Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2008, 9:57 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
- Jun 22, 2008, 9:57 PM EDT (01:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2008, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 10:25 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 N Midland, NC | FLOWES STORE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jun 22, 10:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Charlotte, NC | NORTH TRYON AND 16TH STREET FLOODED |
| Jun 22, 10:34 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Charlotte, NC | CAR FLOATING IN WAL-MART PARKING LOT ON WILKSON BLVD |
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 3 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 28 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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 960 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1001 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 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 230200
FFWGSP
NCC025-119-230500-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0006.080623T0157Z-080623T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
957 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 100 AM EDT
* AT 953 PM EDT...COPIOUS RAINFALL WILL LINGER ACROSS MUCH OF
MECKLENBURG AND WESTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST
MIDNIGHT. RUNOFF OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THROUGHOUT CONCORD
AND INTO THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF CABARRUS COUNTY WILL CONTINUE
WITH HEAVY CONVECTIVE RAINFALL CONTINUING THROUGHOUT CHARLOTTE.
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 3519 8050 3520 8054 3514 8064 3515 8102
3534 8098 3535 8092 3537 8094 3537 8097
3540 8095 3543 8096 3545 8094 3550 8094
3551 8062 3533 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 180DEG 0KT 3529 8092
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KGSP 230251
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1045 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
NCC025-119-230500-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080623T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
1045 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR
MECKLENBURG AND CABARRUS COUNTIES...
AT 1042 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNICATION CENTERS
ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES INDICATED VARIOUS ROAD CLOSURES AND
A FEW STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3519 8050 3520 8054 3514 8064 3515 8102
3534 8098 3535 8092 3537 8094 3537 8097
3540 8095 3543 8096 3545 8094 3550 8094
3551 8062 3533 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 180DEG 0KT 3529 8092
$$
--@WWAFLFLOODSTACOUNTY.WWAPRO000
WGUS72 KGSP 230408
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1202 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
NCC025-119-230500-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080623T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
1202 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR
MECKLENBURG AND CABARRUS COUNTIES...
AT 1154 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A BATCH OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING
QUICKLY ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH ACTIVITY BECOMING MORE
SCATTERED WEST OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY. THIS TREND WOULD INDICATE
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN LINGERING FLOODING AND OR HIGH WATER
CONDITIONS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE ONLY REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSURES IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY WERE
ONE OR TWO SPOTS ALONG NORTH TRYON...WHILE SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN CABARRUS COUNTY REMAIN CLOSED WITH
SEVERAL STREAMS STILL OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THIS EVENING WERE IMPRESSIVE...WITH AUTOMATED
RAIN GAUGES AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATING A LARGE SWATH OF 3 TO 5
INCHES OF RAIN FROM CONCORD SOUTH TO NEAR MIDLAND. WITH ONE
AND ONE HALF TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHSIDE OF
CHARLOTTE AND ACROSS MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE.
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 3519 8050 3520 8054 3514 8064 3515 8102
3534 8098 3535 8092 3537 8094 3537 8097
3540 8095 3543 8096 3545 8094 3550 8094
3551 8062 3533 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 180DEG 0KT 3529 8092
$$000
WGUS72 KGSP 230453
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1251 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
NCC025-119-230515-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080623T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
1251 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO EXPIRE FOR MECKLENBURG AND CABARRUS
COUNTIES...
RECENT CALLS TO COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATED
THAT ONLY ISOLATED HIGH WATER CONDITIONS CONTINUED IN THE WARNED
COUNTIES. WITH JUST SCATTERED...LOCALLY HEAVY STORMS EXPECTED FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT ANY FLOODING WILL
REDEVELOP...THEREFORE THE WARNING IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3519 8050 3520 8054 3514 8064 3515 8102
3534 8098 3535 8092 3537 8094 3537 8097
3540 8095 3543 8096 3545 8094 3550 8094
3551 8062 3533 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 0451Z 180DEG 0KT 3529 8092
$$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 22, 9:19 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 9:19 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 919 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... VIGOROUS AND WIDESPREAD DEEP CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACRS THE CAROLINA PIEDMONT WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND TRANSLATE NORTHEAST WITHIN DEEP MOISTURE AXIS...AS NOTED ON THE WV IMAGERY. CONTINUED ATMOSPHERIC OVERTURNING AND GRADUAL BLYR STABILIZATION SHOULD ALLOW TSTMS TO DIMINISH FROM MIDNIGHT ONWARD AN SUBTLE UPPER SUPPORT SHIFTS DOWNSTREAM OF THE EASTERN CWFA. OTHERWISE...FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WIDESPREAD DEBRIS CLOUDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING...ESPECIALLY WHERE RAINFALL IS/WAS ABUNDANT THIS EVENING. JUST LIKE LAST NIGHT...MIN TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF SEASONAL NORMALS. EXPECTING TO MAKE LITTLE CHANGE TO GOING FCST MINS. A RATHER POTENT LOOKING S/WV TROUGH MOVING THROUGH GREAT LAKES TROUGH WILL SWING TOWARD SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS DURING MONDAY REACHING THE WESTERN PORTION OF CWA BY THE END OF THE DAY. FAIRLY STEEP LAPSE RATES ACCOMPANY APPROACH OF SHORT WAVE...BUT MOISTURE APPEARS SOMEWHAT LIMITED AT THIS TIME. NONETHELESS...EXPECT CONVECTIVE STORMS TO DEVELOP BUT WILL KEEP MONDAY AFTERNOON POPS IN CHANCE CATEGORY FOR THE TIME BEING. