Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2001

Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 25, 2001Laurens County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2001, 6:09 PM EDT for Laurens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 2 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: Jun 25, 2001, 6:09 PM EDT (22:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2001, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Whole counties

County Laurens County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 256 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1607 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 3.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS52 KGSP 252213
FFWGSP
SCC059-260015-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
609 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LAURENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 609 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SERIES
  OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
  LAURENS COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS SUGGEST 2 TO 3
  INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

* THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL AFFECT ROUTE 76 BETWEEN LAURENS AND
  CLINTON. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG LITTLE RIVER AND ALL ASSOCIATED
  STREAMS AND CREEKS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE SAFELY
DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.
$$
HG

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 Jun 25, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
325 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

UPPER LOW WL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PULL AWAY TO THE W OVER THE NEXT 36
HRS. LOOKS LIKE GOOD PVA AND SFC CONVERGENCE COMING INTO THE ERN
SLOPES OF THE NC/SC MTNS TNGT. ATTM PCPN OVER THE MTNS AND UPSTATE
IS WIDESPREAD...BUT INTENSITY HAS SHOWN A BIT OF DECREASE.
HOWEVER...THINK THAT AS THE EVENING WEARS ON...CONVECTION SHOULD
REFIRE IN UPSLOPE AREAS NE OF THE LOW CENTER.

AS A RESULT...PLAN ON ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SRN NC
MTNS...WRN SC UPSTATE AND NE GA. WON/T PUSH INTO THE FRENCH BROAD
VALLEY OR THE NC FOOTHILLS AS CONVECTION IS MOVING MORE QUICKLY
THESE ZONES.

PREVIOUS SHIFT HAD LIKELY POPS W TUE AND CHANCE E. THIS STILL LOOKS
GOOD BASED ON LATEST MODEL PROGS OF DEEPER MOISTURE AND STRONGER
KINEMATICS OVER WRN ZONES TMRW.

WL HOLD ON TO CHANCE POPS FOR THE DURATION OF THE EXTENDED
PERIOD...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ERN ZONES WED. HPC KEEPS POPS
RATHER HIGH DURING THE ENTIRE PERIOD...THOUGH I DO HAVE MY DOUBTS
W/A LACK OF MUCH ALOFT.

FCSTID = 14
GSP   62  82  65  88 /  60  50  30  20
AND   62  82  65  88 /  60  50  30  20
CLT   62  83  65  87 /  50  40  20  20
HKY   62  80  64  85 /  70  50  30  20
AVL   60  76  60  80 /  80  60  30  30

.GSP...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR ZONES
GAZ010-017-018-026-028.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR ZONES
NCZ051-052-053-059-062>064.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR ZONES
SCZ001-002-004-005-010.

MCAVOY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 3:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

255 PM     8 W ANDERSON              SC   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/25/01   ANDERSON                       REPORTED BY COUNTY
                                          COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

300 PM     6 NE GAFFNEY              SC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/25/01   CHEROKEE                       REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER

310 PM     7 W SPARTANBURG           SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/25/01   SPARTANBURG                    TREES DOWN ON FAIRFOREST
                                          AND WILLIS ROADS

310 PM     1 W SPARTANBURG           SC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/25/01   SPARTANBURG                    DIME SIXE HAIL AT
                                          COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

RBN

Local storm report, Jun 25, 3:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
339 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

333 PM     LEICESTER                 NC   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/25/01   BUNCOMBE                       911 REPORT FROM LEICESTER
                                          POLICE

DICARLO

Local storm report, Jun 25, 4:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
411 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

405 PM     MILL SPRING               NC   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/25/01   POLK                           FROM COMMUNICATIONS
                                          CENTER

JMP

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:17 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
517 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

340 PM     RUTHERFORDTON             NC   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/25/01   RUTHERFORD                     DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
                                          IN THE CITY AND FOREST
                                          CITY.

340 PM     RUTHERFORDTON             NC   WIND DAMAGE
06/25/01   RUTHERFORD                     NUMEROUS TREES AND
                                          POWERLINES DOWN IN THE
                                          CITY AND ALL OVER THE
                                          COUNTY.

TJB

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:35 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
535 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

415 PM     LANDRUM                   SC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/25/01   SPARTANBURG                    LANDRUM POLICE DEPARTMENT
                                          REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL.

HG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Spartanburg	26 min
Jun 25, 1:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Spartanburg	3 hr
Jun 25, 4:10 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Union	3 hr
Jun 25, 5:12 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Cherokee	33 min
Jun 25, 5:20 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Cherokee	3 hr
Jun 25, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville	67 min
Jun 25, 2:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Anderson	2 hr
Jun 25, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson	63 min
Jun 25, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Spartanburg	55 min
Jun 25, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	26 min
Jun 25, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Laurens	43 min
Jun 25, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, York	43 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2001 Every flash flood warning in 2001

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.