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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2021, 5:28 PM EDT for Franklin County, Hart County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 20, 2021, 5:28 PM EDT (21:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Franklin County, GA, Hart County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 189 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
038
WWUS82 KGSP 202128
SPSGSP
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
528 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021
GAZ018-026-028-029-202200-
Elbert GA-Hart GA-Franklin GA-Stephens GA-
528 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Franklin,
southeastern Stephens, northwestern Elbert and western Hart Counties
through 600 PM EDT...
At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles north of Carnesville, or near Martin, moving southeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Carnesville, Hartwell, Royston, Lavonia, Gumlog, Bowman, Canon,
Franklin Springs, Bowersville and Martin.
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 3417 8310 3419 8309 3420 8309 3423 8308
3426 8311 3427 8311 3424 8317 3425 8324
3441 8339 3443 8338 3446 8340 3457 8319
3430 8287 3416 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 324DEG 22KT 3445 8320
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
RWHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 9:37 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 13 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 4:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 5:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 41 min |
| Aug 20, 5:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 6:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 24 min |
| Aug 20, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Hart | 32 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.