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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2022, 8:45 PM EDT for 7 counties in North Carolina; York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 60 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
- May 26, 2022, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2022, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 472 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
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 May 26, 8:21 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 8:21 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 516 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ101>103-272130- Rabun-Habersham-Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe- Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania- Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains- Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk- Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains- 516 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage as they track across the region this afternoon into tonight in advance of a cold front. A few thunderstorms will become strong to severe with damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes being the main threats. Localized flash flooding is also possible where repeated heavy downpours track, mainly this evening into the overnight. Strong gusty winds can also be expected across the ridgetops through tonight as a cold front moves through. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008>014-019- 104>109-272130- Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan- Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-Cherokee-York- Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC-Chester-Greenwood-Greater Oconee- Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-Southern Greenville- Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- 516 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected to develop and increase in coverage as they track across the region this afternoon into tonight in advance of a cold front. A few thunderstorms will become strong to severe with damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes being the main threats. Localized flash flooding is also possible where repeated heavy downpours track, mainly this evening into the overnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 7:50 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
750 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW LOVE VALLEY 35.97N 80.99W
05/26/2022 IREDELL NC AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN.
&&
APLocal storm report, May 26, 7:51 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
751 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0749 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE LOVE VALLEY 36.02N 80.96W
05/26/2022 IREDELL NC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN.
&&
APLocal storm report, May 26, 7:53 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
753 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELBY 35.29N 81.54W
05/26/2022 CLEVELAND NC BROADCAST MEDIA
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
&&
APLocal storm report, May 26, 7:56 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
756 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0749 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE LOVE VALLEY 36.02N 80.96W
05/26/2022 IREDELL NC EMERGENCY MNGR
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3
NE LOVE VALLEY. TREES DOWN. PART OF CHURCH
ROOF IS GONE.
&&
APLocal storm report, May 26, 8:02 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:18 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 4 days |
| May 26, 9:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 18 hr |
| May 26, 9:16 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Swain | 23 hr |
| May 26, 9:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood | 10 hr |
| May 26, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 15 hr |
| May 26, 10:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 11 hr |
| May 27, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 48 min |
| May 27, 1:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson | 12 hr |
| May 27, 2:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 36 min |
| May 27, 4:41 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 16 hr |
| May 27, 4:41 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 9 hr |
| May 27, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| May 27, 5:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 26 min |
| May 27, 5:20 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 9 hr |
| May 27, 5:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 46 min |
| May 27, 5:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke | 11 hr |
| May 27, 5:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 37 min |
| May 27, 2:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 23 min |
| May 27, 4:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 26 min |
| May 27, 10:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Rabun | 13 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.