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Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2013, 1:40 AM EDT for Burke County, Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 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 8, 2013, 1:40 AM EDT (05:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2013, 7:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:41 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 8, 3:15 AM EDT | FLOOD | 5 E Table Rock, NC | AN AUTOMATED GAUGE ON THE JOHNS RIVER AT ARNEYS STORE OBSERVED A PEAK STAGE OF 14.37 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
485 WGUS52 KGSP 080540 FFWGSP NCC023-027-081130- /O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0036.130708T0540Z-130708T1130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 140 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... WEST CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 730 AM EDT * AT 135 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE THE JOHNS RIVER AND LOWER CREEK AREAS. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. AREAS LIKELY TO FLOOD INCLUDE...JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND THE CORPENING BRIDGE ROAD...AS WELL AS A CAMPING AREA ON THE LOWER CREEK THAT FLOWS INTO JOHNS RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 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 3587 8159 3578 8164 3581 8186 3594 8179 $$ KRENTZ
2 follow-up statements
720 WGUS72 KGSP 080749 FFSGSP FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 349 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 NCC023-027-081130- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-130708T1130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CALDWELL NC-BURKE NC- 349 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BURKE AND WEST CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 730 AM EDT... AT 342 AM EDT...AN AUTOMATED RIVER GAUGE ON JOHNS RIVER AT ARNEYS STORE...OR SIX MILES NORTH OF MORGANTON, NC WAS ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 12 FEET. THE LATEST STAGE WAS 14.37 FEET...WITH LEVELS SLOWLY RISING. AT 13.5 FEET...JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND THE CORPENING BRIDGE ROAD...AS WELL AS A CAMPING AREA ON THE LOWER CREEK WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. IN ADDITION...WATER LEVELS ALONG SIMS BRANCH WILL REMAIN HIGH DUE TO BACK WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. && LAT...LON 3587 8159 3578 8164 3581 8186 3594 8179 $$ NED
190 WGUS72 KGSP 080833 FFSGSP FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 433 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 NCC023-027-080841- /O.CAN.KGSP.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-130708T1130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CALDWELL NC-BURKE NC- 433 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BURKE AND WEST CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE. HOWEVER... THE JOHNS RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN NORTHERN BURKE COUNTY FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS...AND AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE AREA SHORTLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3587 8159 3578 8164 3581 8186 3594 8179 $$ LANE
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 7, 10:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 10:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1059 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVERHEAD
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE WEEK...AND STALL JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF MID EVENING...RADAR TRENDS SUGGEST THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL
FLASH FLOODING IS LOCALIZED AND RELATIVELY LOW...SO THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD
PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AS MOISTURE CONTENT REMAINS
HIGH...SO THE PRECIP PROBABILITY RAMPS DOWN TO CHANCE AND STAYS
THERE THROUGH DAYBREAK. EXPECT ANOTHER NIGHT WITH MILD TEMPERATURES.
REMAINDER OF PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
AS OF 245 PM...UPPER TROF FINALLY LIFTING OUT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
AND INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. AS A CONSEQUENCE...
MOISTURE AXIS THAT HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WILL SHIFT BACK OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
FOR MONDAY...ABOVE MENTIONED MOISTURE AXIS LOOKS TO STALL ACROSS THE
REGION THUS KEEPING PRECIPITATION CHANCES ELEVATED. INCREASED POPS
YET AGAIN TO HIGH END CHANCE POPS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS ANY SHOWER
AND OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY TAKE ON MORE OF A DIURNAL
TREND DUE TO LACK OF UPPER FORCING. TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL
WARM SLIGHTLY TO JUST BELOW NORMAL LEVELS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 215 PM SUNDAY...THE DEPARTING NRN STREAM WAVE SHOULD BE OVER
NEW ENGLAND BY MON NIGHT...BUT IT MAY LEAVE A WEAKNESS IN THE HEIGHT
FIELD ACROSS THE SRN APPALACHIANS INTO TUE. SFC HIGH PRES WILL SET
UP...EXCEPT FOR A LEE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE PIEDMONT FROM
WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN. EXPECT SCATTERED DIURNAL
THUNDERSTORMS TUE AFTN/EVENING IN THE MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS
DESPITE WEAK/LIMITED FORCING GIVEN THE LACK OF CAPPING IN THE
PROFILES. IMPROVED INSOLATION WILL ALLOW MAX TEMPS TO RETURN TO NEAR
NORMAL VALUES TUE AFTN.
