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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 273, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2026, 3:46 PM EDT for Mecklenburg County, Union County, North Carolina; York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 44 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
- Aug 21, 2026, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Mecklenburg County, NC, Union County, NC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 35 min |
| Aug 20, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 35 min |
| Aug 20, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 9:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 10:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 10:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 41 min |
| Aug 20, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk | 52 min |
| Aug 20, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 11:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 52 min |
| Aug 20, 11:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 12:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 12:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 38 min |
| Aug 21, 1:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 48 min |
| Aug 21, 1:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 2:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 3:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 3:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 32 min |
| Aug 21, 4:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 32 min |
| Aug 21, 6:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 6:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 24 min |
| Aug 21, 7:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, McDowell, Mitchell and 1 more | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 8:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell | 47 min |
| Aug 21, 9:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 9:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 52 min |
| Aug 21, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 56 min |
| Aug 21, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 46 min |
| Aug 21, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 4:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 4 hr |
| Aug 21, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 47 min |
| Aug 21, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 17 min |
| Aug 21, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 51 min |
| Aug 21, 6:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 119 min |
| Aug 21, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 26 min |
| Aug 21, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 9:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 20 min |
| Aug 20, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 12 min |
| Aug 21, 5:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 5:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 5:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 5:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 6:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 21 min |
| Aug 21, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 33 min |
| Aug 21, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 46 min |
| Aug 21, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 29 min |
| Aug 21, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, Union | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 50 min |
| Aug 21, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 54 min |
| Aug 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 38 min |
| Aug 21, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 14 min |
| Aug 21, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 46 min |
| Aug 21, 6:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin | 27 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.