Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Issued

Mar 6, 2011, 5:19 AM EST (10:19 UTC)

Expired

Mar 6, 2011, 11:30 AM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Henderson County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC

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267 
WGUS52 KGSP 061019
FFWGSP
NCC089-149-161-061630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0003.110306T1019Z-110306T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
519 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  WEST CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1130 AM EST

* AT 516 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES 
  OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH AN HOUR WERE AFFECTING MOST OF 
  HENDERSON...POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. MANY STREAMS IN CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY WERE 
  APPROACHING BANKFULL. AS THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW
  MORE HOURS...SEVERAL ROADS IN THE HENDERSONVILLE AREA WILL SOON
  BECOME FLOODED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

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 3552 8197 3519 8211 3520 8228 3518 8237
      3521 8240 3517 8244 3515 8257 3530 8260
      3543 8271 3544 8260 3543 8253 3544 8252
      3546 8244 3546 8225 3553 8218 3552 8214

$$
MCAVOY

826 
WGUS72 KGSP 061410
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
910 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

NCC089-149-161-061630-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110306T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENDERSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-
910 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
RUTHERFORD...POLK AND HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EST...

AT 900 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
CONTINUED HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS HENDERSON...POLK...AND RUTHERFORD 
COUNTIES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL HAS GENERALLY BEEN BETWEEN 2 AND 4 
INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AT 
RATES OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY THROUGH 11 
AM.

FLOODING IS VERY LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG MUD CREEK AND BAT FORK 
CREEK IN THE FLAT ROCK COMMUNITY...AND ALSO ALONG ROCK CREEK AND THE 
GREEN RIVER AREA IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. NEARBY LOW 
LYING ROADWAYS COULD BECOME FLOODED. DEEP STANDING WATER MAY ALSO BE 
HAZARDOUS IN LOW SPOTS.

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. TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUTOMATED 
REPORTING LINE AT 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 3552 8197 3519 8211 3520 8228 3518 8237
      3521 8240 3517 8244 3515 8257 3530 8260
      3543 8271 3544 8260 3543 8253 3544 8252
      3546 8244 3546 8225 3553 8218 3552 8214

$$

GERAPETRITIS

365 
WGUS72 KGSP 061624
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1124 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

NCC089-149-161-061637-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110306T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENDERSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-
1124 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
RUTHERFORD...POLK AND HENDERSON COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT
1130 AM EST...

THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 
200 PM EST FOR LINGERING HIGH WATER CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL 
RUTHERFORD...POLK AND HENDERSON COUNTIES. PLEASE REFER TO THE ACTIVE 
FLOOD WARNING FOR FURTHER DETAILS. 


LAT...LON 3552 8197 3519 8211 3520 8228 3518 8237
      3521 8240 3517 8244 3515 8257 3530 8260
      3543 8271 3544 8260 3543 8253 3544 8252
      3546 8244 3546 8225 3553 8218 3552 8214

$$

PAT

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