THE COL REGION IN THE UPPER HEIGHT PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE
AREA INTO WED...WITH VERY LIGHT FLOW UP THE COLUMN. LOW LEVEL WINDS
WILL BACK TO SWLY THROUGH THE DAY. WITH ABUNDANT BL MOISTURE
LINGERING ACROSS THE REGION...AND A LIGHT UPSLOPE COMPONENT IN THE
SW MOUNTAINS...WILL FEATURE SOLID SCT COVERAGE DURING THE DIURNALLY
FAVORED PERIODS AGAIN WED AFTN/EVENING. TEMPS WILL ONCE AGAIN
FEATURE MILD MORNING MINS AND NEAR NORMAL AFTN MAXES.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 225 PM EDT SUNDAY...A SYSTEM DIGGING SWD FROM ONTARIO INTO THE
GREAT LAKES ON THU WILL START TO AMPLIFY THE ERN TROUGH AGAIN. A
SURFACE COLD FRONT AHEAD OF THIS UPPER FEATURE WILL APPROACH FROM
THE NW...WITH DEEP MOISTURE POOLING ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE
AREA THU/THU NIGHT. THE BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE LEE
TROUGH POSITION THROUGH FRI BEFORE STALLING JUST SE OF THE AREA INTO
THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND ATTENDANT
ISOLD HYDRO CONCERNS MAY ACCOMPANY THE FROPA.
THE MAIN STORY MIGHT BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A CUTOFF UPPER LOW TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE APPALACHIANS FRI/SAT. THE ECMWF DEEPENS THIS LOW
OVER THE BASE OF THE SRN APPALACHIANS AND RETROGRADES IT WESTWARD
ACROSS THE DEEP/MID SOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS SOLUTION IS FAVORED
SINCE THE LATEST GFS/GEFS HAVE TRENDED THAT WAY AS WELL. THIS COULD
SET UP A SOLID FETCH OF ATLANTIC/GULF MOISTURE FOR THE LATE
WEEKEND...WITH PERHAPS MORE SERIOUS HYDRO ISSUES RETURNING TO THE
AREA.
&&
.AVIATION /03Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...NOW THAT ONE THUNDERSTORM HAS MISSED THE AIRFIELD TO THE
SE...LOOKS FAIRLY QUIET AS THE CONVECTION UPSTREAM IS SPARSE.
HOWEVER...IT COULD FILL BACK IN THROUGH THE MID EVENING...SO EXPECT
SOME AMENDMENTS. EXPECT SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS TO PERSIST ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.
EVENTUALLY...THIS WILL FILL IN TO FORM A BROKEN CEILING IN THE MVFR
CATEGORY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. UNLIKE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS...
AN IFR DECK SEEMS LESS LIKELY AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW HAS COME AROUND
TO SOMETHING MORE SW. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME MVFR FOG AS WELL. THIS
SHOULD BURN OFF QUICKLY AND LIFT TO A CEILING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
030 FOR THE LATE MORNING...THEN SCATTER OUT AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER
WARMS. COVERAGE OF STORMS SHOULD BE EVEN LESS MONDAY AFTERNOON...SO
A PROB30 OUGHT TO COVER IT.
ELSEWHERE...HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO GROUPS FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
BASED ON RADAR TRENDS. WE WILL REMAIN UNDER THE PLUME OF DEEPER
MOISTURE OVERNIGHT SO ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD FORM JUST
ABOUT ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME...SO MOST TAFS GET AT LEAST A VCSH.
EXPECT CLOUDS TO FORM AN MVFR CEILING DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. FOG MIGHT BE A PROBLEM AROUND DAYBREAK IN PLACES WHERE IT HAS
RAINED IN THE LAST DAY. OTHERWISE...LOOKS SIMILAR TO KCLT.
