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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 14, 2021Swain County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2021, 6:20 PM EDT for Swain County, North Carolina. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2021, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Swain 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 Aug 14, 5:57 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 5:57 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 5:26 AM EDT, 12 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
526 AM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-150930-
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-
526 AM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop across the western
Carolinas and northeast Georgia this afternoon and linger into the
evening. A few of these storms could become quite strong and produce
large hail, heavy rainfall, and damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

The remnants of tropical cyclone Fred may interact with an old
front to produce heavy rainfall early next week. This could result
in a flash flooding threat, especially in areas that receive
multiple rounds of heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

Krentz

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:42 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
542 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

NCZ052-059-142215-
Haywood NC-Northern Jackson NC-
542 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Jackson
and southwestern Haywood Counties through 615 PM EDT...

At 542 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sylva, or over Webster, moving north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sylva, Waynesville, Cullowhee, Balsam, Webster, Dillsboro, B.R.
Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam Gap, Cherokee, B.R. Parkway-Balsam
Gap To Black Balsam Area and Savannah.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3548 8330 3551 8326 3552 8324 3552 8322
      3551 8321 3552 8320 3547 8298 3525 8311
      3530 8332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 196DEG 8KT 3535 8320

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

HG
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:44 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:53 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 14, 5:56 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:20 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus23 min
Aug 13, 9:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus35 min
Aug 13, 11:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan32 min
Aug 13, 11:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPDavie, Rowan45 min
Aug 13, 11:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus30 min
Aug 13, 11:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan26 min
Aug 14, 12:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan35 min
Aug 14, 12:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus28 min
Aug 14, 12:31 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPRowan119 min
Aug 14, 12:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Rowan42 min
Aug 14, 1:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan28 min
Aug 14, 1:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan32 min
Aug 14, 1:32 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCabarrus, Rowan118 min
Aug 14, 1:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan23 min
Aug 14, 2:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPCabarrus117 min
Aug 14, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLincoln28 min
Aug 14, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion26 min
Aug 14, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMecklenburg, Union42 min
Aug 14, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion47 min
Aug 14, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba, Lincoln29 min
Aug 14, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCatawba, Lincoln33 min
Aug 14, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania21 min
Aug 14, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMecklenburg47 min
Aug 14, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg30 min
Aug 14, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMecklenburg, Union51 min
Aug 14, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPDavie, Iredell, Rowan45 min
Aug 14, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke37 min
Aug 14, 4:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMecklenburg96 min
Aug 14, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Henderson53 min
Aug 14, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Caldwell50 min
Aug 14, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion32 min
Aug 14, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPDavie, Iredell, Rowan42 min
Aug 14, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, McDowell, Rutherford41 min
Aug 14, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMcDowell, Rutherford40 min
Aug 14, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania30 min
Aug 14, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, McDowell, Rutherford50 min
Aug 14, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe29 min
Aug 14, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPIredell31 min
Aug 14, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk29 min
Aug 14, 5:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCaldwell2 hr
Aug 14, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson33 min
Aug 14, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk31 min
Aug 14, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson37 min
Aug 14, 6:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMcDowell118 min
Aug 14, 6:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, McDowell, Rutherford114 min
Aug 14, 7:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Henderson112 min
Aug 13, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork31 min
Aug 14, 1:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville39 min
Aug 14, 1:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPGreenville83 min
Aug 14, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCherokee28 min
Aug 14, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion36 min
Aug 14, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg, Union47 min
Aug 14, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood23 min
Aug 14, 2:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Greenwood47 min
Aug 14, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville29 min
Aug 14, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAnderson23 min
Aug 14, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Greenville43 min
Aug 14, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester, Union51 min
Aug 14, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Greenwood49 min
Aug 14, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Pickens45 min
Aug 14, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPLaurens, Spartanburg, Union42 min
Aug 14, 3:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Greenville38 min
Aug 14, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Anderson25 min
Aug 14, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork28 min
Aug 14, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester31 min
Aug 14, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPElbert32 min
Aug 14, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPElbert31 min
Aug 14, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHabersham47 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.