Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood watch at Sep 4, 2011, 12:33 PM EDT for 28 counties in North Carolina; Anderson County, Cherokee County, York County, South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Sep 5, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2011, 12:33 PM EDT (16:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2011, 3:46 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Flood severity
- None
All 37 counties
Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:34 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 525 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
984 WGUS62 KGSP 041633 FFAGSP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1233 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY THIS WEEK... A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND INTO THE PORTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT ON MONDAY. MEANWHILE...AS THE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH LEE MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503- 505>510-SCZ001>007-010-050400- /O.NEW.KGSP.FF.A.0003.110905T1200Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON- YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-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-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...ANDERSON 1233 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN... HABERSHAM...HART...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON... POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON... SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... ANDERSON...GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS AND SPARTANBURG. * FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL STORM LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY THIS WEEK. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATCH AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED DURATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE FRENCH BROAD...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM...AND THE PIGEON RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ LANE
11 follow-up statements
500 WGUS62 KGSP 041922 FFAGSP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 322 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY THIS WEEK... A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND INTO THE PORTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT ON MONDAY. MEANWHILE...AS THE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH LEE MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. NCZ035-502-504-051000- /O.EXA.KGSP.FF.A.0003.110905T1200Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON 322 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER... GREATER BURKE AND GREATER CALDWELL. * FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL STORM LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY THIS WEEK. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATCH AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED DURATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE FRENCH BROAD...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM...AND THE PIGEON RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503- 505>510-SCZ001>007-010-051000- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.110905T1200Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON- YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-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-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...ANDERSON 322 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART... RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL... EASTERN POLK...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GRAHAM... HAYWOOD... HENDERSON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON... MITCHELL... NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS... SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...ANDERSON...GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS AND SPARTANBURG. * FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL STORM LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY THIS WEEK. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATCH AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED DURATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE FRENCH BROAD...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM...AND THE PIGEON RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ LANE
969 WGUS62 KGSP 050855 FFAGSP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 455 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND INTO THE MOUNTAINS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THEN ACROSS THE PIEDMONT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...AS THE REMNANT CIRCULATION OF LEE MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-051700- /O.EXB.KGSP.FF.A.0003.110905T1600Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 455 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...CABARRUS...CATAWBA...CLEVELAND...DAVIE... GASTON...IREDELL...LINCOLN...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION NC. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND YORK. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS FROM LATE TODAY THROGUH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATCH AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE URBAN AREAS AROUND METRO CHARLOTTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065- 501>510-SCZ001>007-010-051700- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.110905T1200Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 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-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG... ANDERSON 455 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART... RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER... AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS... EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD... HENDERSON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL... NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS... SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...ANDERSON...GREATER GREENVILLE... GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS... OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS AND SPARTANBURG. * FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATCH AREA TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED DURATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE FRENCH BROAD...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM...AND THE PIGEON RIVER. * HEAVY RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN CAN TRIGGER LANDSLIDES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE SLIDES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST. RAINFALL OF MORE THAN 5 INCHES IN SIMILAR STORMS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF LANDSLIDES INCLUDING ROCK SLIDES. IF YOU LIVE ON A MOUNTAINSIDE OR IN A COVE AT THE BASE OF A MOUNTAIN...ESPECIALLY NEAR A STREAM...BE READY TO LEAVE IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM OR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SHOULD RISING WATER...MOVING EARTH...OR ROCKS AND TREES THREATEN. CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ALONG MOUNTAIN ROADS DURING THE PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
673 WGUS62 KGSP 051451 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1051 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND INTO THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND THEN ACROSS THE PIEDMONT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...AS THE REMNANT CIRCULATION OF LEE MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065- 501>510-SCZ001>007-010-052300- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 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-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG... ANDERSON 1051 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART... RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER... AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS... EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD... HENDERSON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL... NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS... SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...ANDERSON...GREATER GREENVILLE... GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS... OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS AND SPARTANBURG. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED DURATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE FRENCH BROAD...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM...AND THE PIGEON RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-052300- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.110905T1600Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 1051 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... CABARRUS...CATAWBA...CLEVELAND...DAVIE...GASTON...IREDELL... LINCOLN...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION NC. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND YORK. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS FROM LATE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY THIS EVENING. AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE URBAN AREAS AROUND METRO CHARLOTTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
948 WGUS62 KGSP 051928 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 328 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TUESDAY... A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND INTO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...STRONG CONVECTION IN THIS AREA WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065- 501>510-SCZ001>007-010-060330- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 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-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG... ANDERSON 328 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART... RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER... AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS... EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD... HENDERSON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL... NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS... SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...ANDERSON...GREATER GREENVILLE... GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS... OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS AND SPARTANBURG. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WILL KEEP HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE WATCH AREA INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED DURATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE FRENCH BROAD...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM...AND THE PIGEON RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-060330- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 328 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... CABARRUS...CATAWBA...CLEVELAND...DAVIE...GASTON...IREDELL... LINCOLN...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION NC. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND YORK. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED STORMS MOVE OVER. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY THIS EVENING. AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME WIDESPREAD...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE URBAN AREAS AROUND METRO CHARLOTTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
