Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Mar 17, 1990, 6:07 AM EST for Greenville County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 1990, 6:07 AM EST (11:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 1990, 9:15 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Greenville County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 953 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 428 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 525 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KGSP 171107
FFWGSP
SCC045-077-171415-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREER SC
607 AM EST SAT MAR 17 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE...PICKENS
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED. TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY.
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS PICKENS AND GREENVILLE COUNTIES. THE
REEDY RIVER IN GREENVILLE IS AT 10 FEET...2 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT ABOUT 13 FEET AROUND 8 AM EST. REPORTS
FROM THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT OF FLOODING IN THE
CITY OF GREENVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
ALSO THE MIDDLE SALUDA RIVER NEAR MARIETTA IS BETWEEN 7 AND 8 FEET
WITH FLOOD STAGE OF 9 FEET...AND CONTINUING TO RISE.
LOWLAND AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING SHOULD BE EVACUATED. PEOPLE
IN AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
RISING WATER .. AND GO TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
AVOID ALREADY FLOODED AREAS. TRAVELERS SHOULD NOT ATTE-MPT
TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS .. LEAVE IT
IMMEDIATELY AND GO TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
ROBBINSWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 1:22 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
NCZ007-008-170830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 125 AM EST SAT MAR 17 1990 A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS MORNING AND SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA WHICH INCLUDES CATAWBA COUNTY. AT 120 AM EST WEATHER RADAR SHOWED MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN OVER SECTIONS OF MECKLENBURG, GASTON, CATAWBA, AND LINCOLN COUNTIES, HOWEVER, AN AREA OF HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD THROUGH CLEVELAND COUNTY AND INTO WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS AREA OF RAIN WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 MPH. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN RECIEVED BUT HEAVY DOWNPOURS, INTENSE LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND SMALL HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH SOME FLOODING. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO...TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 330 AM OR SOOpNER IF CONDITIONS WORSEN JDS
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 1:41 AM EST, 4 hours 26 minutes before
NCZ007-008-170830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 145 AM EST SAT MAR 17 1990 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE COU
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 3:34 AM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
NCZ007-008-171030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 335 AM EST SAT MAR 17 1990 A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS MORNING AND SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA WHICH INCLUDES CATAWBA COUNTY. AT 330 AM EST WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED LIGHT AND MODERATE SHOWERS OVER SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT AND CATAWBA COUNTY OF NORTH CAROLINA. THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT AND MODERATE RAIN OVER MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS ALONG WITH SOME NEW SHOWER DEVELOPMENT IN THE PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THESE AREAS OF RAIN HAVE BEEN MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. SOME INTENSIFICATION OF THE RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE CAROLINAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECIEVED BUT HEAVY DOWNPOURS, INTENSE LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND SMALL HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH SOME FLOODING. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO...TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. THE NEXT S TATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 AM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WORSEN //CORRECTION...DELETE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTH CAROLINA// JDS
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 5:13 AM EST, 54 minutes before
NCZ007-008-171230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 515 AM EST SAT MAR 17 1990 A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS MORNING AND SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA WHICH INCLUDES CATAWBA COUNTY. AT 510 AM EST WEATHER RADAR SHOWED AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA JUST WEST OF CATAWBA, LINCOLN, AND GASTON COUNTIES. THIS AREA EXTENDED SOUTH INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND LOWER PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS AREA OF RAIN HAS INTENSIFIED OVER THE LAST TWO HOURS WHILE CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 45 MPH. PEOPLE IN CATAWBA AND LINCOLN COUNTIES CAN EXPECT SOME HEAVIER RAIN TO MOVE IN WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MORE HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE CAROLINAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECIEVED BUT HEAVY DOWNPOURS, INTENSE LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND SMALL HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH SOME FLOODING. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO...TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 730 AM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WORSEN JDS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 8:12 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Anderson | 63 min |
| Mar 16, 8:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 59 min |
| Mar 16, 8:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 8:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 63 min |
| Mar 17, 4:47 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville | 118 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990
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.