OUTLOOK...THE WEATHER PATTERN IS UNDER TRANSITION TO SOMETHING MORE
TYPICAL OF SUMMER...WHICH MEANS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS
AND STORMS...AND ASSOCIATED RESTRICTIONS. THERE COULD ALSO BE MVFR
OR IFR CLOUDS/FOG AROUND DAYBREAK AND THROUGH MID MORNING ON ANY DAY
THROUGH THE WORK WEEK.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
02-08Z 08-14Z 14-20Z 20-02Z
KCLT LOW 58% MED 69% HIGH 88% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% MED 77% HIGH 92% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 90% HIGH 96% HIGH 100%
KHKY MED 61% HIGH 93% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% MED 77% HIGH 92% HIGH 100%
KAND MED 72% LOW 55% HIGH 81% HIGH 100%
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...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...CDG/PM
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...PMHazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 10:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1029 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035-048>053-056-058-059-062>065- 068>070-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-090230- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-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- 1029 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. EXPECT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD RESULT IN SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE LOCALIZED...VERY WET SOIL CONDITIONS AND SLOWLY MOVING SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A PERSISTENT RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ036-037-057-071-072-082-090230- IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- 1029 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AS WELL AS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE RISK OF LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL PERSIST WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. MOORE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 8:17 PM EDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
817 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013
SCZ011-019-080100-
ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
817 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN ABBEVILLE AND
NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...
AT 813 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ABBEVILLE...
DUE WEST...
COKESBURY...
TORRENTIAL RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
LAT...LON 3406 8246 3415 8257 3448 8232 3435 8217
3433 8217 3433 8214 3427 8207 3405 8238
ARKSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 8:57 PM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
857 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013
SCZ006-011-012-019-080145-
ABBEVILLE-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREENWOOD-LAURENS-
857 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ABBEVILLE...
NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD...NORTHWESTERN LAURENS AND SOUTHEASTERN
GREENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT...
AT 852 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DUE WEST...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF ABBEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
WARE SHOALS...
BOYD MILL POND...
HICKORY TAVERN...
GRAY COURT...
TORRENTIAL RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
LAT...LON 3434 8249 3441 8243 3448 8232 3451 8235
3470 8218 3454 8195 3422 8233
ARKSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 10:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1058 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013
SCZ009-014-080345-
CHESTER-YORK-
1058 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN CHESTER AND SOUTHEASTERN
YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM EDT...
AT 1057 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CORNWELL...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
GREAT FALLS...
GREAT FALLS RESERVOIR...
RICHBURG...
FORT LAWN...
CATAWBA...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDER AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
LAT...LON 3465 8089 3454 8087 3453 8093 3456 8120
3460 8131 3493 8104 3484 8088 3482 8089
3477 8086 3474 8087 3470 8085
ARKSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 11:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1122 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013
SCZ009-014-080400-
CHESTER-YORK-
1122 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN CHESTER AND YORK
COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT...
AT 1119 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES EAST OF LOCKHART...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
LOWRYS...
MCCONNELLS...
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
LAT...LON 3493 8100 3461 8131 3475 8147 3476 8145
3479 8146 3482 8148 3484 8146 3485 8146
3510 8115
ARKSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 12:00 AM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1200 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 NCZ070-071-SCZ009-080445- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-YORK- 1200 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MECKLENBURG...NORTHEASTERN YORK AND SOUTHEASTERN GASTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM EDT... AT 1154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF YORK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... TEGA CAY... LAKE WYLIE... CAROWINDS... PINEVILLE... CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE... I-77 AT I-85... WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3519 8061 3497 8108 3509 8129 3539 8090 KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:40 AM EDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1240 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013
NCZ070>072-080530-
CABARRUS-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
1240 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN GASTON...NORTHERN
MECKLENBURG AND NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM EDT...
AT 1236 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PAW CREEK...OR 7 MILES WEST OF CENTER CITY
CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE...
I-77 AT I-85...
HUNTERSVILLE...
DAVIDSON...
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...
CONCORD...
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3519 8094 3528 8107 3551 8083 3551 8081
3551 8071 3537 8054
KRENTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 9:31 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 12 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 78 min |
| Jul 8, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 12:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 4:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Burke | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 48 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 50 min |
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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.