Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2010
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jan 24, 2010, 5:36 PM EST for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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
- Jan 24, 2010, 5:36 PM EST (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2010, 11:30 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 6:15 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Hendersonville, NC | FLOODING ALONG MUD CREEK. |
| Jan 24, 6:35 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 4 N Dana, NC | FLOODING ALONG CLEAR CREEK. |
| Jan 24, 7:15 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Hendersonville, NC | FLOODING ALONG BAT FORK CREEK. |
| Jan 24, 9:15 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Little River, NC | FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE LITTLE RIVER NEAR PENROSE. |
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 4 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 39 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 489 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 488 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 722 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
925
WGUS52 KGSP 242236
FFWGSP
NCC089-175-250430-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0002.100124T2236Z-100125T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
536 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1130 PM EST
* AT 525 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUXEDO...
MILLS RIVER...EAST FLAT ROCK...DANA AND LITTLE RIVER.
THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG BAT FORK CREEK IN
THE HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT AREA ESPECIALLY ALONG SHEPHERD STREET AND
NEW HOPE ROAD AND ALONG MUD AND CLEAR CREEKS. FLOODING ALONG
TOWNSEN AND FRUITLAND ROADS AND BROOKSIDE CAMP AND BALFOUR ROADS
WILL BE LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADS AND SOME FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE LITTLE RIVER ON
CASCADE LAKE ROAD NEAR CRAB CREEK ROAD.
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 3 0 1...5 6 3...8 4 0 0.
&&
LAT...LON 3547 8227 3540 8229 3532 8234 3522 8238
3523 8239 3523 8241 3521 8244 3509 8293
3536 8275 3546 8243 3546 8237 3547 8237
3549 8229
$$
PAT2 follow-up statements
221
WGUS72 KGSP 250014
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
714 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
NCC089-175-250430-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TRANSYLVANIA NC-HENDERSON NC-
714 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EST FOR
HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 706 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT TORRENTIAL RAINFALL HAD SHIFTED EAST INTO THE FOOTHILLS...
BUT EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES. FLOODED AREAS
ARE PRIMARILY LIMITED TO SOUTHERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHEAST
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES WHERE CREEKS FEEDING THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER WILL REMAIN HIGH. THIS INCLUDES...CLEAR...BAT FORK AND MUD
CREEK DRAINAGES AND THE LITTLE RIVER DRAINAGE. RAINFALL INTENSITIES
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING AS STRONGER STORMS
MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST UPSTATE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3547 8227 3540 8229 3532 8234 3522 8238
3523 8239 3523 8241 3521 8244 3509 8293
3536 8275 3546 8243 3546 8237 3547 8237
3549 8229
$$
CSH980
WGUS72 KGSP 250322
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1022 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
NCC089-175-250430-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TRANSYLVANIA NC-HENDERSON NC-
1022 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EST FOR
HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 1012 PM EST...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO WIND DOWN ACROSS THE
WARNED COUNTIES...BUT EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WAS ONGOING ALL ACROSS THE
UPPER FRENCH BROAD BASIN.
STREAMGAGES ALONG CLEAR...MUD AND BAT FORK CREEKS ACROSS HENDERSON
COUNTY REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...BUT SHOULD CREST SHORTLY. IN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY...THE LITTLE RIVER IS FLOODING.
AT ROSMAN ALONG THE FRENCH BROAD...EXPECT A CREST NEAR 10 FEET WHICH
WILL BRING THE RIVER TO MAIN STREET BETWEEN DEPOT AND BROAD STREETS.
