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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 11, 2009Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Nov 11, 2009, 5:26 AM EST for Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 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
Nov 11, 2009, 5:26 AM EST (10:26 UTC)
Expired
Nov 11, 2009, 11:30 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 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
Nov 11, 8:30 AM ESTFLASH FLOOD2 Ne Unc Charlotte, NCMALLARD CREEK FLOODED SOCCER FIELD
Nov 11, 9:20 AM ESTFLASH FLOOD3 S Concord, NCTHE ROCKY RIVER AT PHARR MILL AND ROCKY RIVER ROAD IS OUT OF ITS BANKS. ROADS ARE CLOSED.

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 184 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 2009-11-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2009-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
575 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
426 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS52 KGSP 111026
FFWGSP
NCC025-119-111630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0049.091111T1026Z-091111T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
526 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1130 AM EST

* AT 525 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER 
THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW 
HOURS. 

* MALLARD CREEK IS CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE AND IT IS EXPECTED TO 
PRODUCE FLOODING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. A GAUGE ON 
THE BUFFALO CREEK IN CABARRUS COUNTY IS ALSO INDICATING RAPID RISES 
IN WATER LEVELS. A CONTINUED RISE WITH THE EXPECTED RAINFALL AND 
RUNOFF WILL BRING THIS CREEK TO NEAR OR OVER FLOOD STAGE. 

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 3519 8049 3520 8054 3503 8076 3500 8084
      3510 8093 3504 8104 3507 8107 3511 8103
      3515 8105 3518 8100 3529 8101 3534 8097
      3535 8092 3537 8098 3540 8095 3551 8095
      3550 8067 3539 8037

$$

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 Nov 11, 3:11 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 3:11 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
311 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF
TROPICAL STORM IDA WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CAROLINAS BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP NEAR THE CAROLINA
COAST THURSDAY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD
OVERHEAD AND REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LATEST WV IMAGERY REVEALS THAT DRY SLOT IS PROGRESSING GRADUALLY
ACROSS CTRL GEORGIA ATTM. RAIN WILL SLOWLY BECOME MORE SHOWERY IN
NATURE AS THE DRY SLOT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS TO THE NORTHEAST. THE
EXCEPTION OF COURSE WILL BE WITHIN THE DEFORMATION ZONE/ BAND OF
FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH INTENSIFYING UPPER LOW.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN VERY POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS DEFORMATION
ZONE...WHICH WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST AN INCH APPEAR LIKELY TODAY
ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS/ADJACENT PIEDMONT AREAS...WHICH WILL
EXPERIENCE THE DEFORMATION PRECIP FOR THE LONGEST DURATION. BY LATE
IN THE DAY...WIDESPREAD/HEAVY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO
OUR NORTHEAST ZONES...TAPERING TO SCT SHOWERS ACROSS THE WEST.

TODAY/S OTHER ISSUE IS THE WIND. WITH SURFACE LOW INTENSIFYING OFF
THE COAST...LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL ACCELERATE TO 40-50 KTS AT 925 MB.
OBVIOUSLY...MIXING WILL BE EXTREMELY SHALLOW TODAY.
NEVERTHELESS...TIGHT GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH
LATER TODAY...MAINLY EAST OF THE MTNS. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT WITHIN
ADVISORY RANGE...IT WILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH TO SEND QUITE A FEW TREES
TO THE GROUND...OWING TO THE SATURATED SOIL. AN ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED BASED UPON THIS EXPECTED IMPACT.

