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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Mar 26, 2021, 9:20 AM EDT for Abbeville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 25 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
- Mar 26, 2021, 9:20 AM EDT (13:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2021, 9:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
County Abbeville County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 926 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 26, 7:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 7:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 511 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 GAZ029-NCZ057-071-072-082-SCZ009-011>014-019-270915- Elbert-Rowan-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-York-Abbeville-Laurens- Union SC-Chester-Greenwood- 511 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will continue across the lower Piedmont of the Upstate and northeast Georgia, as well as the southern NC Piedmont through the morning hours. Any thunderstorm will be capable of cloud-to-ground lightning, strong gusty winds, and torrential rainfall. A few storms could briefly become severe with large hail and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Another round of thunderstorms is expected on Sunday. Some of these storms may become severe, producing damaging wind and large hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056-058-059-062>065- 068>070-501>510-SCZ001>008-010-270915- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie- Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Graham- Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson- Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell- Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk- Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains- Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville-Spartanburg- Cherokee-Anderson- 511 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Another round of thunderstorms is expected on Sunday. Some of these storms may become severe, producing damaging wind and large hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. ARK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 5:20 AM EDT, 4 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
520 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
SCZ013-014-261000-
Union SC-Chester SC-
520 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHESTER AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION
COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM EDT...
At 519 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Union, or near Whitmire, moving east at 60 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Chester, Great Falls, Fort Lawn, Carlisle, Richburg, Chester State
Park, Rose Hill State Park, Blackstock, Fishing Creek Reservoir and
Leeds.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail and very heavy rainfall rates
up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in these areas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
The combination of gusty winds and saturated soil conditions will
cause scattered trees and power lines to fall. Seek shelter inside an
interior room.
Torrential rainfall may flood areas with poor drainage, such as
ditches and underpasses. Avoid these areas and do not cross flooded
roads. Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly. Seek
higher ground if threatened by flood waters.
&&
LAT...LON 3446 8156 3448 8155 3454 8165 3466 8169
3482 8090 3479 8088 3471 8086 3464 8090
3455 8087 3455 8097 3457 8142 3450 8142
3449 8144 3449 8149 3445 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0919Z 254DEG 60KT 3454 8162
MOORELocal storm report, Mar 26, 5:36 AM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
536 AM EDT FRI MAR 26 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0324 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW NUBERG 34.26N 82.92W
03/26/2021 HART GA EMERGENCY MNGR
FIVE CHICKEN HOUSES COLLAPSED. A FEW TREE LIMBS BLOWN
DOWN AS WELL.
&&
PMSpecial weather statement, Mar 26, 6:10 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
610 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
GAZ029-SCZ011-261100-
Elbert GA-Abbeville SC-
610 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT AND SOUTHERN
ABBEVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM EDT...
At 609 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles south of Elberton, or 9 miles southeast of Carlton, moving east
at 55 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Abbeville, Calhoun Falls, Bobby Brown State Park, Lake Strom
Thurmond, Nancy Hart State Park, Middleton, Lake Russell, Broad River
Campground, Fortsonia and Rice Town.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail and very heavy rainfall rates
up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in these areas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
The combination of gusty winds and saturated soil conditions will
cause scattered trees and power lines to fall. Seek shelter inside an
interior room.
Lake Russell is in the path of this storm. Cloud to ground lightning
and gusty winds will create dangerous boating conditions.
Move to shore immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3398 8261 3397 8264 3399 8265 3397 8278
3399 8283 3398 8286 3401 8291 3401 8294
3403 8294 3404 8296 3407 8293 3422 8236
3406 8233 3406 8244 3408 8248 3407 8253
3401 8260 3396 8257
TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 254DEG 49KT 3396 8291
MOORESpecial weather statement, Mar 26, 6:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 9:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Macon | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 14 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:18 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 59 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood, Jackson | 8 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:29 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:50 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 64 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 48 min |
| Mar 26, 12:27 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Swain | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Graham, Swain | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 13 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, Polk, Rutherford | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 2:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 14 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston | 51 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 3:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 3:05 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 27 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 3:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 25 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Rowan | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 4:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon, Swain | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 21 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Rowan | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 11:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 1:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 1:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 2:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 3:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 3:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 30 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 24 min |
| Mar 26, 3:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 4:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 4:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens, Union | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 4:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 4:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 4:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 5:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 6:17 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 6:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 17 min |
| Mar 26, 6:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 9:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 11:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Pickens | 14 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 31 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Spartanburg | 10 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Habersham | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 12:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 2:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin, Hart | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 6:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 27 hr |
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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.