Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 1999
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 1999, 3:40 PM EDT for Burke County, Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 1999, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 1999, 6:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 683 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1339 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 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 KGSP 071940 FFWGSP NCC023-027-072240- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 340 PM EDT WED JUL 7 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 640 PM EDT * AT 335 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM TUTTLE STATE FOREST TO RUTHERFORD COLLEGE NORTH OF MORGANTON. MOVEMENT WAS STATIONARY. * RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE BURKE AND CALDWELL COUNTY LINE OVER THE PAST HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE CREEKS TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LAKE RHODHISS DRAINAGE INCLUDING LOWER CREEK...JUMPING CREEK AND STAFFORD CREEK. REMEMBER THAT MOST FLOOD FATALITIES ARE THE RESULT OF DRIVING INTO FLOODED STREETS...ROADS...OR STREAMS...OR tOCCUR WHEN CHILDREN PLAY IN OR NEAR STORM DRAINS OR STREAMS. MCAVOY
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.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 7, 2:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 2:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 204 PM EDT WED JUL 7 1999 ATMOS HAS BECOME VERY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ATTM ALONG MTNS/FOOTHILLS AND ALONG SFC BOUNDARY. STRONG TO SVR STORMS ARE QUICKLY DEVELOPING AND INCREASING IN COVERAGE. EXPECT COVERAGE TO INCREASE ALL AREAS AS OUTFLOWS FROM CURRENT STORMS AND SAGGING SFC BOUNDARY ARE THROWN INTO THE MIX. STORMS ARE SLOW MOVING SO FLASH FLOODING COULD ALSO BE A PROBLEM. SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING SO WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS TONIGHT AND MENTION HEAVY RAIN. MAY ALSO MENTION POSSIBLE SVR. SFC FNT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA THU AND ATMOS DRIES. ALSO LACK OF UPR SUPPORT SHOULD PRECLUDE CONVECTION. TEMPS WILL EVEN BE A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER. HOWEVER A RETURN TO MID 90S FRI. WILL KEEP FCST DRY UNTIL THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AVL 65/88/62/89 6101 CLT 70/92/68/95 6101 GSP 69/92/67/94 6101 .GSP...NONE. RWH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 11:48 AM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-072200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1148 AM EDT WED JUL 7 1999 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE REGION HAS RECOVERED FROM THE ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND IS ONCE AGAIN MODERATELY UNSTABLE. FURTHER...NUMEROUS BOUNDARIES REMAIN FROM YESTERDAY WHICH WILL LIKELY ACT AS A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DOWNBURST WIND AND HAIL. ADDITIONALLY...LIGHT WIND THROUGH A DEEP LAYER AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SLOW MOVING STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. SPOTTERS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE SPOTTER NETS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS. DELGADO
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 11:48 AM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-072200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1148 AM EDT WED JUL 7 1999 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE REGION HAS RECOVERED FROM THE ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND IS ONCE AGAIN MODERATELY UNSTABLE. FURTHER...NUMEROUS BOUNDARIES REMAIN FROM YESTERDAY WHICH WILL LIKELY ACT AS A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DOWNBURST WIND AND HAIL. ADDITIONALLY...LIGHT WIND THROUGH A DEEP LAYER AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SLOW MOVING STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. SPOTTERS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE SPOTTER NETS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS. DELGADO
Local storm report, Jul 7, 3:21 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
321 PM EDT WED JUL 07 1999
TIME (EDT) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
.....COUNTY LOCATION.....
250 PM KINGS CREEK NC WIND DAMAGE
07/07/99 CALDWELL POWER LINES AND SEVERAL
TREES DOWN
BPMLocal storm report, Jul 7, 3:21 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
321 PM EDT WED JUL 07 1999
TIME (EDT) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
.....COUNTY LOCATION.....
250 PM KINGS CREEK NC WIND DAMAGE
07/07/99 CALDWELL POWER LINES AND SEVERAL
TREES DOWN
BPMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 11:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rutherford | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Caldwell | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie | 34 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 1999Every flash flood warning in 1999
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.