Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Mar 6, 2011, 12:29 PM EST for Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
- Mar 6, 2011, 12:29 PM EST (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2011, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, McDowell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ne Morganton, NC | WATER FROM LOWER CREEK COVERED ONE LANE OF ANTIOCH ROAD AND FLOODED PORTIONS OF ANTIOCH CAMPGROUND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 343 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
934
WGUS52 KGSP 061729
FFWGSP
NCC023-027-111-062130-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0005.110306T1729Z-110306T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1229 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EST
* AT 1221 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. FLOODING
ALONG THE NORTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER IN LOW LYING AREAS HAS BEEN
REPORTED. ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND PREVIOUS RUNOFF IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE
ADDITIONAL FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALON THE NORTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER AND
IN THE PATTERSON AREA ALONG THE YADKIN RIVER AND JACOB FORK AND JOHNS
RIVER...MULBERRY CREEK AND WILSON CREEK.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LENOIR...MARION...MORGANTON...ASHFORD...COLLETTSVILLE...CONNELLY
SPRINGS...DYSARTSVILLE...GAMEWELL...GLENWOOD...GLOBE...HUDSON...
JONAS RIDGE...KINGS CREEK...LAKE JAMES...LAKE RHODHISS...OLD
FORT...PATTERSON...RUTHERFORD COLLEGE AND VALDESE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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 3602 8135 3558 8159 3557 8170 3559 8170
3560 8175 3556 8184 3552 8216 3559 8225
3568 8229 3574 8218 3584 8211 3587 8199
3590 8199 3591 8195 3594 8196 3597 8190
3596 8181 3605 8173 3610 8174
$$
PAT2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KGSP 061943
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
243 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NCC023-027-111-062130-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110306T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCDOWELL NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-
243 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CALDWELL...BURKE AND
MCDOWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EST...
AT 240 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN BURKE
COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OVER BURKE AND
CALDWELL COUNTIES MAY RANGE BETWEEN A QUARTER TO HALF IN AN HOUR
THROUGH 330 PM. AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS INDICATE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 2 TO 4
INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF ONGOING RUNOFF AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
MAY RESULT IN RAPID RISES AND ON STREAMS AND CREEKS...POSSIBLY
EXCEEDING BANKFULL.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...COLLETTSVILLE...CONNELLY SPRINGS...DYSARTSVILLE...
GLOBE...HUDSON...KINGS CREEK...LAKE JAMES...LAKE
RHODHISS...SAWMILLS...OLD FORT...PATTERSON... AND VALDESE.
AT 230 PM...THE STAGE OF THE JOHNS RIVER SIX MILES NORTH OF
MORGANTON WAS 13.6 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS 9 FEET. WATER FROM JOHNS
RIVER IS LIKELY FLOODING ROADS IN THE FONTA FLORA COMMUNITY NEAR
LAKE JAMES. AT 14 FEET...BACK WATER FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG THE
SIMS BRANCH ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND CAMPING
AREAS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD IN THE VICINITY OF SIMS BRANCH AND JOHNS
RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3602 8135 3558 8159 3557 8170 3559 8170
3560 8175 3556 8184 3552 8216 3559 8225
3568 8229 3574 8218 3584 8211 3587 8199
3590 8199 3591 8195 3594 8196 3597 8190
3596 8181 3605 8173 3610 8174
$$
NED329
WGUS72 KGSP 062021
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
321 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NCC023-027-111-062130-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110306T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCDOWELL NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-
321 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CALDWELL...BURKE AND
MCDOWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EST...
AT 315 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN CALDWELL COUNTY...MOVING
NORTH AT 20 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OVER NORTHERN CALDWELL COUNTY MAY
RANGE BETWEEN A QUARTER TO HALF IN AN HOUR THROUGH 345 PM. AUTOMATED
RAIN GAUGES ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS INDICATE
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF
ONGOING RUNOFF AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN RAPID RISES AND
ON STREAMS AND CREEKS...POSSIBLY EXCEEDING BANKFULL.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...COLLETTSVILLE...CONNELLY SPRINGS...DYSARTSVILLE...
GLOBE...HUDSON...KINGS CREEK...LAKE JAMES...LAKE
RHODHISS...SAWMILLS...OLD FORT...PATTERSON... AND VALDESE.
AT 245 PM...THE STAGE OF THE JOHNS RIVER SIX MILES NORTH OF
MORGANTON WAS 13.8 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS 9 FEET. AT 14 FEET...BACK
WATER FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG THE SIMS BRANCH ADJACENT TO THE
RIVER. JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND CAMPING AREAS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD IN THE
VICINITY OF SIMS BRANCH AND JOHNS RIVER. THE RIVER SHOULD CREST
AROUND 14 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3602 8135 3558 8159 3557 8170 3559 8170
3560 8175 3556 8184 3552 8216 3559 8225
3568 8229 3574 8218 3584 8211 3587 8199
3590 8199 3591 8195 3594 8196 3597 8190
3596 8181 3605 8173 3610 8174
$$
NEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 12:22 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 103 min |
| Mar 6, 3:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:17 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Macon | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:19 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:28 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:29 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 8:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 56 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain, Yancey | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Macon | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 10:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 11:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 11:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 51 min |
| Mar 6, 12:29 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:36 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:54 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:40 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Burke | 5 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:40 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:32 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.