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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2009, 3:49 AM EDT for Burke County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- May 26, 2009, 3:49 AM EDT (07:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2009, 6:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Burke County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 4:57 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 Se Morganton, NC | SIX INCHES OF WATER OVER NC 18 NEAR ST JOHN CH RD. |
| May 26, 5:40 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 Se Morganton, NC | CULVERT WASHED AGAINST BRIDGE AT SUGARLOAF RD AND ROCK FALLS RD. |
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 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 68 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 592 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 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 260749
FFWGSP
NCC023-261045-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0012.090526T0749Z-090526T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
349 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 645 AM EDT
* AT 346 AM EDT...TORRENTIAL RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
PRODUCED LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN EARLY THIS
MORNING AROUND THE SOUTH MOUNTAINS VICINITY...AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH EAST EASTERN BURKE COUNTY.
* HEAVY RAIN NEAR PLEASANT GROVE AREA WILL LIKELY CAUSE THE HENRY
FORK RIVER TO RISE RAPIDLY AND OVERFLOW ITS BANKS. FLOODING IN
LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON
RIVER ROAD AND WALKER CHAPEL ROAD.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HILDEBRAN
AND DREXEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3578 8156 3578 8146 3575 8139 3565 8145
3561 8150 3556 8152 3555 8155 3556 8158
3556 8167 3560 8172 3574 8167 3581 8161
3581 8159
$$2 follow-up statements
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WGUS72 KGSP 260843
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
443 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009
NCC023-261045-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090526T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BURKE NC-
443 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTY...
AT 435 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTH
MOUNTAINS HAD FINALLY WOUND DOWN...BUT NOT BEFORE A LOCAL 3 TO 5
INCH RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH STREAM
RISES THROUGHOUT THE HENRY AND JACOB FORK DRAINAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.
&&
LAT...LON 3578 8156 3578 8146 3575 8139 3565 8145
3561 8150 3556 8152 3555 8155 3556 8158
3556 8167 3560 8172 3574 8167 3581 8161
3581 8159
$$
CSH000
WGUS72 KGSP 260951
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
551 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009
NCC023-261045-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090526T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BURKE NC-
551 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTY...
AT 548 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA
HAD ENDED BUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
DAYBREAK RESULTING IN STREAM RISES THROUGHOUT THE HENRY AND JACOB
FORK DRAINAGES. EVEN THOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS COULD REDEVELOP
EARLY THIS MORNING...THE WARNING IS EXPECTED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.
&&
LAT...LON 3578 8156 3578 8146 3575 8139 3565 8145
3561 8150 3556 8152 3555 8155 3556 8158
3556 8167 3560 8172 3574 8167 3581 8161
3581 8159
$$
CSHWhat 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 May 26, 2:58 AM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 2:58 AM EDT, 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
258 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE LATE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM
THE NORTHWEST LATE THURSDAY...THEN SETTLE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST OF THE
AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SET UP THE
