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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 326, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 6, 2026, 2:39 PM EDT for Cleveland County, Polk County, Rutherford County, North Carolina; Cherokee County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 51 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, 2026, 2:39 PM EDT (18:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cleveland County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 307 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
- 812 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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, 6:30 AM EDT, 8 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 6:30 AM EDT, 8 hours 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 6, 1:59 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
221 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
NCZ509-510-SCZ103-106-108-061845-
Polk Mountains NC-Eastern Polk NC-Northern Spartanburg SC-
Central Greenville SC-Greenville Mountains SC-
221 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN POLK...NORTHEASTERN
GREENVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM
EDT...
At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Columbus, or near Tryon, moving south at 10 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...
Columbus, Landrum, Tryon, Campobello, Tigerville, Lake Bowen, Mill
Spring, Gowensville, and Glassy Mountain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3529 8232 3531 8216 3507 8207 3505 8238
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 352DEG 11KT 3524 8227
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CACSpecial weather statement, Sep 6, 2:27 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
227 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
NCZ064-065-SCZ102-103-105-106-061900-
Transylvania NC-Henderson NC-Central Greenville SC-
Pickens Mountains SC-Greater Pickens SC-Greenville Mountains SC-
227 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN TRANSYLVANIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL HENDERSON...NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE AND NORTHERN PICKENS
COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
At 227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles south of Hendersonville to 13 miles
northeast of Pickens to 13 miles southwest of Brevard. Movement was
southeast at 5 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...
Travelers Rest, Slater-Marietta, Tigerville, Pleasant Ridge State
Park, Jocassee Gorges, Jones Gap State Park, Table Rock State Park,
Caesars Head State Park, Gorges State Park, and Lake Jocassee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3512 8291 3515 8263 3526 8250 3512 8232
3491 8248 3495 8290 3505 8291 3505 8290
3506 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 324DEG 6KT 3520 8243 3503 8255 3508 8288
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CACLocal storm report, Sep 6, 2:30 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
230 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0229 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 N Dysartsville 35.65N 81.86W
09/06/2026 McDowell NC Emergency Mngr
Tree down on house.
&&Local storm report, Sep 6, 2:35 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
235 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0231 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 E Old Fort 35.63N 82.15W
09/06/2026 McDowell NC Emergency Mngr
Multiple trees on road.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 9:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 29 min |
| Sep 6, 10:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell | 43 min |
| Sep 6, 10:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 49 min |
| Sep 6, 11:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 35 min |
| Sep 6, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 31 min |
| Sep 6, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 43 min |
| Sep 6, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 30 min |
| Sep 6, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 24 min |
| Sep 6, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mitchell, Yancey | 50 min |
| Sep 6, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Haywood, Henderson, Transylvania | 41 min |
| Sep 6, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell, Yancey | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 25 min |
| Sep 6, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 31 min |
| Sep 6, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell | 44 min |
| Sep 6, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Cleveland, McDowell, Rutherford | 45 min |
| Sep 6, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 24 min |
| Sep 6, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 46 min |
| Sep 6, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, Polk | 52 min |
| Sep 6, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 79 min |
| Sep 6, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 30 min |
| Sep 6, 4:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 43 min |
| Sep 6, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 38 min |
| Sep 6, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Spartanburg | 64 min |
| Sep 6, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 59 min |
| Sep 6, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 32 min |
| Sep 6, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens | 67 min |
| Sep 6, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 56 min |
| Sep 6, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 42 min |
| Sep 6, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 58 min |
| Sep 6, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 39 min |
| Sep 6, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 32 min |
| Sep 6, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 30 min |
| Sep 6, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 40 min |
| Sep 6, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert | 27 min |
Nearby
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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.