Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 3, 2009, 10:11 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 3, 2009, 10:11 PM EDT (02:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2009, 4:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Alexander County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, McDowell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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 3, 11:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Ellendale, NC | HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BY WHITE CREEK NEAR THE JUNCTION OF MOUNTAIN RIDGE CHURCH RD. WATER IS APPROACHING AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THE AREA. |
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 one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 69 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, 2.2 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
- 1249 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS52 KGSP 040211
FFWGSP
NCC003-023-027-111-040815-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0019.090604T0211Z-090604T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1011 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ALEXANDER COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 415 AM EDT THURSDAY
* AT 1004 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED
AREA. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE AREA FROM
THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
SATURATE THE GROUND AND RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND CREEKS...CAUSING
WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UPTON...
EDGEMONT...TABLE ROCK...SAWMILLS...MILLERSVILLE...HIDDENITE AND
CAJAHS MOUNTAIN.
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 3612 8153 3606 8140 3600 8132 3603 8125
3604 8102 3599 8100 3580 8108 3582 8117
3579 8134 3560 8150 3560 8212 3570 8227
3574 8218 3584 8210 3587 8199 3594 8196
3600 8189 3596 8181 3605 8173 3609 8175
$$
075 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KGSP 040343
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1143 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009
NCC003-023-027-111-040815-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090604T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ALEXANDER NC-MCDOWELL NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-
1143 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT FOR
CALDWELL...BURKE...MCDOWELL AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES...
AT 1138 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER MOST OF THE WARNING
AREA...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MCDOWELL COUNTY WHERE HEAVY SHOWERS HAD
TEMPORARILY ENDED. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING ALONG AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM MORGANTON TO LENIOR AND ACROSS MOST OF ALEXANDER
COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE
COMMON IN THIS AREA...AND SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE MORE.
ALEXANDER COUNTY REPORTED THAT WHITE CREEK HAD FLOODED AND CLOSED
HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY. WATER WAS
REPORTED TO BE APPROACHING AT LEAST ONE HOME IN THIS AREA AS WELL.
OTHER STREAMS ARE LIKELY TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS ALONG THE
ALEXANDER...CALDWELL COUNTY LINE IF THE RAIN CONTINUES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3612 8153 3606 8140 3600 8132 3603 8125
3604 8102 3599 8100 3580 8108 3582 8117
3579 8134 3560 8150 3560 8212 3570 8227
3574 8218 3584 8210 3587 8199 3594 8196
3600 8189 3596 8181 3605 8173 3609 8175
$$
MCAVOY000
WGUS72 KGSP 040522
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
122 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
NCC003-023-027-111-040815-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090604T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ALEXANDER NC-MCDOWELL NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-
122 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT FOR
CALDWELL...BURKE...MCDOWELL AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES...
AT 120 AM EDT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WERE REDEVELOPING OVER THE
WEST PART OF THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL MCDOWELL
COUNTY AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTY. THE HEAVY RAIN HAD
ENDED FOR THE MOST PART FARTHER TO THE EAST...BUT HEAVY SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK INTO THE HARDEST HIT PARTS OF EASTERN CALDWELL
AND WESTERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES WITHIN THE HOUR.
NO NEW FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED TO COUNTY OFFICIALS AS OF 120 AM.
HOWEVER...A RIVER GAUGE ON THE LOWER LITTLE RIVER NORTH OF ELLENDALE
HAD RISEN TO OVER 10 FEET. AT THIS LEVEL...PARTS OF MOUNT OLIVE
CHURCH ROAD AND ROBINETTE ROADS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UPTON...
EDGEMONT AND HIDDENITE.
LAT...LON 3612 8153 3606 8140 3600 8132 3603 8125
3604 8102 3599 8100 3580 8108 3582 8117
3579 8134 3560 8150 3560 8212 3570 8227
3574 8218 3584 8210 3587 8199 3594 8196
3600 8189 3596 8181 3605 8173 3609 8175
$$
MCAVOY000
WGUS72 KGSP 040706
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
206 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
NCC111-040707-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090604T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCDOWELL NC-
206 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN
MCDOWELL COUNTY...
SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH 4 AM. HOWEVER...FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 3606 8140 3599 8132 3603 8124 3604 8102
3599 8100 3580 8108 3582 8117 3579 8134
3560 8150 3569 8184 3577 8192 3595 8184
3597 8180 3605 8172 3612 8154
$$
NCC003-023-027-040815-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090604T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ALEXANDER NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-
206 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT FOR
CALDWELL...BURKE AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES...
AT 251 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ANOTHER AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING OVER THE WARNED
AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN CALDWELL AND NORTHERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES
SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ONGOING
FLOODING TO PERSIST...AND MAY CAUSE NEW FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE WARNED AREA.
THE MAIN STREAMS OF CONCERN WILL BE POPLAR CREEK AND LOWER LITTLE
RIVER NEAR THE CALDWELL AND ALEXANDER COUNTY LINE. OTHER CREEKS
AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOWER CREEK AND GUNPOWDER
CREEK NEAR THE BURKE AND CALDWELL COUNTY LINE.
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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3606 8140 3599 8132 3603 8124 3604 8102
3599 8100 3580 8108 3582 8117 3579 8134
3560 8150 3569 8184 3577 8192 3595 8184
3597 8180 3605 8172 3612 8154
$$
LANE000
WGUS72 KGSP 040721 CCA
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED TIME STAMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
321 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
NCC111-040707-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090604T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCDOWELL NC-
321 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN
MCDOWELL COUNTY...
SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH 4 AM. HOWEVER...FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 3606 8140 3599 8132 3603 8124 3604 8102
3599 8100 3580 8108 3582 8117 3579 8134
3560 8150 3569 8184 3577 8192 3595 8184
3597 8180 3605 8172 3612 8154
$$
NCC003-023-027-040815-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090604T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ALEXANDER NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-
321 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT FOR
CALDWELL...BURKE AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES...
AT 251 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ANOTHER AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING OVER THE WARNED
AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN CALDWELL AND NORTHERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES
SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ONGOING
FLOODING TO PERSIST...AND MAY CAUSE NEW FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE WARNED AREA.
THE MAIN STREAMS OF CONCERN WILL BE POPLAR CREEK AND LOWER LITTLE
RIVER NEAR THE CALDWELL AND ALEXANDER COUNTY LINE. OTHER CREEKS
AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOWER CREEK AND GUNPOWDER
CREEK NEAR THE BURKE AND CALDWELL COUNTY LINE.
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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3606 8140 3599 8132 3603 8124 3604 8102
3599 8100 3580 8108 3582 8117 3579 8134
3560 8150 3569 8184 3577 8192 3595 8184
3597 8180 3605 8172 3612 8154
$$
LANE000
WGUS72 KGSP 040816
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
416 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
NCC003-023-027-040825-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090604T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ALEXANDER NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-
416 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CALDWELL...BURKE AND
ALEXANDER COUNTIES...
HOWEVER...A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
CALDWELL AND WESTERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM.
