Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 17, 2008, 1:42 AM EDT for Catawba County, Iredell 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, 1:42 AM EDT (05:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2008, 4:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Catawba County, NC, Iredell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:45 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 170542
FFWGSP
NCC035-097-170845-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0009.080817T0542Z-080817T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
142 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWEST IREDELL COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 445 AM EDT
* AT 136 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT NEARLY 4
INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST CATAWBA COUNTY AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST IREDELL COUNTY. THE STORMS THAT WERE CAUSING THE
HEAVY RAIN WERE NEARLY STATIONARY AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
IS LIKELY IN THIS AREA.
* SMALL STREAMS ARE LIKELY TO FLOOD IN THIS AREA...AND MANY URBAN
ROADS WILL BE COVERED BY DEEP PONDED WATER WHICH WILL MAKE THEM
IMPASSABLE FOR A WHILE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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 8077 3551 8090 3552 8096 3554 8095
3555 8096 3554 8106 3555 8110 3567 8093
3559 8075
$$
MCAVOY1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS72 KGSP 170702
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
302 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
NCC035-097-170845-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080817T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATAWBA NC-IREDELL NC-
302 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWEST IREDELL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA COUNTIES...
AT 253 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT ONLY LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING
OVER THE WARNING AREA IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST CATAWBA AND SOUTHWEST
IREDELL COUNTIES. NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SO
FAR...BUT A FEW STREAMS MAY STILL LEAVE THEIR BANKS OVER THE NEXT
HOUR AS EARLIER RUNOFF WORKS ITS WAY DOWNSTREAM.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY STILL CAUSE FLOODING OF
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
LAT...LON 3550 8077 3551 8090 3552 8096 3554 8095
3555 8096 3554 8106 3555 8110 3567 8093
3559 8075
$$
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, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 1:30 AM EDT, 12 minutes 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, 10 hours 25 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 16, 10:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1043 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 NCZ068-070-SCZ008-009-170345- CHEROKEE-CLEVELAND-GASTON-YORK- 1043 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...NORTHERN YORK...SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND AND SOUTHWESTERN GASTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM EDT... AT 1041 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGS MOUNTAIN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHELBY...MOVING EAST AT 8 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... KINGS MOUNTAIN BY 1120 PM EDT. 5 MILES SOUTH OF BESSEMER CITY BY 1145 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 11:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 NCZ068-070-170400- CLEVELAND-GASTON- 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN CLEVELAND AND NORTHWESTERN GASTON COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT... AT 1111 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHERRYVILLE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF SHELBY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... CHERRYVILLE BY 1135 PM EDT. MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 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 16, 11:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1148 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0924 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E GREENWOOD 34.19N 82.10W
08/16/2008 GREENWOOD SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY RECEIVED REPORTS OF DOWNED POWER LINES AND ONE
TREE DOWN ALONG HWY 34 JUST EAST OF GREENWOOD.
&&
JPTSpecial weather statement, Aug 16, 11:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1149 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 NCZ036-056-170445- CATAWBA-IREDELL- 1149 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL IREDELL AND EASTERN CATAWBA COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM EDT... AT 1141 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF STATESVILLE TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF MAIDEN...MOVING EAST AT 12 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE...TROUTMAN...TERRELL...STATESVILLE...SCOTTS...NEWTON... MAIDEN...CLAREMONT AND CATAWBA. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR. 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, 12:59 AM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1259 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 NCZ036-056-170600- CATAWBA-IREDELL- 1259 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA AND SOUTHEASTERN IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EDT... AT 1253 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF TERRELL...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF STATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... MOORESVILLE BY 135 AM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE ALSO LIKELY 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, 1:13 AM EDT, 29 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
The 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, 2:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rutherford | 82 min |
| Aug 17, 3:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Rutherford | 3 hr |
| 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.