Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 27, 2008, 4:37 AM EDT for Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports 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
- Aug 27, 2008, 4:37 AM EDT (08:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2008, 7:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 4:56 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ssw Salisbury, NC | SEVERAL VEHICLES TRAPPED IN WATER WITH RESCUE UNDERWAY ON OLD CONCORD ROAD SOUTH OF SALISBURY. |
| Aug 27, 4:56 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Salisbury, NC | VAN STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON N LONG STREET IN SALISBURY. |
| Aug 27, 5:10 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Salisbury, NC | HOME FLOODED ON PINEHURST STREET IN SALISBURY...RESCUE UNDERWAY. |
| Aug 27, 5:25 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nw Salisbury, NC | REST HOME BEING EVACUATED ON LASH DRIVE IN SALISBURY...WATER IS ENTERING ONE WING OF THE BUILDING. |
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 5 storm reports 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS52 KGSP 270837
FFWGSP
NCC159-271130-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0031.080827T0837Z-080827T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
437 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ROWAN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 730 AM EDT
* AT 431 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA
OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE COUNTY. AS
MUCH AS 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF ROWAN
COUNTY OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE. THE MAIN AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE
LOCATIONS FROM SALISBURY SOUTH TO ROCKWELL...AND POINTS EAST
INCLUDING THE HIGH ROCK LAKE AREA. HIGHWAY 152 HAS ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED AS BEING CLOSED THIS MORNING WITH OTHER ROAD CLOSURES
POSSIBLE AS THE HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO RUNOFF.
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.
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.
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 3550 8018 3549 8030 3551 8073 3569 8077
3585 8070 3581 8056 3578 8052 3578 8049
3574 8046 3572 8038 3572 8033 3568 8032
3563 8025 3553 8018
$$
BSH2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KGSP 271004
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
604 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
NCC159-271130-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080827T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROWAN NC-
604 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT FOR ROWAN
COUNTY...
AT 600 AM EDT...LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT WIDESPREAD FLOODING
WAS OCCURRING ACROSS THE COUNTY. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND
EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM SALISBURY SOUTHWARD. ANOTHER
LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WARNED AREA
THROUGH 700 AM AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL INCH
OF RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY FROM CHINA GROVE TO SALISBURY...AND
LOCATIONS EASTWARD.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3550 8018 3549 8030 3551 8073 3569 8077
3585 8070 3581 8056 3578 8052 3578 8049
3574 8046 3572 8038 3572 8033 3568 8032
3563 8025 3553 8018
$$
BSH000
WGUS72 KGSP 271126
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
726 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
NCC159-271133-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080827T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROWAN NC-
726 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM EDT FOR ROWAN
COUNTY...
ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE COUNTY...WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IS ONGOING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. SINCE NO NEW FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...AND FLOOD WATERS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE...A FLOOD WARNING
WILL BE ISSUED.
LAT...LON 3550 8018 3549 8030 3551 8073 3569 8077
3585 8070 3581 8056 3578 8052 3578 8049
3574 8046 3572 8038 3572 8033 3568 8032
3563 8025 3553 8018
$$
BSHWhat 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 27, 3:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 3:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
324 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST
TODAY...FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE TO EASTERN KENTUCKY...THEN WILL MOVE
INTO THE UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS FROM THE NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY...
CROSSING OUR AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
CIRCULATION OF FAY CONTINUES TRACKING E INTO THE S APPALACHIANS.
EXPECT AREAS OF DEEP CONVECTION THRU THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...
MAINLY E...AND ESP SE CWA WHERE A COMBINATION OF SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY PROMPTED A NEW TORNADO WATCH THRU 14Z. CONVECTION
TAPERED OFF OVER THE FAR W CWA BUT AT LEAST CHANCE POPS CONTINUE
THRU THE EARLY MRNG HOURS THERE. REMNANT LOW CENTER TRACKS SLOWLY NE
ALONG NW ESCARPMENT TODAY SO WILL KEEP CAT TO LIKELY POPS THRU THE
DAY. MOISTURE AND FORCING WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER HOWEVER WITH
MUCH LESS RAINFALL FCST...SO FLOOD THREAT EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LESS.
WILL KEEP CURRENT FLOOD WATCH THAT EXPIRES AT 14Z BUT DO NOT PLAN TO
EXTEND OR EXPAND ATTM. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE S TODAY AND EVEN WITH
MCLOUDY SKIES...HI TEMPS SHOULD BE A CAT OR TWO WARMER THIS AFTN.
REMNANT CIRCULATION EXPECTED TO TRACK NE OF AREA OVERNIGHT WITH POPS
DECREASING FROM THE SW. LOOK FOR MRNG LOWS NEAR AVG.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER LOW ASSOCIATED WITH FAY WILL
MOVES VERY SLOWLY NORTHEAST IN THE UPPER OH VALLEY THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGH AS A REX BLOCK WILL EXIST DOWNSTREAM IN THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES. THE WEAK TRAILING UPPER TROUGH SOUTH OF FAY WILL FINALLY
MOVE EAST OF OUR AREA ON FRIDAY...AS THE UPPER BLOCK BEGINS TO
WEAKEN. WEAK UPPER RIDGING WILL MOVE INTO THE TN VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT.
ACCORDING TO THE GFS...DRIER AIR BEHIND FAY WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
INTO OUR AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGH...LOWERING CLOUD COVER AND THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. THE NAM
BUILDS A STRONG SURFACE RIDGE DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD BEHIND THE
BLOCK...WITH MOISTURE ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE
REMAINING OVER OUR AREA. SINCE THE NAM SOLUTION IS A BREAK WITH
CONTINUITY...THE GFS SOLUTION WILL BE USED REGARDING POST FAY
MOISTURE...WITH DECREASING POPS AND REBOUNDING TEMPERATURES.
