Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 27, 1995, 2:04 AM EDT for Polk County, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 1995, 2:04 AM EDT (06:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 1995, 7:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 314 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
- 408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAVL 270605 FFWAVL NCC149-161-271100- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC 204 AM EDT SUN AUG 27 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ASHEVILLE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST NORTH CAROLINA ...POLK COUNTY...RUTHERFORD COUNTY AT 200 AM EDT RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. HEAVY RAINS THAT OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS T&O RISE EXTREMELY RAPIDLY. DO NOT HESITATE...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
What 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, Aug 26, 9:29 PM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
NCZ053-065-054-066-067-270230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC 927 PM EDT SAT AUG 26 1995 *FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA* AT 915PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE RAIN MOVING THROUGH HENDERSON...BUNCOMBE...POLK...RUTHERFORD..AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF MODERATE RAIN WAS MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ONE INCH AND HOUR IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS AREA OF MODERATE RAIN. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS..AND LOW LYING ROADWAYS. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN IN HENDERSON COUNTY...THEY HAVE RECEIVED 4.12 INCHES IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. SHERIFF OFFICE HAS NOT REPORTED ANY FLOODING IN THIS AREA....HOWEVER ALL SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING FULL. MOTORIST SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WILL DRIVING THIS EVENING. PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS OFTEN. KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY TO LEAVE QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORECEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO FORWARD TH REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR UPDATES OR WARNINGS. BL
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 10:28 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
NCZ053-065-054-066-067-270330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC 1028 PM EDT SAT AUG 26 1995 *FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA* AT 1018 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT RAIN MOVING THROUGH HENDERSON COUNTY AND MODERATE RAIN MOVING THROUGH POLK...RUTHERFORD...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES. THE AREA OF RAIN WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. AT 1015 PM EDT THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN HENDERSONVILLE IN HENDERSON COUNTY REPORTED SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADS IN AND AROUND HENDERSONVILLE. THE FOLLOWING ROADS ARE FLOODING IN LOW LYING SECTIONS UPPER ROAD...JACKSON ROAD...MAPLE ROAD..AND BLANTYRE ROAD. MOTORIST SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVEL ON THESE ROADS. PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS OFTEN. KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY TO LEAVE QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR WARNING IS ISSUED. FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO LOACL LAW ENFORECEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO FORWARD THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR UPDATES OR WARNINGS. BL
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 10:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
NCZ053-065-054-066-067-270330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC 1028 PM EDT SAT AUG 26 1995 *FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA* AT 1018 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT RAIN MOVING THROUGH HENDERSON COUNTY AND MODERATE RAIN MOVING THROUGH POLK...RUTHERFORD...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES. THE AREA OF RAIN WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. AT 1015 PM EDT THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN HENDERSONVILLE IN HENDERSON COUNTY REPORTED SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADS IN AND AROUND HENDERSONVILLE. THE FOLLOWING ROADS ARE FLOODING IN LOW LYING SECTIONS UPPER ROAD...JACKSON ROAD...MAPLE ROAD..AND BLANTYRE ROAD. MOTORIST SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVEL ON THESE ROADS. PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS OFTEN. KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY TO LEAVE QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR WARNING IS ISSUED. FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING T&O LOACL LAW ENFORECEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO FORWARD THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR UPDATES OR WARNINGS. BL
Local storm report, Aug 26, 11:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1138 PM EDT SAT AUG 26 1995
TIME (EDT) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
.....COUNTY LOCATION.....
FLOODING ROAD 50 AT SNOWMILL ROAD SC ROAD FLOODED...RPTD BY
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG SPARTANBURG COUNTY 911
11PM HIGHWAY 29 GREER SC FLOODING
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG 6-7 INCHES OF WATER
REPORTED BY CO. 911
11PM HARVEY DRIVE, GREER SC FLOODING
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG LOW BRIDGE FLOODED,
REPORTED BY CO. 911
1114PM GREENVILLE SC FLOODING
08/26/95 GREENVILLE REEDY RIVER STAGE 8.76,
FLOOD STAGE 8 FT
1117 COWPENS CITY SC FLOODING
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG REPORTED BY CO. 911
1140PM TAYLORS SC FLOODING
08/26/95 GREENVILLE NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED
WATER OVER STRANGE RD.
1145 GREER SC FLOODING
08/26/95 GREENVILLE HAMETT BRIDGE RD NR
RIVERSIDE HS FLOODED 100
FT OF RD
1156PM COWPENS SC FLOODING
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG CREEK ON APPLE VALLEY RD 8
FT DEEP ON RD.
JMPLocal storm report, Aug 27, 12:03 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1138 PM EDT SAT AUG 26 1995
TIME (EDT) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
.....COUNTY LOCATION.....
FLOODING ROAD 50 AT SNOWMILL ROAD SC ROAD FLOODED...RPTD BY
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG SPARTANBURG COUNTY 911
11PM HIGHWAY 29 GREER SC FLOODING
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG 6-7 INCHES OF WATER
REPORTED BY CO. 911
11PM HARVEY DRIVE, GREER SC FLOODING
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG LOW BRIDGE FLOODED,
REPORTED BY CO. 911
1114PM GREENVILLE SC FLOODING
08/26/95 GREENVILLE REEDY RIVER STAGE 8.76,
FLOOD STAGE 8 FT
1117 COWPENS CITY SC FLOODING
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG REPORTED BY CO. 911
1140PM TAYLORS SC FLOODING
08/26/95 GREENVILLE NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED
WATER OVER STRANGE RD.
1145 GREER SC FLOODING
08/26/95 GREENVILLE HAMETT BRIDGE RD NR
RIVERSIDE HS FLOODED 100
FT OF RD
1156PM COWPENS SCL FLOODING
08/26/95 SPARTANBURG CREEK ON APPLE VALLEY RD 8
FT DEEP ON RD.
JMPLocal storm report, Aug 27, 1:42 AM EDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
142 AM EDT SUN AUG 27 1995
TIME (EDT) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
.....COUNTY LOCATION.....
100 AM SPARTANBURG CO SC FLOODING
08/27/95 SPARTANBURG WATER OVER NUMEROUS ROADS
AND SOME BRIDGES OUT.
REPORTED BY COUNTY EPD.
100 AM GREENVILLE CO SC FLOODING
08/27/95 GREENVILLE WATER OVER NUMEROUS ROADS
AND SOME BRIDGES OUT.
REPORTED BY COUNTY EPD
RWHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 4:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995
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.