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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 11, 2009Buncombe County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at Nov 11, 2009, 9:16 AM EST for Buncombe County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 11, 2009, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 11, 2009, 9:16 AM EST (14:16 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 11, 2009, 1:00 PM EST
Expired: Nov 12, 2009, 4:18 AM EST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Flood severity: Minor

County Buncombe County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point French Broad River at Pearson Bridge Rd, 2 NW Asheville (AVLN7). The gauge peaked at 7.28 ft at Nov 11, 2009, 11:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 6.5 ft
Minor stage: 9.5 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03451500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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 Nov 11, 6:47 AM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 6:47 AM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 3:53 AM EST, 5 hours 23 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, 6:23 AM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 11, 6:40 AM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 11, 6:50 AM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 11, 8:43 AM EST, 33 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 10, 7:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Transylvania	8 hr
Nov 10, 11:43 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Buncombe	24 hr
Nov 11, 1:21 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson	6 hr
Nov 11, 3:12 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, McDowell, Mitchell and 3 more	6 hr
Nov 11, 3:27 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 5 more	16 hr
Nov 11, 3:27 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 7 more	51 hr
Nov 11, 3:42 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Graham, Swain	6 hr
Nov 11, 3:52 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more	6 hr
Nov 11, 5:26 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	6 hr
Nov 11, 6:54 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson	6 hr
Nov 11, 8:34 AM EST	River Flood Warning	GSP	Cleveland	20 hr
Nov 11, 10:07 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Madison	19 hr
Nov 11, 10:07 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Madison	19 hr
Nov 11, 10:07 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Gaston	24 hr
Nov 11, 10:45 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Polk, Rutherford	3 hr
Nov 11, 11:11 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Burke, Caldwell, McDowell	6 hr
Nov 11, 11:22 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Lincoln	6 hr
Nov 11, 11:25 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Alexander, Catawba	6 hr
Nov 11, 11:34 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Polk, Rutherford	6 hr
Nov 11, 11:35 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	5 hr
Nov 10, 11:46 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee and 2 more	8 hr
Nov 11, 2:08 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	6 hr
Nov 11, 7:48 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	3 hr
Nov 11, 8:34 AM EST	River Flood Warning	GSP	Cherokee, York	20 hr
Nov 11, 11:03 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	5 hr
Nov 11, 3:59 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Spartanburg	2 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2009 Every 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.