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 225 PM SUNDAY...CHANCES FOR CONVECTION WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY EVENING...MAINLY ALONG/EAST OF THE I-77 CORRIDOR...ALTHOUGH SLIGHT CHANCES WILL BE RETAINED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BY TUESDAY...THE REGION WILL BE UPSTREAM OF THE LONG WAVE TROUGH AXIS...WITH GENERAL SUBSIDENCE AND DEEP LAYER DRYING EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A RARE SUMMER DAY ABSENT OF EVEN ISOLATED CONVECTION. THE DRY WEATHER WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...AS THE UPPER FLOW REMAINS WEAKLY ANTICYCLONIC...AND MOISTURE GENERALLY REMAINS CONFINED TO LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 240 PM SUNDAY...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. GENERAL LOW AMPLITUDE TROUGHINESS WILL PERSIST NEAR THE EAST COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD... WITH W/NW UPPER FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOMEWHAT TYPICAL EARLY SUMMER WEATHER...WITH MAX TEMPS AROUND 90 IN THE PIEDMONT AND ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MTNS. && .AVIATION /01Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... TSTM ACTIVITY LOOKS LIKE IT WILL STILL FLIRT WITH TERMINAL LOCATIONS THRU ABOUT 01 OR 02 UTC BEFORE DISSIPATING. OTHERWISE...EXPECT JUST DIMINISHING DEBRIS CLOUDS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH VSBY RESTRICTIONS DEVELOPING SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING. WILL PLAN ON ROUGHLY A PERSISTENCE FCST FOR THE LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING FOG THREAT. ANY VSBYS SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY... WITHIN A HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNRISE. BOTH THE 18 UTC NAM/GFS DEPICT A VIGOROUS S/WV APPROACHING DURING THE AFTERNOON WHICH IN THEORY COULD PROVIDE A LARGER SCALE LIFT MECHANISM FOR MORE TSTMS. OUTLOOK...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY LINGER ACROSS THE REGION INTO MONDAY EVENING. GRADUAL DRYING AND VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY RETURN THROUGH LATE WEEK PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...LGL NEAR TERM...CSH/LGL SHORT TERM...JDL LONG TERM...JDL AVIATION...CSH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 8:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 814 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 GAZ028-029-NCZ053-065-068>072-082-505>510-SCZ006>014-019-240015- HART-ELBERT-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 814 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES...LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE...WILL CONTINUE TO SEEN ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TRACK EAST ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT INTO THE EVENING. ONE OR TWO OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND PENNY SIZED HAIL. HOWEVER...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ035>037-056-057-501>504-240015- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- 814 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 594 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TRACK EAST ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT INTO THE EVENING. ONE OR TWO OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND PENNY SIZED HAIL. HOWEVER...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001>005-240015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- 814 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TRACK EAST ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT INTO THE EVENING. ONE OR TWO OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND PENNY SIZED HAIL. HOWEVER...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 837 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NCZ036-056-069-230130- CATAWBA-IREDELL-LINCOLN- 837 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA AND SOUTHERN IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT... AT 830 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF BOGER CITY...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... MAIDEN BY 845 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 843 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NCZ069-070-230145- GASTON-LINCOLN- 843 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GASTON AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT... AT 836 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF BESSEMER CITY...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF GASTONIA...MOVING EAST AT 11 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... DALLAS BY 900 PM EDT. 5 MILES SOUTH OF IRON STATION BY 915 PM EDT. STANLEY BY 925 PM EDT. 6 MILES NORTH OF MOUNT HOLLY BY 940 PM EDT. LOWESVILLE BY 945 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. KRENTZ
Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
852 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD CONCORD 35.41N 80.59W
06/22/2008 CABARRUS NC EMERGENCY MNGR
SOUTHBOUND LANES OF US 29 NEAR HIGHWAY 601 BRIEFLY CLOSED
AND TWO CARS WERE STRANDED IN HIGH WATER. CREEK OUT OF
BANKS AND FLOWING ACROSS SCOUGH ROAD. REPORTS OF HOUSES
FLOODED ON MELROSE STREET.
&&Special weather statement, Jun 22, 9:01 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 901 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NCZ064-SCZ003-230200- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-TRANSYLVANIA- 901 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT... AT 854 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BREVARD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... CAESARS HEAD BY 955 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 9:30 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 930 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NCZ036-037-057-230230- DAVIE-IREDELL-ROWAN- 930 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ROWAN...SOUTHEASTERN IREDELL AND SOUTHWESTERN DAVIE COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT... AT 924 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF STATESVILLE TO 5 MILES EAST OF MOORESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... CLEVELAND BY 955 PM EDT. SALISBURY BY 1025 PM EDT. MOCKSVILLE BY 1030 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 9:40 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 940 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NCZ069>072-230245- CABARRUS-GASTON-LINCOLN-MECKLENBURG- 940 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MECKLENBURG...NORTHEASTERN GASTON...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND WESTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM EDT... AT 936 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE TO SOUTHPARK MALL. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE BY 1015 PM EDT. I-77 AT I-85 BY 1045 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. KRENTZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 10:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Gaston, Iredell and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union | 60 min |
| Jun 23, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell, Rowan | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 41 min |
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.