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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this areal flood advisory at May 14, 2012, 6:54 PM EDT for Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2012, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2012, 7:53 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
918
WGUS82 KGSP 142254
FLSGSP
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
654 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
NCC161-150100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.Y.0021.120514T2254Z-120515T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUTHERFORD NC-
654 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 650 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR MOVING INTO THE ADVISORY AREA. WITH THE
HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY EARLIER TODAY...THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING
INCLUDE...THERMAL CITY AND SHINGLE HOLLOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL
FREE NUMBER... 1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
&&
LAT...LON 3552 8197 3554 8185 3539 8189 3540 8214
3541 8216 3549 8215 3550 8215 3552 8214
3554 8203 3553 8203 3555 8199
$$
LANE1 follow-up statement
715
WGUS82 KGSP 142353
FLSGSP
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
753 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
NCC161-150007-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FA.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120515T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUTHERFORD NC-
753 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
RUTHERFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE ADVISORY AREA.
STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE...
ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE
REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3552 8197 3554 8185 3539 8189 3540 8214
3541 8216 3549 8215 3550 8215 3552 8214
3554 8203 3553 8203 3555 8199
$$
LANEWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at May 14, 5:59 PM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 5:59 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
559 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE
NORTH AND REMAIN INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 545 PM...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED ACROSS MUCH OF
WRN NC. TSTMS DRIVEN BY A PASSING UPPER SHORTWAVE AND MOUNTAIN
CONVERGENCE/UPSLOPE WILL STEER EASTWARD ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. FFG VALUES ARE INCREDIBLY LOW IN
THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT DUE TO ABUNDANT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS. THE TSTM RAINFALL RATES SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE WATCH WILL REMAIN UP OVERNIGHT
FOR POSSIBLE LINGERING HIGH WATER LEVELS...BUT IT MAY BE ABLE TO BE
CLEARED EARLY IF THE TSTMS LARGELY END THIS EVENING.
OTHERWISE...A POSITIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE
AREA THROUGH TUE WITH A SERIES OF WEAK VORTS LINED UP TO CROSS THE
AREA. A MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...SO THERE WILL BE MORE
IN THE WAY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDDERSTORMS TO DEAL WITH.
FOR THE OVERNIGHT...A WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
THIS EVENING AND WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING WOULD EXPECT THAT
SHOWERS/STORMS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TO ISOLATED TO WIDELY
SCATTERED. WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...WIDESPREAD LOW
CLOUDINESS AND FOG SHOULD EASILY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER MOST
AREAS.
ON TUE...THE DAY WILL BEGIN CLOUDY WITH A CONTINUED LULL IN SHOWER
ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...WITH A LITTLE MORE OF A SW COMPONENT TO THE WIND
FIELD THE LOW CLOUDINESS SHOULD GIVE WAY TO PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS
BY MIDDAY. WITH THE INSOLATION AND THE APPROACH OF ANOTHER WEAK
SHORT WAVE...SCATTERED COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/THUDNERSTORMS SHOULD
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
FOR TEMPERATURES...WENT ABOVE GUIDANCE FOR MIN TEMPS TONIGHT AS HIGH
DEWPOINTS SHOULD KEEP TEMPS UP. USED A GUIDANCE BLEND FOR MAX TEMPS
ON TUE WHICH CALLS FOR TEMPS TO TOP OUT NEAR CLIMO.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 215 PM MONDAY...ON WEDNESDAY...THE AXIS OF A H5 TROF WILL
SLOWLY DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY. AT THE
SFC...A LEE TROF WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AS THE MID LEVEL TROF PASSES
AND LLVL WINDS REMAIN NORTHWEST AND DOWNSLOPE ACROSS THE EAST FACING
SLOPES OF THE MTNS. GFS AND NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE MILD
TEMPS BETWEEN H8 TO H6 WITH VERY SHALLOW MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES.
