Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2009, 3:14 AM EDT for Chester County, South 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
- Jun 18, 2009, 3:14 AM EDT (07:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2009, 6:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Chester County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:14 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 1516 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS52 KGSP 180714
FFWGSP
SCC023-181015-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0027.090618T0714Z-090618T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
314 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 615 AM EDT
* AT 310 AM EDT...RADAR ESTIMATED THAT OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD
FALLEN IN AROUND AN HOUR ALONG HIGHWAY 9 BETWEEN CHESTER AND
INTERSTATE 77. VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
THIS AREA...AND ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
* STREAMS IN THIS AREA WILL LEAVE THEIR BANKS AND BEGIN TO FLOOD
SECONDARY ROADS IF THE PREDICTED RAINFALL OCCURS.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL
FREE NUMBER...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
&&
LAT...LON 3454 8089 3456 8107 3458 8113 3474 8119
3481 8118 3482 8100
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KGSP 180824
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
424 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
SCC023-181015-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-090618T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHESTER SC-
424 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR
EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY...
AT 419 AM EDT...THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS
HAD DRIFTED INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY...JUST WEST OF
INTERSTATE 77 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 97. HEAVY RAIN HAD ENDED FARTHER
TO THE NORTH...BUT RADAR ESTIMATED THAT AROUND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD
FALLEN IN A LARGE AREA BETWEEN HIGHWAY 9 AND HIGHWAY 97.
IT IS LIKELY THAT A FEW STREAMS IN THIS AREA...PARTICULARLY THOSE
THAT FEED ROCKY CREEK...ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY ALSO
DEVELOP ALONG BELL CREEK AND LITTLE ROCKY CREEK IN THE SOUTHERN PART
OF THE COUNTY IF THE HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS.
LAT...LON 3454 8089 3456 8107 3458 8113 3474 8119
3481 8118 3482 8100
$$
MCAVOY000
WGUS72 KGSP 180923
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
523 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
SCC023-181015-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-090618T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHESTER SC-
523 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR
EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY...
AT 518 AM EDT...RAIN HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. COUNTY
OFFICIALS HAVE NOT REPORTED ANY FLOODING SO FAR. HOWEVER...RUNOFF
FROM THE INTENSE RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE MORNING COULD STILL RESULT
IN RISING LEVELS ON AREA STREAMS AND SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT/S
ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS FLOODING ONGOING IN RURAL AREAS WHICH
HAS NOT YET BEEN REPORTED TO THE COUNTY. BASED UPON THESE
CONSIDERATIONS...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO RUN THROUGH 615 AM.
LAT...LON 3454 8089 3456 8107 3458 8113 3474 8119
3481 8118 3482 8100
$$
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 Jun 18, 3:07 AM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 3:07 AM EDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 307 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH FRIDAY...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR AREA SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... SPC HAS PLACED ALL OF THE FA IN SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS YET AGAIN TODAY. HEIGHTS ARE PROGGED TO RISE A LITTLE TODAY...BUT MODEL SOUNDINGS DON/T HAVE MUCH OF A CAP...WITH HIGH CAPE VALUES AGAIN INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AREAS EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD WARM UP MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN THEY DID ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER...IT/S HARD TO FIND ANY KIND OF BNDRY IN THE MODELS THAT WILL SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR CONVECTION. THERE WILL BE THE USUAL SUSPECTS OF THE MTNS AND ANY CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW BNDRY/S THAT REMAIN INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE SOME KIND OF UPSTREAM MCS MOVING INTO THE FA TO REALLY GET CONVECTION GOING LATE IN THE DAY. THE NAM TAKES A SHORT WAVE AND ASSOCIATED PCPN QUICKLY THROUGH THE REGION FROM 21 TO 00 UTC. THERE ISN/T A LOT OF SUPPORT IN THE HIGH RES WRF RUNS OR THE GFS...BUT I MIGHT AS WELL HANG MY HAT ON THAT. STRENGTHENING LLVL WIND FIELD IS LIKELY TO KEEP CONVECTION GOING WELL AFTER SUNSET. IN FACT...STORMS MAY INTENSIFY OVER THE REGION AT NIGHT AS THEY HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. I/VE RAISED POPS INTO THE CHANCE CATEGORY ACROSS THE REGION TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPECTED MCS ACTIVITY...BUT I/VE STILL KEPT POPS FAIRLY LOW AS THERE IS SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY ON THE TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF ANY ORGANIZED AREAS OF CONVECTION. HIGH TEMPS SHOULD WARM INTO THE 90S OVER MOST OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT TODAY. AS LIKE THE PREVIOUS SHIFT SAID...WET GROUND WILL MAKE IT HARD TO REACH THE NUMBERS THE MAV IS ADVERTISING...AND I/VE GONE A LITTLE UNDER THAT GUIDANCE. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 230 AM EDT THU...THE MODELS SHOW THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF STATES BUILDING EAST INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FRI...RAISING HEIGHTS OVER OUR AREA. ON SATURDAY AN UPPER LOW MOVES FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES IN THE PLAINS...AND THE RESULT IS AN EAST COAST TROUGH. A WARM FRONT CONITNUE TO MOVES NORTH AND AWAY FROM OUR AREA FRIDAY...AND TEMPERATURES WARM TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL UNDER THE UPPER RIDGE. GUIDANCE MAXIMUMS TEMPERATURES ARE A BIT HARD TO SWALLOW GIVEN THE MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS...SO ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS UPWARD WERE MADE. DRYING FROM ALOFT WILL LIMIT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE...AND DESPITE MODEL SOUNDING INSTABILITY...THE EXPECTATION OF A CAP IN MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE WILL LEAD OT NO POPS BEING CARRIED. BY LATE SATURDAY A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST...AND POPS WILL BE SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN MOISTENS. TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL BE COOLER...THOUGH STILL ABOVE NORMAL...AS HEIGHTS BEGIN TO FALL AND CLOUD COVER INCREASES. AGAIN...GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES WERE A BIT HARD TO ACCEPT...WITH THE MAV CARRYING 100 AT KCLT...AND ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS UPWARD WERE MADE. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 230 AM EDT THU...THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SHOW AN UPPER RIDGE FROM THE GULF STATES TO HUDSON BAY SUNDAY...WITH A TROUGH DOWN THE EAST COAST. THIS PATTERN PERSISTS INTO MID WEEK...HOWEVER THE GFS BECOMES PROGRESSIVE WITH THE TROUGH...WHILE THE HPC PREFERRED ECMWF DOES NOT. ON SUNDAY MORNING AN EXITING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED WELL TO OUR SOUTH...FROM CHS TO MCN...AND BY WEDNESDAY IT REACHES CENTRAL FL. ENOUGH MOISTURE REMAINS IN THE AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT TO WARRANT SMALL POPS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS. THE RETROGRADING SURFACE LOW OFF THE VA CAPES SHOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY EAST TO FOR WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER TO REMAIN NEAR THE COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWN FROM ABOVE NORMAL SUNDAY...TO NEAR NORMAL THE REST OF THE PACKAGE...AS DOWNSLOPE FLOW WEAKENS AND COOL ADVECTION PREVAILS. && .AVIATION /07Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... A STRONG LINE OF STORMS HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE REGION...THOUGH SCATTERED...DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH 0700 UTC AT KCLT. PATCHY MVFR AND IFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT...AND I HAVE IFR CIGS DEVELOPING AT ALL SITES BY 0800 UTC OR SOONER. WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BE LIGHT...FAVORING A LIGHT SOUTHWEST COMPONENT. CIGS WILL LIFT IN A TYPICAL FASHION BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SW TO W THROUGH THE DAY. THERE SHOULD BE A HEALTHY CU FIELD AROUND IN THE AFTN...AND BY LATE AFTN MORE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL FIRE ON THE MOUNTAINS AND MOVE OUT INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. THERE IS NO WAY TO NAIL DOWN WHERE EXACTLY STORMS WILL FORM...SO I/VE INCLUDED VCTS AT ALL SITES STARTING IN THE MID TO LATE AFTN. OUTLOOK...DRIER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION THU NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF TSTMS SATURDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW AGAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. && .CLIMATE... RECORD HIGHS FOR FRIDAY JUNE 19TH: ASHEVILLE (KAVL): 92 SET IN 1933 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AREA (KGSP): 98 SET IN 1944 CHARLOTTE METRO AREA (KCLT): 102 SET IN 1944 && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...ARK/JAT NEAR TERM...MCAVOY SHORT TERM...JAT LONG TERM...JAT AVIATION...MCAVOY CLIMATE...ARK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 12:38 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1238 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009 GAZ010-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ001>009-013-014-190445- RABUN-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-UNION SC-CHESTER- 1238 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ017-018-026-028-029-SCZ010>012-019-190445- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- GREENWOOD- 1238 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 453 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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
Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1149 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG PICKENS 34.88N 82.71W
06/17/2009 PICKENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND PICKENS.
&&
HGLocal storm report, Jun 18, 12:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1209 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG CARNESVILLE 34.37N 83.23W
06/17/2009 FRANKLIN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 320 NEAR CARNESVILLE...HIGHWAY 106
AND HAYES RD.
&&
MCAVOYLocal storm report, Jun 18, 12:32 AM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1232 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 PM HAIL 3 N RUCKERSVILLE 34.21N 82.79W
06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH ELBERT GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SHERIFF DEPUTY REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL.
&&
HGLocal storm report, Jun 18, 12:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1233 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG ELBERTON 34.11N 82.86W
06/18/2009 ELBERT GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY.
&&
HGSpecial weather statement, Jun 18, 2:12 AM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 212 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009 SCZ014-180715- CHESTER- 212 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY THROUGH 315 AM EDT... AT 211 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RICHBURG...OR 10 MILES EAST OF CHESTER... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREAT FALLS RESERVOIR...FISHING CREEK RESERVOIR...RICHBURG...GREAT FALLS...FORT LAWN AND EDGEMOOR. SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:56 AM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 256 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009 NCZ082-180800- UNION- 256 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT UNION COUNTY THROUGH 400 AM EDT... AT 255 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONROE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MINERAL SPRINGS...UNIONVILLE...WINGATE...TRINITY...STURDIVANTS...MONROE AND MARSHVILLE. SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Pickens | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 70 min |
| Jun 17, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 78 min |
| Jun 18, 12:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Abbeville | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 3:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 58 min |
| Jun 18, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 56 min |
| Jun 18, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Pickens | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 57 min |
| Jun 18, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood, Laurens | 70 min |
| Jun 18, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Spartanburg, Union, York | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg, Union | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 6:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Union, York | 18 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in South 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.