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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 3, 20094 counties in North Carolina

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 3, 11:20 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nw Ellendale, NCHIDDEN 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2009-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1249 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2009-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$
07
5 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

$$
MCAVOY
000 
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

$$
MCAVOY
000 
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

$$
LANE
000 
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

$$
LANE
000 
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

$$
LANE

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 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.

&&

OUTLAW
Local 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.

&&

MCAVOY
Local 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.

&&

OUTLAW
Special 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.

&&

MCAVOY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 12:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPIredell55 min
Jun 4, 3:58 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPIredell47 min
Jun 4, 4:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Caldwell2 hr
Jun 4, 4:25 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchGSPAlexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more32 hr
Jun 4, 1:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMadison75 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.