Oconee SC-
751 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ANDERSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3448 8304 3452 8309 3453 8308 3453 8310
      3464 8317 3471 8292 3470 8285 3467 8285
      3465 8284 3465 8283 3464 8283 3463 8285
      3462 8284 3465 8281 3456 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 323DEG 7KT 3458 8296 

$$

MOORE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood23 min
Aug 10, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood31 min
Aug 10, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood37 min
Aug 10, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPickens33 min
Aug 10, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester32 min
Aug 10, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee24 min
Aug 10, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester, York20 min
Aug 10, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville27 min
Aug 10, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Laurens, Spartanburg51 min
Aug 10, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSpartanburg35 min
Aug 10, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSpartanburg30 min
Aug 10, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Spartanburg, Union39 min
Aug 10, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee34 min
Aug 10, 7:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg23 min
Aug 10, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Laurens, Spartanburg48 min
Aug 10, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg, Union25 min
Aug 10, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Laurens, Spartanburg45 min
Aug 10, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg, Union41 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.