AFTERNOON CAPE VALUES WILL LIKELY FAVOR VALUES BETWEEN 500 TO 1000
J/KG...WITH WEAK LLVL CIN VALUES. THE COMBINATION OF WEAK LLVL
CONVERGENCE WITHIN THE LEE TROF AND RIDGETOP HEATING MAY TRIGGER A
FEW SHRA/TSRA DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON...I WILL INDICATE
SCHC POPS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. USING A BLEND OF MET AND MAV
GUIDANCE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM MID TO UPPER 70S
WITHIN THE MTN VALLEYS TO L80S EAST.
ON THURSDAY...A WEST TO EAST ORIENTED WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
SLIP SOUTHWARD INTO THE NC ZONES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALOFT...SHORT
RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT THE MID LEVEL TROF MAY REMAIN OVER THE
COASTAL PLAIN OF THE CAROLINAS...POSSIBLY CLOSING OFF TO A WEAK LOW.
HOWEVER...GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF THE WEAK SFC COLD FRONT AND LOW MID
LEVEL HEIGHTS I EXPECT AN INCREASE IN LLVL CONVERGENCE AND AMOUNTS
OF CONDITIONAL INSTABILITY. I WILL FORECAST CHC POPS ACROSS THE HIGH
TERRAIN FOR SHRA/TSRA AND LATE AFTERNOON SCHC EAST. HIGH
TEMPERATURES SHOULD VERIFY VERY CLOSE TO WEDNESDAY OBSERVED VALUES.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF NOON MONDAY...THE ECMWF AND GFS BEGIN THE EXTENDED RANGE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT ON FRIDAY. BOTH SOLUTIONS INDICATE A MID LEVEL TROF
ACROSS THE WESTERN ROCKIES AND WESTERN ATLANTIC WITH RIDGING ACROSS
THE APPALACHIANS. THE WESTERN TROF WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE THROUGH
THE PERIOD ACROSS THE NRN CONUS...RESULTING IN RISING HEIGHTS ACROSS
THE SOUTH DURING THE EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. THE MID
LEVEL LOW OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN GENERALLY
IN PLACE...RESULTING IN GRADUALLY RISING HEIGHTS ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NE GEORGIA. THIS PATTERN WILL SUPPORT DAILY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES RISING THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...RANGING AROUND 5
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY MONDAY. WEAK SFC HIGH PRESSURE COMBINED WITH
MID LEVEL RIDGING WILL NOT FAVOR DEEP CONVECTION. BASED OF FORECAST
SOUNDINGS...I WILL ADVERTISE LATE AFTERNOON SCHC POPS FOR SHRA/TSRA
ACROSS THE MTNS...DRY EAST. A COLD FRONT MAY ARRIVE ACROSS THE MTNS
LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT....POSSIBLY RESULTING IN THE BEST
CHANCES FOR CONVECTION.
&&
.AVIATION /22Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...TSTM COVERAGE HAS DIMINISHED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
SHOULD FILL BACK 00Z TO 02Z AS ACTIVITY WORKS EWD OFF THE NC BLUE
RIDGE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. TSRA ACTIVITY WILL WANE IN THE PIEDMONT
AFTER 04Z. WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...ALL GUIDANCE POINTS
TOWNARD LOWERING CIGS TO IFR BY EARLY TUE...THEN LIFTING BY LATE
MORNING.
ELSEWHERE...TSRA WILL LIKELY IMPACT ALL TERMINAL LOCATIONS BETWEEN
22Z AND 00Z THIS EVENING AS A LINE OF STORMS MOVES EWD FROM THE BLUE
RIDGE. TSTMS ACTIVITY WILL WANE BEHIND THE LINE...BUT CANNOT RULE
OUT SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MOIST SRLY FLOW OVERNIGHT. WITH
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALL GUIDANCE POINTS TOWARD WIDESPREAD
IFR RESTRICTIONS BY EARLY TUE...IMPROVING BY LATE MORNING.
