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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Nov 28, 2011, 4:30 PM EST for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Nov 28, 2011, 4:30 PM EST (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2011, 10:30 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), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 7:05 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Hendersonville, NC | AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGE ON MUD CREEK AT HENDERSONVILLE REPORTED A STAGE OF 7.52 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. |
| Nov 28, 7:15 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Hendersonville, NC | AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGE ON BAT FORK CREEK AT HENDERSONVILLE REPORTED A STAGE OF 7.0 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. |
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 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 155 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 266 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
- 64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
794
WGUS52 KGSP 282130
FFWGSP
NCC089-175-290330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0028.111128T2130Z-111129T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
430 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
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 1030 PM EST
* AT 425 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS TRANSYLVANIA AND
HENDERSON COUNTIES. BY 6 PM...AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO INCH AND
A HALF OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF
FROM THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN STREAM
AND RIVER LEVELS...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING.
AT 415 PM...AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGES ON THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT
ROSMAN AND ON THE LITTLE RIVER NEAR PENROSE REPORTED MINOR FLOODING.
THE FLOODING ON THE LITTLE RIVER IS LIKELY A COMBINATION OF HEAVY
RAIN AND BACK WATER FROM A LOG JAM ON THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER. THE
LOG JAM IS LOCATED ABOUT 800 FEET UPSTREAM OF THE FRENCH BROADS
CONFLUENCE WITH THE LITTLE RIVER...NEAR THE TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
AIRPORT. THE LOG JAM IS ALSO FLOODING A TREE FARM AND CORN FIELDS IN
THIS AREA.
ONGOING RUNOFF SHOULD RESULT IN A STEADY RISE ALONG THE BAT FORK AND
MUD CREEKS IN HENDERSONVILLE...POSSIBLY EXCEEDING FLOOD STAGE BY 6
PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
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 3522 8296 3524 8293 3529 8292 3532 8283
3546 8270 3542 8254 3547 8227 3531 8232
3528 8235 3520 8236 3519 8238 3521 8239
3518 8242 3512 8267 3513 8268 3511 8270
3503 8301 3504 8304
$$
NED2 follow-up statements
999
WGUS72 KGSP 282342
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
642 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
NCC089-175-290330-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-111129T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENDERSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-
642 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TRANSYLVANIA AND
HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EST...
AT 640 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS TRANSYLVANIA AND HENDERSON
COUNTIES. BY 9 PM...AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THE ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN A GRADUAL INCREASE IN STREAM AND RIVER
LEVELS...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING.
AT 625 PM...AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGES ON THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT
ROSMAN AND ON THE LITTLE RIVER NEAR PENROSE REPORTED MINOR FLOODING.
IN ADDITION...THE DAVIDSON RIVER IS APPROACHING BANKFULL AND
CONTINUING TO SLOWLY RISE. TRANSYLVANIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED THAT SEVERAL ROADS ALONG THE FRENCH BROAD AND LITTLE RIVERS
ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. THE FLOODING ON THE LITTLE RIVER IS
LIKELY A COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND BACK WATER FROM A LOG JAM ON
THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER. THE LOG JAM IS LOCATED ABOUT 800 FEET
UPSTREAM OF THE FRENCH BROADS CONFLUENCE WITH THE LITTLE
RIVER...NEAR THE TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY AIRPORT.
IN HENDERSON COUNTY...ONGOING RAINFALL AND RUNOFF SHOULD RESULT IN A
STEADY RISE ALONG THE BAT FORK AND MUD CREEKS IN
HENDERSONVILLE...POSSIBLY EXCEEDING FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS EVENING.
AT FLOOD STAGE...BAT FORK CREEK IN THE HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT AREA
MAY FLOOD AREAS ALONG SHEPHERD STREET AND NEW HOPE ROAD. IN
ADDITION...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG MUD CREEK ON BROOKSIDE CAMP
AND BALFOUR ROADS.
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.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.
&&
LAT...LON 3522 8296 3524 8293 3529 8292 3532 8283
3546 8270 3542 8254 3547 8227 3531 8232
3528 8235 3520 8236 3519 8238 3521 8239
3518 8242 3512 8267 3513 8268 3511 8270
3503 8301 3504 8304
$$
NED874
WGUS72 KGSP 290204
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
904 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
NCC089-175-290330-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-111129T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENDERSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-
904 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TRANSYLVANIA AND
HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EST...
