Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2005, 9:40 PM EDT for Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2005, 9:40 PM EDT (01:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2005, 12:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lincoln County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 9:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lincolnton, NC | WATER KNEE TO WAIST DEEP IN SEVERE URBAN FLOODING E MAIN STREET AREA WITH CARS STRANDED AND CREWS DISPATCHED FOR RESCUE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 15 minutes after it went out.
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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1058 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 926 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS52 KGSP 040141 FFWGSP NCC109-040445- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 940 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 1245 AM EDT * AT 934 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATED ABOUT 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR OVER THE LINCOLNTON AREA. SEVERE URBAN FLOODING WILL OCCUR...ALONG WITH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VALE... LOWESVILLE...LINCOLNTON...IRON STATION...DENVER AND BOGER CITY. 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. LAT...LON 3556 8099 3539 8100 3540 8147 3558 8148 $$ JONES
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS72 KGSP 040224 FFSGSP FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1021 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005 NCC109-040445- LINCOLN NC- 1023 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY... AT 1016 PM EDT...AMATEUR RADIO AND COMMUNICATION CENTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND LINCOLNTON HAS BECOME SEVERE. A SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING...FLASH FLOOD IS UNDERWAY IN LINCOLN COUNTY. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND TONIGHT. GET TO HIGH GROUND IMMEDIATELY. MOVE AWAY FROM STREAMS AND DITCHES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. IF LOCAL OFFICIALS TELL YOU TO EVACUATE...DO SO. LAT...LON 3556 8098 3539 8100 3540 8147 3558 8148 $$ JONES
000 WGUS72 KGSP 040332 FFSGSP FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1132 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005 NCC109-040445- LINCOLN NC- 1132 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY... AT 1126 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT STREAMS AND FLOODED AREAS OF ROADS WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE. HOWEVER...HIGH WATER LINGERS AND MANY AREAS REMAIN FLOODED. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WAS NOT FAR AWAY IN THE EXTREME NORTHERN PART OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY...AND COULD BUILD WEST INTO LINCOLN COUNTY. IF THAT OCCURS...NEW FLASH FLOODING WOULD REDEVELOP QUICKLY...ESPECIALLY AROUND LINCOLNTON. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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. LAT...LON 3555 8097 3539 8100 3540 8147 3558 8148 $$ JONES
000 WGUS72 KGSP 040440 FFSGSP FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1236 AM EDT MON JUL 4 2005 NCC109-040445- LINCOLN NC- 1236 AM EDT MON JUL 4 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 AM EDT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY... AT 1232 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT RAIN HAD ENDED ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT FLOOD WATERS CONTINUED TO RECEDE AND NO NEW FLOODING WAS OCCURRING. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1245 AM. HOWEVER...EXPECT HIGH WATER LEVELS TO CONTINUE IN CREEKS AND STREAMS...ALONG WITH STANDING WATER IN SOME SPOTS...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE CITY OF LINCOLNTON. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP BACK INTO LINCOLN COUNTY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LAT...LON 3555 8097 3539 8100 3540 8147 3558 8148 $$ MOORE
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 Jul 3, 9:37 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 9:37 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
937 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005
.SHORT TERM (REST OF TONIGHT)...
00Z KGSO SNDG SHOWS A VERY UNSTABLE AND MOIST AMOSPHERE...CAPES OF
NEARLY 3000 J/KG AND A PWAT OF 2 INCHES...150 PERCENT OF NORMAL
...WITH A FAVORABLE SE FLOW FROM THE SFC-750 MB. ALOFT...ADDITIONAL
LARGE SCALE LIFT PROVIDED BY MID-LVL S/WV WILL CONTINUE TO TREK EAST
INTO THE NIGHT. 88D LOOPS INDICATE TSTMS DECREASING ACRS THE NC MTNS
BUT ONGOING/RENEWED ACTIVITY ALONG CONVERGENCE AXIS ALONG OR JUST
NORTH OF I-85. LLVL FLOW WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO DIMINISH/VEER AND
GIVEN VERY FAVORABLE PROFILE/ANDECENT CONDITIONS FOR FLASH FLOODING
WILL EXTENT CURRENT FFA UNTIL 6 AM AND EXPAND EAST WHERE HEAVIEST
RNFL IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 327 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005)
SHORT TERM (TONIGHT)...