ALONG THE DAVIDSON RIVER...FLOODING IS LIKELY IN LOW SPOTS
THROUGHOUT PISGAH FOREST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3547 8227 3540 8229 3532 8234 3522 8238
3523 8239 3523 8241 3521 8244 3509 8293
3536 8275 3546 8243 3546 8237 3547 8237
3549 8229
$$
CSHWhat 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 Jan 24, 5:29 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 5:29 PM EST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
529 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY
MONDAY...BEFORE COOL NORTHWEST FLOW SETTLES IN THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH
THURSDAY...WHILE ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPS AND APPROACHES THE
AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
SENDING A QUICK UPDATE TO INCLUDE TORNADO WATCH 11 FOR THE 6 FAR S
COUNTIES.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...SFC OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT MOST OF THE CWA
REMAINS UNDER COOL STABLE CAD AT 1930Z. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT
THE WEDGE IS BEGINNING TO ERODE ACROSS THE LAKELANDS...WHERE
TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM46 AT LAURENS TO 64 AT NEWBERRY. LOCAL WRF
AND NAM WIND AND TEMPERATURE FIELDS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE CAD RETREATING NE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING
THE I-85 AND I-77 CORRIDORS BY 0Z. EAST OF THE WEDGE FRONT...SFC
BASED CAPES SHOULD RANGE FROM 100-300 J/KG. VEERING LLVL WINDS
COUPLED WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE H85 JET WILL YIELD HELICITY VALUES
OF 300-400 M2/S2. STABILITY AND HELICITY VALUES WILL REMAIN UNTIL
CONVECTION SWEEPS EAST OF THE CWA...POSSIBLY KEEPING A HEIGHTEN
THREAT OF SVR WEATHER UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IT APPEARS THAT
THE PEAK PERIOD AND AREA OF SVR THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND POSSIBLE
TORNADOES MAY EXIST ACROSS BROAD RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN 0Z-4Z.
WIND PROFILES WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF RAIN WITH CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS
TO TRACK SSW TO NNE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THIS MAY INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES WITH PROLONG
TRAINING. OTHERWISE...LINGERING UPSLOPE FLOW...PW GREATER THAN 1.3
INCHES...AND SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN SHIELD SHOULD RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD 2-3 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...POSSIBLY 4 INCHES ACROSS THE
SW RIDGES. THE GOING FLASH FLOOD WATCH TIMING AND PLACEMENT LOOKS
GOOD.
THE APPROACH AND EVENTUAL PASSAGE OF A SFC LOW AND PLACEMENT OF THE
CAD BOUNDARY WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS AND GUSTS POTENTIAL ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. AT 1930Z...GUSTS ACROSS THE
MIDLAND RANGED FROM THE L20S TO 30 KTS. I WILL KEEP A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE PIEDMONT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
ON MONDAY...LARGE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NORTH ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH THE DAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO PUSH EAST THROUGH THE DAY...YIELDING CAA ACROSS THE CWA. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT MIXING HEIGHTS MAY REACH 3-5 KFT MON
AFTERNOON. MODERATE MIXING...CAA...AND 6-8 MB PRESSURE GRADIENT
SHOULD SUPPORT WIDESPREAD GUSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS FORECAST AREA MON
AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS THAT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS COMBINED
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. I WILL
HIGHLIGHT WITH A WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS ACROSS THE MTNS WILL LIFT
COOL MOIST AIR ACROSS THE WEST FACING SLOPES. I WILL PAINT THE TN
BORDER WITH A CHC OF SHRA...POSSIBLY SOME SN OVER THE RIDGES BY LATE
AFTERNOON.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 245 PM SUNDAY...A BELT OF STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLIES WILL
REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS ACROSS THE HIGH
TERRAIN...WHILE GUSTS WILL PICK UP WITH MIXING AGAIN E OF THE MTNS
LATE TUE MORNING. MOISTURE IN THE WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE
MTNS WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASINGLY COLD PROFILES TO PRODUCE
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WRN NC MTNS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD DRY UP QUICKLY TUE NIGHT...BUT A CONSENSUS OF
MODEL QPF AND EXPECTED 13 TO 1 SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS SUGGEST SOME
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH ALONG THE TN BORDER. WINTER
WEATHER AND/OR WIND ADVISORY PRODUCTS MAY BE NEEDED BY MONDAY FOR
THE EARLY SHORT RANGE ACROSS PARTS OF THE NC MTNS.
HEIGHTS WILL STEADILY RISE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED. ZONAL FLOW WILL
DEVELOP ALOFT ALONG WITH SFC HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE AREA. DRY
PROFILES PRODUCING FULL SUN WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REBOUND TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL VALUES WED AFTN.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM SUNDAY...A SRN STREAM SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS STATES WILL
SLOWLY OPEN UP AND DAMPEN AS IT MOVES EAST WED NIGHT THROUGH THU.
HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM WILL PHASE WITH A DIGGING NRN STREAM WAVE TO
CARVE OUT A TRUOGH TO THE WEST THU THROUGH FRI. BETTER MOISTURE WILL
INITIALLY LAY OVER ACROSS THE NRN TIER WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A WEAK
COLD FRONT THURSDAY. BOTH TIMING AND THERMAL DIFFERENCES APPEAR IN
THE MODELS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. NRN TIER GFS PROFILES ARE QUITE A
BIT COLDER THAN THE ECM AS DEEPER MOISTURE AND LOW PRESSURE APPROACH
FROM THE WEST. THE FORECAST TIMING AND PROFILES WILL BE A BLEND OF
THE FASTER GFS AND SLOWER ECM...WHICH IS VERY NEAR THE GFS ENSEMBLE
MEAN FORECAST THU THROUGH FRI. THIS SHOULD RELEGATE ANY PTYPE
PROBLEMS TO THE FAR NRN TIER NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE ON THE WARM
ADVECTION SIDE OF THE SYSTEM INTO FRI.
THE DEEPEST MOISTURE AND FORCING WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY WITH THE
PASSAGE OF UPPER JET RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS
THE LOW MOVES EAST ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IN A
COMMA HEAD TRAILING THE LOW SHOULD THEN TRANSIT THE AREA
SATURDAY...WITH FALLING THICKNESSES POSSIBLY CAUSING A CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CAREFULLY THROUGH
THE WEEK FOR POSSIBLE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. DRIER NW FLOW WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE DEPARTING E COAST TROUGH ON SUNDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...KGSP...KGMU...CONTINUE TO EXPECT LIFR CEILINGS WITH IFR
VIS IN RA TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...LATEST
RADAR VWP INDICATE STRONG LLVL WINDS BETWEEN 1-2 KFT. LLVL WINDS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
HOWEVER...GUSTY SFC WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AROUND 21Z...AS
CAD BOUNDARY RETREATS. THE STRENGTHENING SFC WINDS MAY DECREASE THE
SHEAR VALUES BELOW LLWS CRITERIA. A BAND OF SHRA AND EMBEDDED TSRA
IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 0Z-5Z. AFTER THE LINE
PASSES...WINDS SHOULD VEER TO THE SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHWEST.
CEILINGS MAY GRADUALLY LIFT TO MVFR...WITH A TEMPO IFR CEILING
POSSIBLE DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS AND GUST SW WINDS
SHOULD DEVELOP BETWEEN 13Z-15Z.
ELSEWHERE...CONTINUE TO EXPECT LIFR CEILINGS WITH IFR VIS IN RA TO
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...LATEST RADAR VWP
INDICATE STRONG LLVL WINDS BETWEEN 1-2 KFT. LLVL WINDS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
HOWEVER...THE CORE OF LLVL JET WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE MTNS AFTER
21Z...DECREASING THE LLWS POTENTIAL. A BAND OF SHRA AND EMBEDDED
TSRA IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 23Z-3Z. AFTER
THE LINE PASSES...WINDS SHOULD VEER TO THE SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY
SOUTHWEST. CEILINGS MAY GRADUALLY LIFT TO MVFR...WITH A TEMPO IFR
CEILING POSSIBLE DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS AND GUST
SW WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP BETWEEN 13Z-15Z.
OUTLOOK...VFR AND GUSTY CONDITIONS EAST OF THE MTNS ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE MTNS MON
NIGHT-TUE NGHT. FAIR WX IS EXPECTED WED AND THU.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018-
026-028-029.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ026-028-
029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-
048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ033-035>037-
048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ036-037-
056-057-069>072-082.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>065.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-
068>072-082.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007-
010>012-019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ006>014-
019.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ008-009-013-014.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...NED/RB
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 5:25 PM EST, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 GAZ010-017-018-NCZ501>510-SCZ001>005-252230- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-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- 525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. SCZ006-007-010-252230- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON- 525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-252230- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ008-009-013-014-252230- IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER- 525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. NCZ035-068-252230- ALEXANDER-CLEVELAND- 525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. GAZ026-028-029-SCZ011-012-019-252230- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD- 525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH 11 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 24, 1:16 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
116 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
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1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WAYNESVILLE 35.48N 83.00W
01/24/2010 HAYWOOD NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES NEAR JOHNSON CREEK
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROBBINSVILLE 35.32N 83.81W
01/24/2010 GRAHAM NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES. MANY POWER OUTAGES
REPORTED.
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KRENTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 7:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:54 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain | 11 hr |
| Jan 24, 8:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 4 days |
| Jan 24, 11:19 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston | 3 days |
| Jan 24, 11:34 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:20 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 25 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010
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.