Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Issued

Sep 18, 2002, 10:25 PM EDT (02:25 UTC)

Expired

Sep 19, 2002, 1:15 AM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Area

Whole counties

County Caldwell County, NC

The Greer radar (KGSP), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS52 KGSP 190225
FFWGSP
NCC027-190515-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1021 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 115 AM EDT

* AT 1009 PM EDT...AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES REPORTED 2.64 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR AT BAILEY CAMP. RADAR CONTINUED 
TO INDICATE THAT A STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF 
THE COUNTY WAS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN IN THIS AREA.

* ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN NORTHWEST CALDWELL 
COUNTY ALONG THE HEADWATERS OF THE YADKIN RIVER. THIS WILL CAUSE 
STREAM FLOODING IN THE RICHLAND AND FINLEY COMMUNITIES...AND MAY 
CAUSE MULBERRY CREEK TO FLOOD.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO
TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.

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 HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY
IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

$$
MCAVOY

000 
WGUS72 KGSP 190336
FFSGSP
NCC027-190515-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1131 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2002

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR CALDWELL
COUNTY...

AT 1130 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE HEAVY 
RAIN HAD EXITED THE COUNTY TO THE NORTH. HOWEVER...SOME REGENERATION 
WAS OCCURRING OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTY. 

EVEN IF THE PRECIPITATION DOES NOT REINTENSIFY...RUNOFF FROM THE 
EARLIER HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE SOME STREAMS TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS...AND 
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. USE CAUTION IN OR NEAR ANY SMALL
CREEK TONIGHT...AND AVOID ROUTES THAT YOU KNOW ARE FLOOD PRONE.

$$
MCAVOY

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 18, 10:17 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1017 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2002

ACTIVITY DYING OFF AS SHORTWAVE MOVES N. ISOLATED CONVECTION NOTED
LEE OF NC MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG ESCARPMENT OF GA/SC MOUNTAINS. HAVE
LOWERED POPS TO 20 THESE AREAS...AND DROPPED POPS ELSEWHERE.
TEMPERATRURES AND DEW POINTS RUNNING CLOSE TO PREVIOUS FORECAST. AVN
GUIDANCE FROM 18Z SUPPORTS CURRENT FORECAST TEMPERARTURES. STILL A
LITTLE UNCERTAIN OF COOLING IN MOUNTAINS WITH DEW POINTS SO HIGH IN
VALLEYS...BUT MINIMUMS AT HIGHER ELEVATION LAST NIGHT WERE COOL.
SOME BREAKS NOTED TN LINE...BUT LOW STRATUS EXPECTED TO FILL IN MANY
LOCATIONS.

FCSTID =    7
GSP   68  85  68  85 /  10  40  30  30
AND   69  86  68  86 /  10  40  30  30
CLT   68  85  68  85 /  20  40  30  30
HKY   66  83  66  84 /  20  40  30  30
AVL   64  81  63  80 /  10  40  30  40

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

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