Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 17, 2008, 3:30 AM EDT for Rutherford 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
- Aug 17, 2008, 3:30 AM EDT (07:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2008, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:31 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2120 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 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 170730
FFWGSP
NCC161-171030-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0010.080817T0730Z-080817T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
330 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 630 AM EDT
* AT 323 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY OVER THE PAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF
AROUND 2 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE FLOOD PRONE URBAN AREAS OF FOREST
CITY AND RUTHERFORDTON.
* SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE FOREST
CITY AND RUTHERFORDTON AREAS. OTHER FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REST OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE
COUNTY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. EVEN MODERN SPORT
UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.
TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL
FREE NUMBER...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3519 8177 3520 8197 3524 8196 3525 8197
3551 8199 3553 8188 3553 8186 3555 8173
$$
MCAVOY2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KGSP 170827
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
427 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
NCC161-171030-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080817T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUTHERFORD NC-
427 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY...
AT 422 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER REPORTED A LITTLE WATER
OVER A FEW ROADS...BUT NO ROADS HAD BEEN CLOSED. FIRE DEPARTMENTS
AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE OUT LOOKING FOR FLOODING.
WITH RADAR ESTIMATES OF OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE BOSTIC
AREA...IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME STREAMS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN THE
EASTERN AND SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3519 8177 3520 8197 3524 8196 3525 8197
3551 8199 3553 8188 3553 8186 3555 8173
$$
MCAVOY000
WGUS72 KGSP 171016
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
616 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
NCC161-171030-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080817T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUTHERFORD NC-
616 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY...
AT 610 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER INDICATED THAT ONLY
LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY.
COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT A BRIDGE ON WALKER MILL ROAD IN THE
BOSTIC AREA HAD BEEN FLOODED BY PUZZLE CREEK. NO OTHER REPORTS HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED...AND WITH THE HEAVY RAIN HAVING ENDED...THE WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE UNLESS ADDITIONAL FLOOD REPORTS COME IN.
MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THIS MORNING AS
THERE COULD BE A FEW SECONDARY ROADS UNDER WATER IN THE EASTERN PART
OF THE COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SUNSHINE.
LAT...LON 3519 8177 3520 8197 3524 8196 3525 8197
3551 8199 3553 8188 3553 8186 3555 8173
$$
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 Aug 17, 1:30 AM EDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 1:30 AM EDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 130 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AS A WEAK BOUNDARY REMAINS OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN THROUGH MONDAY. MEANWHILE...TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/... CONVECTION CONTINUES TO EVER SO SLOWLY DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT. A POTENT S/W ALOFT AND WEAK UPSLOPE FORCING ALONG THE ESCARPMENT WILL SUSTAIN THIS ACTIVITY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. HENCE...A QUICK UPDATE WAS MADE TO THE FCST FOR THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT. EVEN THOUGH DEBRIS CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...LOWS WILL COOL INTO THE L-M60S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WITH MAINLY 50S MTNS. SFC BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN JUST S OF CWA SUN WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS DURING THE AFTN...MAINLY S CWA NEAR BETTER MOISTURE ALONG BOUNDARY. AFTN HIGHS WILL WARM INTO THE M-U80S WITH U70S-L80S MTNS. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...I WILL FAVOR THE GFS SOLUTION FOR THE SHORT RANGE PERIOD. ON MONDAY...BROAD SFC HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD EXIST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA UNDER A WEAKNESS IN THE H5 HEIGHTS. OVERALL FORCING SHOULD BE VERY WEAK ACROSS THE CWA...LIMITING AND FOCUS FOR CONVECTIVE INITIATION TO THE HIGH TERRAIN. GFS FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT A SIGNIFICANT INVERSION WILL EXIST BETWEEN H6-H7. I WILL FORECAST ONLY POCKETS OF SCHC COVERAGE MON AFTERNOON FOR SHRA/TSRA. OVERALL...CONDITIONS SHOULD SHOULD PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY SHOULD BE IN THE VICINITY OF CENTRAL FL...BASED ON LATEST NHC TRACK. CONVECTION AND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A OLD BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD...APPROACHING THE PIEDMONT LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST SOUNDINGS LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO MONDAY/S PROFILES. BASED ON THE EXPECTED TIMING OF THE OLD BOUNDARY...I WILL INCREASE POPS TO CHC ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA AND SCHC ELSEWHERE. HIGH TEMPERATURES MAY PEAK AROUND 90 BEFORE THICKER CLOUD COVER ARRIVE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 1 PM SATURDAY...THE NHC TIMING AND PLACEMENT ON T.S. FAY AND THE 12Z GFS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. I WILL POPULATE THE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY GRIDS WITH HPC GUIDANCE DUE