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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 10, 2025Elbert County, Franklin County, Hart County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2025, 7:45 PM EDT for Elbert County, Franklin County, Hart County, Georgia. 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: Apr 10, 2025, 7:45 PM EDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2025, 8:45 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 Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Hart County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 10, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 171 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 111 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 Apr 10, 7:36 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 7:36 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 5:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
507 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

NCZ033-035>037-048>050-052-053-056-057-064-065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ008>014-019-102-103-105>109-112115-
Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Haywood-
Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-
Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-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-
Chester-Greenwood-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-Southern Greenville-
Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg-
507 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Piedmont North Carolina,
western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will cross the area this evening. A few of
the thunderstorms strong to severe, with damaging wind gusts as the
main threat.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-058-059-062-063-SCZ101-104-112115-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Swain-Graham-
Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Oconee Mountains-
Greater Oconee-
507 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 137 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

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.

 Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 6:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
614 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

NCZ058-102300-
Graham NC-
614 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY THROUGH
700 PM EDT...

At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Robbinsville, or 4 miles west of Town Of
Santeetlah, moving east 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...
Fontana Lake, Stecoah, Robbinsville, Fontana Village, Tapoco,
and Lake Santeetlah.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
western North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3537 8401 3541 8402 3546 8396 3545 8394
      3547 8390 3545 8386 3545 8382 3544 8381
      3545 8380 3544 8376 3545 8373 3543 8366
      3531 8369 3533 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 267DEG 24KT 3538 8394

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

MPR

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 6:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
621 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

NCZ048-102300-
Madison NC-
621 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY THROUGH
700 PM EDT...

At 621 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles north of Marshall, or 6 miles northeast of Hot Springs, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Faust, Allenstand, Mars Hill, and Wolf Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3600 8261 3599 8260 3597 8261 3595 8257
      3598 8251 3595 8248 3593 8250 3591 8249
      3591 8247 3580 8253 3592 8287 3595 8286
      3592 8282 3593 8281 3597 8278 3598 8279
      3600 8278 3602 8272
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 290DEG 25KT 3596 8276

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

MPR

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 6:45 PM EDT, 1 hour before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
645 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

NCZ051-052-058-102330-
Haywood NC-Graham NC-Swain NC-
645 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SWAIN...NORTHEASTERN GRAHAM AND
NORTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles southeast of Newport to 12 miles north
of Robbinsville. Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Waterville, Smoky Mountains, Cherokee, Fines Creek, Deals Gap,
Balsam Mountain, and Fontana Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
western North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3552 8388 3556 8377 3558 8360 3556 8358
      3556 8350 3566 8335 3566 8330 3573 8324
      3572 8320 3576 8316 3579 8308 3574 8292
      3564 8288 3551 8318 3552 8324 3547 8332
      3547 8334 3544 8336 3535 8356 3547 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 291DEG 41KT 3579 8310 3550 8387

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MPR

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 7:22 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 7:24 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 7:42 PM EDT, 3 minutes 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
Apr 10, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham	46 min
Apr 10, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Madison	39 min
Apr 10, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Macon	53 min
Apr 10, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Swain	45 min
Apr 10, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Haywood, Jackson, Swain	39 min
Apr 10, 7:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GSP	Jackson, Macon, Transylvania	43 min
Apr 10, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Yancey	23 min
Apr 10, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	33 min
Apr 10, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Henderson	26 min
Apr 10, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Oconee	45 min
Apr 10, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	29 min
Apr 10, 7:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Oconee	53 min
Apr 10, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Stephens	36 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.