AT 9 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS TRANSYLVANIA AND HENDERSON
COUNTIES. BY 10 PM...AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER OF AN INCH TO HALF INCH
OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY ALLOW AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS TO
SLOW RISE OR CREST LATE THIS EVENING. AFTER 10 PM...RAINFALL RATES
ACROSS THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW A QUARTER OF AN INCH PER
HOUR.
IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY...RECENT AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGES ON THE FRENCH
BROAD RIVER AT ROSMAN AND ON THE LITTLE RIVER NEAR PENROSE REPORTED
MINOR FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS ALONG THE FRENCH BROAD AND LITTLE
RIVERS ARE LIKELY FLOODED.
THE FLOODING ON THE LITTLE RIVER IS LIKELY A COMBINATION OF HEAVY
RUNOFF AND BACK WATER FROM A LOG JAM ON THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER. THE
LOG JAM IS LOCATED ABOUT 800 FEET UPSTREAM OF THE FRENCH BROADS
CONFLUENCE WITH THE LITTLE RIVER...NEAR THE TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
AIRPORT.
IN HENDERSON COUNTY...RECENT AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGES ON BAT FORK AND
MUD CREEKS IN HENDERSONVILLE REPORTED MINOR FLOODING. BAT FORK CREEK
IS LIKELY FLOODING PORTIONS OF JACKSON PARK. IN ADDITION...AIRPORT
ROAD MAY BE UNDER MORE THAN A FOOT OF WATER FROM BAT FORK CREEK. MUD
CREEK IS LIKELY FLOODING KING STREET...GROVE STREET...AND PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTH CENTER INTERSECTION IN SOUTHERN HENDERSONVILLE.
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.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.
&&
LAT...LON 3522 8296 3524 8293 3529 8292 3532 8283
3546 8270 3542 8254 3547 8227 3531 8232
3528 8235 3520 8236 3519 8238 3521 8239
3518 8242 3512 8267 3513 8268 3511 8270
3503 8301 3504 8304
$$
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 Nov 28, 3:34 PM EST, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 3:34 PM EST, 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTH
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY....FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER AREA OF CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
SURFACE LOW OVER EAST TN CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD KEEPING
THE CWA UNDER THE WARM CONVEYOR BELT WITH HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES STREAMING ACROSS AREA. BEST QG FORCING WILL AFFECT THE REGION
DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. WIND SHIFT
ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW WILL
ENTER EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ZONES BY LATE AFTERNOON. BOTH GFS AND NAM
ARE CONSISTENT IN PLACING THE AXIS OF STRONGEST VERTICAL MOTION AND
DEEPEST MOISTURE RIGHT OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AT 00Z TUESDAY
THEN SWINGING IT NORTHWARD OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. DRY SLOT
BEGINS TO AFFECT FAR WESTERN ZONES THIS EVENING WITH CONTINUED
EASTWARD PROGRESSION OVERNIGHT. THUS IT APPEARS THAT HEAVIEST RAIN
WILL AFFECT THE FLOOD WATCH AREA DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. PLAN TO CONTINUE WATCH UNTIL TUESDAY
MORNING UNTIL DRYING TREND BECOMES MORE EVIDENT. MINOR DIFFERENCES
EXIST IN PLACEMENT OF UPPER LOW TRACK TO OUR WEST AND NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY... BUT THE MODELS ARE SIMILAR IN MOVING A
MOISTURE MAXIMUM ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY.
