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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 12, 2021Caldwell County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 12, 2021, 2:46 PM EDT for Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 44 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 12, 2021, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Caldwell County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 151 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1015 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -42 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1015 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1048 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 12, 1:48 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 1:48 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 4:12 AM EDT, 10 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
412 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ007>009-
012>014-019-130815-
Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-
Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-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-Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-Laurens-
Union SC-Chester-Greenwood-
412 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western North
Carolina and eastern Upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area today, with the
greatest coverage during the afternoon. Any of these storms will be
capable of dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning as well as heavy
downpours, which may cause localized flash flooding. A few storms
will produce brief damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ062>065-SCZ001>006-010-011-130815-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Macon-Southern Jackson-
Transylvania-Henderson-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-
Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-
Greater Greenville-Anderson-Abbeville-
412 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western
upstate South Carolina, and the southern mountains of North
Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area today, with the
greatest coverage during the afternoon. Any of these storms will be
capable of dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning as well as heavy
downpours, which may cause localized flash flooding. A few storms
will produce brief damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Daily chances of showers and thunderstorms will continue for several
more days. A cold front will stall over the area Saturday or
Saturday night and linger through Monday, further enhancing the
development of precipitation. The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Fred
may move into the area early next week. Altogether, an increasing
threat of localized flash flooding is expected over the coming days,
especially in areas that receive multiple rounds of heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

Wimberley

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 12, 1:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 2:46 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
246 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

NCZ033-501-121930-
Caldwell Mountains NC-Avery NC-
246 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN AVERY COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of thunderstorms
along a line extending from 10 miles south of Deep Gap to 8 miles
southwest of Blowing Rock, and moving northeast at 5 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Blowing Rock In Caldwell County, Grandfather Mountain State Park,
B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, Edgemont, Globe,
Patterson and Upton.

Very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour 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 3612 8155 3610 8152 3610 8150 3609 8147
      3609 8145 3607 8144 3608 8142 3607 8141
      3598 8157 3596 8180 3598 8187 3611 8181
      3612 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 246DEG 5KT 3609 8150 3603 8176

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham36 min
Aug 11, 8:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPMecklenburg3 hr
Aug 12, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson26 min
Aug 12, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania27 min
Aug 12, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania37 min
Aug 12, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCaldwell30 min
Aug 12, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander28 min
Aug 12, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba50 min
Aug 12, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPIredell32 min
Aug 12, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRutherford34 min
Aug 12, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan35 min
Aug 12, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPIredell, Rowan23 min
Aug 12, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke27 min
Aug 12, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPDavie, Rowan30 min
Aug 12, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk33 min
Aug 12, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPickens25 min
Aug 12, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville33 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.