OUTLOOK...EXPECT RESTRICTIONS IN SCT SHWRS AND TSTMS INTO TUE NIGHT.
ANOTHER ROUND OF IFR RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY EARLY WED...BEFORE SOME
DRYING WED AFTERNOON. MAINLY VFR THEN. THERE WILL BE MAINLY ISOLATED
MOUNTAIN AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND TSTMS THRU LATE WEEK. MRNG FOG
PSBL...MAINLY MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND NEAR LAKES/RIVERS.
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...NONE.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-035>037-049-
050-053-056-057-065-068>072-082-501>510.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WINESETT
NEAR TERM...HG/LG
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...HG/LGHazardous weather outlook, May 14, 5:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 519 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 NCZ033-035>037-049-050-053-056-057-065-068>072-082-501>510-152130- AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- 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- 519 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS OR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001>014- 019-152130- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 519 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. THE RECENT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL HAS KEPT SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS HIGH. THEREFORE...STREAM AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHERE STORMS REGENERATE AND MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS OR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 14, 5:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
544 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
GAZ010-017-142230-
HABERSHAM-RABUN-
544 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HABERSHAM AND SOUTHERN
RABUN COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 536 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES WEST OF
TIGER TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NACOOHE LAKE TO SAUTEE...MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE RABUN...
LAKEMONT...
TURNERVILLE...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
LAT...LON 3468 8365 3473 8364 3488 8352 3484 8329
3480 8330 3479 8333 3477 8332 3474 8333
3473 8335 3467 8336 3460 8346 3465 8367
LANELocal storm report, May 14, 5:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
546 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM LIGHTNING ASHEVILLE 35.57N 82.55W
05/14/2012 BUNCOMBE NC 911 CALL CENTER
AT LEAST THREE HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING STRIKES OR
RELATED FIRES IN DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE.
&&
NEDSpecial weather statement, May 14, 5:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 546 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 NCZ505-506-142215- EASTERN MCDOWELL-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 546 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTY THROUGH 615 PM EDT... AT 540 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF MARION...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... MARION... GLENWOOD... SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. LAT...LON 3573 8190 3555 8198 3566 8216 3572 8213 LANE
Special weather statement, May 14, 5:56 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
556 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
NCZ053-065-507-508-142230-
BUNCOMBE-GREATER RUTHERFORD-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
556 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON...
SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE AND WESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM
EDT...
AT 551 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BAT CAVE...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BAT CAVE...
CHIMNEY ROCK...
LAKE LURE...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
LAT...LON 3556 8222 3552 8215 3553 8209 3554 8203
3540 8203 3540 8240 3556 8234
LANELocal storm report, May 14, 6:08 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
608 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0552 PM HAIL MARION 35.68N 82.01W
05/14/2012 E0.50 INCH MCDOWELL NC PUBLIC
&&
NEDSpecial weather statement, May 14, 6:18 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
618 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
SCZ001-004-142300-
GREATER OCONEE-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
618 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTY THROUGH
700 PM EDT...
AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TALLULAH FALLS...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF
TOCCOA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LONG CREEK...
WESTMINSTER...
WALHALLA...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
LAT...LON 3475 8332 3479 8332 3479 8288 3454 8293
3463 8326 3468 8334 3473 8335
LANEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 5:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| May 14, 5:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 6 hr |
| May 14, 8:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| May 14, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mitchell | 62 min |
| May 14, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 29 min |
| May 14, 4:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 3 hr |
| May 14, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 51 min |
| May 14, 5:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 15 more | 10 hr |
| May 14, 5:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Iredell | 96 min |
| May 14, 5:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 81 min |
| May 14, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 29 min |
| May 14, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 34 min |
| May 14, 6:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell, Iredell | 3 hr |
| May 14, 7:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Cleveland, Rutherford | 118 min |
| May 14, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 38 min |
| May 14, 7:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 93 min |
Nearby
Areal Flood Advisories in North Carolina, 2012Every areal flood advisory in 2012
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.