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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 15, 2022Burke County, McDowell County, Rutherford County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2022, 6:01 PM EDT for Burke County, McDowell County, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2022, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2022, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Burke County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Rutherford County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 345 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2022-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1749 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2022-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1749 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-179 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1082 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 15, 5:38 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 5:38 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 11:21 AM EDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1121 AM EDT Wed Jun 15 2022

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035-036-056-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-
510-SCZ008>014-019-104>109-161530-
Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-Catawba-
Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-
Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-
Eastern Polk-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC-
Chester-Greenwood-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-
Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg-
1121 AM EDT Wed Jun 15 2022

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont
North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South 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.

   Heat Advisory.

In addition to the very hot conditions, scattered thunderstorms will
develop across the area today. A few of the storms are expected to
become severe, with brief damaging wind gusts being the main threat.
Large hail is also possible. Frequent cloud to ground lightning and
locally heavy rainfall can occur with any thunderstorm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area Thursday and
Friday. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds
the main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ101>103-
161530-
Rabun-Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-
Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-
Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-
Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-Oconee Mountains-
Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
1121 AM EDT Wed Jun 15 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western
North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area today. A few of
the storms are expected to become severe, with brief damaging wind
gusts being the main threat. Large hail is also possible. Frequent
cloud to ground lightning and locally heavy rainfall can occur with
any thunderstorm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area Thursday and
Friday. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds
the main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

NCZ037-057-161530-
Davie-Rowan-
1121 AM EDT Wed Jun 15 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Very hot conditions are expected across the northwest piedmont this
afternoon. Heat index values in the 100 to 105 range are expected. In
addition, scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area
today. A few of the storms are expected to become severe, with brief
damaging wind gusts being the main threat. Large hail is also
possible. Frequent cloud to ground lightning and locally heavy
rainfall can occur with any thunderstorm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area Thursday and
Friday. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds
the main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 3:36 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 8 more16 hr
Jun 15, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHenderson, Polk30 min
Jun 15, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRutherford32 min
Jun 15, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson, Macon19 min
Jun 15, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRutherford36 min
Jun 15, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson30 min
Jun 15, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson, Transylvania48 min
Jun 15, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson27 min
Jun 15, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSwain32 min
Jun 15, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson33 min
Jun 15, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson24 min
Jun 15, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMacon36 min
Jun 15, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson, Macon29 min
Jun 15, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk35 min
Jun 15, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPClay30 min
Jun 15, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSwain29 min
Jun 15, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell38 min
Jun 15, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham33 min
Jun 15, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham24 min
Jun 15, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell36 min
Jun 15, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMitchell35 min
Jun 15, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAvery, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey20 min
Jun 15, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAvery31 min
Jun 15, 7:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAvery, Mitchell112 min
Jun 15, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville26 min
Jun 15, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPElbert23 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2022Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2022

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.