Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2021, 5:13 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, Union County, North Carolina. It was in force for 31 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
- Mar 18, 2021, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2021, 5:44 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Union County, NC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2:08 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 470 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 562 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
300
WFUS52 KGSP 182113
TORGSP
NCC025-119-179-182200-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0004.210318T2113Z-210318T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
513 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North
Carolina...
North central Union County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 512 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles east of Uptown Charlotte, or near Mint Hill,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Midland around 530 PM EDT.
Mt Pleasant around 540 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800,
2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using
hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the
specific location where it occurred.
&&
LAT...LON 3521 8048 3519 8051 3518 8050 3518 8048
3516 8046 3509 8072 3526 8081 3547 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 246DEG 30KT 3521 8068
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
ARK2 follow-up statements
569
WWUS52 KGSP 182130
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
530 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
NCC119-179-182140-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210318T2200Z/
Mecklenburg NC-Union NC-
530 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND NORTH CENTRAL
UNION COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for the Piedmont
of North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3521 8048 3519 8051 3520 8052 3522 8058
3532 8063 3547 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 245DEG 31KT 3527 8051
$$
NCC025-182200-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210318T2200Z/
Cabarrus NC-
530 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CABARRUS COUNTY...
At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of Downtown Concord, or near Midland,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Mt Pleasant around 540 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800,
2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using
hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the
specific location where it occurred.
&&
LAT...LON 3521 8048 3519 8051 3520 8052 3522 8058
3532 8063 3547 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 245DEG 31KT 3527 8051
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ARK906
WWUS52 KGSP 182144
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
544 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
NCC025-182154-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210318T2200Z/
Cabarrus NC-
544 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for the Piedmont
of North Carolina.
If you observed large hail or wind damage, please report it to the
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free,
1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet
it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and
the specific location where it occurred.
LAT...LON 3521 8048 3519 8051 3520 8052 3522 8058
3532 8063 3547 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 246DEG 30KT 3532 8038
$$
ARKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 41 min |
| Mar 18, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 4:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery | 18 min |
| Mar 18, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 6:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:52 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 31 hr |
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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.