Tornado Warning 18, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

NCZ010-011-012-013-041700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC
1005 AM EDT TUE MAY 4 1993

HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST PART OF NORTH CAROLINA. AS
OF 945 THIS MORNING AMOUNTS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN IN THE ONE HALF TO ONE
INCH RANGE BUT SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED MORE. ROSMAN IN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY REPORTED 1.8 INCHES OF RAIN WHILE HIGHLANDS IN MACON
COUNTY REPORTED 2.52 INCHES.

AT 945 WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA NORTH OF ATHENS.  THESE WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH AND COULD AFFECT COUNTIES IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS LATER THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY
THOSE NEAR THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA BORDERS.

PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADS COVERED WITH WATER OR WATER FLOWING ACROSS THEM.
THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.

SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS
IN ADDITION TO DEADLY LIGHTNING.

PERSONS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.  LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER
INFORMATION.
HM

NCZ010-011-012-013-041700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC
1005 AM EDT TUE MAY 4 1993

HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST PART OF NORTH CAROLINA. AS
OF 945 THIS MORNING AMOUNTS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN IN THE ONE HALF TO ONE
INCH RANGE BUT SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED MORE. ROSMAN IN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY REPORTED 1.8 INCHES OF RAIN WHILE HIGHLANDS IN MACON
COUNTY REPORTED 2.52 INCHES.

AT 945 WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA NORTH OF ATHENS.  THESE WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH AND COULD AFFECT COUNTIES IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS LATER THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY
THOSE NEAR THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA BORDERS.

PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADS COVERED WITH WATER OR WATER FLOWING ACROSS THEM.
THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.

SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS
IN ADDITION TO DEADLY LIGHTNING.

PERSONS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.  LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER
INFORMATION.
HM

SCZ001-002-004-041800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1250 PM EDT TUE MAY 04 1993

...THUNDERSTORMS DUMPING HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF UPSTATE...

AT 1245 PM RAIN WAS OCCURRING OVER MOST OF NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND THUNDERTORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN FROM NORTHERN GREENVILLE
COUNTY TO SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
REPORTS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIjN HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM A COUPLE OF
AREAS IN NORTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY.
PEOPLE NEAR STREAMS AND LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE AWARE
OF WHATS HAPPENING AROUND THEM FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

NCZ007-009-010-012-013-042000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC
1259 PM EDT TUE MAY 4 1993

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. AT 1255 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR
INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION AT AROUND 35 MPH. THIS
RAINFALL ACTIVITY HAD SHIFTED TOWARD THE EAST DURING THE PAST THREE
HOURS AND AS OF 1255 PM WAS MAINLY AFFECTING THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND MOST OF THE FOOTHILLS. THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
WILL LIKELY HAVE THE MOST IMPACT ON THE FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AS IT
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN REGION.

PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD
PRONE @AREA BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH
YOUR AREA SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER LIGHTNING KILLS!
COLE

SCZ001-002-004-041800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
115 PM EDT TUE MAY 04 1993

...THUNDERSTORMS DUMPING HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF UPSTATE...

AT 110 PM RAIN WAS CONTINUING OVER MOST OF NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. SOME FLOODING
IS OCCURRING ALONG STREAMS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND THE HEAVIEST RAINS
ARE NOW MOVING FROM GREENVILLE COUNTY INTO THE NORTH PORTION OF
SPARTANBURG COUNTY.

THE REEDY RIVER IN GREENVILLE HAS RISEN TO  9 FEET AND WITH THE
RAINS NEARING AN END...LITTLE FURTHER RISE IS EXPECTED. THE FLOOD
STAGE IN GREENVILLE IS 8 FEET.

PEOPLE IN THE UPSTATE AREA LIVING NEAR STREAMS AND IN OTHER FLOOD
PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO UNTIL THE RAIN
AND THE THREAT OF ANY FLOODING HAS ENDED.

CURTIS/GSP