TO THE APPROACHING TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE EXPECTED TRACK OF FAY SHOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF MOISTURE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST COVERAGE OF SHRA AND TSRA SHOULD OCCUR ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION MOVES INTO GEORGIA. EXTENDED RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT THE NORTHERN MOTION OF FAY MAY SLOW CONSIDERABLY FRI NIGHT AND SAT. HPC POP GUIDANCE CONTINUES A MENTION OF CHC COVERAGE DURING THE SAT PERIOD. QPF AMOUNTS REMAIN HIGHLY UNCERTAIN...HOWEVER...THE EXPECTED TRACK AND TIMING WOULD YIELD SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS THE CWA LATE NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... WEAK BNDRY WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE BNDRY BETWEEN KHKY AND KCLT. STORMS WILL LIKELY BUILD BACK INTO KHKY THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. I THINK THEY WILL STAY NORTH OF KCLT...BUT IT WILL BE CLOSE. MANY SITES WILL SEE FOG OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHER DEWPOINTS...THOUGH HIGH CLOUDS SHOULD KEEP IT FROM BECOMING DENSE. LIGHT NORTHEAST FLOW THIS MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF CU WILL DEVELOP WITH DAYTIME HEATING...BUT I WON/T INCLUDE CB/S QUITE YET AS IT LOOKS A LITTLE MORE STABLE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. OUTLOOK...SFC FRONT REMAINS JUST S OF AREA MON. PRECIP CHANCE APPEARS MINIMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROPICAL STORM FAY MAY APPROACH FROM THE S AROUND MID WEEK. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...PAT NEAR TERM...ARK/RB SHORT TERM...NED LONG TERM...NED AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 3:17 PM EDT, 12 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 317 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-171930- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 317 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 1:13 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 113 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 NCZ068-170600- CLEVELAND- 113 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY THROUGH 200 AM EDT... AT 114 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF POLKVILLE...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHELBY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO POLKVILLE...LAWNDALE...KINGSTOWN...FALLSTON AND BELWOOD. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE AND MAY FLOOD SOME LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES JPT
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 1:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 159 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 NCZ068-503>508-170800- CLEVELAND-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...MORGANTON...MARION... LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD 159 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS... AT 155 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM MOORESVILLE TO SUNSHINE TO MARION. THESE STORMS WERE DRIFTING SLOWLY OFF TO THE NORTH. TORRENTIAL RAIN IS FALLING WITH THESE STORMS...AND SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND PEA SIZED HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. MCAVOY
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:10 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 210 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 SCZ002-005-170715- GREATER PICKENS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- 210 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY THROUGH 315 AM EDT... AT 206 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF NORRIS...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CLEMSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... NORRIS BY 240 AM EDT. LIBERTY BY 300 AM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. MCAVOY
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:34 AM EDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 234 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 SCZ003-007-170730- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-SPARTANBURG- 234 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM EDT... AT 227 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LANDRUM...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LANDRUM... GOWENSVILLE AND CAMPOBELLO. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING TO THE WEST OF THIS STORM. IF STORMS BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS ACROSS NORTHERN GREENVILLE AND SPARTANBURG COUNTIES...MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS COULD RESULT. MCAVOY
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 3:08 AM EDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 308 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 NCZ508-170815- GREATER RUTHERFORD- 308 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY THROUGH 415 AM EDT... AT 301 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOSTIC...OR 6 MILES EAST OF RUTHERFORDTON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOSTIC... SUNSHINE...SPINDALE...FOREST CITY...ELLENBORO AND ALEXANDER MILLS. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO FALLING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. MCAVOY
Local storm report, Aug 17, 3:16 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
316 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 SE NEWTON 35.61N 81.16W
08/17/2008 CATAWBA NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL CREEKS FLOWING OVER ROADS, MANY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET
OF WATER WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE
COUNTY.
&&
AKIMBALLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 11:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 12:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 80 min |
| Aug 17, 12:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 12:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 62 min |
| Aug 17, 1:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rutherford | 82 min |
| Aug 17, 3:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Union | 80 min |
| Aug 17, 6:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008
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.