LAT...LON 3606 8140 3599 8132 3603 8124 3604 8102
3599 8100 3580 8108 3582 8117 3579 8134
3560 8150 3569 8184 3577 8192 3595 8184
3597 8180 3605 8172 3612 8154
$$
LANEWhat 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 3, 7:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 759 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THURSDAY...THEN SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...THEN WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... CAPE 1000-2000 J/KG ACROSS CWA WITH DCAPE 900-1000 J/KG. NOT MUCH SHEAR BUT DEEPER MOISTURE AND BETTER LL CONVERGENCE OVER MTNS WILL HELP TRIGGER AT LEAST SCT SHWRS/TSTMS THRU THE EVE HOURS. SPC HAS EXTENDED SLIGHT RISK SVR STORMS S TO COVER MOST OF NC MTNS. EXPECT SCT CONVECTION FOTHILLS...ISOLD COVERAGE ELSEWHERE. CONVECTION SHOULD TAPER OFF WITH COOLING THIS EVE. COLD FRONT OVER OH VALLEY WILL SINK S TOWARD THE S APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD BE A CAT OR TWO ABOVE AVG. AS FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NW...MOIST S FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION AND DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCE SHWRS/TSTMS THRU THE DAY THU. CAPE NOT AS HIGH THU AFTN BUT THERE WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE SHEAR AND WITH LL CONVERGENCE AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS CWA HAVE CATEGORICAL POPS FOR MOST OF AREA. EXPECT AFTN HIGHS AROUND AVG. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 145 PM WEDNESDAY...THE CWFA REMAINS WITHIN THE GENERAL ASCENT AREA AND DEEPER MOISTURE PLUME ALONG FRONT SIDE OF UPPER TROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WHILE SFC WAVE...EITHER ALONG AND JUST OUT AHEAD OF NEARING FRONTAL ZONE IS STILL PROGGED TO MOVE INTO/DEVELOP ACRS THE PIEDMONT. WITHIN THE STRONG LLVL CONVERGENCE ZONE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...A PIEDMONT HEAVY RAIN MAX REMAINS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HEAVY AMTS POSSIBLE AS WELL ACRS THE UPSLOPE AREAS AND MTNS...CLOSER TO THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS. CERTAINLY PLAN ON MAINTAINING LIKELY POP...AND MAY BE BEST TO EXTEND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. POSITIONING AND TIMING OF THE SE MOVEMENT OF SFC FRONT...AS WELL AS DEPICTION OF SFC WAVES THRU FRIDAY REMAINS VARIABLE AMONG THE MODEL SOLUTIONS. STILL DIFFICULT TO KEY ON ANY ONE FAVORED SOLUTION...BUT DEEPER MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO DEPART AND SOME DEGREE OF LLVL CONVERGENCE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE TRANSLATING FRONT...SO SCATTERED IF NOT NUMEROUS SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED...THE GREATEST CVRG OF WHICH...AND PERHAPS ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED TSTMS...SHOULD BE ACRS THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN HALVES OF THE CWFA. OTHERWISE...LINGERING CLOUDS...PCPN AND DEVELOPING NE LLVL FLOW WILL LIMIT TEMPERATURE CLIMB...AND MAXES REMAIN PROGGED TO BE SVRL CATEGORIES BELOW NORMAL. MEAN DRYING...THE TIMING OF WHICH REMAINS UNCERTAIN...IS THEN PROGGED TO SPREAD SE ACRS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. WEAK RETURN FLOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AS WE RETURN TO TYPICAL EARLY JUNE WARMTH. WITH THE 09 UTC SREF PROGGING AT LEAST A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF AT LEAST 500 J/KG DEVELOPING ACRS THE SOUTHERN 2/3 OF THE CWFA SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE POP FOR DIURNAL TSTMS FOR THIS AREA. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 200 PM WEDNESDAY...THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE MUCH TO0 FAR FROM THE NORM WITH RESPECT FOR THE PATTERN FOR THE LATTER HALF OF WEEKEND...FEATURING A GENERALLY WEAK FLOW REGIME...A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ISOLATED DIURNAL TSTM CHANCES. WITH AN INCREASING SW FLOW POSSIBLE ON MONDAY...MAINLY DIURNAL TSTM CHANCES WILL INCREASE SOME WITH ANOTHER DAY OF ABOVE NORMAL WARMTH. THE LATTER HALF OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS SHAPING UP TO BE INCREASINGLY MORE ACTIVE AS BOTH THE LATEST RUNS OF THE OP GFS AND ECMWF ARE PROGGING FALLING HEIGHTS AND CYCLONIC FLOW ACRS THE SE CONUS...AND AT THE SFC...THE POTENTIAL FOR A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AFFECTING THE REGION EXISTS AS WELL. && .AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NEAR KHKY FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. LATER TONIGHT MORE SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS MAY MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH...THREATENING THE UPSTATE TAF SITES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD LATER ON THURSDAY. I DIDN/T GO WITH PREVAILING SHOWERS ANYWHERE BUT KAVL...BUT AT LEAST TEMPO GROUPS WILL CERTAINLY BE NEEDED IN LATER TAFS. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS WELL. AREAS OF MVFR CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. THE CIGS MAY LOWER AND BECOME EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD AFTER SUNRISE AS THAT/S WHEN THE MOISTURE IS THE DEEPEST. I HAVEN/T QUITE DONE THAT IN THE TAFS...THOUGH I DO KEEP MVFR CIGS IN THROUGH NOON AT MOST SITES. MVFR FOG IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AT KAVL AND KHKY. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND ON THURSDAY. USING THE DISTANCE/TIME OF ARRIVAL TOOL IN AWIPS...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES NORTH OF KCLT. THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT AND I THINK IT WILL SLOW DOWN AS IT APPROACHES. FOR NOW I/M PLAYING IT NOT TO GO THROUGH THE AIRFIELD...BUT I MANY NEED TO AMEND THE TAF FOR AN HOUR OR SO OF NORTHERLY WIND FROM 0030-0130 IF IT DOESN/T STOP. THE TRUE FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE AS FAR SOUTH AS KCLT...BUT IT WILL COME FAIRLY CLOSE LATE TONIGHT. THAT WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR A POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT AS WELL. OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL END ON FRIDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THOUGH SUNDAY...THOUGH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND MORNING FOG IS POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...RB NEAR TERM...RB SHORT TERM...CSH LONG TERM...CSH AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 3:44 PM EDT, 6 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 344 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056-058-059-062>065-501>510-041945- AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-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- 344 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-041945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 344 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR...AND EVEN A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 526 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 NCZ035-036-032230- ALEXANDER-IREDELL- 526 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALEXANDER AND NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNION GROVE...TAYLORSVILLE...MILLERSVILLE...LOVE VALLEY AND HIDDENITE. SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
550 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0132 PM HAIL 3 NW MARSHALL 35.83N 82.72W
06/03/2009 E0.75 INCH MADISON NC PUBLIC
A PUBLIC REPORT OF PENNY SIZED HAIL OCCURRED SOUTH OF
WALNUT ON CODY ROAD.
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OUTLAWLocal storm report, Jun 3, 6:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
629 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL 8 E LENOIR 35.91N 81.39W
06/03/2009 E0.75 INCH CALDWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND ALSO BLEW A METAL SWING OFF THE BACK PORCH.
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MCAVOYLocal storm report, Jun 3, 6:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
650 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG TAYLORSVILLE 35.92N 81.18W
06/03/2009 ALEXANDER NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER REPORTS TREES DOWN IN BOTH
WEST AND EASTERN PARTS OF ALEXANDER COUNTY. HE ALSO
CONFIRMED A MEDIA REPORT OF POWER LINES DOWN IN
TAYLORSVILLE. A TREE WAS REPORTED BLOCKING THE ROAD JUST
WEST OF THE CALDWELL AND ALEXANDER BORDER EAST OF DUDLEY
SHOALS. ALL OF THIS STARTED AROUND 610 PM.
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OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, Jun 3, 7:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 753 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 NCZ057-040100- ROWAN- 753 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ROWAN COUNTY THROUGH 900 PM EDT... AT 752 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF GRANITE QUARRY...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF SALISBURY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIGH ROCK LAKE...SPENCER...SALISBURY...ROCKWELL...GRANITE QUARRY...FAITH... CRAVEN AND CHINA GROVE. SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
819 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL COLLETTSVILLE 35.93N 81.66W
06/02/2009 E1.50 INCH CALDWELL NC PUBLIC
HAIL PUT HOLES IN GUTTERS.
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MCAVOYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 12:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Iredell | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 3:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Iredell | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 4:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 32 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 75 min |
Nearby
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.