THICKNESSES LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD
FRONT. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW WILL PROVIDE
FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT FORCING DURING TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF
MOISTURE AND UPWARD MOTION WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION... ALTHOUGH WITH MUCH SMALLER AMOUNTS THAN ARE
EXPERIENCED TODAY. COLDER AIR WILL RESULT IN SOME SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A PERIOD OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW
COULD OCCUR IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS. SOME ACCUMULATION... AN
INCH OR SO... IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS... BUT AT THE
PRESENT TIME SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN MOST AREAS SHOULD BE
SUFFICIENTLY WARM TO MINIMIZE PROBLEMS. TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER
CONSIDERABLY AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COLD AIR WILL BE
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ZONES BY MORNING... BUT WILL NOT REACH THE
EAST UNTIL LATER IN THE MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY ARE GOING
TO BE IN THE 30S AND 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE 40S AND 50S
EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY OR FALL
SLOWLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWEST AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND
10 MPH.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 2 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE SHORT TERM FCST PICKS UP AT 00Z ON
WEDNESDAY WITH THE CLOSED H5 LOW LIFTING TO OUR NORTH AS ANOTHER
HEALTHY LOOKING UPPER SHORTWAVE DIGS DOWN JUST TO OUR WEST. THE
SHORTWAVE SHOULD MOVE OVER THE CWFA EARLY THURS WITH HEIGHTS QUICKLY
RISING BEHIND IT TO FINISH OFF THE PERIOD. ON WEDNESDAY...THE SFC
LOW WILL QUICKLY LIFT FARTHER NORTH AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES
INTO THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY. I RAMP POPS DOWN PRETTY QUICKLY
FROM 00 TO 12Z AS PROFILES DRY OUT AND WE LOSE OUR SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE
LOW LVL COMPONENT. ANY LINGERING PRECIP WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO
THE NC MTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE TN BORDER REGION. MODEL PROFILES
CURRENTLY SUPPORT MOSTLY SNOW OVER MOST OF NC MTS WITH MIN TEMPS FOR
EARLY WED IN THE UPPER 20S. ANY ACCUMS SHOULD BE LIGHT WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON
ALLOWING TEMPS TO CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S FOR THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND MID TO UPPER 40S FOR THE MTS. ON THURSDAY...THE
CENTER OF THE SFC HIGH SLIDES TOWARDS THE CAROLINAS WITH DRY
PROFILES OVER THE REGION AND LIGHT WINDS. HIGH TEMPS CLIMB ABOUT A
CATEGORY FROM WED WITH VALUES IN THE UPPER 50S FOR THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PICKS UP AT
00Z ON FRIDAY WITH THE SOUTHERN STREAM H5 TROF AXIS JUST OFFSHORE
AS THE SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE CWFA. SOME DEGREE OF UPPER LVL
RIDGING IS STILL EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE FCST AREA THRU AT LEAST
DAY 6 WITH THE NEXT UPPER TROF APPROACHING EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT THE
SFC...HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THRU THE WEEKEND WITH
THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE CWFA EARLY NEXT WEEK. NO SIG
POPS WERE CARRIED FOR DAYS 4...5...AND 6 WITH DAY 7 CARRYING A
SLIGHT CHANCE POP WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM. HIGH
TEMPS WILL BE AROUND NORMAL OR A FEW DEGREES ABOVE WITH MIN TEMPS
ABOUT A CAT BELOW WITH FAVORABLE RADIATIONAL COOLING EACH NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...CEILING AND VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER DURING THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON IN RAIN. ISOLATED CBS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WILL GUST TO AROUND 20
KT. DIRECTION WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHWEST BY 06Z BUT SPEEDS WILL
DECREASE A LITTLE AND REMAIN CLOSE TO 10 KT. BY 07Z... CEILING WILL
BECOME MVFR AROUND 15 HND FT WITH VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED EXCEPT 3
TO 5 MILES IN RAIN SHOWERS.
ELSEWHERE... IFR AND MVFR CEILINGS IN RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED CBS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. BY 06Z CEILING WILL BECOME MVFR AROUND 15 HND FT AND
VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED EXCEPT 3 TO 5 MILES IN RAIN SHOWERS. AFT 15Z
MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE WESTERN TERMINALS ESPECIALLY
KAVL.
OUTLOOK...GENERALLY VFR WEATHER. COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY.
AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
FCST FORMATION OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS OUT OVER THE BLUE
RIDGE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WITH GOING FCST OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES
OF RAIN ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE... AM EXPECTING FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT
BLANTYRE TO CREST AT OR JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE ARD 00Z ON 17TH.
BILTMORE FCST PT MAY CREST ARD 7 FT AT MOST WHICH IS WELL BELOW FS.
HEADWATER POINTS SUCH AS ROSMAN ON FRENCH BROAD AND LITTLE RIVER IN
HENDERSON COUNTY SHOULD CREST JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
FLASH FLD HEADWATER GUID. INDICATING LOWEST VALUES 2.2- 2.3 OF ONE
HOUR IN BILTMORE/ BLANTYRE/ CANTON AREAS.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR GAZ010.
