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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 5, 2024Burke County, Caldwell County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2024, 4:47 PM EDT for Burke County, Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 43 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
Jul 5, 2024, 4:47 PM EDT (20:47 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2024, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2024-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1033 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2024-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -38 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
1033 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1164 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 5, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 4:54 AM EDT, 11 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
454 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008>014-019-
104>109-060900-
Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-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-
454 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today 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.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. Isolated storms
may become strong enough to produce damaging winds. Heavy rainfall
and cloud to ground lightning will also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ101>103-
060900-
Rabun-Habersham-Avery-Alexander-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-
454 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

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 this afternoon. A few storms
may become strong enough to produce damaging winds. Heavy rainfall
and cloud to ground lightning will also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

Krentz

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:56 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

NCZ048-049-053-052030-
Buncombe NC-Yancey NC-Madison NC-
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MADISON...
NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM
EDT...

At 356 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Downtown Asheville, or near Weaverville, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Downtown Asheville, North Asheville, Woodfin, Weaverville, Mount
Mitchell State Park, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens,
B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, UNC-Asheville, East
Asheville, and West Asheville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3594 8234 3575 8218 3573 8219 3571 8224
      3570 8226 3570 8229 3568 8229 3558 8257
      3574 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 242DEG 23KT 3570 8251

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CAC
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:58 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
358 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

NCZ033-050-052030-
Avery NC-Mitchell NC-
358 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND CENTRAL
AVERY COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 358 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Beech Mountain to 10 miles northwest of
Spruce Pine. Movement was northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Banner Elk, Elk Park, Beech Mountain In Avery County, Seven Devils,
Sugar Mountain, Bakersville, Minneapolis, and Buladean.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3628 8190 3626 8189 3623 8191 3621 8191
      3619 8188 3619 8186 3616 8183 3614 8182
      3601 8218 3615 8219 3614 8218 3615 8215
      3611 8213 3610 8208 3613 8205 3612 8203
      3628 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 237DEG 15KT 3625 8190 3606 8215

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CAC
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:00 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
400 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

GAZ010-017-052030-
Rabun GA-Habersham GA-
400 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT HABERSHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN RABUN
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles north of Clarkesville, or 5 miles southwest of Lake Rabun,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Clarkesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Mount Airy, Alto, Tallulah
Falls, Lake Rabun, Lakemont, and Tallulah Gorge State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3454 8362 3460 8365 3462 8364 3465 8366
      3473 8362 3476 8363 3479 8366 3482 8365
      3479 8332 3476 8332 3473 8335 3470 8335
      3469 8334 3467 8337 3449 8346 3449 8354
      3443 8362 3450 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 237DEG 15KT 3470 8352

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CAC
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:15 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania34 min
Jul 5, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson31 min
Jul 5, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYancey27 min
Jul 5, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMadison25 min
Jul 5, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson36 min
Jul 5, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham46 min
Jul 5, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHaywood, Jackson28 min
Jul 5, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMadison25 min
Jul 5, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell36 min
Jul 5, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson34 min
Jul 5, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe33 min
Jul 5, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson32 min
Jul 5, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAvery26 min
Jul 5, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMacon42 min
Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPolk35 min
Jul 5, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMcDowell, Polk, Rutherford40 min
Jul 5, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson, Macon38 min
Jul 5, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe, Yancey34 min
Jul 5, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAvery32 min
Jul 5, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke40 min
Jul 5, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke, Caldwell47 min
Jul 5, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPStanly34 min
Jul 5, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPPickens32 min
Jul 5, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPOconee40 min
Jul 5, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee, Pickens46 min
Jul 5, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Oconee, Pickens37 min
Jul 5, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPOconee44 min
Jul 5, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville44 min
Jul 5, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAnderson28 min
Jul 5, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville40 min
Jul 5, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville33 min
Jul 5, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens32 min
Jul 5, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville36 min
Jul 5, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville, Greenwood35 min
Jul 5, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens48 min
Jul 5, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood41 min
Jul 5, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSpartanburg23 min
Jul 5, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion45 min
Jul 5, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHabersham30 min
Jul 5, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPStephens45 min
Jul 5, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHart32 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.