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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Oct 25, 2021, 7:48 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 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
- Oct 25, 2021, 7:48 PM EDT (23:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 837 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
159
WFUS52 KGSP 252348
TORGSP
NCC025-159-260015-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0064.211025T2348Z-211026T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
748 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 748 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Kannapolis, moving east at 50 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...
Rockwell and Faith around 800 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include Gold
Hill.
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 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 3550 8029 3541 8036 3539 8065 3554 8069
3571 8033 3568 8033 3567 8031 3563 8029
3563 8027 3558 8021 3555 8021 3554 8020
3551 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 260DEG 42KT 3547 8058
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HG2 follow-up statements
731
WWUS52 KGSP 260000
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
800 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021
NCC025-159-260015-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-211026T0015Z/
Cabarrus NC-Rowan NC-
800 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS AND SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTIES...
At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles east of Kannapolis, or 5 miles southwest of
Rockwell, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Faith around 800 PM EDT.
Rockwell around 810 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Gold
Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3540 8055 3556 8059 3567 8042 3571 8033
3568 8033 3567 8031 3563 8029 3563 8027
3558 8021 3555 8021 3554 8020 3551 8018
3550 8029 3541 8036
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 259DEG 32KT 3549 8048
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HG083
WWUS52 KGSP 260010
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
810 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021
NCC025-159-260019-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-211026T0015Z/
Cabarrus NC-Rowan NC-
810 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS AND SOUTHEASTERN
ROWAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm through 830 pm.
LAT...LON 3540 8055 3556 8059 3567 8042 3571 8033
3568 8033 3567 8031 3563 8029 3563 8027
3558 8021 3555 8021 3554 8020 3551 8018
3550 8029 3541 8036
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 258DEG 33KT 3549 8039
$$
HGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 38 min |
| Oct 25, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 30 min |
| Oct 25, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 42 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.