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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 4, 2013Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 4, 2013, 7:15 PM EDT for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was in force for 4 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 4, 2013, 7:15 PM EDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2013, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 4, 8:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Ne Lake Toxaway, NCSILVERSTEEN ROAD WASHED OUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF DIAMOND CREEK ROAD BY THE WEST FORK FRENCH BROAD RIVER.

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 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 5 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 260 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2013-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1230 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2013-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

157 
WGUS52 KGSP 042315
FFWGSP
NCC089-175-050300-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0032.130704T2315Z-130705T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
715 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT

* AT 711 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING 
NORTHWARD ACROSS TRANSYLVANIA AND HENDERSON COUNTIES...WITH 
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BACK OVER SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
MOVING TOWARD THE AREA. RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 
INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST DOWNPOURS AND THESE RATES ARE 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO  
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...BAT CAVE...DUPONT STATE FOREST...  
ETOWAH...FLAT ROCK...FLETCHER...GORGES STATE PARK...LAKE TOXAWAY...  
MOUNTAIN HOME AND ROSMAN. FLOODING WILL ALSO BE COMMON ALONG 
TRIBUTARIES TO THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER. CASCADE LAKE ROAD NORTH OF 
MERRILL LANE ON CRAB CREEK WILL REMAIN FLOODED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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 3547 8227 3537 8227 3528 8235 3518 8237
      3521 8238 3516 8244 3512 8268 3506 8278
      3508 8277 3503 8300 3505 8305 3514 8298
      3516 8300 3529 8292 3532 8283 3545 8271
      3542 8254 3547 8242 3546 8237 3550 8233

$$

HG
1 follow-up statement
872 
WGUS72 KGSP 050139
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
939 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013

NCC089-175-050300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENDERSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-
939 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TRANSYLVANIA AND
HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...

AT 935 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS TRANSYLVANIA AND 
HENDERSON COUNTIES LATE THIS EVENING...BUT WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVIER 
SHOWERS FORMING TO THE SOUTH ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. REPORTS 
OF FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ON ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM WITHIN 
THE WARNING AREA...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
AT LEAST 11 PM EDT..

RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH 
FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH 
FLOODING INCLUDE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...BAT CAVE...DUPONT 
STATE FOREST...ETOWAH...FLAT ROCK...FLETCHER...GORGES STATE 
PARK...LAKE TOXAWAY...MOUNTAIN HOME AND ROSMAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT 
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 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.

BE AWARE THAT PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL CAN OFTEN PRODUCE MUDSLIDES 
AND LANDSLIDES. THESE MAY AFFECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE ROAD 
SURFACE...AND MAY BE HARD TO SPOT AT NIGHT. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR 
MUDSLIDES AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH MUD COVERED ROADWAYS.

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 3547 8227 3537 8227 3528 8235 3518 8237
      3521 8238 3516 8244 3512 8268 3506 8278
      3508 8277 3503 8300 3505 8305 3514 8298
      3516 8300 3529 8292 3532 8283 3545 8271
      3542 8254 3547 8242 3546 8237 3550 8233

$$

HG

What 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, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 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...CDG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 4:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 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, 5:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 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

MOORE
Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute 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.

&&

MOORE
Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:29 PM EDT, 46 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.

&&

MOORE
Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:42 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
642 PM EDT THU JUL 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0310 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E PIEDMONT            34.71N 82.45W
07/04/2013                   GREENVILLE         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON JOHNSON LANE.

&&

MOORE
Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:57 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
657 PM EDT THU JUL 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0531 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOORESVILLE             35.58N 80.81W
07/04/2013                   IREDELL            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE LIMBS DOWN ON A POWER LINE

&&

MOORE
Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:59 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
659 PM EDT THU JUL 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARMONY                 35.96N 80.77W
07/04/2013                   IREDELL            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON EAGLES MILL RD.

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MOORE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 8:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford3 hr
Jul 3, 8:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHaywood, Jackson, Swain3 hr
Jul 3, 9:25 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPAvery, Mitchell3 hr
Jul 3, 9:29 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPAvery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell3 hr
Jul 3, 9:43 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPMadison59 hr
Jul 3, 9:43 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPBuncombe22 hr
Jul 3, 9:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania3 hr
Jul 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPMadison28 hr
Jul 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPSwain28 hr
Jul 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPHaywood32 hr
Jul 3, 10:25 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPMadison3 hr
Jul 3, 11:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPCleveland4 hr
Jul 4, 12:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln2 hr
Jul 4, 12:36 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPAvery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey6 hr
Jul 4, 3:40 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPPolk, Rutherford110 min
Jul 4, 4:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland61 min
Jul 4, 5:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLincoln51 min
Jul 4, 5:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba50 min
Jul 4, 6:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander25 min
Jul 4, 8:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell8 hr
Jul 4, 8:43 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAvery, Mitchell107 min
Jul 4, 9:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPIredell2 hr
Jul 4, 9:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHaywood, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania113 min
Jul 4, 10:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBurke, McDowell6 hr
Jul 4, 10:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMcDowell, Polk, Rutherford2 hr
Jul 4, 11:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMcDowell, Mitchell, Yancey117 min
Jul 4, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania60 min
Jul 4, 1:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Caldwell, Catawba2 hr
Jul 4, 2:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPTransylvania3 hr
Jul 4, 2:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAvery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell3 hr
Jul 4, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus44 min
Jul 4, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union54 min
Jul 4, 3:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Henderson, Madison111 min
Jul 4, 3:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPJackson, Macon, Transylvania3 hr
Jul 4, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston42 min
Jul 4, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson42 min
Jul 4, 4:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, McDowell24 hr
Jul 4, 5:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Madison, Polk, Rutherford and 2 more3 hr
Jul 4, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPIredell40 min
Jul 4, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPIredell, Rowan60 min
Jul 4, 5:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPBuncombe4 hr
Jul 4, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander43 min
Jul 4, 7:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPPolk, Rutherford4 hr
Jul 4, 7:38 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPMadison24 hr
Jul 4, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland42 min
Jul 4, 7:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Madison3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.