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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at Apr 16, 2011, 7:23 AM EDT for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 16, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2011, 7:23 AM EDT (11:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2011, 7:16 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:23 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 river
Written for the forecast point French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre (BLAN7). The gauge peaked at 17.28 ft at Apr 17, 2011, 5:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03443000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
043 WGUS42 KGSP 161123 FLWGSP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 723 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE HEADWATERS OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN. THIS RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE THE RIVER AT BLANTYRE TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. REMEMBER...RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECASTED RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER... NIGHTIME MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE FLOODED AREAS. THE LATEST STAGES AND FORECASTS FOR RIVERS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEB PAGE AT HTTP://NEWWEB.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=GSP $$ && NCC089-175-171123- /O.NEW.KGSP.FL.W.0003.110416T2230Z-110418T0600Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.110416T2230Z.110417T0600Z.110417T1800Z.NO/ 723 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES...ADDITIONAL PARTS OF GROVE BRIDGE AND PLEASANT GROVE ROADS WILL FLOOD. BUILDINGS BETWEEN THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AND HIGHWAY 64 WILL BEGIN TO SEE WATER APPROACH THEM. $$ PT
5 follow-up statements
787 WGUS82 KGSP 171250 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 850 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. .RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN IS WORKING ITS WAY FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AND THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE IS CRESTING NOW. THE RIVER WILL START TO FALL SLOWLY THIS MORNING AND BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-181200- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110418T1200Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.110416T1903Z.110417T1045Z.110418T0000Z.NO/ 850 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 8:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...BETWEEN 16 AND 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF MOST OF THE SECONDARY ROADS ALONG THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER WILL OCCUR. RIVER ROAD WILL HAVE ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER ON IT. $$ PAT
719 WGUS82 KGSP 172213 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 613 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. .RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN HAS RESULTED IN THE RIVER REMAINING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-182213- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110418T2244Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.110416T1903Z.110417T1045Z.110418T1044Z.NO/ 613 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * UNTIL MID DAY MONDAY. * AT 5:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER REACHED A CREST OF 17.3 FEET AROUND 7 AM THIS MORNING. THE RIVER HAS REMAINED JUST BELOW THE CREST ALL DAY. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND MID DAY ON MONDAY. * IMPACT...AT 17.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING....ADDTIONAL ROADS SUCH AS WILLIAMS ROAD AND POPULAR LANE WILL BE FLOODED. $$
526 WGUS82 KGSP 180200 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1000 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. .RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN HAS RESULTED IN THE RIVER REMAINING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-190200- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110419T0417Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.110416T1903Z.110417T1045Z.110418T1617Z.NO/ 1000 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 17.3 FEET AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER HAS REMAINED AROUND 17.2 FEET ALL DAY SUNDAY. THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AND DROP BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 16 FEET EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...ADDITIONAL PARTS OF GROVE BRIDGE AND PLEASANT GROVE ROADS FLOOD. BUILDINGS BETWEEN THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AND HIGHWAY 64 SEE WATER APPROACH THEM WITH A STAGE OF 17 FEET. $$
314 WGUS82 KGSP 181241 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 841 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. .RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN THE RIVER REMAINING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-190429- /O.EXT.KGSP.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110419T0429Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.110416T1903Z.110417T1045Z.110418T1629Z.NO/ 841 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 7:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 17.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING....ADDITIONAL ROADS SUCH AS WILLIAMS ROAD AND POPULAR LANE WILL BE FLOODED. $$ JPT
643 WGUS82 KGSP 182316 FLSGSP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 716 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE AFFECTING HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. .RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN HAS WORKED ITS WAY FURTHER DOWNSTREAM THUS...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SLOWLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS... KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. && NCC089-175-182346- /O.CAN.KGSP.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110419T0429Z/ /BLAN7.1.ER.110416T1903Z.110417T1045Z.110418T1652Z.NO/ 716 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE. * AT 6:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 12:52 PM MONDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 13.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 16, 6:08 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 6:08 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
608 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...THEN MOVE
OFF THE COAST THIS EVENING. A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE
REGION SUNDAY AND REMAIN INTO MID WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA FOR THE LAST PART OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AT 6 AM...A QUICK UPDATE TO INCLUDE TORNADO WATCH 149 FOR MOST OF
NORTHEAST GA...THE UPSTATE OF SC...AND THE CORRIDOR FROM AVL EAST TO
CLT.
