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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2021, 7:41 PM EDT for Iredell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 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 31, 2021, 7:41 PM EDT (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Iredell County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 379 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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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 31, 7:25 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 7:25 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 200 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021 NCZ048-051-052-058-059-011800- Madison-Swain-Haywood-Graham-Northern Jackson- 200 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the southwest mountains of western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. The remnants of tropical cyclone Ida will continue to push into the region through tonight. Isolated severe thunderstorms with a brief tornado or two are possible, mainly late this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. GAZ010-017-018-NCZ053-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>005-011800- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Buncombe-Macon-Southern Jackson- Transylvania-Henderson-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- 200 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the mountains of northeast Georgia, the mountains and foothills of western North Carolina, and the Upstate South Carolina mountains. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. The remnants of tropical cyclone Ida will continue to push into the region through tonight. In addition to the flood threat, gusty south winds at higher elevations this afternoon into tonight could down isolated to scattered trees or power lines. Isolated severe thunderstorms with a weak and brief tornado or two are also possible, mainly late this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. NCZ033-049-050-011800- Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- 200 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the northern mountains of western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. The remnants of tropical cyclone Ida will continue to push into the region through tonight. In addition to the flood and wind threats, isolated severe thunderstorms with a weak and brief tornado or two are also possible, mainly this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. GAZ026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ006>014-019-011800- Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Cleveland- Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-Greater Greenville- Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC- Chester-Greenwood- 200 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina,and Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The remnants of tropical cyclone Ida will continue to push into the region through tonight. Periods of heavy rain with isolated flooding and breezy southerly winds will develop this afternoon and continue into tonight. Isolated severe thunderstorms, with a weak and brief tornado or two, will be possible, mainly late this afternoon and this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The remnants of Ida will depart to the east with periods of heavy rain and associated isolated flood threat gradually coming to an end. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. HG
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 10:16 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Macon | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 45 min |
| Aug 31, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Rutherford | 39 min |
| Aug 31, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln | 17 min |
| Aug 31, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln | 27 min |
| Aug 31, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell and 2 more | 49 min |
| Aug 31, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 39 min |
| Aug 31, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba | 25 min |
| Aug 31, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 41 min |
| Aug 31, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 24 min |
| Aug 31, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 51 min |
| Aug 31, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union, York | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 38 min |
| Aug 30, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rabun | 35 min |
| Aug 31, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Stephens | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.