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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 17, 2021Henderson County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 17, 2021, 5:06 PM EDT for Henderson 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.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 17, 2021, 5:06 PM EDT (21:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Henderson County, NC

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 17, 2:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 4:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:16 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
416 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

NCZ053-172045-
Buncombe NC-
416 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BUNCOMBE COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM EDT...

At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Downtown Asheville, or near Biltmore Forest, moving northeast at 15
mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville, North
Asheville, Woodfin, Swannanoa, Fairview In Buncombe County, Biltmore
Forest and Bent Creek.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph, half inch hail and very heavy rainfall rates
up to 2 inches per hour 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3552 8228 3544 8255 3544 8257 3543 8258
      3543 8259 3544 8260 3558 8270 3575 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 239DEG 11KT 3555 8257

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:19 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:53 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:58 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 5:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
506 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

NCZ053-065-172130-
Buncombe NC-Henderson NC-
506 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HENDERSON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BUNCOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

At 506 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles south of Downtown Asheville, or near B.R. Parkway-Mount Pisgah
To The Nc Arboretum, moving east at 10 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Arden, Mills River, Fletcher, Fairview In Buncombe County, Mountain
Home, Biltmore Forest, Bent Creek, B.R. Parkway-Mount Pisgah To The
Nc Arboretum, Asheville Airport and B.R. Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East
Asheville.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph, pea size hail and very heavy rainfall rates
up to 2 inches per hour 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3557 8237 3536 8235 3532 8264 3534 8266
      3550 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 250DEG 8KT 3544 8261

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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
Jul 16, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Madison	25 min
Jul 16, 8:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Madison	31 min
Jul 16, 11:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham	26 min
Jul 17, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander	25 min
Jul 17, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander	30 min
Jul 17, 1:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Catawba, Iredell	42 min
Jul 17, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell	29 min
Jul 17, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Buncombe	29 min
Jul 17, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	26 min
Jul 17, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	51 min
Jul 17, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Buncombe	32 min
Jul 17, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe	44 min
Jul 17, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	24 min
Jul 17, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rutherford	34 min
Jul 17, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	37 min
Jul 17, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.