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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT for 9 counties in North 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, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2024, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 26, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
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, 7:54 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 7:54 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 308 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ068>072-082-508-510-SCZ008>014-019- 101>109-271915- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Cleveland-Lincoln- Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-Greater Rutherford-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- 308 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and into the evening. A few isolated severe storms possible, especially in the North Carolina foothills and Piedmont. A cold front moves into the area overnight and brings another chance for thunderstorms before daybreak. The main threats will be damaging winds, cloud-to-ground lightning and hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Another round of afternoon showers and thunderstorms is expected Monday, with a few strong to severe storms possible east of the North Carolina mountains. The main threats will be from strong-to-damaging wind gusts, large hail, and cloud-to-ground lightning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office. NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-271915- Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke- Eastern McDowell- 308 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina and western North 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Another round of afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible Monday with a few strong to severe east of the NC mountains. Main threats will be strong gusty winds, cloud-to-ground lightning and hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office. NCZ033-048>053-501-503-505-271915- Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe- Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains- 308 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Another round of afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible Monday with a few strong to severe east of the NC mountains. Main threats will be strong gusty winds, cloud-to-ground lightning and hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office. NCZ058-059-062>065-507-509-271915- Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania- Henderson-Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains- 308 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A line of thunderstorms is expected to approach western North Carolina from east Tennessee this evening. Embedded strong to severe thunderstorms will pose a threat of strong to damaging wind gusts. Isolated large hail will also be possible. A cold front approaches the area overnight and is expected to bring another line of storms into the mountains before sunrise. Some of these storms could also be severe with damaging wind gusts being the primary threat. Localized flooding could develop, especially early Monday in locations that receive heavy rainfall with both rounds of storms. Though the threat is low, an isolated, brief tornado cannot be ruled out with either round of storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Another round of afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible Monday with a few strong to severe east of the NC mountains. Main threats will be strong gusty winds, cloud-to-ground lightning and hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office. Lane
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 6:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 26, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 50 min |
| May 26, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 53 min |
| May 26, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and 2 more | 57 min |
| May 26, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 35 min |
| May 26, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 28 min |
| May 27, 4:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Swain | 29 min |
| May 27, 4:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Haywood, Madison | 36 min |
| May 27, 4:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Swain | 28 min |
| May 27, 4:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Yancey | 49 min |
| May 27, 5:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mitchell, Yancey | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson | 43 min |
| May 27, 5:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Macon | 50 min |
| May 27, 6:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 24 min |
| May 27, 6:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 38 min |
| May 27, 6:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 25 min |
| May 26, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 42 min |
| May 26, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 38 min |
| May 26, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 29 min |
| May 26, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 29 min |
| May 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 26 min |
| May 27, 6:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Habersham | 13 min |
| May 27, 6:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin, Habersham, Stephens | 45 min |
| May 27, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 29 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.