Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 126, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 17, 2003, 9:24 PM EDT for Anderson 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2003, 9:24 PM EDT (01:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2003, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Anderson County, SC
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 1192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1066 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS52 KGSP 180128
FFWGSP
SCC007-180330-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
924 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
* AT 920 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
HEAVY RAIN MOVING SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY.
THE ANDERSON AIRPORT RECEIVED 1.73 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN
ONE HOUR. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE VICINITY OF ANDERSON WERE
RAPIDLY APPROACHING BANKFULL. ONE STREAM FLOODED BROADWAY
LAKE ROAD. PART OF HIGHWAY 24 NEAR THE AIRPORT WAS ALSO COVERED BY
WATER.ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY CLOSE ROADS
IN THE SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY TOWNS OF STARR AND IVA.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE
SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.
TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.
LAT...LON 3470 8249 3456 8243 3449 8235 3440 8243
3421 8274 3437 8285 3454 8287 3466 8278
$$
BURRUS1 follow-up statement
000 WGUS72 KGSP 180331 FFSGSP SCC007-180400- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1131 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR ANDERSON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AS OF 1130 PM EDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. EVEN THOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS WERE RECEDING... SOME ROADWAYS STILL MAY BE COVERED WITH WATER. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. DO NOT BECOME A FATALITY DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS...THE ROAD COULD BE WASHED OUT FROM THE FLOW OF THE WATER...AND YOUR CAR COULD BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE SWIFTLY MOVING WATER. $$ BURRUS
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 Aug 17, 8:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 8:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 805 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003 UPDATE FORTHCOMING TO REMOVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HEADLINE FROM ALL REMAINING ZONE GROUPINGS. WE WILL UPDATE ZONES ONE MORE TIME AFTER UPPER AIR ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED (WHICH WILL NOT BE UNTIL STORMS EXIT THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR). FCSTID = 44 GSP 70 89 68 88 / 60 30 30 20 AND 70 90 69 89 / 60 30 30 20 CLT 70 89 69 88 / 60 30 30 20 HKY 69 88 67 87 / 60 30 30 20 AVL 64 85 64 83 / 60 30 30 20 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. BURRUS
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 5:45 AM EDT, 15 hours 39 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-171145- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 545 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT INTO THE AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULE PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...CAESPSGSP FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK IS EXPECTED TO BE DRIER...WITH NO MORE THAN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. LANE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 17, 6:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
600 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
530 PM GROVER NC WIND DAMAGE
08/17/03 CLEVELAND COUNTY 911 REPORTED A
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE.
ALSO WATERSON RD FLOODED.
EVENT TIME ESTIMATED.
545 PM 2 N BLACKSBURG SC WIND DAMAGE
08/17/03 CHEROKEE 911 CENTER REPORTED TREES
DOWN.
LAMBLocal storm report, Aug 17, 6:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
606 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
550 PM CORNELIA GA WIND DAMAGE
08/17/03 HABERSHAM TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE COUNTY.
REPORTED BY COUNTY COMMS
CENTER.
MCAVOYLocal storm report, Aug 17, 6:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
634 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
605 PM GAFFNEY SC WIND DAMAGE
08/17/03 CHEROKEE COUNTY 911 REPORTED
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A
BUILDING. ALSO CARS
FLOODED IN A PARKING LOT.
630 PM 2 S ROCKWELL NC FLASH FLOOD
08/17/03 ROWAN SPOTTER REPORTED
TRIBUTARY OF JENNIE WOLF
CREEK OUT OF BANKS ONTO
SHUPING MILL RD AT
ROWAN-CABARRUS COUNTY
LINE. ROAD IS IMPASSABLE.
SEVERAL OTHER ROADS IN
SOUTHERN ROWAN ARE
COVERED IN WATER.
LAMBLocal storm report, Aug 17, 8:37 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
837 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
824 PM 3 S MOCKSVILLE NC 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/17/03 DAVIE 60 MPH WINDS ESTIMATED BY
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER.
BURRUSLocal storm report, Aug 17, 8:38 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
838 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
824 PM 3 S MOCKSVILLE NC .75 INCH HAIL
08/17/03 DAVIE SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTS
DIME-SIZED HAIL SOUTH OF
MOCKSVILLE.
BURRUSLocal storm report, Aug 17, 8:50 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
850 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
825 PM ANDERSON SC WIND DAMAGE
08/17/03 ANDERSON TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN
ON EAST ORR STREET.
REPORTED BY COUNTY COMMS
CENTER.
MCAVOYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 56 min |
| Aug 17, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 60 min |
Nearby
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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.