Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 6, 2005, 9:19 PM EDT for Davie 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2005, 9:19 PM EDT (01:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2005, 12:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Davie County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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.
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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1733 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS52 KGSP 070124
FFWGSP
NCC059-070415-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
919 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DAVIE COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT
* AT 914 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE ABOUT 8 PM OVER
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST DAVIE COUNTY. THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL
WAS CENTERED BETWEEN ADVANCE...MOCKSVILLE AND FARMINGTON. NEW STORMS
WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY...AND AS THEY
MOVE NORTHEAST...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR MORE OF RAIN COULD FALL IN
THIS SAME AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SEVERAL
STREAMS IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING... HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.
LAT...LON 3602 8042 3599 8063 3585 8064 3581 8050
3593 8036
$$
MCAVOY2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KGSP 070230
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1024 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005
NCC059-070415-
DAVIE NC-
1029 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR DAVIE
COUNTY...
AT 1025 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED MAINLY LIGHT TO
MODERATE INTENSITY RAINFALL OVER DAVIE COUNTY. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAD RECEIVED NO REPORTS OF FLOODING AS OF 1015 PM. HOWEVER...THE
THREAT OF FLOODING WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW HOURS DUE TO RUNOFF FROM
EARLIER HEAVY RAIN. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THUNDERSTORMS COULD
REGENERATE OVER THE COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.
LAT...LON 3602 8042 3599 8063 3585 8064 3581 8050
3593 8036
$$
MCAVOY000
WGUS72 KGSP 070412
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1212 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005
NCC059-070422-
DAVIE NC-
1212 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR DAVIE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1215 AM EDT...
NO FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED...THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT
1215 AM EDT.
LAT...LON 3602 8042 3599 8063 3585 8064 3581 8050
3593 8036
$$
MCAVOYWhat 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 6, 3:01 PM EDT, 6 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:01 PM EDT, 6 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 301 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... SCT SH/TS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE LEE OF THE MTNS WITH ISO CONVECTION EAST. TEMPERATURES HAVE REACHED THE U80S TO AROUND 90 WITH DWPTS IN THE MID TO U60S. LAPS INDICATES THAT EAST OF THE MTNS CAPES HAVE POOLED TO 3K J/KG WITH LITTLE TO NO CIN. NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT ENVIRONMENTAL WINDS ARE VERY LIGHT WITH 0-6 KM STM MTN REMAINING LESS THAN 5 KTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT THAT THE GREATEST COVERAGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS WITH THE PIEDMONT BECOMING SCT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY SH OR TS THAT DEVELOPS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. PW/S SHOULD REMAIN >1.5 WITH K-INDEX >40 THIS EVENING...STATIONARY STORMS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR FLASH FLOODING. MODERATELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...ISO SVR HAIL AND WIND EVENT WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND RESIDUAL SEA BREEZE MOISTURE...CHANCES FOR FOG DEVELOPING LOOK HIGH FOR TONIGHT. WILL FORECAST AREAS OF DENSE MTN VALLEY FOG WITH PATCHY FOG EAST. NAM AND GFS SHOW VERY LITTLE CHANGE FOR TOMORROW...WITH TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN REACHING THE U80S TO L90S AND DWPTS IN THE U60S. IN ADDITION...WEAK H5 S/W MOVES IN FROM THE WEST HELPING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BROAD LEE TROF DURING THE AFTERNOON. WILL AGAIN ADVERTISE SCT SH/TS WITH GREATEST FAVORED ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CWA WED AND THU WITH PERSISTENT SE FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF ATLANTIC RIDGE. WILL FOLLOW MOS AND FORECAST A GRADUAL LOWERING OF AFTERNOON MAXES. WILL CONTINUE FORECAST OF A CHC EACH DAY FOR SH/TS. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... AXIS OF UPPER RIDGE REMAINS TO OUR EAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS KEEPS A MOIST SLY TO SELY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. RIDGE WEAKENS AND FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL SUNDAY AND MONDAY SHIFTING THE FLOW MORE SWLY. HOWEVER HIGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONTENT CONTINUES. MAIN FORCING MECHANISM WILL BE DIURNAL HEATING AND WEAK OROGRAPHICS. GIVEN THE EXPECTED TEMPS/DEW POINTS...AFT/EVE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED EACH DAY. TEMPS START OUT NEAR NORMAL THEN SLOWLY RISE A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. && .AVIATION... ATMOS QUITE UNSTABLE WITH CONVECTION FIRING ALONG THE RIDGES ATTM. EXPECT CONVECTION TO FIRE AND/OR MOVE OFF THE RIDGES INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...AND UPSTATE/NE GA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP VCTS ALL SITES AND INCLUDE EARLY TEMPO FOR THUNDER AT KAVL WHERE CELLS ARE CLOSING IN. VCTS ENDS ABOUT 02Z...THEN FOG BECOMES THE MAIN THREAT. HAVE GONE CLOSE TO PERSISTENCE WITH ALL SITES BECOMING MFVR...THEN TEMPO IFR KHKY/KAND. ANY RAINFALL AT ANY OF THE SITES WILL LIKELY MEAN IFR OR WORSE. THE MAIN CHANGE I MADE TO PERSISTENCE IS KAVL. LOTS OF VALLEY FOG LAST NITE EVEN IN FRENCH BROAD. KAVL STARTED TO SOCK IN...THEN LIFTED TO AND REMAINED AT MVFR. WITH RAIN LIKELY THERE...AND MDLS INDICATING IFR...WENT WITH PREDOMINANT IFR AND TEMPO LIFR NEAR SUNRISE. ANOTHER FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS THE OVERNIGHT ATLANTIC MOISTURE MOVING TOWARD KCLT. THIS REMAINED WELL EAST OF KCLT LAST NIGHT...AND MDLS KEEP IT EAST OF THERE TONIGHT...BUT IT DOES COME CLOSE. THIS WOULD PRODUCE LIFR CONDITIONS IF IT MADE IN...BUT MENTIONING IT MAINLY AS A HEADS UP FOR NOW. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...NED LONG TERM...RWH AVIATION...RWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:56 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 456 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-072100- 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- 456 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...SLOW THUNDERSTORM MOVEMENT WILL CREATE A THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY MANY OF THE STORMS. PLEASE REFER TO CAESPSGSP...AS WELL AS WARNING PRODUCTS FOR SHORT TERM INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DAILY CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. LANE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
634 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0524 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENVILLE 34.84N 82.37W
06/06/2005 GREENVILLE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
&&
BSHLocal storm report, Jun 6, 7:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
730 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG 14 N ANDERSON 34.72N 82.65W
06/06/2005 ANDERSON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
DPS REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY BETWEEN PENDLETON AND WEST
PELZER...INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 88 AREA. ALSO SOME LOCAL
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AROUND SANDY SPRINGS WHERE ALL
ROADS WERE COVERED BY 7 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER. THE WIND
DAMAGE HAPPENED BETWEEN 6 PM AND 630 PM EDT.
&&
JONESSpecial weather statement, Jun 6, 8:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 808 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-070115- ELBERT-FRANKLIN GA-HABERSHAM-HART-RABUN-STEPHENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON...ELBERTON... HARTWELL...TOCCOA 808 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 8 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM CRAWFORD...TO COMMERCE...TO AROUND CLEVELAND. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTH AND EAST...POSSIBLY DEVELOPING AS FAR EAST AS CARNESVILLE...TOCCOA...AND CLARKESVILLE BY 9 PM. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AS RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...ISOLATED AREAS OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 8:29 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 829 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 NCZ037-070130- DAVIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOCKSVILLE 829 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING NORTHEAST DAVIE COUNTY... AT 8:25 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE FORSYTH COUNTY LINE...JUST SOUTH OF I-40. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THROUGH 9:30 PM...THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AS RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
Local storm report, Jun 6, 9:02 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
902 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM TSTM WND DMG CLARKESVILLE 34.61N 83.52W
06/06/2005 HABERSHAM GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
COMMS CENTER REPORTS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG CARNESVILLE 34.37N 83.23W
06/06/2005 FRANKLIN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
COMMS CENTER REPORTS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
&&
LANESpecial weather statement, Jun 6, 9:11 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 911 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 SCZ001-002-004-005-010-011-019-070215- ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENWOOD- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...GREENWOOD 911 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE UPSTATE... AT 9 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ELBERTON...TO TOCCOA... TO CLAYTON IN GEORGIA. THESE STORMS WILL CROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER BY AROUND 9:30 PM...LIKELY REACHING LOCATIONS FROM STARR AND IVA...TO TOWNVILLE AND WALHALLA BETWEEN 10 AND 10:30 PM. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...HAIL AS LARGE AS PENNIES...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 60 min |
| Jun 7, 5:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.