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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 6, 2025, 3:46 PM EDT for Oconee County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 49 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
- Sep 6, 2025, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2025, 4:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 572 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1169 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 Sep 6, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 151 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A moist cold front will bring scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to our area this afternoon and evening. A few strong to severe storms are possible. Cooler and drier weather returns on Sunday and lingers through most of next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... As of 150 PM EDT Saturday: A broad area of showers with embedded thunderstorms is slowly moving into the mountains at this time. This convection will steadily spread across the area into the early evening, moving east by midnight. Mesoanalysis shows sbCAPE greater than 1500 J/kg for most of the area with effective bulk shear in the 30 kt range. Low level lapse rates are increasing and DCAPE is generally 700 J/kg or greater along and south of the I-85 corridor. Therefore, expect a better chance of semi-organized severe storms in that area. That said, an isolated strong to severe storm is possible north of I-85, especially as the storms initially move in. Damaging winds are the main threat, but some marginally large hail is also possible. Winds shift to the N to NE overnight behind the departing cold front as high pressure builds in from the north. Low level moisture also increases on this flow leading to cloudy skies. Fog is also possible, especially in the normally more foggy areas. Lows will be near normal. Low level moisture lingers across the area in the northeasterly flow even as high pressure continues to build in. This will keep low clouds across the area through the morning. Isolated to perhaps scattered showers and a few storms will be possible in this moist flow. Highs will show close to a 10 degree NE to SW gradient across the area also due to the high pressure building in. Highs will range from 5 to 10 degrees below normal with the warmest readings along the Upper Savannah River Valley into the normally warmer NC mountain valleys west of the French Broad. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... As of 1:35 PM EDT Saturday: The short-term fcst picks up at 00z on Monday with long-wave upper trofing centered just to our north while broad upper ridging covers the western CONUS. Over the next couple of days, the upper trof will lift northward with heights rebounding over our area. At the sfc, robust high pressure will be spreading over the Southeast as the period begins late Sunday bringing cooler and drier air for the rest of the period with no significant precip chances for our fcst area. Temperatures are expected to remain 5 to 10 degrees below climatology thru the period. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 1:15 PM EDT Saturday: The extended fcst picks up at 00z on Wednesday with broad upper trofing having retreated northward as heights rebound over our area. Over the next few days, the large- scale pattern will amplify again as upper trofing digs down over New England and stout upper ridging persists to our west over the central CONUS. At the sfc, broad high pressure will be centered well to our NE over the Nova Scotia area but still covering most of the eastern CONUS. On Wednesday, the high will slide further NE while a weak sfc low tries to develop within the baroclinic zone just off the SE Coast. Most of the current long-range guidance has this weak low move up the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday and Thursday, while its associated deeper moisture remains just east of our fcst area. Another robust high is then expected to migrate southward from Canada by late week and spread another round of drier air back over the Southeast. Overall, the sensible fcst remains largely unchanged. We can expect cool and mostly dry conditions thru the period. Temperatures are expected to warm on Wednesday and Thursday but still remain a few degrees below climatology. They will cool again by the end of period as the next round of high pressure spreads over the area. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... At KCLT and elsewhere: A broad area of showers with embedded thunderstorms will move into the area ahead of a cold front this afternoon and cross the area into early evening. The period of convection could be somewhat prolonged, with multiple rounds of storms, even if direct impacts at the airfields will be relatively brief associated with individual cells. Therefore, have kept the PROB30 instead of a TEMPO for all sites to show the broader timing potential. SW winds, NW at KAVl, may have some low end gusts ahead of the front. Winds turn N to NE behind the front late this evening and overnight. MVFR stratocu develops overnight in the developing moist northeasterly flow. IFR is likely at KAVL and possible at KHKY. Any vsby restrictions should end by 14Z but MVFR cigs will linger until at least 16Z and could go longer. Some showers are also possible in the moist NE flow which could prompt additional restrictions. N to NE winds continue through the day. Outlook: Dry high pressure is expected into the middle of next week. Fog and/or low stratus is possible each morning, especially in the favored mountain valleys. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. NC...None. SC...None. && SYNOPSIS...JPT NEAR TERM...RWH SHORT TERM...JPT LONG TERM...JPT AVIATION...RWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 6, 1:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 140 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ008>014-019-101>109-071745- 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- 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-Oconee Mountains- Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee- Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-Southern Greenville- Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- 140 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia and the western Carolinas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and early evening ahead of a cold front. A few isolated severe storms may develop with the main hazard being brief damaging wind gusts. However, isolated large hail will also be possible. Additionally, locally heavy rainfall may lead to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. AR
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 4:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 27 min |
| Sep 6, 4:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 26 min |
| Sep 6, 5:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 43 min |
| Sep 6, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 30 min |
| Sep 6, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 21 min |
| Sep 6, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 36 min |
| Sep 6, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 35 min |
| Sep 6, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 38 min |
| Sep 6, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 24 min |
| Sep 6, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 29 min |
| Sep 6, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 23 min |
| Sep 6, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 42 min |
| Sep 6, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 38 min |
| Sep 6, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 26 min |
| Sep 6, 4:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 111 min |
| Sep 6, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 37 min |
| Sep 6, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 47 min |
| Sep 6, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 39 min |
| Sep 6, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 37 min |
| Sep 6, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 23 min |
| Sep 6, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 34 min |
| Sep 6, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 23 min |
| Sep 6, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 27 min |
| Sep 6, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville | 38 min |
| Sep 6, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 46 min |
| Sep 6, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 34 min |
| Sep 6, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 30 min |
| Sep 6, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 41 min |
| Sep 6, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 46 min |
| Sep 6, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 24 min |
| Sep 6, 5:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee | 2 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 29 min |
| Sep 6, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 51 min |
| Sep 6, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 34 min |
| Sep 6, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg, Union | 45 min |
| Sep 6, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 43 min |
| Sep 6, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg, Union | 42 min |
| Sep 6, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 37 min |
| Sep 6, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 45 min |
| Sep 6, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 28 min |
| Sep 6, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 36 min |
| Sep 6, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Stephens | 35 min |
| Sep 6, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Hart | 42 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.