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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 4, 2013, 6:32 PM EDT for Greenville County, Laurens County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 reports 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 4, 2013, 6:32 PM EDT (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2013, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Greenville County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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 4, 7:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Greer, SC | SUBER RD REPORTED UNDER WATER AT NEAR BRUSHY CREEK |
| Jul 4, 7:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 N Greer, SC | MT LEBANON CHURCH RD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jul 4, 7:53 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 S Gowensville, SC | JUG FACTORY RD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
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 3 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 58 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 1230 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
858
WGUS52 KGSP 042232
FFWGSP
SCC045-059-083-050230-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0031.130704T2232Z-130705T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
632 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GREENVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN LAURENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
* AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LARGE OF AREA OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN LAURENS COUNTIES AND
CROSSING GREENVILLE AND WESTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTH AND ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPACT THESE SAME AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST 8 PM. RADAR INDICATED
RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST DOWNPOURS
AND THESE HEAVY SHOWERS WERE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. FLOODING WILL BE MOST LIKELY FROM EAST OF SIMPSONVILLE
THROUGH GREER TO NORTH OF TRAVELERS REST. STREAMS AND CREEKS
THROUGHOUT THE AREA ARE ALREADY AT BANKFULL AND IT MAY NOT TAKE MUCH
MORE RAINFALL TO SEND THEM INTO FLOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
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.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE
WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 8243 3476 8246 3477 8245 3481 8247
3497 8251 3516 8248 3518 8221 3518 8201
3474 8201 3466 8216
$$
HG1 follow-up statement
255
WGUS72 KGSP 050037
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
837 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
SCC045-059-083-050230-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-130705T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAURENS SC-SPARTANBURG SC-GREENVILLE SC-
837 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GREENVILLE...WESTERN
SPARTANBURG AND NORTHWESTERN LAURENS COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...
AT 827 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS GREENVILLE AND SPARTANBURG
COUNTIES...PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR. THIS
HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING ON AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 1 TO 3
INCHES IN PAST FEW HOURS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY FROM SIMPSONVILLE TO GREER TO
NORTHEAST OF TRAVELERS REST. FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES HAVE ALREADY
BEEN REPORTED ALONG SUBER ROAD IN GREER. FLOODING WILL ALSO LIKELY
DEVELOP SHORTLY ALONG THE MIDDLE TYGER RIVER NEAR GRAMLING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE
WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 8243 3476 8246 3477 8245 3481 8247
3497 8251 3516 8248 3518 8221 3518 8201
3474 8201 3466 8216
$$
HGWhat 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 4, 4:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 4:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
451 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE MID
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY
LIFTING EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD
OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE UNITED STATES NEXT WEEK...WITH A
RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 445 PM...A QUICK UPDATE TO THE TEMP/DEWPT AND SKY GRIDS TO
MATCH UP WITH OBS. POPS/WX LOOK ON TRACK...SO LEFT AS IS FOR NOW.
AS OF 300 PM...NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED IN REGARDS TO THE FORECAST OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PROMOTE CONTINUED SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. HEAVY RAINFALL LOOKS
TO BE THE MAIN THREAT THROUGH THE PERIOD. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ADJACENT TO ANY THUNDERSTORMS COULD EXCEED 5 INCHES WHICH WILL ALLOW
FOR FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS TO PERSIST. THIS FLASH FLOODING
THREAT WILL MAINLY EXIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAINS AND THE
FOOTHILLS DUE TO UPSLOPE FLOW AND MIGRATION OF MOISTURE AXIS TO THE
WEST. OTHERWISE...INCREASING INSTABILITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SC
UPSTATE AND THE NC PIEDMONT WILL ALLOW FOR SOME STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE
MAIN THREATS. DUE TO INCREASING FLOW ALOFT...AND BACKED SURFACE
WINDS...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. CONDITIONS WILL
NOT IMPROVE MUCH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS PLUME OF MOISTURE
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE CWFA.
THUS...EXTENDED FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY ACROSS ALL
ZONES WITH THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS BEING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NC
PIEDMONT. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL BE NEAR NORMAL FOR MOST SITES.
FOR FRIDAY...EXPECT MUCH OF THE SAME AS THURSDAY WITH CONTINUED
RAINFALL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOST PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE YET AGAIN...HOWEVER CONVECTION SHOULD BE
ON MORE OF A DIURNAL TREND. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL BE
BELOW NORMAL AT ALL LOCATIONS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM THURSDAY...THE SLOWLY FILLING UPPER WAVE WILL LIFT NE
ACROSS IL/IN ON SAT AND THEN OH ON SUNDAY. UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS IN
THE FORM OF WIND DIVERGENCE AND A TRAILING VORTICITY AXIS WILL CROSS
OUR FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY. UNTIL THEN...PERSISTENT MOIST SRLY LOW
LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE. WILL FOCUS LIKELY POPS IN THE MTNS...AND
TAPER DOWN TO MID RANGE CHANCE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT FOR SAT AFTN.
COVERAGE MAY REBOUND THROUGHOUT THE REGION A BIT ON SUNDAY WITH THE
PASSING UPPER SUPPORT. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED FLASH
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM THURSDAY...A FLAT RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE SRN TIER OF
THE CONUS MON THROUGH WED. SFC HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE EXCEPT FOR A
DEVELOPING LEE TROUGH OVER THE PIEDMONT. MID LEVEL DRYING IS
INDICATED...BUT LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN MOIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. SFC
TO 850 MB FLOW WILL VEER MORE WESTERLY TO CURB PRECIPITATION CHANCES
AND PRODUCE MORE OF A DIURNAL TREND IN POPS. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NW ON THU. EXPECT MAX TEMPS TO RECOVER TO
NEAR SUMMERTIME NORMALS.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...LOW END VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS BEING IN PROXIMITY TO CONVECTION THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO PROMOTE INCREASING
INSTABILITY ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT...THUS WENT WITH A TEMPO FOR TSRA
THROUGH 00Z. BEYOND THAT...CARRIED MVFR CIGS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS
AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER REMAINS NEAR SATURATION. OTHERWISE...RAISED
CIGS TO VFR LEVELS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF CYCLE. WINDS
WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY AND IN THE 8-10KT RANGE.