UNFORTUNATELY...THE PIEDMONT RAINS WILL BE EXTREMELY SLOW TO END
TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE DUE TO THE CLOSING OFF/SLOWING OF THE UPPER
LOW. MODEL CONSENSUS PLACES BEST FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING ASSOCIATED
WITH THE DEFORMATION ZONE ACROSS OUR NC PIEDMONT ZONES THIS
EVENING...AND LINGERS IT THERE OVERNIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE WE WILL SEE
EVEN HEAVIER RAINFALL OVER THE PIEDMONT LATE TONIGHT...AS THE UPPER
LOW REALLY BEGINS TO WIND UP. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3-5
INCHES WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG AN AXIS FROM THE
SOUTHERN ESCARPMENT OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS...
EAST/NORTHEAST TO THE NC PIEDMONT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 300 AM WEDNESDAY...GFS AND ECMWF SEEM TO HAVE REASONABLE 00Z
OUTPUT SO USED A BLEND OF THE TWO. THIS HAS THE SFC LOW RIGHT ON THE
NC COAST WITH A BROAD BAND OF DEEP MOISTURE/QPF CONTINUING TO SURGE
N AND W OVER NC AND VA...WRAPPING BACK INTO SC. WITH DEFORMATION
ZONE SLOWLY TRACKING E KEPT LIKELY POPS FOR 1-77 CORRIDOR AND E
THU...TAPERING TO SLIGHT CHANCE OVER W CWA. EXPECT POPS TO DECREASE
THU EVE AND OVERNIGHT AS SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY E OF AREA. TIGHT PRES
GRADIENT AROUND SFC LOW WILL KEEP GUSTY NE WINDS OVER CWA...ESP E
ZONES THU...TAPERING OFF THU NIGHT-FRI. MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT
WITH SFC HIGH PRES BEGINNING TO BUILD IN FROM THE N FRI AFTN AND
NIGHT. TEMPS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW AVG THU. EXPECT THU NIGHT LOWS
NEAR AVG. HIGHS FRI ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO NEAR AVG WITH FRI NIGHT
LOWS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVG.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 245 AM WEDNESDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE MOVING THE NEXT
SYSTEM TOWARD OUR REGION A BIT SLOWER.  THE UPPER RIDGE CENTERED TO
THE SOUTH WILL SLOWLY CROSS FLORIDA AND THEN BECOME SUPPRESSED TO
THE SOUTH OVER CUBA EARLY NEXT WEEK.  BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF MOVE
THE NEXT STACKED LOW FROM ARKANSAS OR MISSOURI DEPENDING ON THE
MODEL TO THE NORTHEAST ON MONDAY NIGHT TOWARD ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT.  THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH OUR AREA
FROM THE WEST AND APPEARS TO REACH US AROUND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT
WEEK.  NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN.  SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
DOES NOSE DOWN FROM THE NORTHEAST PRIOR TO THE FRONT REACHES US.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...IT APPEARS THAT CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE
MVFR RANGE THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...SOME PERIODS OF IFR
ARE LIKELY AROUND SUNRISE...AND THIS THREAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH
TEMPOS. OTHERWISE...THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE. IN FACT...IT APPEARS
LIKELY THAT RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD...AS THE
SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT PRECIPITATION SLOWS CONSIDERABLY.
ALTHOUGH RAIN SHOULD BECOME LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON...PERIODS OF +RA
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY. AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST...THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST
AS WELL.

ELSEWHERE...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...RAIN...AND MAINLY LOW MVFR
CONDITIONS (OCCL IFR) WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE REMAINDER
OF THE MORNING. THE RAINFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY MID-DAY OR SO...THUS CATEGORICAL RAIN
GIVES WAY TO VCSH AROUND 18Z AT THE UPSTATE SC TERMINALS AND KAVL.
HOWEVER...RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD AT
KHKY. ALTHOUGH SOME IMPROVEMENT IN CIGS IS EXPECTED...AND VISBY
SHOULD INCREASE TO VFR AS PRECIP COMES TO AN END...ABUNDANT
LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SUGGESTS THAT MVFR CIGS WILL LIKELY
LINGER THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.

OUTLOOK...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS SHOULD LINGER ACRS THE FA THRU
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
CONFINED TO JUST THE NC PIEDMONT/FTHLS WED NITE INTO THURSDAY.
QUIETER WEATHER AND VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GAZ010-017-018-
     026-028-029.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
     GAZ026-028-029.
NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-501>507-509.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NCZ035>037-056-
     057-068>072-082-501>508.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ033-048>053-
     058-059-062>065-509-510.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
     NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR SCZ001>003.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR SCZ008-009-014.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SCZ001>007-
     010>013-019.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
     SCZ004>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...JDL
SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...JDL
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 3:53 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
353 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-120900-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
353 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN
NORTH 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-509-SCZ001>003-120900-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
353 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ026-028-029-NCZ510-SCZ004>007-010>013-019-120900-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-
GREENWOOD-
353 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

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.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-508-SCZ008-009-014-120900-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-CHEROKEE-YORK-
CHESTER-
353 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH
CAROLINA...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.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TIMING OF THE
END OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. THE THREAT FOR
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING MAY PERSIST INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ501>507-120900-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
353 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH 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.
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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...

NONE.

LANE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 11, 5:01 AM EST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
501 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0340 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SPARTANBURG             34.94N 81.93W
11/11/2009                   SPARTANBURG        SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            FIRE DEPT CLOSED SOUTH CHURCH STREET AND IRWIN AVE DUE TO
            FLOODING.

&&

KRENTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 7:27 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Transylvania8 hr
Nov 10, 11:43 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe24 hr
Nov 11, 1:21 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPHenderson6 hr
Nov 11, 3:12 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAvery, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, McDowell, Mitchell and 3 more6 hr
Nov 11, 3:27 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 5 more16 hr
Nov 11, 3:27 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 7 more51 hr
Nov 11, 3:42 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPGraham, Swain6 hr
Nov 11, 3:52 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more6 hr
Nov 11, 6:54 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPHenderson6 hr
Nov 11, 8:34 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGSPCleveland20 hr
Nov 11, 9:16 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGSPBuncombe19 hr
Nov 11, 10:07 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPMadison19 hr
Nov 11, 10:07 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPMadison19 hr
Nov 11, 10:07 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPGaston24 hr
Nov 11, 10:45 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPPolk, Rutherford3 hr
Nov 11, 11:11 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPBurke, Caldwell, McDowell6 hr
Nov 11, 11:22 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPCleveland, Lincoln6 hr
Nov 11, 11:25 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPAlexander, Catawba6 hr
Nov 11, 11:34 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPPolk, Rutherford6 hr
Nov 11, 11:35 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg5 hr

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.