530 WGUS62 KGSP 060224 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1024 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TUESDAY... A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND INTO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...STRONG CONVECTION IN THIS AREA WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065- 501>510-SCZ001>007-010-061030- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 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-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG... ANDERSON 1024 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART... RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER... AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS... EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD... HENDERSON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL... NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS... SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...ANDERSON...GREATER GREENVILLE... GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS... OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS AND SPARTANBURG. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WILL KEEP HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE WATCH AREA INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED DURATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE FRENCH BROAD...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM...AND THE PIGEON RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-061030- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 1024 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... CABARRUS...CATAWBA...CLEVELAND...DAVIE...GASTON...IREDELL... LINCOLN...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION NC. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND YORK. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED STORMS MOVE OVER. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
571 WGUS62 KGSP 060830 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 430 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY... A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON...WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ001>007-010-060930- /O.CAN.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...ANDERSON 430 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH SOME ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY... EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS SUGGEST A VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-061630- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN- HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 430 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... HABERSHAM AND RABUN. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER... AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS... EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD... HENDERSON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL... NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS... SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF LEE WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-061630- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 430 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... CABARRUS...CATAWBA...CLEVELAND...DAVIE...GASTON...IREDELL... LINCOLN...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION NC. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND YORK. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED STORMS MOVE OVER. DUE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVING FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA ON MONDAY...ANY EXCESSIVE RAIN COULD QUICKLY RESULT IN FLOODING LATER TODAY. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MOORE
908 WGUS62 KGSP 061227 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 827 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY... A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-061330- /O.CAN.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 827 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL HAS NOT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA. THEREFORE...THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE MOUNTAINS. $$ NCZ035-501>510-062030- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALEXANDER-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS- GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 827 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...BURKE MOUNTAINS...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS... EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...POLK MOUNTAINS AND RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF LEE WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-062030- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 827 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... CABARRUS...CATAWBA...CLEVELAND...DAVIE...GASTON...IREDELL... LINCOLN...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION NC. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND YORK. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EVENING. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED STORMS MOVE OVER. DUE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVING FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA ON MONDAY... ANY EXCESSIVE RAIN COULD QUICKLY RESULT IN FLOODING LATER TODAY. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
632 WGUS62 KGSP 061545 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON... A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. NCZ507>510-SCZ008-061645- /O.CAN.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS... GAFFNEY 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG CONVECTION HAS MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ NCZ035-501>506-062345- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALEXANDER-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS- GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...BURKE MOUNTAINS...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS... EASTERN MCDOWELL...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL AND MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF LEE WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-062345- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...ROCK HILL 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... CABARRUS...CATAWBA...CLEVELAND...DAVIE...GASTON...IREDELL... LINCOLN...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION NC. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...YORK. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED STORMS MOVE OVER. DUE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVING FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA ON MONDAY...ANY EXCESSIVE RAIN COULD QUICKLY RESULT IN FLOODING LATER TODAY. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
931 WGUS62 KGSP 061712 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 112 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT... A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ035-056-068>070-501>506-SCZ009-061815- /O.CAN.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HICKORY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...ROCK HILL 112 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE LINE OF STRONG CONVECTION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE FOOTHILLS AND EXTREME WESTERN PIEDMONT. NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED. $$ NCZ036-037-057-071-072-082-070115- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...SALISBURY... CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE 112 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CABARRUS...DAVIE...IREDELL...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION NC. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED STORMS MOVE OVER. DUE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVING FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA ON MONDAY...ANY EXCESSIVE RAIN COULD QUICKLY RESULT IN FLOODING LATER TODAY. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
757 WGUS62 KGSP 061847 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 247 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT... A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL TAP INTO RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ036-071-062000- /O.CAN.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ IREDELL-MECKLENBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...CHARLOTTE 247 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. $$ NCZ037-057-072-082-070300- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DAVIE-ROWAN-CABARRUS-UNION NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOCKSVILLE...SALISBURY...CONCORD... MONROE 247 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CABARRUS...DAVIE...ROWAN AND UNION NC. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED STORMS MOVE OVER. DUE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVING FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA ON MONDAY...ANY EXCESSIVE RAIN COULD QUICKLY RESULT IN FLOODING LATER TODAY. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
623 WGUS62 KGSP 061946 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 346 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 NCZ037-057-072-082-062100- /O.CAN.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110907T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DAVIE-ROWAN-CABARRUS-UNION NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOCKSVILLE...SALISBURY...CONCORD... MONROE 346 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE I-77 CORRIDOR. ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 14
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Sep 4, 11:48 AM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 11:48 AM EDT, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1148 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CAROLINAS LATE THIS EVENING AND STALL
OUT OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE...TROPICAL STORM LEE
WILL LINGER OVER THE GULF COAST AND SPREAD LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE
AND RAINFALL NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
FIRST THINGS FIRST...CONSIDERING THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE REMNANTS
OF TROPICAL STORM LEE...AT LEAST ISOLATED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL APPEARS
TO BE A SLAM DUNK FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE CWFA MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS
FROM 12Z MONDAY THROUGH 12Z WED. IF PAST EVENTS ARE ANY INDICATOR
(I.E. TROPICAL SYSTEM MOVING ALONG/JUST WEST OF THE SPINE OF THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS)...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY REACH THE
DOUBLE DIGITS OVER PORTIONS OF THE GA/SC AND SOUTHERN NC MTNS...AND
SEVERE FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS BY
MID-WEEK.
