Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2003, 11:25 PM EDT for 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
- Jun 18, 2003, 11:25 PM EDT (03:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2003, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Caldwell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:28 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 894 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS52 KGSP 190327 FFWGSP NCC027-190615- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1125 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 230 AM EDT * AT 1120 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST CALDWELL COUNTY. THIS AREA OF RAIN WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 5 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR WILL FALL WITH THIS AREA OF RAIN AS IT AFFECTS THE KINGS CREEK AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * THE COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER REPORTS THAT HIGHWAY 90...IN THE NORTHERN PART OF LENOIR WHERE IT CROSSES SPAINHOUR CREEK...IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO BEING REPORTED IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY IN THE VICINITY OF KINGS CREEK. STREAM FLOODING WILL BECOME WORSE IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY AS THE HEAVY RAIN MOVES THROUGH. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING. 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. $$ MCAVOY
1 follow-up statement
000 WGUS72 KGSP 190536 FFSGSP NCC027-190630- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 136 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR CALDWELL COUNTY... AT 130 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW RAIN SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS CALDWELL COUNTY. THESE RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 230 AM...PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL TENTH TO QUARTER OF AN INCH. OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS...RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF OF RAIN AS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL MAINTAIN...IF NOT INCREASE...CURRENT CREEK AND STREAM LEVELS. COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS OF ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. IN ADDITION...ROCK AND MUDSLIDES MAY HAVE ALSO CLOSED ROADS PASSING THROUGH STEEP TERRAIN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. USE CAUTION IN OR NEAR ANY SMALL CREEK TONIGHT...AND AVOID ROUTES THAT YOU KNOW ARE FLOOD PRONE. WHEN DRIVING ALONG ROADS WHERE THE TERRAIN IS STEEP OR ROCKY...REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ROCK OR MUD SLIDES DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN. $$ NED
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 18, 10:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 10:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1020 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2003 SATELLITE W/V SHOWING S/W PASSING THROUGH THE FA. STILL POCKETS OF ENERGY UPSTREAM AND WILL EXPECT SH/ISO TS OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH DRIER AIR HAS WORKED IN OVER H5...PWS ON 0Z FFC SHOWING STILL MEASURING >1.7. WILL TAKE POPS DOWN FROM CATE TO LIKELY AND WILL DECREASE TS TO ISO. WILL KEEP GOING FFA AS COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE...BUT AS SHOWING CURRENTLY ON 88D SH AND TS WILL TEND TO TRAIN. UPDATED TO DECREASE CATE POPS TO LIKELY...TWEAK TEMPS AND ADD FOG. FCSTID = 16 GSP 69 85 67 84 / 70 50 50 10 AND 69 86 68 85 / 70 50 50 10 CLT 69 85 68 84 / 70 70 50 10 HKY 66 82 65 81 / 70 60 60 10 AVL 63 80 63 79 / 60 50 50 10 .GSP... GA...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES GAZ010... GAZ017>018...GAZ026...GAZ028>029. NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES NCZ033>037... NCZ048>059...NCZ062>072...NCZ082. SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES SCZ001>014... SCZ019. NED
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 5:50 AM EDT, 17 hours 35 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-181145- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 550 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE REGION AGAIN TODAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. SEE OUR PRODUCT CAEFFAGSP FOR DETAILS. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. HOWEVER...A THUNDERSTORM WITH AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUST CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN THE MORE PROMINENT THREAT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN NEXT THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...PRIMARILY TO REPORT FLOODING AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS. MCAVOY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 18, 7:02 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
702 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
645 PM MONROE NC FLASH FLOOD
06/18/03 UNION COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED
NUMEROUS ROADS BARRICADED
DUE TO HIGH WATER.
SEVERAL IN MONROE...
STALLON... AND ALSO ON
HWY 601 NORTH.
645 PM CHARLOTTE NC FLASH FLOOD
06/18/03 MECKLENBURG COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED
SEVERAL STREETS IN
CHARLOTTE CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING. EAST
INDEPENDENCE...
RANDOLPH... AND
BALLENTINE CORPORATE
ROADS FLOODED.
LAMBNearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.