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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 6, 2023Cabarrus County, Rowan County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2023, 4:01 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 6, 2023, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2023, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Rowan County, NC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 3:02 PM EDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:02 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 4:13 AM EDT, 11 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
413 AM EDT Sun Aug 6 2023

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ008>014-019-101>109-070815-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Alexander-
Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-
Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-
Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-
Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-
McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-Rutherford Mountains-
Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-Cherokee-York-
Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC-Chester-Greenwood-
Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-
Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg-
413 AM EDT Sun Aug 6 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western
North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the forecast area this
afternoon and early evening. A few may become strong to severe. The
main potential hazards with any storms that become severe are
damaging winds and large hail. Localized flash flooding may occur
with slow moving storms as well as storms that repeatedly track over
the same location. Cloud-to-ground lightning, gusty winds, and heavy
downpours can be expected with any thunderstorms that develop.
Additionally, heat indices may reach the lower 100s across the
western South Carolina Upstate and portions of northeast Georgia this
afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Severe storms are likely Monday afternoon and evening across the
forecast area. Damaging winds are the main threat, but large hail
and isolated tornadoes will also be possible. Cloud-to-ground
lightning, locally heavy rainfall, and gusty winds are expected with
any thunderstorms that develop. Additionally, heat indices may reach
the lower 100s east of the mountains Monday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail,
damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office.

AR

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 3:30 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 3:50 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 3:52 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 4:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba23 min
Aug 6, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland24 min
Aug 6, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba28 min
Aug 6, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland25 min
Aug 6, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCatawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln48 min
Aug 6, 3:17 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union27 hr
Aug 6, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPIredell30 min
Aug 6, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGaston, Mecklenburg43 min
Aug 6, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPDavie25 min
Aug 6, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan54 min
Aug 6, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville37 min
Aug 6, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens36 min
Aug 6, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion29 min
Aug 6, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, York39 min
Aug 6, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville51 min
Aug 6, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Greenwood, Laurens42 min
Aug 6, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens35 min
Aug 6, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSpartanburg34 min
Aug 6, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union51 min
Aug 6, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood23 min
Aug 6, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPElbert64 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.