REST OF THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THE WV IMAGERY LOOKS MUCH THE SAME AS IT DID THIS TIME YSTDY...DEEP
AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ACRS THE SE CONUS...WELL DOWNSTREAM OF A
MIDWEST VORTEX. 00 UTC OBSERVED AREA SNDGS ALSO HAVE CHANGED
LITTLE...VERY MOIST THROUGHOUT THE COLUMN AND PWATS ABOUT 160
PERCENT OF NORMAL. IT IS NOT TAKING MUCH TO MAINTAIN HEAVY SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY THIS MORNING...JUST ENOUGH TERRAIN LIFT AND
DEEP MOISTURE MAKING UP FOR THE LACK OF LARGER SCALE LIFT. WITH SOME
HEATING TODAY...EXPECTING DEEP CONVECTION TO REINVIGORATE AND EXPAND
AS THE MEAN PATTERN REMAINS VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED. LOCALIZED HEAVY TO
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO BE THE GREATEST THREAT JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE
ACRS THE CWFA. OP MODEL AND SREF CONSENSUS PROGS A QPF MAXIMUM ALONG
AND JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND INTO THE CAROLINA/NE GA FTHLS
INTO TONIGHT. KGSP STP SHOWS THAT THE ANTECEDENT CONDS ACRS THIS
AREA IS RIPE AS WELL...SO WITH THE HIGH PROBABILITY OF ADDITIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS...FEEL THAT A FFA WOULD NOT BE A BAD IDEA. SO...THE
SENSIBLE WX WILL FEATURE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MORNING SHOWERS
BLOSSOMING TO NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED TSTMS AS THE
DAY WEARS ON AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING. SINCE THE FLOW CONTINUES
TO FEATURE A SSE DIRECTION...ESPECIALLY IN THE LLVLS...AT LEAST
SCATTERED HEAVY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SHOULD LINGER THRU TONIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 300 AM TUESDAY...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WITH LOCAL TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT
OF THE PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN MTNS AND
ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FORECAST MODELS AGREE FAIRLY
WELL WITH THE TROPICAL LOOKING SYSTEM OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS
MOVING NORTHWARD EAST OF THE OUTER BANKS THROUGH WED NIGHT. COVERAGE
WILL REMAIN IN THE LIKELY RANGE ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA...HOWEVER...AS SOUTHERLY FLOW PROVIDES JUST ENOUGH TRIGGERING
IN THE SATURATED AIRMASS.
850 MB FLOW WILL FINALLY VEER TO WESTERLY WED NIGHT INTO THU AS LOW
PRES MOVES ACROSS THE SRN GREAT LAKES. THE DEVELOPING DOWNSLOPE FLOW
WILL ALLOW SLIGHTLY BETTER HEATING...AND DOWNSLOPE WARMING WILL PUSH
TEMPERATURES AT LEAST A COUPLE OF CATEGORIES HIGHER FOR THU AFTN
MAXES. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE MTNS FROM THE NW LATE
THURSDAY...AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON FRIDAY. SOLID
CHANCE POPS WILL BE FEATURED WITH THE FROPA...AND TEMPS WILL COOL
SLIGHTLY FOR FRI AFTN.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM TUESDAY...SLOW DRYING FROM THE WEST IS INDICATED ON
SATURDAY AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT
DEPARTING TO THE SOUTHEAST. ANOTHER BACKDOOR FRONT WILL SETTLE JUST
NORTH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY...BUT THEN RETURN NORTHWARD AS A WARM
FRONT ON MONDAY. A SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP AROUND BERMUDA
HIGH PRES MONDAY AFTN. SLIGHT CHANCES OF CONVECTION WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE SRN APPALACHIANS MONDAY AFTN. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /07Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE COMBINATION OF DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW AND TROPICAL LIKE MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EVEN
AT THIS LATE NITE HOUR. ONE WOULD EXPECT DIMINISHING CVRG AS THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS CREEP BY...BUT STILL CANNOT RULE OUT SHOWERS
AFFECTING THE TERMINALS...AT LEAST BRIEFLY THROUGH DAYBREAK.
OTHERWISE...THE THREAT OF LOW CIGS...DOWN TO IFR LVL...LOOKS LIKELY
AGAIN THROUGHOUT THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND LINGERING THROUGH
MID-MORNING. PLANNING ON VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL LOCATIONS BY THIS
AFTERNOON AND DEEP CONVECTIVE CVRG RETURNING TO NUMEROUS INTO THE
EVENING.