CLOSER TO THE NOW...THE OUTERMOST RAIN BAND ...CONSISTING MOSTLY OF
LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUES TO ADVANCE SLOWLY BUT SURELY TOWARD THE
UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. THE INCREASE TO LIKELY POPS IN THESE
AREAS BY THE END OF THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE A SOLID
FORECAST. MEANWHILE...THE LATEST SPC MESOANALYSIS DEPICTS SBCAPE OF
1000-2000 J/KG ACROSS THE CTRL/NRN NC MTNS ATTM...AND WE ARE
BEGINNING TO SEE SOME ENHANCED CU IN THE LATEST VISIBLE SAT IMAGERY.
ISOLATED CONVECTION IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE...THE MODELS DEPICT INCREASING CONVERGENCE ALONG A
PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN NC MTNS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE...POPS WILL INCREASE TO LIKELY IN THOSE AREAS BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THERE HAS BEEN SOME EROSION ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
CIRRUS SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH LEE...AND THIS HAS ALLOWED TEMPS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TO JUMP OUT TO A WARM START. THE WARMING
TREND SHOULD SLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA...BUT MAXES
WILL NEED AN UPWARD ADJUSTMENT (TO UPPER 80S) ACROSS THE NC
PIEDMONT.
MOISTURE TRANSPORT BEGINS IN EARNEST AFTER 00Z...AT WHICH TIME THE
PRECIP SHOULD BE SPREADING SW TO NE ACROSS THE FCST AREA. A
CATEGORICAL POP IS WARRANTED OVER THE ENTIRE FCST AREA BY SUNRISE
MONDAY. PRECIP AMOUNTS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT INITIALLY. ANTECEDENT
MOISTURE CONDITIONS AND STREAM FLOWS ARE SUCH THAT NO FLOODING
PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED UNTIL AFTER 12Z MONDAY. PREFER TO LET THE
DAY SHIFT HAVE ONE MORE MODEL CYCLE... HOPEFULLY TO GET THE NAM BACK
ON BOARD...BEFORE WE ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OR PART OF THE FCST
AREA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 AM SUNDAY...THE SHORT TERM FCST BEGINS AT 12Z ON MONDAY
WITH THE UPPER LOW ASSOCIATED WITH TS LEE BEGINNING TO OPEN UP AS
THE NORTHERN STREAM UPPER TROF DIGS FARTHER SOUTHEAST AND TOWARDS
THE CWFA. NOT CONSIDERING THE NEWER 00Z NAM RUN WHICH IS NOT EVEN
CONSIDERED FOR THIS RUN...LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE STILL THINKS THE
NORTHERN STREAM TROF WILL OUTRUN THE UPPER LOW AND LIFT UP AND OVER
NEW ENGLAND BY 00Z WED. SIMULTANEOUSLY...THE UPPER LOW CLOSES AGAIN
AND SLOWLY DRIFTS NE.
BY 12Z MONDAY...THE SFC COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AS DEEP AND PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH TS
LEE PRODUCES WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS SCENARIO OF STRONG LOW
LVL CONVERGENCE COUPLED WITH DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL LIKELY PERSIST
THRU AT LEAST 12Z TUES AND POSSIBLY LONGER...DEPENDING ON HOW
QUICKLY THE REMNANTS OF LEE MOVE NE AND WEAKEN. BOTH THE GFS AND
ECMWF GENERATE SOME SORT OF DRY SLOT OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS BY
EARLY WED...WITH THE NEWER 00Z GFS BEING A BIT FASTER WITH THIS.