LATEST WV IMAGES INDICATED A MID LEVEL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS
WITH A PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM THE FL PANHANDLE NORTH ACROSS THE
APPALACHIANS. DRY AIR WRAPPING ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE LOW
SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS DURING
THE PRE DAWN HOURS...PUSHING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. RECENT RADAR IMAGES SHOW A SHARP LINE OF WEAK
REFLECTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SFC COLD FRONT/DRY AIR NEAR THE
AL/GA/TN LINE. AREAS OF MODERATE SHRA AND ISO EMBEDDED TSRA EXTENDED
FROM THE VICINITY OF THE COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE
CAROLINAS. CAPE ACROSS THE REGION REMAINS VERY LIMITED TO NEAR ZERO.
HOWEVER...0 TO 1 KM HELICITY VALUES RANGE FROM 300 TO 400 M2/S2
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. IN ADDITION...QG FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CENTRAL CONUS LOW WILL PEAK ACROSS THE CWA BETWEEN 12 TO 18Z. IT
APPEARS THAT THE SHRA CLUSTERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CWA AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER
SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AROUND 15Z...AND REACHING THE CLT METRO AREA
AROUND 21Z. POPS WILL REMAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...BUT WILL FALL SHARPLY AS THE BOUNDARY BEGINS TO MOVE WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SVR TSRA POTENTIAL APPEARS VERY
LIMITED THIS MORNING. INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY
AFTER SUNRISE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-77 CORRIDOR. 4KM
WRF INDICATES THAT A LINE OF ORGANIZED TSRA WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT OVER THE NC PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. BASED ON THE TIMING OF
THE FRONT I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THE LINE WILL INITIATE EAST OF
I-77 DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP
WITHIN THE CWA WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS/HAIL AND
BRIEF TORNADOES...WILL HIGHLIGHT IN THE HWO.
OBSERVED RAINFALL ACROSS THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WESTERN NC
MTNS RANGED FROM NEAR 3 INCHES TO 1 INCH. AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS
HAVE STARTED TO RISE...POSSIBLE YIELDING NEAR BANKFULL LEVELS WITHIN
THE HEADWATERS LATER TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES MAY FALL
OVER THE REGION BEFORE RAINFALL ENDS.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT POST FRONTAL MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
INCREASE TO 6 TO 8 KFT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WITHIN THE MIXED LAYER
WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 KTS...WITH SFC GUSTS REACHING
NEAR 30 KTS. BASED ON THE CURRENT WIND OBS AND EXPECTED MIXING WINDS
TODAY...I WILL ISSUE A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE
CWA...KEEPING THE MORNING WIND ADVISORY FOR THE TN BORDER COUNTIES.
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK NEAR NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...CLEARING CONDITIONS WILL CAA SHOULD RESULT IN MIN TEMPS 3
TO 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MTNS WILL RANGE
IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S...WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 330 AM SATURDAY...FRONT MOVES WELL E OF CWA SAT NIGHT WITH NW
FLOW SHWRS LINGERING OVER TN BORDER MTNS AND A PERIOD OF LGT SNOW
MIXING IN WITH RAIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BEFORE PRECIP ENDS
AROUND DAYBREAK. LOWS WILL BE WITHIN A DEG OR TWO OF AVG SAT
NIGHT...THEN A DEG OR TWO ABOVE AVG SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE
AREA UNDER MSUNNY SKIES. RIDGE AXIS MOVES OFFSHORE MON WITH S FLOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPS SHOULD BE A COUPLE CATEGORIES
ABOVE AVG.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM SATURDAY...A WEAK UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA MON
NIGHT INTO TUE WITH A SFC HIGH OFF THE SE COAST RIDGING UP INTO THE
AREA. EXPECT PCLOUDY SKIES WITH ABOVE AVG TEMPS FOR THE FIRST PART
OF THE WEEK. A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
WED-THU WITH A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE CWA FROM THE NW
WED NIGHT-THU. THIS WILL BRING A CHC OF SHWRS AND TSTMS TO THE
AREA...ESP TO THE MTNS. THE ECMWF PUSHES THE FRONT THRU THE CWA THU
AND WASHES IT OUT TO THE S WHILE THE GFS STALLS THE FRONT ALONG THE
S CWA AND MAINTAINS HIGHER CHC POPS THRU FRI. USED A BLEND FOR
SLIGHT CHC TO CHC POPS...ESP OVER THE MTNS...WED AFTN-FRI. TEMPS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE AVG.
