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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2012, 5:53 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2012, 5:53 PM EDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2012, 7:54 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 6:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ese Salisbury, NC | DUNNS MOUNTAIN ROAD FLOODED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 17 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 1738 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1050 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
444
WGUS52 KGSP 182153
FFWGSP
NCC025-159-190100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0008.120718T2153Z-120719T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
553 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
ROWAN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 552 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL RATES WERE INCREASING TO OVER
TWO INCHES PER HOURS AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND DEVELOP
ALONG THE I-85 CORRIDOR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CONCORD...SALISBURY...CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...CHINA GROVE...
ENOCHVILLE...GRANITE QUARRY...HARRISBURG...HIGH ROCK LAKE...
KANNAPOLIS...LANDIS...ROCKWELL AND SPENCER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3531 8068 3547 8078 3550 8079 3551 8074
3554 8074 3576 8047 3573 8042 3573 8034
3571 8032 3568 8033 3564 8028 3563 8026
$$
CSH3 follow-up statements
164
WGUS72 KGSP 182226
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
626 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
NCC025-159-190100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120719T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-ROWAN NC-
626 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ROWAN AND
NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
AT 621 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL LINGERING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES THAT LOCALLY AS MUCH AS TWO TO
TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS KANNAPOLIS AND
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY SEVERE
URBAN FLOODING AROUND KANNAPOLIS. TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN
THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE FAIRVIEW STREET AT MCLAIN STREET AND ALONG
BUFFALO CREEK NEAR THE KANNAPOLIS VILLAGE REST HOME AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3531 8068 3533 8069 3547 8077 3551 8071
3573 8043 3572 8038 3573 8034 3571 8032
3568 8033 3564 8028 3563 8026
$$
CSH521
WGUS72 KGSP 182303
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
703 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
NCC159-182312-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120719T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROWAN NC-
703 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ROWAN
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SLACK OFF THIS
EVENING. NO FLOODING WAS REPORTED FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 3550 8070 3551 8069 3550 8068 3550 8044
3531 8068 3534 8069 3547 8077 3551 8071
$$
NCC025-190100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120719T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-
703 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS
COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
AT 657 PM EDT...RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES AND AUTOMATED RAINGAGES
INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN FROM THE CONCORD
AIRPORT THROUGH PARTS OF KANNAPOLIS. THE RADAR INDICATES THAT
RAIN WAS DIMINISHING AND IT THIS TREND CONTINUES...THE WARNING
WILL BE CANCELLED EARLY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...CONCORD...CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...HARRISBURG AND
KANNAPOLIS...MAINLY ACROSS THE HEADWATERS OF THE ROCKY RIVER...
CODDLE...IRISH BUFFALO AND COLDWATER CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3550 8070 3551 8069 3550 8068 3550 8044
3531 8068 3534 8069 3547 8077 3551 8071
$$
CSH795
WGUS72 KGSP 182354
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
754 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
NCC025-190008-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120719T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-
754 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
CABARRUS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
ANY EXCESS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED
AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE
BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3550 8070 3551 8069 3550 8068 3550 8044
3531 8068 3534 8069 3547 8077 3551 8071
$$
CSHWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 18, 4:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 4:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 438 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SOUTH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY TO DROP SOUTH...INTO THE CAROLINAS LATE FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND DISSIPATE ON MONDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... AT 430 PM...SCATTERED/NUMEROUS CONVECTIVE COVERAGE (50-70 POP) IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...AS OUTFLOWS FROM MTN CONVECTION...AND CONVERGENCE ALONG LEE/PIEDMONT TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH 2500-3500 J/KG OF SB-CAPE. WEAK SHEAR AND MODERATE TO HIGH LEVELS OF DOWNDRAFT CAPE WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR GOOD MICROBURST POTENTIAL FROM THE STRONGER STORMS (ESP IN THE PIEDMONT)...WITH BRIEF LARGE HAIL ALSO BEING POSSIBLE. WILL ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE HOURLY TEMP TRENDS IN THE WAKE OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING OFF THE BLUE RIDGE...WHICH SHOULD COOL TEMPS 10-15 DEGREES. IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH THE BASE DO THE AMPLIFYING TROUGH ON THURSDAY WILL SUPPORT GREATER POPS THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO GET GOING EARLIER THAN USUAL IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH SUBSTANTIAL COVERAGE BY MIDDAY. ONCE AGAIN... MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND LIGHT STEERING CURRENTS WILL SUPPORT HEAVY RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FORM THE NORTH WILL STILL BE IN VA...TOO FAR AWAY TO HAVE AN IMPACT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL AS TROUGH AMPLIFICATION AND FALLING HEIGHTS ALOFT TAKE PLACE LATER IN THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF WARMTH AND MOISTURE WILL DRIVE THE HEAT INDEX TO NEAR 100 AGAIN ON THURSDAY IN THE PIEDMONT...SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW THE ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 105 DEGREES. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 250 PM WEDNESDAY...EXPECT CONVECTION THU NITE TO BE MAINLY DIURNAL...BUT ISOLATED CELLS COULD LINGER IN THE MTNS OVERNIGHT. LOWS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL. A SHORT WAVE DIVES INTO THE OH VALLEY FRIDAY PUSHING A COLD FRONT SOUTH TOWARD THE AREA. THIS WAVE SLOWLY MOVES SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD THE VA TIDEWATER AND MID-ATLANTIC AREA. THE SFC FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL BE COPIOUS AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT. QG FORCING WILL BE WEAK...BUT LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT WILL BE DECENT...ALONG WITH UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER JET. THEREFORE...EXPECT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY...WITH NUMEROUS COVERAGE I-85 AND SOUTH AND GOOD CHC NORTH SATURDAY. CONVECTION WILL STILL SHOW A DIURNAL TREND...BUT WILL NOT DIMINISH UNTIL LATE AT NITE. WITH A VERY MOIST AIR MASS AND SLOW MOVING STORMS...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGHS FRIDAY STILL NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL...THEN DROPS BELOW NORMAL SATURDAY. LOWS FRIDAY NITE ABOVE NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 1245 PM WEDNESDAY...THE LATEST GUIDANCE KEEPS A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE AREA SUNDAY. THE FRONT BEGINS TO WASH OUT MONDAY AS THE BERMUDA HIGH POKES BACK INTO THE REGION FROM THE EAST. HOWEVER...A SHEAR AXIS AND A BAND OF DEEP MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA MONDAY IN THE WEAKNESS BETWEEN THE BERMUDA HIGH AND THE STRONG RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS. THE RIDGE AND THE BERMUDA HIGH MERGE TUESDAY AS A TROF MOVES OFF SHORE OF NEW ENGLAND...BUT THE DEEP MOISTURE AND A LEE TROF REMAIN OVER MUCH OF THE SERN US. THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE IS PUSHED SOUTH INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY...BUT RIDGE AXIS REMAINS OVER OUR AREA...AS ANOTHER TROF DROPS FROM CANADA INTO THE NRN PLAINS. THIS HELPS PUSH A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT TOWARD THE AREA DURING THE DAY. ALTHOUGH A GOOD CHANCE OF CONVECTION AGAIN ON SUNDAY...GUIDANCE DIFFERS ON BETTER CHANCES FOR ONE AREA OR ANOTHER. THEREFORE...HAVE GONE WITH CHC POP FOR NOW. OTHERWISE...MAINLY DIURNAL CHC POP MON THRU WED WITH THE MOISTURE AND WEAK FORCING IN PLACE. ABOVE NORMAL LOWS AND BELOW NORMAL HIGHS AGAIN SUNDAY...THEN THE HEAT BUILDS WITH THE RIDGE. HIGHS RISING INTO THE MID 90S BY WED WITH LOW TO MID 70S EACH MORNING. && .AVIATION /21Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AT KCLT...SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. BASED THE SLOWER THAN ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENT...CONFIDENCE IS A LOWER FOR A RESTRICTION...AND NONE WILL BE CARRIED AT THIS TIME. TS WITH A LOW VFR CIG WILL BE CARRIED. LIGHT SW WINDS WILL PERSIST. A CONSENSUS OF GUIDANCE DOES NOT SUPPORT DAYBREAK FOG ON THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY MORNING AS A FRONT APPROACHES FORM THE NORTH...CHANCES ARE STILL TOO LOW MENTION A RESTRICTION. ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST COVERAGE IN THE MOUNTAINS. A TEMPO FOR THUNDERSTORM BASED MVFR RESTRICTIONS WILL BE CARRIED AT KAVL...WHILE FOOTHILLS SITES GET TS AND A LOW VFR CIG WITH CB. LIGHT WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SW TO WSW...EXCEPT AT KAVL WHERE THEY WILL CHANNEL UP THE VALLEY FORM THE NW. AT THIS TIME GUIDANCE PLACES FOG IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS SW OF KAVL. BASED ON THE TRENDS FROM THIS MORNING...FOG WILL BE CARRIED AT KAVL AND KAND AS WELL. CHANCES FOR CONVECTION INCREASE ON THURSDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH...BUT CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO CARRY A RESTRICTION. OUTLOOK...