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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 16, 2022Polk County, Rutherford County, North Carolina; Cherokee County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2022, 3:13 PM EDT for Polk County, Rutherford County, North Carolina; Cherokee County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 47 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 16, 2022, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2022, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 209 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2728 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 10.0

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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 16, 2:47 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 2:47 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 4:30 AM EDT, 10 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
430 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ101>103-170830-
Rabun-Habersham-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-
430 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area today. A few of
the storms could become severe with damaging winds the main threat,
but large hail is also possible. A few of the storms could contain
heavy rainfall as well, leading to ponding of water on roadways and
low lying areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area on Friday. A
few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds the main
threat, but large hail is also possible. A few of the storms could
contain heavy rainfall as well, leading to ponding of water on
roadways and low lying areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-
510-SCZ008>014-019-104>109-170830-
Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-
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-
430 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area today. A few of
the storms could become severe with damaging winds the main threat,
but large hail is also possible. A few of the storms could contain
heavy rainfall as well, leading to ponding of water on roadways and
low lying areas. Hot conditions will continue, with many locations
seeing heat index values of 100 to 105 during the afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated thunderstorms will develop across the area Friday. A few of
the storms could become severe with damaging winds the main threat,
but large hail is also possible. A few of the storms could contain
heavy rainfall as well, leading to ponding of water on roadways and
low lying areas. Hot conditions will continue, with many locations
seeing heat index values of 100 to 105 during the afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 10:41 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	7 hr
Jun 16, 12:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Henderson	25 min
Jun 16, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Macon	30 min
Jun 16, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	32 min
Jun 16, 12:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	44 min
Jun 16, 1:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	McDowell	48 min
Jun 16, 1:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Macon	45 min
Jun 16, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	50 min
Jun 16, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Iredell	42 min
Jun 16, 1:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	26 min
Jun 16, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rutherford	24 min
Jun 16, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Polk, Rutherford	39 min
Jun 16, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	30 min
Jun 16, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Iredell	28 min
Jun 16, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus	27 min
Jun 16, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Lincoln	51 min
Jun 16, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell	50 min
Jun 16, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln	47 min
Jun 16, 2:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Haywood, Jackson, Transylvania	45 min
Jun 16, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Davie, Iredell, Rowan	43 min
Jun 16, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Polk, Rutherford	45 min
Jun 16, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	26 min
Jun 16, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus, Rowan	38 min
Jun 16, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Catawba, Lincoln	53 min
Jun 16, 3:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Rowan	46 min
Jun 16, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Gaston, Lincoln	30 min
Jun 16, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus	43 min
Jun 16, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg	38 min
Jun 16, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Rowan	48 min
Jun 16, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Catawba, Lincoln	32 min
Jun 16, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Iredell	41 min
Jun 16, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Catawba, Iredell	45 min
Jun 16, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland	27 min
Jun 16, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	51 min
Jun 16, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland	50 min
Jun 16, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Gaston	46 min
Jun 16, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Gaston, Mecklenburg	52 min
Jun 16, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland, Lincoln	44 min
Jun 16, 4:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Rowan	3 hr
Jun 16, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln	28 min
Jun 16, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Mecklenburg	33 min
Jun 16, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Catawba	45 min
Jun 16, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union	34 min
Jun 16, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Gaston, Mecklenburg	19 min
Jun 16, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Haywood	37 min
Jun 16, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Haywood, Swain	51 min
Jun 16, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Davie, Iredell	51 min
Jun 16, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Union	52 min
Jun 16, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mecklenburg	34 min
Jun 16, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	28 min
Jun 16, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	30 min
Jun 16, 12:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	27 min
Jun 16, 12:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	31 min
Jun 16, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	44 min
Jun 16, 2:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	47 min
Jun 16, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Pickens	38 min
Jun 16, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	25 min
Jun 16, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	25 min
Jun 16, 2:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Pickens	47 min
Jun 16, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Pickens	42 min
Jun 16, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	33 min
Jun 16, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Greenville	53 min
Jun 16, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	26 min
Jun 16, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, Union	49 min
Jun 16, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson	46 min
Jun 16, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, York	45 min
Jun 16, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	34 min
Jun 15, 8:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rabun	33 min
Jun 15, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Rabun	43 min
Jun 15, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Stephens	35 min
Jun 15, 9:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Stephens	26 min
Jun 15, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rabun	35 min
Jun 15, 9:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Habersham, Rabun	26 min
Jun 16, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rabun	34 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.