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Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 9, 2013, 9:30 PM EDT for Gaston County, Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 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 9, 2013, 9:30 PM EDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2013, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 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 9, 10:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ne Iron Station, NC | TRINITY FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD AMITY LANE BRIDGE WASHED OUT |
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 60 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
772 WGUS52 KGSP 100130 FFWGSP NCC071-109-100430- /O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0042.130710T0130Z-130710T0430Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 930 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHERN GASTON COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 1230 AM EDT * AT 929 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AN ESTIMATED TWO TO TWO AND HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITHIN THE PAST HOUR AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LINCOLNTON...BOGER CITY...DALLAS...IRON STATION AND STANLEY. 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. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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 3551 8105 3529 8105 3530 8132 3552 8132 $$ KRENTZ
1 follow-up statement
599 WGUS72 KGSP 100157 FFSGSP FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 957 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 NCC071-109-100430- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-130710T0430Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GASTON NC-LINCOLN NC- 957 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTHERN GASTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EDT... AT 957 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE... LINCOLNTON...BOGER CITY...DALLAS...IRON STATION AND STANLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. && LAT...LON 3551 8105 3529 8105 3530 8132 3552 8132 $$ KRENTZ
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 9, 7:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 7:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
755 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY DEEPEN OVER THE
EAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF EARLY EVENING...SCATTERED CLUSTERS OF DEEP CONVECTION CONTINUE
TO FORM ACROSS NE GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO AS LONG AS THERE IS SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY. SUPPLY
STILL LOOKS AMPLE AS OF 23Z...WHICH INDICATES THIS SHOULD CONTINUE
WELL INTO THE EVENING. SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT...THE STORMS WILL BE
SLOW TO MOVE AND SHOULD PRODUCE ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NO
BIG CHANGES FOR NOW...BUT WILL TWEAK THE POP AND TEMPS BASED ON
TRENDS ON RADAR.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
AS OF 230 PM EDT TUESDAY...THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE REGION HAS BECOME
QUITE UNSTABLE THIS AFTN WITH SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES AVERAGING
AROUND 3000 J/KG ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. THE LLVL FLOW AS
BACKED AND THERE IS MODEST CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND NC
BLUE RIDGE. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN THIS AREA.
A COUPLE WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW SHORT WAVE TROUGHS WILL WORK ACROSS THE
REGION INTO THE EVENING.
AS NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...PERSISTENCE STILL
LOOKS TO BE A GOOD WAY TO GO WITH THIS AFTERNOON/S FORECAST.
SO...MUCH LIKE YDAY...CONVECTION SHOULD INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTN
HOURS AND PEAK SOMETIME DURING THE EVENING. THE WRN UPSTATE...NE GA
AND THE SRN AND CENTRAL NC MTNS SHOULD SEE THE GREATEST COVERAGE AS
THEY ARE UNDER THE BEST DEFINED SHORT WAVE FEATURE THAT I CAN SEE ON
THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RUC. HOWEVER...WITH HIGH INSTABILITY AND
NO CAP...A STRONG...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT
ANYWHERE. WITH WEAKLY DIFFLUENT DEEP LAYER THICKNESSES AND LLVL
WINDS INCREASING A BIT FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING CELLS SHOULD
MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND MAY CONSOLIDATE INTO LARGER CLUSTERS LIKE THEY
DID LAST NIGHT. THIS MEANS A FEW AREAS OVER THE REGION ARE LIKELY TO
SEE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. HOWEVER...OWNING TO THE RATHER ISOLATED
NATURE OF THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AND DIFFICULTLY NAILING DOWN WHERE
IT WILL HAPPEN...I WILL NOT ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS
EVENING.
