Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Issued

Aug 11, 2021, 3:01 PM EDT (19:01 UTC)

Expired

Aug 11, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

0.75 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties Burke County, NC, Catawba County, NC

The Greer radar (KGSP), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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667 
WUUS52 KGSP 111901
SVRGSP
NCC023-035-111945-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0099.210811T1901Z-210811T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
301 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 300 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Morganton, or
  near Drexel, moving east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Morganton, Longview, Valdese, Icard, Drexel, Hildebran, Connelly
  Springs, Rutherford College, Lake Rhodhiss and Hickory Regional
  Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3581 8159 3578 8155 3579 8145 3577 8144
      3576 8138 3577 8137 3577 8136 3578 8135
      3559 8136 3564 8172 3582 8171
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 272DEG 10KT 3573 8163 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDP

595 
WWUS52 KGSP 111938
SVSGSP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
338 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

NCC023-035-111948-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210811T1945Z/
Catawba NC-Burke NC-
338 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN CATAWBA AND
SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However heavy 
rain and lightning are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3581 8159 3578 8155 3579 8145 3577 8144
      3576 8138 3577 8137 3577 8136 3578 8135
      3559 8136 3564 8172 3582 8171
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 272DEG 10KT 3573 8152 

$$

TDP

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