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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 11, 2011Cabarrus County, Rowan County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2011, 9:39 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2011, 9:39 PM EDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2011, 12:30 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Rowan County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 69 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2011-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 155 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2011-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
155 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-204 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

344 
WGUS52 KGSP 120139
FFWGSP
NCC025-159-120430-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0012.110612T0139Z-110612T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
939 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT

* AT 938 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE LAST        
  HOUR.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  GRANITE QUARRY AND ROCKWELL.

LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK IS EXPECTED TO RISE OUT OF ITS BANKS. 

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. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 3550 8029 3542 8035 3542 8045 3565 8045
      3565 8029 3564 8028 3564 8026 3558 8020
      3555 8020 3552 8018 3550 8018

$$

07
3 follow-up statements
899 
WGUS72 KGSP 120225
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1025 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCC025-159-120430-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110612T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-ROWAN NC-
1025 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN AND
NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EDT...

AT 1022 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING EAST AND AWAY 
FROM THE AREA. LIGHTER RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 
HOUR.

RUNOFF FROM EARLIER EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE...AND WILL 
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE 
FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...GRANITE QUARRY AND ROCKWELL.

LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK IS EXPECTED TO RISE OUT OF ITS BANKS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3550 8029 3542 8035 3542 8045 3565 8045
      3565 8029 3564 8028 3564 8026 3558 8020
      3555 8020 3552 8018 3550 8018

$$
07
121 
WGUS72 KGSP 120342
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1142 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCC025-159-120430-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110612T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-ROWAN NC-
1142 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN AND
NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EDT...

AT 1137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA WAS TAPERING OFF TO STEADY 
MODERATE RAINFALL. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE PAST 
TWO HOURS COULD STILL LEAD TO FLOODING DEVELOPING WITHIN THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING AREA THROUGH 1230 AM EDT.

FLOODING WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN THE ROCKWELL VICINITY OF SOUTHEAST 
ROWAN COUNTY. TRIBUTARIES TO SECOND CREEK WERE RUNNING NEAR 
BANKFULL...AND ISOLATED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG ROADWAYS 
NEAR SECOND CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN 
AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

LAT...LON 3550 8029 3542 8035 3542 8045 3565 8045
      3565 8029 3564 8028 3564 8026 3558 8020
      3555 8020 3552 8018 3550 8018

$$

HG
081 
WGUS72 KGSP 120430
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1230 AM EDT SUN JUN 12 2011

NCC025-159-120444-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110612T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-ROWAN NC-
1230 AM EDT SUN JUN 12 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN
AND NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1230
AM EDT...

AT 1229 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
LIGHT RAIN DISSIPATING ACROSS ROWAN AND CABARRUS COUNTIES. THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...BUT HIGH WATER CONDITIONS 
COULD PERSIST IN LOW LYING AREAS INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. USE 
CAUTION IF DRIVING...AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH ANY FLOODED 
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3550 8029 3542 8035 3542 8045 3565 8045
      3565 8029 3564 8028 3564 8026 3558 8020
      3555 8020 3552 8018 3550 8018

$$

HG

What 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 Jun 11, 8:51 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 8:51 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
851 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY AND BEGIN
TO WEAKEN BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA SUNDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT 00 UTC...A WEAK MID LEVEL TROUGH WAS ANALYZED MOVING THROUGH A
WEAK UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CAROLINAS AND GA THIS EVENING. A SURFACE
TROUGH WAS ANALYZED OVER THE SAME AREA. RADAR SHOWS CONVECTION
LOOSELY LINED UP WITH THE AXIS OF THIS TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN
PIEDMONT. INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING
WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING...BUT CONVECTION ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES
IN THE PIEDMONT MAY LAST UNTIL MIDNIGHT OR SO. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL UNDER THE WEAK UPPER RIDGE. GUIDANCE IS NOT
OVERLY SUPPORTIVE OF FOG...AND THE BEST BET FOR FOG WILL BE IN
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.

SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CWA FROM THE WEST THROUGH
THE MORNING...REACHING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES...THE ENVIRONMENT
WILL BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH WEAK CIN DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WEAK SHEAR AND GOOD INSTABILITY SHOULD SUPPORT MAINLY PULSE STORMS
FROM EARLY AFTERNOON UNTIL THE FRONT ARRIVES. AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES...CONVECTION MAY FORM INTO MULTICELLS WITH QUICKER STORM
MOTIONS. I WILL FORECAST HIGH CHC POPS BY LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM SATURDAY...THE UPSTREAM FLOW BECOMES MORE AMPLIFIED
WITH A RATHER PRONOUNCED RIDGE AXIS REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MIDWEST. THE MODELS ARE STILL BRINGING IN A S/W ASSOCIATED WITH THE
NEW ENG LOW MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE 12Z GFS IS THE STRONGEST
WITH THIS FEATURE AND THE DPVA FIELD...WHILE THE NAM AND SREF SHOW
ONLY MODEST SUPPORT. A TRICKY FORECAST FOR POPS ACROSS THE NC MTNS
AS THE LLVLS WILL BE EXPERIENCING AN INFLUX OF LOWER THEATA/E WHILE
A CA HIGH BUILDS OVER THE OH VALLEY. MODEL SOUNDINGS ACROSS THE MTNS
HAVE NEGLIGIBLE SBCAPE AND VERY LITTLE ELCAPE...WHILE CINS REMAIN IN
THE 300-400 J/KG. SO...WITH SUSPECT CONV INSTABILITY AND AN
UNFAVORABLE LLVL THERMAL STRUCTURE AND MINIMAL MOISTURE...THE GRIDS
WILL BE LEFT POP FREE EXCEPT ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4KFT WHERE ISOL
TSTMS WILL POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH MECHANICAL LIFT AND THE UPPER
ENERGY SUPPORT.

ON TUES...THE PATTERN BECOMES A LITTLE MORE SUPPRESSED AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED CA HIGH REINFORCES AND RIDGES DEEPER SOUTH ACROSS THE
CWFA. THE GFS IS ACTIVATING A WARM FRONT OFF TO THE WEST AND THIS
COULD SWING CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE MTNS FOR A LATE DAY CONVECTIVE
THREAT....HOWEVER THERE IS LITTLE LLVL RESPONSE SEEN ON THE MUCH
FURTHER NORTH NAM. SO...WILL KEEP THE GRIDS POP FREE FOR TUE. DEEP
LAYERED FLOW WILL BECOME STRONGER AND DEEP NW/LY AS WELL...WHICH
WILL ALSO HELP SUPPRESS CONV INITIATION THROUGH THE DAY. MAX AND
TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN A COUPLE CATS ABOVE
NORMAL...WITH A BIT COOLER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR TUE WITH THE
LOWER THETA/E AIR MIXING IN.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 1230 PM SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE LOOKS LIKE A RETURN TO
SOMEWHAT ACTIVE WEATHER FOR THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH
THE GUIDANCE SHOWS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A MEAN UPPER LONG WAVE TROF WILL
REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. AFTER A DRY TUESDAY
NIGHT...DIURNAL CONVECTION WILL BE THE RULE ON WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN
FEATURE OF INTEREST HERE IS THE NEXT UPPER LOW DROPPING DOWN ACROSS
THE MIDWEST ON THURSDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRING DEEPER MOISTURE
AND FORCING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY
MANIFEST ITSELF AS A WARM FRONT OF SORTS MOVING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING EARLY IN THE DAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE FCST AREA ON THURSDAY AND THEN
SHOULD STALL ACROSS THE AREA FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SO...THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY EVENING COULD HAVE A SHOWER OR STORM AT ANY TIME.
SUSPECT THAT COVERAGE WILL BE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD WHEN ALL IS
SAID AND DONE...BUT THE POP WILL BE LIMITED TO CHANCE FOR THE TIME
BEING. THE PRESENCE OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SHOULD GIVE US A DECENT
CHANCE FOR MORE PRECIP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT IT WILL BE
MODULATED BY THE DIURNAL CYCLE. TEMPS GENERALLY HAVE BEEN NUDGED
DOWNWARD A FEW DEGREES OWING TO MORE CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...CONVECTION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF
HEATING AND INSTABILITY. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING...SHIFTING TO NW SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
GUIDANCE CARRIES NO FOG RESTRICTION AT DAYBREAK. ANOTHER ROUND OF
CONVECTION WILL SET UP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH
INTO OUR AREA...AND WITH A WELL DEFINED FOCUSING MECHANISM...CB WILL
BE CARRIED IN THE AFTERNOON. RESTRICTIONS ACCOMPANYING CONVECTION
ARE TOO UNCERTAIN TO MENTION AT THIS TIME.

ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION WILL DECREASE WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING AND
INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR
STAY LIGHT FRONT THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. GUIDANCE ONLY AGREES ON FOG
RESTRICTIONS AT KAVL AT DAYBREAK...WHERE MVFR VSBY WILL BE FORECAST.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE WSW ON SUNDAY MORNING...EXCEPT
CHANNELED UPVALLEY FORM THE NW AT KAVL. WINDS SHIFT TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON...BECOMING GUSTY AT KAVL.  CONVECTION WILL FIRE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES SOUTH INTO THE AREA. CB WILL BE CARRIED
IN ALL TAFS AS THE FRONT PRESENTS A WELL DEFINED FOCUSING MECHANISM
FOR LIFT. RESTRICTIONS ACCOMPANYING CONVECTION ARE TOO UNCERTAIN TO
MENTION AT THIS TIME.

OUTLOOK...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT.
DRIER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...JAT/NED
SHORT TERM...SBK
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 2:32 PM EDT, 7 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
232 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-121845-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
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-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
232 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS. THE STORMS WILL MOVE
VERY SLOWLY AND LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY RESULT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST ON
SUNDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT...WITH SEVERAL STORMS LIKELY BECOMING SEVERE.
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN
CONCERNS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
825 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCZ057-072-120100-
CABARRUS-ROWAN-
825 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS AND
SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...

AT 820 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOLD HILL...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SALISBURY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS AND SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

ROCKWELL...

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3550 8029 3544 8033 3543 8035 3543 8037
      3559 8044 3563 8026 3558 8020 3555 8020
      3552 8018 3550 8018

BSH
Local storm report, Jun 11, 8:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
828 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S GREER               34.85N 82.23W
06/11/2011                   GREENVILLE         SC   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER LINES DOWN AT ROCK RD AND SHOALS RD IN THE PELHAM
            FALLS SUBDIVISION

0740 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE DUNCAN             34.92N 82.11W
06/11/2011                   SPARTANBURG        SC   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER LINES DOWN AT ROGERS BRIDGE RD AND VICTOR HILL RD

&&

RWH
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:44 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
844 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCZ071-072-120130-
CABARRUS-MECKLENBURG-
844 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MECKLENBURG AND
NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

AT 841 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF LOWESVILLE...OR 14 MILES EAST OF
LINCOLNTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CORNELIUS...
  DAVIDSON...
  HUNTERSVILLE...

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 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.

LAT...LON 3525 8075 3535 8097 3536 8092 3537 8097
      3539 8097 3539 8096 3544 8096 3545 8094
      3548 8095 3551 8089 3548 8063

BSH
Local storm report, Jun 11, 8:52 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
852 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0757 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EARL                    35.19N 81.53W
06/11/2011                   CLEVELAND          NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE LARGE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE IN THE 2600 BLOCK OF
            BLACKSBURG ROAD...NEAR NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH.

&&

BSH
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 9:28 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
928 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCZ069-120200-
LINCOLN-
928 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH
1000 PM EDT...

AT 924 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LINCOLNTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LINCOLNTON...
  BOGER CITY...
  IRON STATION...

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND 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.

LAT...LON 3541 8109 3541 8118 3541 8137 3556 8135
      3556 8122 3555 8106

BSH
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 9:28 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
928 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

SCZ011-019-120215-
ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
928 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD
COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM EDT...

AT 924 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF COKESBURY...OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF GREENWOOD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GREENWOOD...

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP 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.

LAT...LON 3426 8235 3434 8217 3433 8217 3433 8216
      3433 8214 3411 8196 3400 8222

RWH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan35 min
Jun 11, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg46 min
Jun 11, 8:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPRowan59 min
Jun 11, 8:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston66 min
Jun 11, 9:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPRowan3 hr
Jun 11, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg51 min
Jun 11, 10:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMecklenburg, Union3 hr
Jun 12, 12:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYancey24 min
Jun 12, 1:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe25 min
Jun 12, 4:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba36 min
Jun 12, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHaywood, Jackson57 min
Jun 12, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Henderson39 min
Jun 12, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCaldwell40 min
Jun 12, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe48 min
Jun 12, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHenderson, Polk54 min
Jun 12, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham45 min
Jun 12, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHenderson, Polk56 min
Jun 12, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMcDowell, Polk, Rutherford53 min
Jun 12, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba35 min
Jun 12, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCatawba, Iredell, Rowan62 min
Jun 12, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPIredell, Rowan53 min
Jun 12, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMitchell37 min
Jun 12, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell63 min
Jun 12, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg46 min
Jun 12, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCatawba, Iredell, Lincoln38 min
Jun 12, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg36 min
Jun 12, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus34 min
Jun 12, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion30 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.