AT KCLT...WILL PLAN ON JUST VCSH OVERNIGHT AS BEST CONVECTIVE CVRG
SHOULD REMAIN NORTHWEST OF THE TERMINAL. NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN
GOOD AGREEMENT IN DEVELOPING LATE NIGHT/PRE-DAWN IFR CIGS...JUST
LIKE WHAT OCCURRED MONDAY MORNING. RESTRICTIVE CIGS SHOULD IMPROVE
FROM MID-MORNING ONWARD WITH CHANCES INCREASING AGAIN THAT SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WILL AFFECT THE TERMINAL INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
OUTLOOK...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
AT JUST ABOUT ANY TIME THROUGH THURSDAY...AND MVFR DAYTIME TO IFR
NIGHTTIME CEILINGS POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK...BRINGING DRIER WEATHER FOR THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GAZ010-017.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR NCZ062>065-
501>510.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SCZ001-002-
004-005.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...CSH
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...CSHHazardous weather outlook, May 26, 3:44 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 344 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 GAZ010-017-NCZ062>065-501>510-SCZ001-002-004-005-270745- RABUN-HABERSHAM-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-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- 344 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TO RELAY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL REPORTS OR REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-068>072-082-SCZ003- 006>014-019-270745- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON- YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 344 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANY SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP IN THIS TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED FLOODING COULD DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCE SHOWERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. HG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 12:49 AM EDT, 3 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1249 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 NCZ064-SCZ002-003-260530- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-TRANSYLVANIA- 1249 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE...NORTHERN PICKENS AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM EDT... AT 1248 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKY BOTTOM...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF PICKENS...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ROCKY BOTTOM... TABLE ROCK RESERVOIR... ROSMAN... BREVARD... PEA SIZE 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. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. HG
Special weather statement, May 26, 1:54 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 154 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 NCZ504-260645- GREATER BURKE- 154 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HIGH RAIN FALL RATES WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTY... AT 148 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF CASAR PRODUCING RAIN FALL RATES ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MILES PER HOUR...SO NO IMMEDIATE FLOODING CONCERN IS HAD AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...IF THIS STORM BECOMES STATIONARY AND REMAINS STRONG A FLOOD ADVISORY OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION. 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. KRENTZ
Special weather statement, May 26, 2:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 221 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 GAZ010-260715- RABUN- 221 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 ...HEAVY RAINS TO AFFECT RABUN COUNTY... AT 218 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE RABUN...PRODUCING RAIN FALL RATES ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MILES PER HOUR...SO NO IMMEDIATE FLOODING CONCERN IS HAD AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...IF THIS STORM SLOWS OR BECOMES STATIONARY AND REMAINS STRONG...A FLOOD ADVISORY OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION. 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. KRENTZ
Special weather statement, May 26, 2:53 AM EDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 253 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 NCZ056-260745- CATAWBA- 253 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN CATAWBA COUNTY THROUGH 345 AM EDT... AT 250 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRELL PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN FALL RATES AND MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM IS MOVING...SO NO IMMEDIATE FLOODING CONCERN IS HAD AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...IF THIS STORM SLOWS OR BECOMES STATIONARY WHILE REMAINING STRONG...A FLOOD ADVISORY OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION. 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. KRENTZ
Special weather statement, May 26, 3:01 AM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 301 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 NCZ501-502-261000- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- 301 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 ...HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CALDWELL COUNTY THROUGH 600 AM EDT... AT 358 AM EDT...TORRENTIAL RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS BURKE AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD ACROSS CALDWELL COUNTY DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THE ATMOSPHERE IS MOIST AND WEAKLY UNSTABLE...RIPE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCALLY HEAVY AND/OR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS...AND PERHAPS ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS. 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. CSH
Special weather statement, May 26, 3:43 AM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 343 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 SCZ007-260845- SPARTANBURG- 343 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT NORTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY THROUGH 445 AM EDT... AT 340 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS AROUND SPARTANBURG...ROEBUCK AND BOILING SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL AFFECT THE ADVISED AREAS THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM HEAVY RAIN AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. 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. CSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 111 min |
| May 25, 11:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | McDowell | 47 min |
| May 26, 12:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | McDowell | 59 min |
| May 26, 1:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| May 26, 2:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke | 3 hr |
| May 26, 3:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Catawba | 116 min |
| May 26, 3:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander | 111 min |
| May 26, 3:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon and 3 more | 38 hr |
| May 26, 5:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rutherford | 3 hr |
| May 26, 5:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander | 118 min |
| May 26, 8:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 3 hr |
| May 26, 10:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 3 hr |
| May 26, 3:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Iredell | 3 hr |
| May 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln | 105 min |
| May 26, 7:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 50 min |
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Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2009Every flash flood warning in 2009
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.