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Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Dec 25, 2009, 11:16 AM EST for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 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
- Dec 25, 2009, 11:16 AM EST (16:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2009, 2:15 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Mecklenburg County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 12:00 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Se Charlotte, NC | MCMULLEN CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING PARTS OF OF ADDISON DRIVE AND WILLHAVEN ROAD. |
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 44 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 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 431 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 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 251616
FFWGSP
NCC119-251915-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0055.091225T1616Z-091225T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1116 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 215 PM EST
* AT 1108 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CHARLOTTE
METRO REGION WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. IN THE PAST HOUR...THE STREAM
GAUGE AT MCMULLEN CREEK HAS REPORTED A SHARP RISE WITH CURRENT
LEVELS NOW AT 1 FOOT BELOW FLOOD STAGE. OTHER GAUGES ACROSS SOUTHERN
MECKLENBURG COUNTY ARE ALSO SHOWING RAPID RISES AND STREAM FLOODING
CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE SOUTH OF THE CITY CENTER WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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 3521 8054 3501 8083 3501 8086 3510 8093
3504 8104 3506 8106 3511 8103 3515 8105
3518 8100 3529 8101 3534 8097 3535 8092
3537 8098 3540 8095 3551 8095 3550 8078
3540 8076 3533 8069 3527 8066
$$
KRENTZ1 follow-up statement
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WGUS72 KGSP 251819
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
119 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
NCC119-251915-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-091225T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MECKLENBURG NC-
119 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR
MECKLENBURG COUNTY...
AT 113 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
HEAVY RAINFALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FLASH FLOODING HAS MOVED EAST OF
MECKLENBURG COUNTY. HOWEVER DUE TO RUNOFF...LOCAL STREAM LEVELS
CONTINUE TO RISE...WITH MCMULLEN AND MALLARD CREEKS AROUND ONE HALF
FOOT TO OVER ONE FOOT ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. AS RUNOFF CONTINUES THIS
AFTERNOON...NEW FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG BRIAR CREEK AND STEELE CREEK.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CROFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3521 8054 3501 8083 3501 8086 3510 8093
3504 8104 3506 8106 3511 8103 3515 8105
3518 8100 3529 8101 3534 8097 3535 8092
3537 8098 3540 8095 3551 8095 3550 8078
3540 8076 3533 8069 3527 8066
$$
KRENTZWhat 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 Dec 25, 10:47 AM EST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 10:47 AM EST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1047 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST TODAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
BEHIND THIS FRONT WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER MUCH STRONGER AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
JUST TO KEEP ALL INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE LOOP...HAVE CANCELLED FZRA
ADVISORY WHERE TEMPS HAVE WARMED SUFFICIENTLY AND PARED BACK ICE
STORM WARNING AREA TO ACCOUNT FOR LINGERING AREAS OF WARNING LEVEL
ACCRETION ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND WILL ALLOW TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.
STOUT SSE LLVL 85H JET TO TRANSLATE DOWNSTREAM OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND LOOSENING/VARYING SFC PRES GRADIENT TO ALLOW ALL
WIND PRODUCTS TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE AS WELL. HAVE ISSUED SHORT
FUSED FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO ACCOUNT FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN
AND EMBEDDED DEEP CONVECTION ALONG THE I-77 CORRIDOR UNTIL 4 PM. NEW
12 UTC NAM SBCAPE FCSTS POS VALUES SKIRTING BY JUST TO THE SE OF THE
CWFA THIS AFTERNOON...SO WILL PLAN ON KEEPING JUST ELEVATED TSTM
THREAT ACRS THE SE CWFA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 325 AM FRI...AN INTENSE UPPER LOW WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES STATES SAT AND SAT NITE. THE CWFA WILL BE UNDER
A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW...THOUGH THE AIRMASS WILL BE
QUITE DRY OVERALL. HIGHS SAT WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHER
THICKNESSES AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. LOWS SHOULD BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL.
BY SUNDAY THE UPPER LOW WILL WILL BEGIN TO BE PICKED BACK UP BY THE
WESTERLIES...MOVING BRIEFLY TO THE SOUTH BEFORE LIFTING OFF TO THE
NORTH. AS THIS HAPPENS...SOME UPPER DIVERGENCE DEVELOPS OVER THE
AREA AS A SHORT WAVE SHOOTS ACROSS THE REGION. A WEAK GULF LOW
DEVELOPS AND MOVES EASTWARD. THIS BRINGS SOME MOISTURE INTO THE
AREA. HOWEVER...THE MOST OF THE GUIDANCE HAS NO TO VERY LOW POP. THE
EXCEPTION IS THE SREF WHICH HAS VERY HIGH POP WITH VERY LOW QPF.
WILL KEEP THE FCST DRY FOR NOW. HIGHS A LITTLE COOLER...BUT STILL
ABOVE NORMAL.