NC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-
062>065-501>510.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
SC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...LGL
SHORT TERM...JPT
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...LGL
HYDROLOGY...LGLHazardous weather outlook, Nov 28, 3:46 PM EST, 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 346 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011 GAZ026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008>014-019-292100- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON- ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 346 PM EST MON NOV 28 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. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL...THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS OR A BRIEF TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING OR WIND DAMAGE TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ502-504-506-508-510-SCZ007-292100- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- EASTERN POLK-SPARTANBURG- 346 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL...THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS OR A BRIEF TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ017-018-SCZ001>006-292100- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE- 346 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL...THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS OR A BRIEF TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-292100- RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 346 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL...THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS OR A BRIEF TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY LINGER INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BLACK ICE COULD FORM ON ROADWAYS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-507-509-292100- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 346 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS OR A BRIEF TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ROAD SURFACES WILL SEE FREEZING TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO POSSIBLY PRODUCE SOME BLACK ICE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. HG
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 28, 2:01 PM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
201 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0147 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SW BREVARD 35.19N 82.77W
11/28/2011 TRANSYLVANIA NC EMERGENCY MNGR
HANNA FORD ROAD WAS FLOODED.
&&
NEDSpecial weather statement, Nov 28, 2:29 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
229 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
SCZ009-014-282015-
CHESTER-YORK-
229 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT EASTERN CHESTER
AND EASTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EST...
AT 227 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SHOWERS 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHBURG...OR 7 MILES EAST OF
CHESTER...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
THIS LINE OF SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR...
LOWRYS...
MCCONNELLS...
ROCK HILL...
FORT MILL...
TEGA CAY...
CLOVER...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE.
LAT...LON 3455 8087 3456 8097 3470 8124 3516 8126
3516 8106 3504 8105 3510 8092 3509 8091
3493 8086 3484 8086 3482 8089 3477 8086
3468 8087 3465 8089
MCAVOYLocal storm report, Nov 28, 3:12 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
312 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 E BREVARD 35.24N 82.64W
11/28/2011 TRANSYLVANIA NC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGE ON THE LITTLE RIVER NEAR PENROSE
REPORTED A STAGE OF 9.2 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
&&
NEDSpecial weather statement, Nov 28, 3:18 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
NCZ063-064-SCZ001-002-005-010-282100-
ANDERSON-GREATER PICKENS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN
JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
318 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN
OCONEE...NORTHERN ANDERSON...PICKENS...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EST...
AT 308 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SALEM TO ANDERSON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
THESE SHOWER WILL BE NEAR...
SALEM...
NINE TIMES...
LAKE JOCASSEE...
CASHIERS...
LAKE TOXAWAY...
THIS LINE OF SHOWERS IS THE LEADING EDGE OF A COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS.
LAT...LON 3475 8290 3481 8289 3478 8294 3492 8314
3499 8310 3503 8313 3521 8313 3508 8275
3506 8276 3505 8274 3506 8271 3506 8260
3501 8260 3501 8255 3490 8250 3453 8260
MCAVOYLocal storm report, Nov 28, 3:40 PM EST, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
340 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM FLASH FLOOD ROSMAN 35.14N 82.82W
11/28/2011 TRANSYLVANIA NC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGE ON THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ROSMAN
REPORTED A STAGE OF 9 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 9 FEET.
&&
NEDSpecial weather statement, Nov 28, 4:04 PM EST, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
404 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
SCZ003-006-007-012-019-282200-
GREATER GREENVILLE-GREENVILLE
MOUNTAINS-GREENWOOD-LAURENS-SPARTANBURG-
404 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT GREENVILLE...LAURENS...
NORTHEASTERN GREENWOOD AND SPARTANBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EST...
AT 403 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SHOWERS THAT WAS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A COLD FRONT. THE
LINE WAS MOVING INTO WESTERN GREENVILLE COUNTY AND EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD TO ABOUT THE CITY OF GREENWOOD. THE LINE WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THE LINE WILL AFFECT MOST OF GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG AND LAURENS
COUNTIES THROUGH 5 PM. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE SHOWERS. HOWEVER...A FEW AREAS WILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COLD FRONT AND WET
GROUND WILL LEAD TO A FEW TREES BLOWING DOWN AS THE LINE MOVES
THROUGH.
LAT...LON 3407 8204 3461 8240 3501 8254 3502 8257
3512 8261 3518 8246 3516 8245 3520 8238
3518 8237 3520 8230 3518 8189 3461 8185
3446 8174 3434 8182 3430 8189 3421 8194
3419 8191 3414 8194
MCAVOYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 7:46 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 4 days |
| Nov 27, 10:23 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 28, 10:45 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Nov 28, 10:55 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 28, 12:28 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 6 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:43 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood | 16 hr |
| Nov 28, 5:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 38 min |
| Nov 28, 5:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood | 19 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.