Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Issued

Jul 30, 2001, 3:49 AM EDT (07:49 UTC)

Expired

Jul 30, 2001, 7:00 AM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Area

Whole counties

County Madison County, NC

000 
WGUS52 KGSP 300750
FFWGSP
NCC115-301100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
349 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 700 AM EDT

* THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...HAVE 
  DEVELOPED ACROSS EASTERN MADISON COUNTY...AND WERE MOVING 
  SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. RAINFALL WILL BE ENOUGH TO SEND 
  STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS IN EASTERN MADISON COUNTY OUT OF
  THEIR BANKS THROUGH 7 AM.

  THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN IS ALONG THE BIG LAUREL CREEK         
  BASIN AND ADJACENT TRIBUTARIES TO BIG LAUREL CREEK...EASTWARD TO   
  THE BORDER WITH UNICOI COUNTY IN TENNESSEE. THIS WOULD INCLUDE     
  RICHLAND MOUNTAIN...SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN...PETER COVE MOUNTAIN...AS 
  WELL AS THE TOWNS OF FOSTER CREEK...IVY RIDGE...AND GRAPEVINE.

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. AVOID
DRIVING VEHICLES INTO WATER COVERED ROADS. TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE 
THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICqE FORECAST OFFICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.

$$
BURRUS

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 30, 3:30 AM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
330 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2001

SURFACE ANALYSIS DEPICTS FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS WRN NC
FROM SFC LOW CENTER NEAR THE VA CAPES. EARLY MORNING SHOWERS CONT TO
TRAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS IN VICINITY OF FRONT AND AHEAD
OF WEAK 500 MB SHORTWAVE FORCING. ANOTHER 500 MB VORT MAX WILL BRING
DPVA TO THE AREA AFTER 18Z THIS AFTN...BUT TIME SECTIONS SHOW
SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL DRYING AND MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE A
PROMINENT WARM NOSE TO HELP CAP CONVECTION. PROB BEST CHANCE WILL BE
OVER SW LATER THIS AFTN WITH MAX HEATING...WEAK LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE NEAR FRONT AND UPPER SUPPORT. HIGH THETA E LAPSE RATES
THIS AFTN COULD MAKE ANY CONVECTION THAT CAN BREAK THE CAP STRONG IN
THAT AREA.

WILL RELEGATE POPS TO AFTERNOON IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PIEDMONT...
AND MENTION ALL DAY IN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN TIER WHERE ACTIVITY IS
ONGOING/UPSTREAM. WILL PROB NEED TO ASSESS POPS UP TO ISSUANCE
TIME...BUT HIGH CHC TO LIKELY MAY BE NEEDED FROM MADISON COUNTY
NORTHWARD.

SFC AND UPPER RIDGING DOMINATES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT
TERM...WITH ONLY FLY IN THE OINTMENT THE DEGREE OF UPSLOPE AND
MOISTURE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. PROB NOT ENOUGH TO MENTION ANY
POPS...BUT WILL WORD SKY COVER MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT. TEMPS STEADILY
REBOUND THROUGH THE WEEK UNDER INFLUENCE OF UPPER RIDGE UNTIL FRI
SHORTWAVE DIGS NEXT EAST COAST TROUGH BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

FCSTID = 33
GSP   90  68  88  68 /  30  20  10  10
AND   90  68  89  68 /  30  20  10  10
CLT   88  66  87  66 /  30  10  10  10
HKY   86  64  85  63 /  30  10  10  10
AVL   84  63  82  63 /  30  20  10  10

.GSP...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

HG

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

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