ELSEWHERE...EXPECTING WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SC
SITES. ADDED TEMPO GROUPS AT ALL SITES FOR MVFR TSRA THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN CARRIED MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE MORNING WITH EITHER
VCTS...SHRA...OR BOTH. AS THE LOWER LEVELS CONTINUE TO MOISTEN
FURTHER THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...LOOKING FOR CIGS TO LOWER TO IFR
LEVELS AT ALL SITES. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY AND AROUND
8-10KTS.
OUTLOOK...VERY MOIST AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
REGION INTO SATURDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SHRA/TSRA. STRATUS AND FOG IS
POSSIBLE EACH DAY ACROSS THE REGION. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED
FROM THE EAST THIS WEEKEND AS A BERMUDA HIGH STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE
REGION...YIELDING MAINLY DIURNAL SHRA/TSRA. MORNING FOG WILL FAVOR
THE MTN VALLEYS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
21-03Z 03-09Z 09-15Z 15-21Z
KCLT MED 79% HIGH 89% HIGH 92% HIGH 93%
KGSP HIGH 86% HIGH 89% MED 78% HIGH 91%
KAVL HIGH 89% HIGH 86% HIGH 87% HIGH 95%
KHKY HIGH 83% HIGH 95% HIGH 87% HIGH 91%
KGMU HIGH 86% HIGH 90% MED 73% HIGH 88%
KAND MED 78% HIGH 85% MED 79% HIGH 91%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-
026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR NCZ033-035-
048>053-056-058-059-062>065-068>070-501>510.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ036-037-
057-071-072-082.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...ARK/CDG
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...CDGHazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 4:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 411 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-052015- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 411 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN DUE TO INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .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-NCZ035-056-068>070-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>014-019-052015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-CATAWBA- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 411 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH 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. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES BEING POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ036-037-057-071-072-082-052015- IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- 411 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES BEING POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY LEADING TO ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. HG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
520 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
NCZ036-056-057-071-042200-
CATAWBA-IREDELL-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-
520 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MECKLENBURG...
SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA...SOUTHERN IREDELL AND WESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES
THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DAVIDSON...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNC
CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
PEOPLE IN NORTHERN MECKLENBURG...SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA...SOUTHERN
IREDELL AND WESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...
DAVIDSON...CORNELIUS...MOORESVILLE...TROUTMAN AND STATESVILLE...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDER AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
LAKE NORMAN IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. MOVE TO
SHORE IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3588 8071 3551 8073 3550 8079 3545 8078
3545 8094 3551 8096 3553 8094 3555 8097
3585 8105 3587 8104
MOORESpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 5:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
527 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
SCZ002-003-005-006-010-042215-
ANDERSON-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE
MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
527 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ANDERSON...PICKENS AND
WESTERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POWDERSVILLE...OR 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
PEOPLE IN NORTHERN ANDERSON...PICKENS AND WESTERN GREENVILLE
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
POWDERSVILLE...EASLEY...PICKENS AND TABLE ROCK STATE PARK...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDER AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3504 8291 3509 8278 3507 8278 3507 8276
3510 8272 3510 8270 3512 8269 3512 8263
3517 8251 3516 8249 3468 8241 3462 8270
MOORELocal storm report, Jul 4, 5:42 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
542 PM EDT THU JUL 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD ASHEVILLE 35.57N 82.55W
07/04/2013 BUNCOMBE NC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF ROAD FLOODING FROM A CREEK AT TUNNEL
ROAD AND KENILWORTH ROAD.
&&
HGSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 5:47 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
547 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
NCZ035-042230-
ALEXANDER-
547 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALEXANDER COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM
EDT...
AT 543 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING NORTH
AT 25 MPH.
PEOPLE IN ALEXANDER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TAYLORSVILLE AND ELLENDALE...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDER AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3588 8103 3582 8107 3578 8111 3579 8113
3583 8115 3581 8126 3583 8132 3599 8133
3601 8131 3604 8121 3603 8108 3605 8104
MOORELocal storm report, Jul 4, 6:14 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
614 PM EDT THU JUL 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0431 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W ABBEVILLE 34.18N 82.41W
07/04/2013 ABBEVILLE SC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 28 BYPASS ON WEST SIDE OF ABBEVILLE.
TREES ALSO DOWN ON TRAIL DRIVE...ROCK HILL RD...AND OLD
CALHOUN FALLS RD.
&&
MOORELocal storm report, Jul 4, 6:29 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
629 PM EDT THU JUL 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 W HONEA PATH 34.45N 82.50W
07/04/2013 ANDERSON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE IN ROADWAY ON BETHANY CHURCH ROAD. TREES ALSO DOWN
ON SC HWY 252 NEAR HWY 413 AND ON LAWSON RD.
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MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 10:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 11:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 2:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Spartanburg | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 5:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 6:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 112 min |
| Jul 4, 7:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 8:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 10:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 108 min |
| Jul 4, 10:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 11:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenwood | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 111 min |
| Jul 4, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 1:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Pickens | 108 min |
| Jul 4, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 2:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 5:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 42 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013
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.