DESPITE WEAK FORCING...INCREASING LAYER RH/S AND A SHARPENING UPPER
TROPOSPHERIC THROUGH SHOULD SUPPORT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WED AFTN AND EVENING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT 230 PM EDT TUESDAY...AND UPPER TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE
EASTERN USA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT....PHASING WITH AND EASTERLY WAVE
OVER FL. THE TROUGH AXIS PROGRESSES TO THE EAST COAST ON BY
FRIDAY...DIGGING TO NORTH FL. A BAND OF MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NE GA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT....WHILE A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. LOW LEVEL FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
BE LIGHT WESTERLY...LIMITING WEAK OROGRAPHIC LIFT TO THE WEST SIDE
OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE FRONT SLOWLY CROSSES OUR AREA ON THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS SHOW DRIER AIR WORKING INTO OUR AREA
BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY.
ABOVE NORMAL POPS WILL BE CARRIED AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN DEEP
MOISTURE...FAVORING THE TN BORDER AREA. THE GREATEST POPS WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. POPS WILL DECREASE ON FRIDAY IN DRIER AIR...BUT WITH SOME
MOISTURE BANKED UP AGAINST THE BLUE RIDGE...THE GREATEST POPS WILL
BE CARRIED THERE. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE FROM SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL TO ALMOST 10 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL AS HEIGHTS FALL ALOFT.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN A
MOIST AIR MASS.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT 230 PM EST TUESDAY...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE ALONG THE EAST COAST
ON FRIDAY NIGHT...AS A NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH REMAINS PHASED WITH
AND EASTERLY WAVE...BETWEEN UPPER RIDGES ON THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND
THE GREAT PLAINS. THE NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH PROGRESSES INTO EASTERN
CANADA ON SUNDAY...WHILE THE EASTERLY WAVE MOVES WEST ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO. THE UPSTREAM UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST AND BUILD
OVER THE OH AND TN RIVER VALLEYS ON MONDAY...AND WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON TUESDAY.
A STATIONARY FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED FROM THE COASTAL PLAIN
OF THE CAROLINAS TO SOUTH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL EXTEND FROM SE CANADA TO THE TN RIVER VALLEY. THE FRONT WEAKENS
NEAR THE COAST ON SUNDAY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
APPALACHIANS. THIS HIGH MOVES LITTLE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THE MODELS SHOW MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT LINGERING OVER
OUR AREA IN A LIGHT ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE FLOW OVER THE BOUNDARY. EVEN
WITH THE FRONT DISSIPATING... A LIGHT EASTERLY LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL KEEP CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER OUR AREA INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW NORMAL
INITIALLY UNDER THE UPPER TROUGH...WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL AS HEIGHTS
RISE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE UPPER RIDGE. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL
BE NEAR NORMAL AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND CLOUDS PERSIST.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...VERY UNSTABLE THIS EVENING. SHOWERS WERE FORMING OVER THE
PIEDMONT AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN AREA AND COVERAGE AS LONG
AS INSTABILITY IS PRESENT...SO HAVE INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP FOR THE
FIRST TWO HOURS FOR THUNDERSTORMS. CEILING AND VSBY COULD EASILY BE
IFR IF THE CORE OF A STORM MOVES RIGHT OVER THE AIRFIELD...AND WITH
THE SLOW MOVEMENT...IT COULD PERSIST FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR. THE
STORMS SHOULD BECOME LESS NUMEROUS ONCE THE INSTABILITY IS USED UP
LATER THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT...THE SITUATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY...SO PERSISTENCE IS A GOOD FORECAST. THINK WE WILL HAVE AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF MVFR STRATUS STARTING BEFORE DAYBREAK...WHICH
WILL MORPH INTO A CU FIELD AFTER SUNRISE STARTING WITH BASES IN THE
020-030 RANGE. THIS WILL SCATTER OUT ONCE AGAIN DURING MIDDAY...
FOLLOWED BY MORE SCATTERED STORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
HEATING. IN GENERAL...WIND WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE S TO SW AWAY FROM
THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.
ELSEWHERE...STORMS ARE A BIT MORE NUMEROUS APART FROM KHKY...SO WILL
HAVE TO AMEND ACCORDINGLY IF ONE DRIFTS OR FORMS NEAR A TAF SITE.
