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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Sep 8, 2021, 6:57 PM EDT for McDowell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 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, 6:57 PM EDT (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
County McDowell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 221 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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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 8, 6:22 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 6:22 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001-002- 004-005-010-011-019-092045- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Madison-Swain-Haywood- Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania- Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens- Anderson-Abbeville-Greenwood- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western North Carolina, and the western Upstate of South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop through the evening hours, and possibly overnight. 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. NCZ033-035>037-049-050-053-056-057-065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ003- 006>009-012>014-092045- Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe-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-Laurens-Union SC- Chester- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina, and the central and eastern Upstate of South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible through the evening hours, with additional scattered storms possibly redeveloping overnight. The main threats will be cloud-to-ground lightning, damaging wind gusts, and isolated large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. HG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 5:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 657 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 NCZ053-065-505>508-082345- Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Greater Rutherford NC-Henderson NC- Eastern McDowell NC-Rutherford Mountains NC- 657 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 ...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL...NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT... At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with torrential rainfall 17 miles east of Downtown Asheville, or 5 miles north of Chimney Rock Village, moving east at 15 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Swannanoa, Fairview In Buncombe County, Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Black Mountain, Old Fort, Shingle Hollow and Sugar Hill. 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 3544 8241 3560 8241 3564 8200 3544 8202 TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 273DEG 13KT 3553 8225 ARK
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, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 35 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, 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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