CONVERGENCE ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE COLD AIR DAMMING IS RESULTING IN
A RING OF CONVECTION FROM THE MIDLANDS TO NORTHERN GA THEN NORTH
INTO ERN TN. DEEPER INTO THE CAD THERE HAS ALSO BEEN QUITE A BIT OF
CONVECTION...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE LEE SLOPES AND ACROSS A SOMEWHAT
WEAKER TMB ACROSS THE SRN UPSTATE AND NE GA. HOWEVER...THE ACTIVITY
HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE THE PAST HOUR OR TWO.
PLAN TO CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WITH THE
SHORT WAVE YET TO CROSS THE MTNS AND LOW 70 DWPTS AND UPSLOPE
FLOW...THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME FOR ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT
JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE CWFA. LAPS SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW
PWATS OVER 2 INCHES...AND 0-6KM BULK SHEAR IS ON THE ORDER OF 30 TO
35 KTS. THERE HAS BEEN CLEARING AND TEMPERATURE RECOVERY ACROSS THE
SRN AND SW MTNS AS WELL...AND EXPECT THAT SOME OF THE STRONGER NEW
STORMS MAY FIRE OUT THAT WAY. WL CUT POPS BACK TO CHANCE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...BUT WITH LINGERING UPSLOPE FLOW...WL NOT REMOVE THEM
COMPLETELY.
LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
MID/UPPER HEIGHTS PROGGED TO RISE ON MONDAY...AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS
NORTHWARD FROM THE FLORIDA COAST. ASSOCIATED WARMING MID LEVEL TEMPS
AND MID/UPPER DRYING SHOULD REDUCE COVERAGE OF CONVECTION ACROSS THE
CWFA ON MONDAY...ALTHOUGH WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR CONVECTION BECMG
SOMEWHAT ORGANIZED ALONG ANY COLD POOLS (BUT SHEAR APPEARS TO BE TOO
WEAK FOR THAT ATTM.) IN ADDITION...WEAK CAP INDICATED ON NAM
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATES CONVECTION MAY NOT REALLY GET GOING
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. WILL RETAIN PREVIOUS FORECAST OF 40 POP MNTNS
AND 30 POP EAST. THE BETTER CHANCE FOR CONVECTION MAY ACTUALLY BE
TOMORROW EVENING...AS NAM DEPICTS SW TROUGH RIDING OVER THE UPPER
RIDGE BY LATE IN THE DAY. THIS RESULTS IN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SHEAR
AND COOLING AT CAP LEVEL...SO WILL RETAIN CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT.
FOR TUESDAY...FLOW BEGINS TO FLATTEN IN RESPONSE TO A FAIRLY
SIGNIFICANT TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE MISS VALLEY...WITH ATM LESS
CAPPED AND MORE SHEARED...ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY IS LESS IMPRESSIVE.
WILL FEATURE POPS SIMILAR TO THAT OF MONDAY. ONCE AGAIN...WILL
EXTEND POPS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO WED...AS SW TROUGH AND
SURFACE FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
TYPICAL UNCERTAINTY EXISTS IN THE EXTENDED...AS MUCH WILL DEPEND ON
FUTURE EVOLUTION OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. IF THE GFS VERIFIES...WE
MAY EXPERIENCE A RARE RESPITE FROM JULY CONVECTION LATE THIS
WEEK...AS THE GFS DEPICTS UNSEASONABLY DRY AIR FILTERING INTO THE
AREA. FOR NOW...WILL FEATURE POPS AROUND CLIMO...GENERALLY 20 TO 30%
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.