WITH A PERSISTENT SCENARIO...WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IS A GOOD
INDICATOR OF THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE OF THE SAME TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLACES THAT HAD RAINFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS
WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE MVFR OR IFR STRATUS/FOG AROUND DAYBREAK.
OUTLOOK...THERE COULD ALSO BE MVFR OR IFR CLOUDS/FOG AROUND DAYBREAK
AND THROUGH MID MORNING ON ANY DAY THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS/STORMS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL STILL OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...CONTINUING THE CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND MORNING RESTRICTIONS IN LOW CLOUDS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z 18-24Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 91% MED 67% LOW 59%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 89% LOW 58% MED 64%
KAVL HIGH 86% HIGH 85% MED 64% MED 68%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 98% MED 64% MED 60%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 82% MED 62% MED 64%
KAND HIGH 100% MED 77% LOW 58% MED 60%
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...JAT
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY/PM
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...PMHazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 4:02 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 402 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-102015- 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- 402 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MAY SUPPORT SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...AND LOCALIZED 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. 07
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
744 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
SCZ010-011-100030-
ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-
744 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ABBEVILLE AND SOUTHERN
ANDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...
AT 741 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF STARR...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
BROADWAY LAKE...
BELTON...
HONEA PATH...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN 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.
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 3427 8266 3442 8278 3464 8245 3463 8245
3458 8242 3456 8242 3449 8232 3447 8231
3441 8225 3439 8228
ARKSpecial weather statement, Jul 9, 7:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 752 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 NCZ053-065-100030- BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- 752 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT... AT 748 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAIRVIEW...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... SWANNANOA... DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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 3562 8238 3552 8223 3542 8242 3552 8256 KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 805 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 NCZ048-049-053-100045- BUNCOMBE-MADISON-YANCEY- 805 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL YANCEY...EASTERN MADISON AND NORTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT... AT 800 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARNARDSVILLE...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... BARNARDSVILLE... DIME SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN 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 3592 8239 3577 8225 3561 8250 3575 8264 KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
814 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
SCZ012-100100-
LAURENS-
814 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LAURENS COUNTY THROUGH
900 PM EDT...
AT 811 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF JOANNA...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
NEWBERRY...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
JOANNA...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN 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.
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 3424 8201 3426 8203 3462 8203 3462 8192
3458 8187 3460 8185 3455 8173 3456 8168
3452 8164 3444 8173 3436 8178 3431 8188
3426 8190 3424 8199
ARKSpecial weather statement, Jul 9, 8:45 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
845 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
NCZ072-100130-
CABARRUS-
845 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTY
THROUGH 930 PM EDT...
AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KANNAPOLIS...OR 6 MILES WEST
OF CONCORD...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
KANNAPOLIS...
CONCORD...
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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 3535 8070 3537 8073 3549 8079 3551 8062
3550 8055 3539 8050
KRENTZSpecial weather statement, Jul 9, 9:06 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 906 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 NCZ504-100145- GREATER BURKE- 906 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM EDT... AT 900 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MORGANTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... MORGANTON... DIME SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN 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 3572 8153 3559 8171 3578 8184 3587 8170 KRENTZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Yancey | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Madison, Yancey | 67 min |
| Jul 9, 8:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell | 105 min |
| Jul 9, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 9:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln | 106 min |
| Jul 9, 9:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke | 106 min |
| Jul 9, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Iredell, Rowan | 55 min |
| Jul 9, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 10:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba | 115 min |
| Jul 9, 10:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 75 min |
| Jul 9, 11:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 8:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 12 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 12 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 22 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Yancey | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 4:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Caldwell | 112 min |
| Jul 10, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Yancey | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 49 min |
| Jul 10, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mitchell | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 49 min |
| Jul 10, 5:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 7:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 103 min |
| Jul 10, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 7:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mitchell, Yancey | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 64 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.