&&
.AVIATION /10Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TERMINAL
THROUGH THE PRE DAWN HOURS...THEN VEERING SOUTH AROUND SUNRISE. SHRA
WILL BRING TEMPO REDUCTIONS TO VIS THIS MORNING...HOWEVER...VIS
SHOULD FAVOR VFR THROUGH SUNRISE. MOS AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS
INDICATE THAT CEILINGS WILL LOWER TO IFR THIS MORNING...WITH A
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR BY MID DAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO VEER
THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
TERMINAL DURING THE MID AFTERNOON. CB SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL MID
MORNING AND REMAIN UNTIL THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. BY THIS
EVENING...EXPECTING CLEARING CONDITIONS WITH WINDS FAVORING A
WEST DIRECTION WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 9 TO 13 KTS.
ELSEWHERE ACRS THE FA...PERIODS OF MODERATE SHRA WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE TERMINALS THIS MORNING...LOWERING VIS TEMPO TO MVFR/IFR
WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL. MOS AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT
CEILINGS WILL LOWER TO IFR THIS MORNING WITH GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS.
A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR IS EXPECTED BY MID DAY...GUSTY WINDS
VEERING TO SOUTHWEST. CLEARING SKY COVER WILL ADVANCE SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT. CB SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL MID MORNING AND REMAIN UNTIL THE
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. BY THIS EVENING...EXPECTING CLEAR
CONDITIONS WITH WINDS FAVORING A WEST DIRECTION WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN
9 TO 13 KTS.
OUTLOOK...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND
REMAIN THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY SWEEP ACROSS THE
REGION WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-
053-056-057-059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NCZ033-048>052-
058.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RB
NEAR TERM...NED
SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...RB
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 4:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 427 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-053-056-057-059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-170830- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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- 427 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS BY THE TIME THE RAIN ENDS LATER TODAY. SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-048>052-058-170830- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 427 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS BY THE TIME THE RAIN ENDS LATER TODAY. SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 16, 5:42 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
542 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 AM FLASH FLOOD LITTLE RIVER 35.24N 82.63W
04/16/2011 TRANSYLVANIA NC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
THE STAGE OF THE LITTLE RIVER WAS 9.06 FT. FLOOD STAGE IS
9 FT.
0525 AM FLASH FLOOD HENDERSONVILLE 35.32N 82.46W
04/16/2011 HENDERSON NC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
THE STAGE ON MUD CREEK WAS 7.52 FT. FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5
FT.
&&
NEDLocal storm report, Apr 16, 6:11 AM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
611 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 AM FLASH FLOOD HENDERSONVILLE 35.32N 82.46W
04/16/2011 HENDERSON NC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
THE STAGE ON BAT FORK CREEK WAS 7.18 FT. FLOOD STAGE IS 7
FT.
&&
NEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 4:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 7:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 4 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 9:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln | 29 min |
| Apr 16, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 29 min |
| Apr 16, 11:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 16, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Davie, Rowan | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 18 min |
| Apr 16, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 1:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Union | 26 min |
| Apr 16, 2:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 119 min |
| Apr 16, 3:52 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:52 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 16, 7:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 6 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.