Special Weather Statement
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC ยท US
Details
A Strong Thunderstorm Will Impact West Central Rutherford And Northern Polk Counties Through 745 PM EDT
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Execute
Description
Overview
At 715 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles north of Columbus, or near Lake Lure, moving south at 15 mph.
Hazard
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Lake Adger, and Mill Spring.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
Affected areas
- Rutherford Mountains
- Greater Rutherford
- Polk Mountains
- Eastern Polk
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~50s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2VCW10RYW3HM3VJ42AYTJTW
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce27c07fd710c84a4e84117e7079b3e0b6146bf2.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPGSP
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.8964
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | SPS |
| NationalWeatherService | SPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SPSGSP |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS82 KGSP 182315 |
| NWSheadline | A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL RUTHERFORD AND NORTHERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-18T23:15:00-00:00...storm...350DEG...11KT...35.42,-82.18 |
| maxWindGust | 50 MPH |
| maxHailSize | 0.25 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Rutherford Mountains
- Greater Rutherford
- Polk Mountains
- Eastern Polk
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 037161 |
| SAME | 037149 |
| UGC | NCZ507 |
| UGC | NCZ508 |
| UGC | NCZ509 |
| UGC | NCZ510 |
- Polygons
- 35.31,-82.04 35.29,-82.28 35.38,-82.27 35.39,-82.26 35.4,-82.27 35.46,-82.26 35.47,-82.12 35.31,-82.04