Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 2009, 11:31 PM EDT for Buncombe County, Henderson 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
- May 14, 2009, 11:31 PM EDT (03:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2009, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Buncombe County, NC, Henderson County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 12:01 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Fletcher, NC | DOT IN HENDERSON COUNTY NOTIFIED THAT CANE CREEK WAS OVER THE BRIDGE ON MILLS GAP RD. |
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 30 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 651 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1063 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS52 KGSP 150331
FFWGSP
NCC021-089-150630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0009.090515T0331Z-090515T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1131 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 230 AM EDT
* AT 1125 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPING FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS TRACKING
REPEATEDLY EASTWARD ALONG THE BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTY
BORDER.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SKYLAND...FLETCHER...AND MOUNTAIN HOME.
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR OVER THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 1 AM. FLOODING WILL
LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG CANE CREEK AND OTHER TRIBUTARIES FEEDING THE
FRENCH BROAD RIVER.
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 IF FLOODING
AFFECTS YOUR AREA. 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.
TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.
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 3561 8227 3559 8229 3556 8226 3555 8220
3553 8218 3552 8222 3548 8223 3545 8227
3543 8228 3539 8226 3535 8229 3532 8264
3548 8279
$$
HG2 follow-up statements
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WGUS72 KGSP 150425
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1225 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009
NCC021-089-150630-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090515T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENDERSON NC-BUNCOMBE NC-
1225 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES...
AT 1219 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING WEST OF MILLS RIVER...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM MILLS
RIVER TO FLETCHER TO BAT CAVE...WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.
FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY DEVELOP THROUGH 2 AM ALONG CANE CREEK AND
OTHER TRIBUTARIES NEAR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER. SIGNIFICANT STREET
FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY IN MILLS RIVER...FLETCHER...AND LOCATIONS
JUST NORTH OF MOUNTAIN HOME.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. WATCH OUT FOR MUD AND ROCK
SLIDES.
LAT...LON 3561 8227 3559 8229 3556 8226 3555 8220
3553 8218 3552 8222 3548 8223 3545 8227
3543 8228 3539 8226 3535 8229 3532 8264
3548 8279
$$
HG000
WGUS72 KGSP 150634
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
234 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009
NCC021-089-150638-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090515T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENDERSON NC-BUNCOMBE NC-
234 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 230 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES...
RECENT TRENDS OF RADAR IMAGES AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATE
THAT THE HIGH RAINFALL RATES THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 230 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN BUNCOMBE AND
NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 3561 8227 3559 8229 3556 8226 3555 8220
3553 8218 3552 8222 3548 8223 3545 8227
3543 8228 3539 8226 3535 8229 3532 8264
3548 8279
$$
NEDWhat 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 May 14, 9:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 9:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 956 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...ALLOWING MOISTURE TO RETURN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AND MAY LINGER ACROSS THE CAROLINAS INTO MONDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... AHEAD OF WEAK FRONTAL ZONE...WITHIN THE THERMAL/MOIST AXIS ON THIS EVENING/S 85H ANALYSIS...FCST SNDGS SHOW ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE NAM/S DEPICTION OF ELONGATED VORT AXIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO AID IN DEEP CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACRS WESTERN NC...AND THE 23 UTC RUC HRRR SUPPORTS DECENT CVRG INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS STRETCHING INTO THE PIEDMONT. THE FURTHER SOUTH ACRS THE FA...INTO THE UPSTATE AND NE GA...PROBABILITIES THAT STRENGTHENING LLVL CAPPING WILL SUPPRESS ANY NEW CONVECTION WILL INCREASE. WESTERN NC ADDITIONAL ISOLATED HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS NOT OUT THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY ACRS THE TENN BORDER COUNTIES WHERE ANTECEDENT CONDS ARE WETTEST. AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL ZONE WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ENSCONCED ACROSS THE AREA. IN FACT...A DEEPENING SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL ACTUALLY ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN ATLANTIC MOISTURE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. IN ADDITION...MODEL SOLUTIONS AGREE THAT MODERATE DESTABILIZATION WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN AT LEAST SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST POPS EXISTING ACROSS THE MTNS...PARTICULARLY THE SOUTHERN ESCARPMENT. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 230 PM THURSDAY...WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE FRI NITE AND SATURDAY. HIGHEST POP CHANCES WILL BE MAINLY DIURNAL. HOWEVER...WITH THE VERY MOIST AND WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND SELY FLOW...CONVECTION WILL LINGER/FIRE DURING THE NON-DIURNAL TIMES AS WELL. DISREGARDED THE VERY LOW CAPE ON THE OPS NAM GIVEN THE MODERATE INSTABILITY SEEN ON THE OPS GFS AND THE SREF. SHEAR WILL BE VERY WEAK THOUGH...SO HEAVY RAINFALL A POSSIBILITY WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS. FOLLOWED A GUIDANCE BLEND FOR TEMPS. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA SAT NITE AND THRU THE AREA SUNDAY. POP INCREASES INTO AT LEAST THE LIKELY RANGE WITH THE ADDED FORCING AND UPPER DIVERGENCE FROM A JET MAX. SHEAR IS A LITTLE BETTER SUNDAY...BUT INSTABILITY DROPS OFF BY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES THRU. LOWS REMAIN MILD SAT NITE WITH HIGHS TAKING A SIGNIFICANT TUMBLE...AROUND 10 DEGREES...SUNDAY WITH PRECIP AND FROPA. GFS HAS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE ECMWF TAKING ON A MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN MONDAY WITH THE FRONT AND ANY DEVELOPING UPPER CLOSED LOW. THIS MEANS DECREASING POP SUNDAY NIGHT...AND ONLY A SLIGHT CHC ALONG THE SRN TIER OF THE CWFA FOR MONDAY. LOWS SUN NITE AROUND 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN SAT NITE WITH HIGHS MONDAY FROM 5 TO 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN SUN. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 200 PM THURSDAY...VERY LITTLE CONFIDENCE REMAINS IN THE EXT PERIOD. THE 12Z GFS HAS COME INTO LINE A BIT WITH THE 00Z ECMWF...HOWEVER THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN AND SENSIBLE WX EXPECTED WITH EACH SCENARIO ARE AT MAJOR ODDS WITH EACH OTHER. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO FIND A CONSENSUS MODEL...HOWEVER THE GGEM AND NOGAPS BOTH HAVE UNIQUE SOLNS OF THEIR OWN. THE FORMER INDICATING A TROPICAL SYSTEM MOVING UP THE EAST COAST...AND THE LATTER PROGRESSING A FRONTAL BAND OUT TO SEA WITH NO CLOSED OFF UPPER LOW. THIS LEAVES LITTLE GUIDANCE TO RELY ON...SO THE LARGE SCALE UPPER PATTERN WILL ENTAIL A COMPROMISE BTW THE 00Z EC AND THE 12Z GFS. THUS...A CLOSED UPPER LOW OF MODERATE STRENGTH WILL BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE ATL COAST LATE IN THE DAY TUE...AND SLOWLY RETROGRADE WEST SOUTH OF RISING HEIGHTS AND A DEVELOPING HIGH ACROSS THE OH VALLEY AND GL REGION. AT THE LOW LEVELS...DRY AIR WILL BE SLOW TO OVERCOME TUE AS DEEP SUBSIDENCE SHOULD BE THE STRONGEST IN A FAIRLY TIGHT Z/GRAD ALOFT AND A WEDGE HIGH BUILDING IN AT THE SFC PRODUCING RATHER STAUNCH AND GUSTY NE WINDS. WONT EXPECT MUCH CLOUD COVER IN THIS SITUATION...SO EVEN THO SFC THETA/E WILL BE LOWERING DURING THE...MAX TEMPS SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO REACH NEAR NORMAL LEVELS. THE FORECAST GETS MUCH TRICKIER AND LESS CONFIDENT WED THROUGH THU....YET THE MAIN IDEA WILL BE TO ADVECT HIGHER AMOUNTS OF ATL MOISTURE TO THE AREA AS THE SFC WAVE EITHER PERSISTS ALONG THE COASTAL BOUNDARY OR MOVES WEST ACROSS S/RN GA. THEREFORE...POPS WILL BE INCREASED TO LOW END CHANCES THROUGH THU...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE UPSLOPE REGIONS. MAX TEMPS WILL REMAIN ADVERTISED NEAR NORMAL OR EVEN A FEW DEGREES BELOW AS WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN E/LY OR NE/LY FLOW. && .AVIATION /02Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE BECOMING ISOLATED LATER THIS EVENING. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS THROUGH ABOUT 02 UTC...AS STORMS NEAR KAVL. OTHERWISE...JUST VARIABLE...BUT MOSTLY SCT VFR LVL CLOUDS WILL BE SEEN ACRS THE FA. STILL EXPECTING REDEVELOPMENT OF NOCTURNAL STRATOCU...BUT CIG RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED. AREAS OF 5-6SM IN PRE-DAWN BR IS EXPECTED AS WELL...WITH LOCALLY IFR VSBYS POSSIBLE IN THE MTN VALLEYS. GREATER CVRG OF AFTERNOON TSTMS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND HAVE INTRODUCED CB AT ALL TERMINAL LOCATIONS. AT KCLT...SCT VFR LVL STRATOCU WILL LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH LIGHT SE WINDS. WILL STICK CLOSE TO THE LATEST MAV/LAV GUIDANCE FOR FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS...HANGING TOUGH WITH LOW VFR...BUT KEEPING A HEDGE SCT LAYER FOR MVFR AND EVEN A FEW IFR STRATUS DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. ALSO PLAN ON JUST VFR LVL BR. WINDS TO REMAIN ON LIGHT SIDE AND WITH A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT. INCREASED AFTERNOON TSTM CHANCES WARRANTS AND INTRODUCTION OF CB MENTION. OUTLOOK...PRECIP CHANCES INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MTNS. MORNING FOG AND STRATUS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WHERE RAIN FALLS. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY...POSSIBLY BRINGING WIDESPREAD FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS TO THE AREA. VFR IS EXPECTED MONDAY...THOUGH MOISTURE MAY NOT BE TOO FAR OFF TO OUR SOUTHEAST ALONG THE STALLING FRONT. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SBK NEAR TERM...CSH/JDL SHORT TERM...RWH LONG TERM...SBK AVIATION...CSH/JDL
Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 10:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1026 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>070-501>510-160230- AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- 1026 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL BE THE BIGGEST THREAT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. .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 HEAVY RAIN OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ001>014-019-160230- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-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- 1026 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 14, 7:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 733 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 NCZ033-048>050-052-053-150015- AVERY-BUNCOMBE-HAYWOOD-MADISON-MITCHELL-YANCEY- 733 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS FROM ASHEVILLE TO NEWLAND THROUGH 815 PM EDT... AT 728 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BAKERSVILLE TO NEAR CANTON...AND WEST TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. THIS COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN MADISON COUNTY AND NORTHERN YANCEY COUNTY. A FLOOD ADVISORY IS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN HAYWOOD COUNTY. HG
Special weather statement, May 14, 8:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 803 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 NCZ049-150030- YANCEY- 803 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT YANCEY COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM EDT... AT 801 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF BURNSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR BURNSVILLE. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING...WHICH COULD FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE. HG
Special weather statement, May 14, 8:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 847 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 NCZ049-150200- YANCEY- 847 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...HEAVY RAINFALL TO CONTINUE ACROSS YANCEY COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM... A SERIES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS YANCEY COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM. RECENT HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL AT RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE BURNSVILLE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH WATER CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG BANKS CREEK AND THE CANE RIVER WEST OF BURNSVILLE. WATER LEVELS COULD APPROACH OR EXCEED BANKFULL IN LOW LYING AREAS THIS EVENING. BE VERY CAREFUL IF DRIVING AFTER DARK. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH ANY FLOODED ROADWAYS. HG
Special weather statement, May 14, 9:31 PM EDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 931 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 NCZ051-058-150230- GRAHAM-SWAIN- 931 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GRAHAM AND SWAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT... AT 929 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF MARYVILLE TO 4 MILES WEST OF TAPOCO TO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF MURPHY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT GRAHAM AND SWAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM...INCLUDING TAPOCO...FONTANA VILLAGE...SANTEETLAH LAKE...FONTANA LAKE AND STECOAH. SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. HG
Special weather statement, May 14, 10:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1023 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 NCZ033-048>050-053-501-503-505-150430- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE 1023 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...HEAVY RAINFALL TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS FROM ASHEVILLE TO HOT SPRINGS TO NEWLAND UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING...IN SOME CASES UP TO TWO OR THREE INCHES. THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...FALLING AT RATES OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH PER HOUR IN SPOTS...WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ALONG AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS...AND COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED FLOODING OR MUDSLIDES. IF YOU MUST DRIVE THIS EVENING...BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HIGH WATER CONDITIONS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH ANY FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE. GERAPETRITIS
Local storm report, May 14, 10:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 N MARS HILL 35.93N 82.55W
05/14/2009 MADISON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
MUDSLIDE REPORTED ON PUNCHEON FORK ROAD.
1000 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 N MARS HILL 35.92N 82.55W
05/14/2009 MADISON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
LITTLE CREEK CHURCH ALONG HW-23 TAKING ON WATER.
&&
BSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 8:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 3 hr |
| May 14, 9:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 3 hr |
| May 14, 10:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 3 hr |
| May 14, 11:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 3 hr |
| May 15, 1:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood | 76 min |
| May 15, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Haywood | 42 min |
| May 15, 2:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Madison | 3 hr |
| May 15, 3:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson | 3 hr |
| May 15, 3:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery | 3 hr |
| May 15, 4:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 2 hr |
| May 15, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 100 min |
| May 15, 6:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 3 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.