MODELS INDICATE THAT BY THE END OF THE PERIOD AT 12Z WED...THE
REMNANT LOW WILL BE SITUATED JUST OUR WEST. I KEPT POPS AT OR ABOVE
LIKELY THRU 00Z WED AND THEN TAPER THEM OFF ABOUT 20% FROM THE SW TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT. LATEST SOUNDINGS
CONTINUE TO GENERATE BTW 500 AND 1000 J/KG OF CAPE BOTH MON AND TUES
WITH SOME IMPRESSIVE LOW LVL SHEAR/HELICITY VALUES ESPECIALLY MON
AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE SITUATION WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY
DURING THAT PERIOD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES.
OTHERWISE...MAIN THREATS WILL BE WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING AND
STREAM/RIVER FLOODING ESPECIALLY OVER THE NC MTS/FOOTHILLS. TEMPS
WERE NOT CHANGED MUCH FROM THE PREVIOUS FCST WITH BELOW NORMAL
VALUES EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 3 AM SUNDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PICKS UP AT 12Z ON
WEDNESDAY WITH THE UPPER LOW THAT WAS TS LEE SITUATED JUST TO OUR
WEST AND A FLATTENING NORTHERN STREAM UPPER PATTERN TO OUR NORTH.
BEYOND THIS POINT...IT IS STILL NOT VERY CLEAR HOW THE UPPER LOW
WILL MOVE AND WHEN IT WILL FINALLY FILL. AT THE SFC...IT IS NOT YET
CLEAR HOW QUICKLY TROPICAL SYSTEM KATIA WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHEAST
COAST. THIS WILL OF COURSE HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR SFC PATTERN
EVOLUTION LATER IN THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. FOR NOW I DID NOT
MAKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THE SENSIBLE FCST AND KEEP A SOLID CHANCE
POP OVER MOST OF THE CWFA THRU FRI AND LOWER POP TO SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR SAT. ANTICIPATE A WARMING TREND FROM WED ONWARD WITH HIGHS
REACHING LOW 80S AGAIN BY DAY 6.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...PATCHES OF BROKEN VFR STRATOCU WILL SCATTER OUT THIS
MORNING. THINK FOR THE MOST PART THE WRN PIEDMONT WILL STAY
SCATTERED THROUGH THE DAY BUT CANNOT RULE OUT A TEMPORARY LOW CLOUD
VFR CEILING. WIND WILL STAY LIGHT S AND SE INTO THIS EVENING.
SHOWERS SHOULD STAY SW OF THE NC PIEDMONT DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.
THAT WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE THIS EVENING AS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
SHOWER ACTIVITY ADVANCES ACROSS THE CAROLINAS FROM THE SW. A BAND OF
SHOWERS SHOULD REACH THE AIR FIELD BY THE END OF THE TAF
PERIOD...BUT MORE LIKELY THIS WILL HAPPEN CLOSER TO 08Z. WHEN THE
SHOWERS ARRIVE...THE CEILING SHOULD FALL STEADILY THROUGH MVFR AND
INTO THE IFR CATEGORY BY 10Z. BY SUNRISE MONDAY...THERE IS FAIRLY
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN IFR/MVFR CEILING/VISIBILITY...THAT WILL LAST INTO
THE DAYTIME PERIOD.
ELSEWHERE...IFR/MVFR FOG AT KAVL/KHKY SHOULD CLEAR OUT NO LATER THAN
14Z. FOR THE BULK OF THE DAYTIME HOURS...THE POTENTIAL FOR
DEVELOPING TSTMS REMAIN LOW/ISOLATED ENUF TO FORGO ANY CB MENTION IN
THE TERMINALS APART FROM KAVL LATE. CANNOT RULE OUT A BRIEF MVFR
CEILING...UNTIL THE BOUNDARY LAYER WARMS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
SHOWER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCULATION AROUND T.S. LEE IS
EXPECTED TO ADVANCE NEWD ACROSS THE FCST AREA IN THE EVENING. AS
THIS HAPPENS...CEILING AND VIS SHOULD COME DOWN INTO THE MVFR RANGE
AT TAF SITES FROM SW TO NE. EVENTUALLY...CONDITIONS SHOULD
DETERIORATE TO IFR WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF CERTAINTY BEFORE SUNRISE
MONDAY.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM T.S.
LEE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT.
WIDESPREAD RAIN...SOME OF WHICH WILL BE HEAVY...AND ATTENDANT FLT
RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS TIME. THERE MAY ALSO BE GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY.
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
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-
505>510.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR SCZ001>007-010.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...JDL/PM
SHORT TERM...JPT
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...JDL/PMHazardous weather outlook, Sep 4, 6:25 AM EDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 625 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-051030- 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- 625 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY AND STALL OVER THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...THUS WIDESPREAD FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. WET SOIL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LANDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION EITHER. AS LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR INCREASES DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OF TORNADOES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. JPT
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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.