AVIATION...
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL KEEP
CIGS AND VSBYS LOW FOR A WHILE ACROSS THE UPSTATE. WL ALSO TEMP IN
SOME LOWER CIGS AND VSBYS AT KHKY AND KAVL WHERE UPSLOPE SHOULD HELP
REDEVELOP CONVECTION IN THESE AREAS THE NEXT FEW HRS. WL IMPROVE
CONDITIONS FOR A WHILE LATE THIS AFTN AND EVENING...BUT WL KEEP LGT
PREVAILING SHRA IN AS UPSLOPE SHOULD KEEP QUITE A BIT OF SHRA
ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. WL TAKE CIGS AND VSBYS DOWN TO LOW END MVFR
LATER TNGT...EXCEPT AT KAVL AND KAND WHERE I WENT IFR. WITH HIGH
DEWPOINTS...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND HIGH DEWPOINTS WE SHOULD SEE
WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028 UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NCZ033>037-049-050-053>057-062>069-072
UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SCZ001>007-010 UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...CSHHazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 5:42 AM EDT, 15 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 542 AM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-040945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 542 AM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THESE STORMS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AND UPSTATE MAY SUPPORT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 3, 4:10 PM EDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
410 PM EDT SUN JUL 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0342 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S CLINTON 34.41N 81.87W
07/03/2005 LAURENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HWY 56 SOUTH AND WHITMIRE RD.
&&
SBKLocal storm report, Jul 3, 4:10 PM EDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED EVENT TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
410 PM EDT SUN JUL 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S CLINTON 34.41N 81.87W
07/03/2005 LAURENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HWY 56 SOUTH AND WHITMIRE RD.
&&
SBKLocal storm report, Jul 3, 7:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
756 PM EDT SUN JUL 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 SE ANDERSON 34.40N 82.50W
07/03/2005 ANDERSON SC NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS SURVEY FOUND GUSTS TO 70 MPH KNOCKED DOWN NUMEROUS
TREES AND POWER LINES WHICH CAUSED SOME DAMAGE WHEN THEY
FELL. ALSO...ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
NEARBY WHICH WAS NOT SURVEYED. MUCH OF THE DAMAGE ALONG
JONES CHAPEL ROAD.
0125 PM HAIL 12 SE ANDERSON 34.40N 82.50W
07/03/2005 2.75 INCH ANDERSON SC NWS STORM SURVEY
DURING SURVEY THERE WAS ONE REPORT FROM PUBLIC OF
BASEBALL HAIL...TWO REPORTS OF HEN EGG HAIL...AND
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF GOLF BALL HAIL IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY
HIGHWAYS 28/413/284/185/20 IN SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY.
0140 PM TORNADO 5 NNW DUE WEST 34.40N 82.42W
07/03/2005 ABBEVILLE SC NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS SURVEY FOUND F0 TO F1 TORNADO TRACK OF 3/4 MILE TO 1
MILE ALONG HIGHWAY 185 NORTH OF DUE WEST. MOST DEBRIS
BLOWN TO THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST...BUT CONVERGING DAMAGE
PATTERN NOTED ALONG NORTH SIDE OF TRACK WHERE DEBRIS WAS
BLOWN BACK TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST.
0140 PM HAIL 5 NNW DUE WEST 34.40N 82.42W
07/03/2005 1.00 INCH ABBEVILLE SC NWS STORM SURVEY
PUBLIC RELAYED REPORT IN AREA OF TORNADO TRACK
0155 PM HAIL DONALDS 34.38N 82.35W
07/03/2005 1.00 INCH ABBEVILLE SC NWS STORM SURVEY
PUBLIC RELAYED REPORT. SURVEY NOTED DENTED VEHICLES FROM
THE HAIL.
&&
JONESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 9:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Rowan | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Iredell | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Caldwell | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 7:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Rowan | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.