Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

NCZ056-068>074-082>084-280600

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC
1140 PM EST SUN MAR 27 1994

...A PORTION OF THE TORNADO WATCH COVERING UNION...ANSON... STANLY...
MONTGOMERY AND RICHMOND COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN
CANCELED...

...THE TORNADO WATCH STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THE
WATCH INCLUDES CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...LINCOLN... GASTON...
MECKLENBURG... IREDELL... ROWAN AND CABARRUS COUNTIES. IN SOUTH
CAROLINA THE WATCH INCLUDES CHEROKEE ...YORK... CHESTER AND LANCASTER
COUNTIES.

...ALSO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR
CLEVELAND... CATAWBA... LINCOLN... AND GASTON COUNTIES AND POINTS TO
THE WEST.

AT 1135 PM WEATHER RADAR IN CHARLOTTE INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THIS
STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND WEAKENING. ADDITIONAL STORMS
OVER NORTHERN GEORGIA CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND THE UPSTATE. THESE STORMS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. THEY WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO
THE CAROLINAS BY 2 AM.

STAY TUNED TO TV...RADIO OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION. BE ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA
AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR YOUR
COUNTY.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED PRIOR TO 2 AM.

JS

NCZ056-068>074-082>084-281100

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC
220 AM EST MON MAR 28 1994

...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...LINCOLN... GASTON...
MECKLENBURG... IREDELL... ROWAN AND CABARRUS COUNTIES OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE ...YORK... CHESTER AND LANCASTER COUNTIES IN
SOUTH CAROLINA HAS EXPIRED...

... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR
CLEVELAND... CATAWBA... LINCOLN...GASTON AND IREDELL COUNTIES AND
WEST THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...

AT 210 AM WEATHER RADAR IN CHARLOTTE SHOWED SHOWERS FROM JUST WEST PF
SHELBY NORTH THROUGH HICKORY EXTENDING INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.  THE
AREA OF PRECIPITATION SPREAD WEST THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH
ACROSS THE STATE LINE INTO A SECTION OF WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.
MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS LIMITED TO A SMALL SECTION OF EXTREME
WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.  SOME ISOLATED REDEVELOPMENT OF hTHUNDERSTORMS
REMAINS POSSIBLY BUT SHOULD BE VERY LIMITED.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 AM.

RNM

SCZ001>008-010>013-019-280830-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
230 AM EST MON MAR 28 1994

...TORNADO WATCH THE UPSTATE HAS EXPIRED...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 400 AM...

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...
EXTENDED FROM NEAR THE CITY OF GREENVILLE ACROSS ANDERSON INTO CENTRAL
GEORGIA. THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AND HAD DECREASED IN
INTENSITY DURING THE PAST HOUR. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WITHIN THIS LINE WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

REPORTS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
DURING THE PAST HOUR. WINDS GUSTED TO AROUND 45 MPH AT THE GREENVILLE
SPARTANBURG AT 1 AM AND A REPORT WAS RECEIVED OF ROOF DAMAGE AND A TREE
DOWN JUST NORTH OF GREER NEAR BLUE RIDGE.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE SLOWLY IN
INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...HOWEVER STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

ROBBINS/GSP

SCZ001>008-010>013-019-280930-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
300 AM EST MON MAR 28 1994

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF UPSTATE SOUTH
   CAROLINA UNTIL 4 AM...
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF THE
CITY OF ANDERSON SOUTHWEST ACROSS IVA AND STAR INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
THE STRONGEST STORM WITH THIS LINE WAS OVER THE CITY OF ANDERSON.
THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND SHOULD AFFECT
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN GREENVILLE AND
ABBEVILLE COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE AREA OF THESE THUNDERTORMS. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD ALSO BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF ROADWAYS...SMALL STREAMS...
AND LOW LYING AREAS.

ROBBINS/GSP

SCZ001>008-010>013-019-281130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
420 AM EST MON MAR 28 1994

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF UPSTATE SOUTH
   CAROLINA TODAY...

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY STRONG...EXTENDED
FROM CHEROKEE ACROSS SPARTANBURG...LAURENS...AND ABBEVILLE COUNTIES.
THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND SHOULD ALSO AFFECT
UNION AND GREENWOOD COUNTIES BY 6 AM.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE AREA OF THESE THUNDERTORMS. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD ALSO BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF ROADWAYS...SMALL STREAMS...
AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL.

OTHER SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED IN OCONEE...
PICKENS...ANDERSON AND GREENVILLE COUNTES.
ROBBINS/GSP