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE LATE THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NC MOUNTAINS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA ON FRIDAY...REMAINING INTO THE WEEKEND...AND INCREASING THE CHANCE OF THUNDER...LOW CIGS...AND FOG. 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...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...PAT NEAR TERM...JAT/JDL SHORT TERM...RWH LONG TERM...RWH AVIATION...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 4:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 407 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-192015- 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- 407 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL AREAS OF WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS AND FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY DEVELOP. MANY OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING. THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SATURATED SOILS WILL ENHANCE THE THREAT OF FALLING TREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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
Local storm report, Jul 18, 5:11 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
511 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S GLENWOOD 35.57N 81.98W
07/18/2012 MCDOWELL NC 911 CALL CENTER
1 TREE DOWN
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N THERMAL CITY 35.56N 81.98W
07/18/2012 MCDOWELL NC 911 CALL CENTER
1 TREE DOWN NEAR SUGAR HILL
&&
RWHLocal storm report, Jul 18, 5:13 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
513 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N THERMAL CITY 35.56N 81.98W
07/18/2012 MCDOWELL NC 911 CALL CENTER
1 TREE DOWN NEAR SUGAR HILL
0335 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S GLENWOOD 35.57N 81.98W
07/18/2012 MCDOWELL NC 911 CALL CENTER
1 TREE DOWN
&&
RWHSpecial weather statement, Jul 18, 5:20 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
520 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
NCZ057-071-072-182145-
CABARRUS-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-
520 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND
WESTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF
SPENCER TO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CROFT. THIS LINE WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
KANNAPOLIS...
GRANITE QUARRY...
HIGH ROCK LAKE...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3519 8078 3544 8089 3551 8081 3551 8074
3556 8074 3577 8048 3574 8045 3573 8042
3573 8034 3571 8032 3568 8033 3564 8028
3562 8024
HGSpecial weather statement, Jul 18, 5:23 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 523 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 SCZ006-010-182200- ANDERSON-GREATER GREENVILLE- 523 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON AND SOUTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF WILLIAMSTON...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... WILLIAMSTON... PIEDMONT... PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3481 8241 3460 8230 3449 8265 3467 8271 HG
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:50 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
550 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
SCZ012-013-182215-
LAURENS-UNION-
550 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LAURENS AND SOUTHERN UNION
COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 550 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SEDALIA TO 3 MILES NORTH OF WATERLOO...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
JOANNA...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3430 8209 3453 8215 3461 8192 3458 8187
3464 8184 3475 8157 3449 8147 3444 8154
3451 8160 3452 8164 3444 8173 3436 8178
3427 8206
HGLocal storm report, Jul 18, 5:52 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
552 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE UNION 34.65N 81.58W
07/18/2012 UNION SC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN AT 600 BLOCK OF BERRY FARM RD
&&
RWHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 12:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood, Swain | 78 min |
| Jul 18, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Yancey | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 2:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 104 min |
| Jul 18, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Haywood, Henderson, Transylvania | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 26 min |
| Jul 18, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | McDowell, Rutherford | 46 min |
| Jul 18, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 67 min |
| Jul 18, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 12 min |
| Jul 18, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 50 min |
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Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Every flash flood warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.