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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 8, 2021Greenville County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 8, 2021, 10:07 PM EDT for Greenville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 23 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: Jun 8, 2021, 10:07 PM EDT (02:07 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Greenville County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 266 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -226 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1031 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 8, 9:57 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 9:57 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:37 AM EDT, 18 hours 30 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
337 AM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-090745-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Alexander-
Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-
Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-
Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-
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-York-
Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC-Chester-Greenwood-
337 AM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont
North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Shower and thunderstorm chances return again today. The main impacts
are cloud-to-ground lightning and heavy downpours. Any slow moving
storms could produce locally heavy rainfall leading to isolated
flooding issues.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:23 PM EDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
523 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

NCZ051-058-062-082200-
Graham NC-Swain NC-Macon NC-
523 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MACON...SOUTH
CENTRAL SWAIN AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

At 523 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Andrews, or near Nantahala Lake, moving northeast at 15
mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Nantahala Lake, Fontana Lake, Wesser, Stecoah, Almond, Burningtown,
Kyle, Nantahala, Wayah Bald and Aquone.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail will be possible in these
areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Gusty winds can blow down trees that are dead, or that have weakened
root systems. Outdoor furniture and similar items can be tossed
around if not anchored. Seek shelter indoors.

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 3544 8365 3527 8340 3511 8361 3513 8362
      3512 8364 3514 8364 3514 8365 3515 8365
      3516 8366 3515 8366 3515 8374 3519 8371
      3520 8373 3524 8369 3526 8371 3524 8375
      3525 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 220DEG 13KT 3520 8369

RWH

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:27 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
527 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

NCZ501-502-504-082200-
Caldwell Mountains NC-Greater Burke NC-Greater Caldwell NC-
527 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CALDWELL AND EAST CENTRAL BURKE
COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lenoir, moving northeast at 15 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Lenoir, Sawmills, Gamewell, Hudson, Cajah's Mountain, Cedar Rock,
Lake Rhodhiss, Connelly Springs, Rutherford College and Granite
Falls.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail will be possible in these
areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3610 8152 3610 8149 3609 8147 3609 8145
      3607 8144 3607 8141 3605 8139 3604 8140
      3602 8135 3600 8133 3592 8134 3589 8134
      3574 8151 3589 8172 3611 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 220DEG 13KT 3590 8154

RWH

Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
803 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW TAYLORSVILLE       35.93N 81.19W
06/08/2021                   ALEXANDER          NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND UTILITY LINES DOWNED ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES
            ALONG HIGHWAY 16.

&&

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 9:07 PM EDT, 1 hour before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
907 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

GAZ010-017-090130-
Rabun GA-Habersham GA-
907 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HABERSHAM AND
SOUTHWESTERN RABUN COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...

At 907 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Clarkesville, or 5 miles east of Helen, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Clarkesville, Lake Rabun, Lake Burton, Hollywood, Batesville, Seed
Lake and Turnerville.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail will be possible in these
areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3489 8353 3465 8337 3465 8338 3458 8364
      3461 8365 3462 8364 3466 8366 3467 8365
      3469 8364 3471 8364 3473 8362 3477 8363
      3479 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 230DEG 7KT 3470 8362

RWH

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 10:05 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 10:07 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 10:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Macon	25 min
Jun 9, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Henderson	21 min
Jun 9, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Yancey	27 min
Jun 9, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell	28 min
Jun 9, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	24 min
Jun 9, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	44 min
Jun 9, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell	32 min
Jun 9, 4:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	103 min
Jun 8, 10:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens	27 min
Jun 8, 10:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Oconee	2 hr
Jun 8, 10:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville, Pickens	31 min
Jun 8, 11:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	31 min
Jun 9, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	37 min
Jun 8, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Habersham	23 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2021 Every special weather statement in 2021

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.