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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 10, 2021Greenville County, Laurens County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT for Greenville County, Laurens County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 45 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, 7:30 PM EDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Greenville County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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 10, 7:51 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 E Fountain Inn, SC911 CALL CENTER REPORTED SEVEN TREES DOWN BETWEEN FOUNTAIN INN AND WOODRUFF.

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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 255 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1302 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 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

933 
WUUS52 KGSP 102330
SVRGSP
SCC045-059-083-110015-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0096.210810T2330Z-210811T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina...
  Southeastern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
  Southwestern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 730 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northwest
  of Laurens, or near Fountain Inn, moving southeast at 5 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...
  Fountain Inn, Woodruff, Gray Court, Enoree, Hickory Tavern and
  Simpsonville.

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 3469 8229 3475 8216 3476 8193 3467 8186
      3451 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 336DEG 6KT 3465 8219 

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

$$

CAC

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, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Oconee49 min
Aug 10, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Laurens, Spartanburg48 min
Aug 10, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg, Union25 min
Aug 10, 7:37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.