Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
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.
- 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
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
$$
MOORE2 follow-up statements
272
WWUS52 KGSP 102327
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
727 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
SCC007-073-110000-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210811T0000Z/
Anderson SC-Oconee SC-
727 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL ANDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES...
At 727 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Seneca, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Seneca, Fair Play, Townville, Oakway, Westminster and Lake Hartwell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Hartwell, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by
posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your
message should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred.
&&
LAT...LON 3448 8304 3452 8309 3453 8308 3453 8310
3464 8317 3471 8292 3470 8285 3467 8285
3465 8284 3465 8283 3464 8283 3463 8285
3462 8284 3465 8281 3456 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 324DEG 8KT 3461 8299
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MOORE925
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
$$
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 20 min |
| Aug 10, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg, Union | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg, Union | 41 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.