ON FRIDAY A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...WHILE OUR AREA REMAINS IN THE WARM SECTOR. THE FRONT
REACHES THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE.
SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL BE CARRIED IN THE FORECAST AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR SUMMERTIME NORMALS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...DESPITE SOME TIMING PROBLEMS...OVERALL
THE GFS AND ECMWF WERE SIMILAR ALOFT IN EASTERN CANADA UNTIL LATE IN
THE PERIOD...BREAKING SOWN THE BLOCK AN ALLOWING PROGRESSION OF A
LONGWAVE AND A CLOSED LOW OFF NOVA SCOTIA. EVEN MORE SIMILARITY WAS
NOTED OVER THE SOUTHEAST...WHERE WEAK TROUGHING IS REPLACED BY AN
UPPER RIDGE. THE BIG PROBLEM IS WITH GUSTAV...WHERE MODEL
DISCREPANCIES LOWER CONFIDENCE IN THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD. FOR THIS
REASON...WILL STAY WITH CONSISTENCY AND THE HPC SURFACE SOLUTION. A
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY...
SUPPORTING SCATTERED CONVECTION. DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE BEHIND THIS
FRONT...WITHE THE DRY SURFACE RIDGE LASTING INTO TUESDAY. THE FRONT
APPEARS TO BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH THAT ANY CLOUD COVER ASSOCIATED WITH
IT OR GUSTAV SHOULD BE TO OUR SOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND FROM
NEAR NORMAL TO BELOW NORMAL WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COOLER AIR MASS.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
COMPLEX WX CONTINUES. THERE IS A CHANCE OF TSTMS...ESP E CWA...BUT
EXPECT DECREASING PRECIP FROM THE W OVERNIGHT...LINGERING IN THE E
VCNTY KCLT. VRBL CIG/VSBY WILL CONTINUE WITH MOST SITES FINALLY
DROPPING TO IFR THRU THE MRNG HOURS. E TO SE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...SWINGING S-SW AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE N. BY
MID DAY MOST SITES SHOULD IMPROVE TO MVFR WITH OCNL VFR PSBL DURG
THE AFTN-EVE...MAINLY W CWA.
OUTLOOK...LOW CIGS AND VSBY MAY RETURN WED NIGHT AS THERE WILL BE
ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE WAKE OF FAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH A CHANCE OF MORNING CIG/VSBY
RESTRICTIONS AND DIURNAL CONVECTION EACH DAY.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR GAZ010-017-
018.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NCZ033-
048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR SCZ001>007.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JAT
NEAR TERM...RB
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...RBHazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 2:01 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 201 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>007- 280615- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-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- 201 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE REMNANTS OF FAY MOVE CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY DOWN A FEW TREES...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR ALOFT SPREADS OVER THE MOST AIR LEFT BEHIND FROM THE REMNANTS OF FAY...CAUSING THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. GAZ026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-SCZ010-011-280615- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-ANDERSON- ABBEVILLE- 201 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM FAY PASS JUST WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE REGION THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL... ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR ALOFT SPREADS OVER THE MOST AIR LEFT BEHIND FROM THE REMNANTS OF FAY...CAUSING THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ068>072-082-SCZ008-009-012>014-019-280615- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 201 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 869 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM FAY PASS JUST WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL... ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 85 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR ALOFT SPREADS OVER THE MOST AIR LEFT BEHIND FROM THE REMNANTS OF FAY...CAUSING THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 27, 1:29 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
129 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 AM FLASH FLOOD 7 SW TABLE ROCK 35.77N 81.89W
08/27/2008 BURKE NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SHOALS CREEK REPORTED RUNNING OVER PARKS DRIVE.
&&
JPTLocal storm report, Aug 27, 1:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
134 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 SW COLLETTSVILLE 35.89N 81.70W
08/27/2008 CALDWELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
WILSON CREEK REPORTED FLOWING OVER BROWN MOUNTAIN ROAD AT
THE INTERSECTION WITH ADAKO ROAD.
&&
JPTLocal storm report, Aug 27, 2:16 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
216 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 AM FLASH FLOOD CHERRYVILLE 35.38N 81.38W
08/27/2008 GASTON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
PINE AVENUE AND MOONEY AVENUE REPORTED UNPASSIBLE. VERY
HIGH WATER AROUND CHERRYWOOD APARTMENTS.
&&
JPTLocal storm report, Aug 27, 2:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
241 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 W MARION 35.68N 82.04W
08/27/2008 MCDOWELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
MUD SLIDE NEAR THE PLEASAMT GARDENS AREA.
&&
NEDLocal storm report, Aug 27, 2:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR SPELLING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
241 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 W MARION 35.68N 82.04W
08/27/2008 MCDOWELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
MUD SLIDE NEAR THE PLEASANT GARDENS AREA.
&&
NEDSpecial weather statement, Aug 27, 3:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 321 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 NCZ035>037-057-270915- ALEXANDER-DAVIE-IREDELL-ROWAN- 321 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 ...HEAVY RAIN LINGERING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT... LOCALLY HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND PONDING OF WATER WILL LIKELY HAMPER TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE I-77...I-85 AND I-40 CORRIDORS. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES WILL CAUSE RISES ON AREA CREEKS. 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 9:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Mitchell, Yancey | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Rowan | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.