Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 7:19 PM EDT for Spartanburg County, Union County, South Carolina. It was in force for 25 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 10, 2021, 7:19 PM EDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2021, 7:44 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Spartanburg County, SC, Union County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 7:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pacolet, SC | 911 CALL CENTER REPORTED POWERLINES DOWN ON MEMORIAL DR |
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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 224 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.
824
WUUS52 KGSP 102319
SVRGSP
SCC083-087-110000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0095.210810T2319Z-210811T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
719 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Union County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 719 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast
of Spartanburg, or 5 miles south of Croft State Park, moving
southeast at 20 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...
Pacolet, Pacolet Mills, Croft State Park, Cedar Springs, Pauline
and Spartanburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small
areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter
inside an interior room.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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 3480 8198 3493 8192 3492 8173 3491 8170
3469 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 298DEG 18KT 3481 8181
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CAC1 follow-up statement
709
WWUS52 KGSP 102344
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
744 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
SCC083-087-102354-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-210811T0000Z/
Spartanburg SC-Union SC-
744 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG AND
NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3480 8198 3493 8192 3492 8173 3491 8170
3469 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 298DEG 18KT 3475 8167
$$
CACThe 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, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.