Special Weather Statement
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC ยท US
Details
A Strong Thunderstorm Will Impact North Central Habersham And Western Rabun Counties Through 445 PM EDT
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Execute
Description
Overview
At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southwest of Clayton, or near Lake Burton. This storm was nearly stationary.
Hazard
Wind gusts up to 40 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... Clayton, Tiger, Lake Burton, Lakemont, Black Rock Mountain State Park, Lake Rabun, Seed Lake, and Batesville.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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
- Rabun County, GA
- Habersham County, GA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m18s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32SX3X69ZDRNJZE6RYYQ3T4
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff164dca44732e1b0353b33d91a86fafa2147b8f.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.4040
- 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 212017 |
| NWSheadline | A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL HABERSHAM AND WESTERN RABUN COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-21T20:17:00-00:00...storm...331DEG...4KT...34.83,-83.5 |
| maxWindGust | 40 MPH |
| maxHailSize | 0.25 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Rabun County, GA
- Habersham County, GA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 013241 |
| SAME | 013137 |
| UGC | GAZ010 |
| UGC | GAZ017 |
- Polygons
- 34.86,-83.65 34.96,-83.49 34.96,-83.43 34.88,-83.37 34.8,-83.34 34.72,-83.59 34.86,-83.65