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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Sep 8, 2021, 2:55 PM EDT for Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 35 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
- Sep 8, 2021, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Caldwell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Sep 8, 2:31 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:31 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 6:22 AM EDT, 8 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 622 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064-SCZ001-002- 004-005-010>012-019-091030- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Madison-Yancey- Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon- Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains- Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Greenwood- 622 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and evening. The main threats will be cloud-to-ground lightning, heavy downpours, and gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. NCZ035>037-056-057-065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ003-006>009-013-014- 091030- Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-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-Greenville Mountains-Greater Greenville- Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-Union SC-Chester- 622 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening. The main threats will be cloud-to-ground lightning, damaging winds, and isolated large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 1:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
152 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
NCZ082-081815-
Union NC-
152 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Union
County through 215 PM EDT...
At 152 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Lancaster, or 5 miles east of Andrew Jackson State
Park, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Waxhaw, Mineral Springs, Jaars and Trinity.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3482 8056 3482 8080 3494 8078 3495 8079
3496 8040
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 215DEG 12KT 3484 8071
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Sep 8, 1:55 PM EDT, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
155 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
SCZ002-081830-
Pickens Mountains SC-
155 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Pickens
County through 230 PM EDT...
At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northwest of Pickens, or near Jocassee Gorges, moving southeast
at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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...
Keowee Toxaway State Park, Table Rock State Park, Jocassee Gorges,
Lake Jocassee, Lake Keowee, Sunset, Pumpkintown, Sassafras Mountain,
Nine Times and Rocky Bottom.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3492 8291 3494 8290 3497 8292 3499 8294
3501 8293 3501 8291 3503 8291 3507 8286
3508 8282 3506 8276 3505 8275 3505 8273
3499 8256 3495 8259 3489 8274 3484 8283
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 302DEG 9KT 3497 8283
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CSHSpecial weather statement, Sep 8, 2:12 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Sep 8, 2:14 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
214 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0138 PM HAIL 4 NNE DANA 35.38N 82.35W
09/08/2021 E1.00 INCH HENDERSON NC PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. VERY
LITTLE WIND. ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF EDNEYVILLE.
&&
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, Sep 8, 2:15 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
215 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
NCZ082-081900-
Union NC-
215 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Union County through
300 PM EDT...
At 215 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Monroe, or near Mineral Springs, moving northeast
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Monroe, Indian Trail, Weddington, Unionville, Wesley Chapel, Wingate,
Waxhaw, Lake Park, Mineral Springs and Hemby Bridge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3482 8050 3482 8080 3505 8076 3506 8074
3517 8050 3511 8029 3510 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 218DEG 12KT 3492 8063
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CSHSpecial weather statement, Sep 8, 2:55 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 6:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Sep 8, 6:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 51 min |
| Sep 8, 7:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 7:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 35 min |
| Sep 8, 8:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 34 min |
| Sep 8, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 32 min |
| Sep 8, 12:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 23 min |
| Sep 8, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 39 min |
| Sep 8, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 23 min |
| Sep 8, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke | 42 min |
| Sep 8, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 53 min |
| Sep 8, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 48 min |
| Sep 8, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 33 min |
| Sep 8, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 23 min |
| Sep 8, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 23 min |
| Sep 8, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 28 min |
| Sep 8, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 51 min |
| Sep 8, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 27 min |
| Sep 8, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie | 32 min |
| Sep 8, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 28 min |
| Sep 8, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 48 min |
| Sep 8, 7:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 28 min |
| Sep 8, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 34 min |
| Sep 7, 11:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 1:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 2:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 33 min |
| Sep 8, 3:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 36 min |
| Sep 8, 3:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 31 min |
| Sep 8, 5:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 5:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 5:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 5:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 52 min |
| Sep 8, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 35 min |
| Sep 8, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 39 min |
| Sep 8, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 33 min |
| Sep 8, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 31 min |
| Sep 8, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin | 24 min |
| Sep 8, 1:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Hart | 27 min |
| Sep 8, 4:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Hart | 34 min |
| Sep 8, 7:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rabun | 107 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.