Alert archive / North Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at Sep 20, 2009, 7:28 AM EDT for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 20, 2009, 12:58 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2009, 7:28 AM EDT (11:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 20, 2009, 12:58 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2009, 6:54 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre (BLAN7). The gauge peaked at 21.06 ft at Sep 22, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03443000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS42 KGSP 201128 FLWGSP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 728 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES HEAVY RAIN FROM A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HEADWATERS OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN WILL CAUSE THE RIVER TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING. REMEMBER...RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECASTED RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...NIGHTIME MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE FLOODED AREAS. THE LATEST STAGES AND FORECASTS FOR RIVERS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEB PAGE AT HTTP://NEWWEB.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=GSP $$ && NCC089-175-210600- /O.NEW.KGSP.FL.W.0002.090920T1800Z-090921T0600Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.090920T1800Z.090920T1800Z.090920T1800Z.NO/ 728 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREER HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 16.0 FEET...FARMFIELDS IN LOW LYING AREAS AND LOCAL TREE FARM AND GREENHOUSE NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$ PAT
16 follow-up statements
000 WGUS82 KGSP 201345 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 945 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. NCC089-175-210145- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.090920T1658Z-090922T0000Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.090920T1658Z.090921T0000Z.090921T1200Z.NO/ 945 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.0 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. AT 16.0 FEET...FARMFIELDS IN LOW LYING AREAS AND LOCAL TREE FARM AND GREENHOUSE NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 210114 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 914 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. NCC089-175-211314- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090923T0712Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.090920T1902Z.090921T1200Z.090922T1912Z.NO/ 914 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 830 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.0 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AT 18.0 FEET...SECONDARY ROADS ALONG THE RIVER AND FARMLAND WILL BE FLOODED. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 211132 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 732 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. NCC089-175-212332- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090923T0705Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.090920T1902Z.090921T1800Z.090922T1905Z.NO/ 732 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 7 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN AROUND 18.3 TO 18.4 FEET FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN FALLING LATE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING. AT 18 FEET...SECONDARY ROADS ALONG THE RIVER AND FARMLAND WILL BE FLOODED.. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 211445 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1045 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. NCC089-175-220245- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090924T1536Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090922T1200Z.090924T0336Z.NO/ 1045 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 10:30 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.5 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN HOLD AT A CREST AROUND 19 AND A HALF FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FALL TUESDAY NIGHT, FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 16 FEET JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 211456 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1056 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. NCC089-175-220256- /O.CON.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090924T1536Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090922T1200Z.090924T0336Z.NO/ 1056 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 10:30 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.5 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN HOLD AT A CREST AROUND 19 AND A HALF FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FALL TUESDAY NIGHT, FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 16 FEET JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 18 FEET...SECONDARY ROADS ALONG THE RIVER AND FARMLAND WILL BE FLOODED. IF THE RIVER HAD REACHED 21 FEET...PARTS OF THE ROSMAN BRANCH OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 220128 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 928 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES... NCC089-175-221328- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090926T0504Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090924T0600Z.090925T1704Z.NO/ 928 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 8:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.5 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 21.0 FEET...PARTS OF THE ROSMAN BRANCH OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 221324 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 924 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. NCC089-175-230124- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090925T2337Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090923T0600Z.090925T1137Z.NO/ 924 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 8:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.5 FEET AROUND 1 AM THIS TUESDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER WILL HOLD ABOVE 21 FEET FOR MOST OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND THEN GRADUALLY FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. AT 21 FEET...PARTS OF THE ROSMAN BRANCH OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 221356 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 956 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER IN NC AT ASHEVILLE AFFECTING BUNCOMBE COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. NCC021-221426- /O.CAN.KGSP.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090923T1500Z/ /AVLN7.1.ER.090922T0448Z.090922T0600Z.090922T0812Z.NO/ 956 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER IN NC AT ASHEVILLE. * AT 9:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4:12 AM TUESDAY AFTER RISING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT 12:50 AM. A CREST OF 8.11 FEET OCCURRED AT 2 AM. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 7.3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS STARTS TO OCCUR DOWNSTREAM FROM THE PEARSON STREET BRIDGE.. $$ NCC089-175-230156- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090925T1012Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090923T0600Z.090924T2212Z.NO/ 956 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.5 FEET JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND GOING BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 16 FEET LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT 21.0 FEET...PARTS OF THE ROSMAN BRANCH OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 221953 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 353 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-230753- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090925T0400Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090922T1245Z.090924T1600Z.NO/ 353 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 3:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 21.0 FEET BEGINNING AT 9:30 AM THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND HAS BEEN HOLDING AT 21 FEET FOR THE LAST SIX HOURS. THE RIVER WILL FALL OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL FALL BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 16 FEET BY MID DAY THURSDAY. AT 21.0 FEET...PARTS OF THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 230127 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 927 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. THE CURRENT RIVER LEVEL IS 21.1 FEET. THE RIVER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. REMEMBER...RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECASTED RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. SAFETY MESSAGE... CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. && NCC089-175-231327- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090923T1800Z.090926T1800Z.NO/ 927 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 830 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. AT 21.0 FEET...PARTS OF THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.. $$ JPT
000 WGUS82 KGSP 231219 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 819 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN OVER THE HEADWATERS OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN HAS WORKED ITS WAY FURTHER DOWNSTREAM THUS...THE RIVER TO CONTINUE DROP TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-240019- /O.CON.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090923T1800Z.090926T1800Z.NO/ 819 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE STAGE AT BLANTYRE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL AND GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 16 FEET AROUND MID DAY SATURDAY. * AT 21.0 FEET...PARTS OF THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 231417 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1017 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN OVER THE HEADWATERS OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN HAS WORKED ITS WAY FURTHER DOWNSTREAM THUS...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO DROP AND GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-240217- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090925T0120Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090923T0030Z.090924T1320Z.NO/ 1017 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 9:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 21.0 FEET...PARTS OF THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 231951 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 351 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN OVER THE HEADWATERS OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN HAS WORKED ITS WAY FURTHER DOWNSTREAM THUS...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-240751- /O.CON.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090925T0120Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090923T0030Z.090924T1320Z.NO/ 351 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 3:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 16 FEET BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 20.0 FEET...WATER WILL START TO MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF HIGHWAY 64. A FEW BUILDINGS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND HIGHWAY 64 ARE FLOODED AT 20 FEET. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 240146 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 946 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN OVER THE HEADWATERS OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN HAS WORKED ITS WAY FURTHER DOWNSTREAM...THUS THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-241346- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090925T0022Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090923T0030Z.090924T1222Z.NO/ 946 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 8:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 241337 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 937 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK HAS WORKED ITS WAY FURTHER DOWNSTREAM THUS...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-250137- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090925T1200Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090923T0030Z.090925T0000Z.NO/ 937 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 830 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 18.0 FEET...SECONDARY ROADS ALONG THE RIVER AND FARMLAND WILL BE FLOODED. RIVER ROAD WILL BE UNDER WATER. $$
000 WGUS82 KGSP 242254 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 654 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN OVER THE HEADWATERS OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN HAS WORKED ITS WAY FURTHER DOWNSTREAM THUS...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE DROPPING WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-242324- /O.CAN.KGSP.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090925T1200Z/ /BLAN7.2.ER.090920T1902Z.090923T0030Z.090924T2052Z.NO/ 654 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 6:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4:52 PM THURSDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 13.9 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...PARTS OF GROVE AND PLEASANT GROVE ROADS WILL BE FLOODED. BUILDINGS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND HIGHWAY 64 WILL BEGIN TO SEE WATER APPROACH THEM. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT UNTIL NEW FLOODING OCCURS WITH THE NEXT BIG RAIN EVENT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Sep 20, 3:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 3:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 330 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS... BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DEEP MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION FOR MOST OF THE WORK WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUES AT 06Z ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS IN A WARM ADVECTION UPGLIDE/SE UPSLOPE FLOW REGIME. SOME OF THE SHOWERS HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED/ANCHORED NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE RESULTING IN WHAT SHOULD BE SOME IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL TOTALS. FOR THE VERY NEAR TERM THIS WILL REQUIRE A CATEGORICAL POP NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE AND OVER TOWARD METRO CLT...AND LIKELY ELSEWHERE. THE INGREDIENTS FOR CONTINUED HEAVY RAIN REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE...HIGH PW...AND ADDITIONAL FORCING ARRIVING FROM THE SW. HAVE GENERALLY ACCEPTED THE HIGH MOSGUIDE POP WHICH KEEPS CATEGORICAL RAIN FORECAST ON THE E SIDE OF THE HIGH TERRAIN...THEN TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE WRN PIEDMONT. EXPECT TEMPS TO REMAIN COOL TODAY SO THE COOLER GUIDANCE WAS FOLLOWED. SUNDAY NIGHT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION WE HAVE RIGHT NOW...WITH CONINUED UPSLOPE/UPGLIDE. IF THIS GOES DOWN IN A SIMILAR FASHION...THEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CONSIDER A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ZONES NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. WOULD RATHER NOT ISSUE A WATCH RIGHT NOW FOR ZONES THAT ALREADY HAVE A WARNING...SO IT WILL BE EVALUATED LATER IN THE MORNING. TEMPS WERE KEPT CLOSE TO THE GUIDANCE FOR LOWS. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 240 AM SUNDAY...ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BOTH THE 0Z GFS AND ECMWF AGREE THAT A MID LEVEL LOW WILL CLOSE OFF OVER THE PLAINS AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE ATLANTIC COAST. AT THE SFC...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO NOSE SE ACROSS THE CWA. THIS PATTERN SHOULD FAVOR A CONTINUATION OF MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTLY LESS THAN NORMAL. ON MONDAY...IT APPEARS THAT UPSLOPE FLOW AND DIURNAL INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT LIKELY COVERAGE OF SHRA AND POSSIBLY TSRA OVER THE MTNS...SCT COVERAGE EAST. LI/S ON THE GFS INDICATE THAT THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE CWA IS FAVORED FOR INCREASED INSTABILITY. ON TUESDAY...ATLANTIC RIDGE AXIS BEGINS TO SHIFT WEST...WITH THE CENTER PIVOTING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH. THE RIDGE SHOULD REDUCE TUESDAY/S COVERAGE FROM MONDAY...DUE TO DECREASED AFTERNOON INSTABILITY. I WILL FORECAST CHC POPS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH LIKELY COVERAGE OVER THE MTN PEAKS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 3 AM SUNDAY...I WILL FAVOR THE ECMWF FOR ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. WEAK MID LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CWA FROM MID WEEK INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND. AT THE SFC...PRESSURES SHOULD FAVOR SLIGHT HIGH PRESSURE...HOWEVER...A WEAK COLD FRONT COULD SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATE IN THE WORK WEEK. TIMING AND STRENGTH OF EXTENDED RANGE SFC FEATURES ARE TOO UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE CLOSED LOW OVER THE PLAINS WILL LIKELY MOVE EAST...INCREASING MOISTURE AND LLVL RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. OVERALL...DIURNAL SWINGS IN POPS ARE ANTICIPATED...PEAKING WITH CHC DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SCHC AT NIGHT. MOS GUIDANCE AND PATTERN SUPPORT TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. && .AVIATION /08Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AT KCLT...A LARGE AREA OF SLOW MOVING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL AFFECT THE TERMINAL FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR. THIS SHOULD KEEP A PREVAILING MVFR VISIBILITY WITH CEILING COMING IN AND OUT OF LOW END MVFR. WHEN THE RAIN FINALLY MOVES OUT...THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF VFR...BUT THIS SHOULD FILL IN QUICKLY WITH FOG AND LOW CLOUDS. GUIDANCE IS PESSIMISTIC WITH A TREND TOWARD IFR BY 09Z AND WITH THE AIR MASS BEING FORCED BY MOIST UPGLIDE THIS SEEMS REASONABLE. ONCE AGAIN...THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING. CEILING SHOULD PROGRESS UPWARD THROUGH MVFR AND PROBABLY TO LOW END VFR IN THE AFTERNOON. IF IT DOES BREAK OUT...EXPECT A GREATER CHANCE OF SEEING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THIS WILL NOT BE PUT IN THE TAF FOR NOW. ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AIDED BY UPSLOPE/WARM ADVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING. WIDESPREAD FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT WITH AREAS OF IFR LIKELY TOWARD SUNRISE. DIURNAL IMPROVEMENT IS ALSO LIKELY ON SUNDAY...WITH CIGS/VSBY IMPROVING FROM MID-MORNING ONWARD AND PROBABLY BECOMING UNRESTRICTED ACRS MUCH OF THE FA DURING THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THIS SHOULD FILL RIGHT BACK IN DURING THE EVENING HOURS. OUTLOOK...A STAGNANT PATTERN WILL FAVOR PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH MID WEEK. EXPECT RESTRICTIONS...MAINLY MVFR...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT...WITH IFR POSSIBLE AROUND DAWN. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...NED NEAR TERM...PM SHORT TERM...NED LONG TERM...NED AVIATION...PM
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 20, 5:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 500 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510- SCZ001>007-010-210900- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-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-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON- 500 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE EAST FACING SLOPES EARLIER THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY COULD RESULT IN RAPID RISES ALONG SMALL STREAM AND CREEKS AND POSSIBLY DEEP STANDING WATER WITHIN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED MUD SLIDES MAY OCCUR DURING HEAVY RAINFALL RATES ACROSS STEEP TERRAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-011>014-019-210900- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 500 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...A FEW HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THIS MORNING. HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL LIKELY LEAD TO STANDING WATER WITHIN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NED
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 20, 5:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
536 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE HENDERSONVILLE 35.37N 82.41W
09/20/2009 HENDERSON NC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
THE CLEAR CREEK STREAM GAUGE OBSERVED 8.1 FEET AT 9Z. A 8
FEET...FRUITLAND ROAD AND LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVER
BEGIN TO FLOOD.
&&
NEDLocal storm report, Sep 20, 6:50 AM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
650 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0626 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 SW LAKE ADGER 35.31N 82.21W
09/20/2009 POLK NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
GREEN RIVER COVE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. IN
ADDITION...SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED IN SATURATED SOIL ON
HIGHWAY 176.
&&
NEDLocal storm report, Sep 20, 6:56 AM EDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
656 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0618 AM FLASH FLOOD BREVARD 35.24N 82.73W
09/20/2009 TRANSYLVANIA NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
WILSON ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER. DAVIDSON ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM TURKEY
CREEK.
&&
NEDLocal storm report, Sep 20, 7:11 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
711 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 AM FLASH FLOOD LAKE LURE 35.44N 82.21W
09/20/2009 RUTHERFORD NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL ROADS AROUND LAKE LURE HAVE WATER COVERED AREAS.
&&
NEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 12:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 115 min |
| Sep 20, 12:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 3 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 106 min |
| Sep 20, 3:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson | 109 min |
| Sep 20, 4:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 4 hr |
| Sep 20, 6:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 4 hr |
| Sep 20, 8:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 4 hr |
| Sep 20, 11:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Sep 20, 5:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 3 hr |
| Sep 20, 6:19 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 9 more | 36 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2009Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.