Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 7:47 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 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, 7:47 PM EDT (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2021, 8:11 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.
627
WUUS52 KGSP 102347
SVRGSP
NCC025-119-110030-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0098.210810T2347Z-210811T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
747 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Central Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 747 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of Uptown Charlotte, or near University City, 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...
Uptown Charlotte, South Charlotte, Northeast Charlotte, East
Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill, Harrisburg, Freedom Park,
University City and Reedy Creek Park.
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 3532 8087 3541 8073 3522 8054 3506 8074
3518 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 320DEG 8KT 3530 8076
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MOORE1 follow-up statement
483
WWUS52 KGSP 110011
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
811 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
NCC025-119-110021-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210811T0030Z/
Cabarrus NC-Mecklenburg NC-
811 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CABARRUS AND
CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3532 8087 3541 8073 3522 8054 3506 8074
3518 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 320DEG 8KT 3526 8072
$$
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, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Yancey | 28 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 |
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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.