A STRONGER SHORT WAVE ROTATES AROUND THE DEPARTING LOW AND INTO THE
AREA SUN NITE. MOST OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY. HOWEVER...IT WILL
BE THE BEST PERIOD FOR NW FLOW SNOW AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND NWLY
FLOW INCREASE ACROSS THE MTNS. FOR NOW...HAVE KEPT POP IN THE CHC TO
SLIGHT CHC RANGE OVER THE USUAL AREAS. THE SNOW SHOWERS END BY
AFTERNOON MONDAY. RIGHT NOW...IT LOOKS LIKE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE. LOWS AND HIGHS BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 315 AM FRIDAY...STILL NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE GOING
MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST. THE FIRST PART OF THE PERIOD WILL GENERALLY
BE QUIET AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST UNDER RIDGING
ALOFT. MODEL SOLUTIONS RAPIDLY DIVERGE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT
ONWARD...PRIMARILY WITH THEIR HANDLING OF THE NEXT SOUTHERN STREAM
SYSTEM. THE COLLECTION OF GFS...ECMWF...AND GEM ALL HANDLE THE MID
AND UPPER LEVEL ENERGY DIFFERENTLY ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO TRACK
AND TIMING. THE GFS CONTINUES TO KEEP THE DEVELOPING GULF LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SUPPRESSED TO THE SOUTH AND KEEPS ACCUMULATING
PRECIP SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FA. HOWEVER...THE ECMWF TAKE THE LOW
SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND UP THE EAST COAST SPREADING
PRECIP INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY. WITH THIS
SIGNIFICANT TIMING DIFFERENCE IN MIND THE END OF THE FORECAST
CONTINUES TO BE VERY LOW CONFIDENCE. I HAVE KEPT THE CHANCE POP IN
THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH IT DRY UP TO
THAT POINT. AT THIS POINT...ATTEMPTING TO PREDICT PTYPE FOR SUCH A
LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST IS SUCH A FUTILE EXERCISE THAT I WILL
HANDLE WX AS RAIN OR SNOW FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL MIDDAY AS THE
BEST ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE MOVES ACROSS THE AIRFIELD. GUSTY EASTERLY
WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST AT MIDDAY WITH IMPROVEMENT TO
MVFR. BY EARLY EVENING WINDS VEER TO SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND
LOSE THEIR GUSTINESS AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS...AND VFR
RETURNS. LIGHT WINDS VEER TO THE NORTHWEST BEFORE DAWN SATURDAY.
ELSEWHERE...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST BY
MIDDAY. MEANWHILE IFR CEILINGS RISE TO MVFR...AND VISIBILITY
IMPROVES FROM MVFR TO VFR AS RAIN DIMINISHES WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
BEST ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE. BY EVENING VFR RETURNS AND WINDS BECOME
LIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
MET GUIDANCE HAS PESSIMISTIC FOG RESTRICTIONS AT KAVL SATURDAY
MORNING...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS TIME...AND FOG WILL NOT BE
CARRIED IN THE TAF.
OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE AREA WED AND POSSIBLY LOWER CIGS TO MVFR ACROSS
MOST TAF SITES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR WILL
MOVE IN QUICKLY WED NIGHT RETURNING FLIGHT CATS TO VFR FOR THU.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR GAZ018-026-028-029.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR GAZ010-017.
NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ057-070>072-082.
ICE STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ033-035-049-050-
053-501>507.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ048-051-058-059-
062-063.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ035>037-
056-057-069>072-082.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SCZ009-014.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BSH
NEAR TERM...CSH/JAT
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...BSH
AVIATION...JATHazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 10:23 AM EST, 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1023 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ001>008-010>013-019-261530- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- UNION SC-GREENWOOD- 1023 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA 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. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-068-501>510-261530- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- 1023 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA 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. ICE STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...ICING AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ035-036-056-069-261530- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-CATAWBA-LINCOLN- 1023 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA 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. ICE STORM WARNING. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...ICING AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ052-261530- HAYWOOD- 1023 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... 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. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...ICING AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ048-051-058-059-062-063-261530- MADISON-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- 1023 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GAZ010-017-261530- RABUN-HABERSHAM- 1023 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .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. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ057-070>072-082-SCZ009-014-261530- ROWAN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-CHESTER- 1023 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT 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. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ037-261530- DAVIE- 1023 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT 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. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...ICING AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 14
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 25, 8:18 AM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 818 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 SCZ008-009-013-014-251400- CHEROKEE-CHESTER-UNION-YORK- 818 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CHEROKEE...EASTERN UNION...NORTHWESTERN CHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 900 AM EST... AT 818 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITMIRE...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF NEWBERRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNION... SHARON...SARATT...MONARCH MILLS...LOCKHART...HICKORY GROVE... BULLOCK CREEK AND ADAMSBURG. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. MCAVOY
Local storm report, Dec 25, 9:00 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
900 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM FLASH FLOOD HENDERSONVILLE 35.32N 82.46W
12/25/2009 HENDERSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
MUD CREEK OUT OF IT/S BANKS. KING AND GROVE STREETS AND 5
POINTS FLOODED.
0805 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE HENDERSONVILLE 35.37N 82.40W
12/25/2009 HENDERSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
CLEAR CREEK OUT OF IT/S BANKS...FRUITLAND ROAD FLOODED.
0820 AM FLASH FLOOD HENDERSONVILLE 35.32N 82.46W
12/25/2009 HENDERSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
BAT FORK CREEK OUT OF IT/S BANKS...JACKSON PARK AND
AIRPORT ROAD FLOODED.
&&
CSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2:51 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Davie, Haywood | 9 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:01 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Graham, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain | 9 hr |
| Dec 25, 6:33 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 7:50 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 8:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 66 hr |
| Dec 25, 9:04 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Gaston, Iredell and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:43 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:58 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 10 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:58 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 10 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Mitchell | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 4 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.