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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 11, 2013Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2013, 10:02 AM EDT for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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 11, 2013, 10:02 AM EDT (14:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Mecklenburg County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:02 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 11, 10:30 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ene Paw Creek, NCMARGARET TURNER ROAD AND ONE HOME FLOODED.
Jul 11, 10:46 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 E Paw Creek, NCHOMES FLOODING DUE TO STEWART CREEK. EVACUATIONS ON GOING.
Jul 11, 11:15 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD5 Nnw Charlotte, NCSOUTHWEST BLVD FLOODED TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 1 FOOT BY STEWART CREEK. REPORT VIA TWITTER.
Jul 11, 12:40 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Nw Charlotte, NCWEST MOREHEAD STREET HAS BEEN FLOODED BY STEWART CREEK.

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 4 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 28 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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 2013-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 534 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2013-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
534 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
533 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

733 
WGUS52 KGSP 111402
FFWGSP
NCC119-111700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0047.130711T1402Z-130711T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1002 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT

* AT 1000 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RAINGAGES ALONG I-85 THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST CHARLOTTE
  REPORTED NEARLY 2 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR. FLOODING ALONG THE
  PAW CREEK AND STEWART CREEK DRAINAGES IS LIKELY. EXCESSIVE RAIN
  SHOULD SPREAD EAST INTO THE UPPER IRWIN AND SUGAR CREEK BASINS. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...UNC CHARLOTTE...EASTLAND MALL...I-77 AT
  I-85 AND PAW CREEK.

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 3515 8084 3515 8094 3521 8099 3527 8102
      3533 8098 3534 8099 3535 8098 3537 8073
      3533 8069 3527 8067

$$
3 follow-up statements
771 
WGUS72 KGSP 111428
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1028 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

NCC119-111700-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130711T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MECKLENBURG NC-
1028 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MECKLENBURG
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM EDT...

AT 1022 AM EDT...AUTOMATED RAINGAGES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF
CHARLOTTE SHOW THAT LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN. FLASH 
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE STEWART...PAW 
AND LONG CREEK BASINS...AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE UPPER IRWIN CREEK 
BASIN AS WELL. 

ACROSS STEWART CREEK FLOODED AREAS WILL INCLUDE BARLOWE ROAD... 
DEWOLFE STREET AND FREEDOM DRIVE...IN ADDITION...BETWEEN WILKINSON 
BOULEVARD AND WEST MOREHEAD STREET. BERRYHILL RD MAY ALSO BE IN 
DANGER OF FLOODING DUE TO RISES ON TRIBUTARIES TO STEWART CREEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3515 8084 3515 8094 3521 8099 3527 8102
      3533 8098 3534 8099 3535 8098 3537 8073
      3533 8069 3527 8067

$$
605 
WGUS72 KGSP 111504
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1104 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

NCC119-111700-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130711T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MECKLENBURG NC-
1104 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MECKLENBURG
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM EDT...

AT 1057 AM EDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE 
HEADWATERS OF LONG...PAW AND STEWART CREEKS WHERE LOCALLY AS
MUCH AS 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN. HEAVY SHOWERS AND
STORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND WERE
SPREADING EAST. FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
UPPER IRWIN CREEK BASIN. 

IN ADDITION TO THE AFFECTED STEWART CREEK FLOOD RISK AREAS MENTIONED 
IN THE EARLIER STATEMENT...ON UPPER IRWIN CREEK...FLOODING OF LOW 
LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON NEVIN RD...MCARTHUR AVE 
AND STARITA RD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3515 8084 3515 8094 3521 8099 3527 8102
      3533 8098 3534 8099 3535 8098 3537 8073
      3533 8069 3527 8067

$$
659 
WGUS72 KGSP 111546
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1146 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

NCC119-111700-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130711T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MECKLENBURG NC-
1146 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MECKLENBURG
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM EDT...

AT 1143 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWER INTENSITY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...BUT EXCESSIVE
RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE. FLOODING AND HIGH WATER CONDITIONS WILL LINGER
ACROSS THE STEWART...LONG...PAW AND IRWIN CREEK BASINS.

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 3525 8070 3515 8084 3515 8094 3521 8099
      3526 8102 3533 8098 3534 8099 3535 8097
      3537 8075 3533 8069 3529 8067

$$

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 11, 7:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 7:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
734 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...CROSSING THE
REGION TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ON FRIDAY...DRIER
CONDITIONS SHOULD SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
HOWEVER...DEEPER MOISTURE SHOULD RETURN TO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 7 AM...POPS HAVE BEEN INCREASED A BIT MORE OVER A SMALL
PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST NC PIEDMONT...AS SMALL SHOWER CLUSTER
CONTINUES TO HOLD ITS OWN. POPS HAVE BEEN LOWERED IN MOST OTHER
AREAS OF THE CWA...AS SHOWERS ARE NOT MATERIALIZING. INCREASING POPS
HAVE BEEN DELAYED A BIT...AS MORNING STRATUS WILL SLOW DIURNAL
DESTABILIZATION.

AS OF 445 AM...THE FORECAST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCREASE POPS ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST NC AND EASTERN SC PIEDMONT TO ACCOUNT FOR A SMALL
CLUSTER OF SHOWERS THAT HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE EASTERN UPSTATE
DURING THE PAST HOUR. OTHERWISE...HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST SUITE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE LATEST OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS.

A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL TREK ACROSS THE CWFA TODAY AND INTERACT
WITH A LINGERING PRE-FRONTAL DEEP MOISTURE PLUME (PWATS OF AROUND 2
INCHES) TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF CONVECTION
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WE ARE STILL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS AND LOW FFG/S ACROSS THE CWA. A FAIRLY
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD OCCURRED IN THE ASHEVILLE AREA YESTERDAY
WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF INCHES OF RAIN IN OVER AN HOUR. THE GROUND
SIMPLY CANNOT HANDLE MUCH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS A MAJORITY OF
THE AREA. WHILE WE WOULD NOT TYPICALLY CONSIDER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
BASED UPON TODAY/S METEOROLOGY ALONE...WE FEEL THE DIRE ANTECEDENT
CONDITIONS WARRANT ISSUANCE OF AN FFA...AS STRONGER CELLS SHOULD BE
EXTREMELY EFFICIENT RAINFALL PRODUCERS IN LIGHT OF THE HIGH PWATS.
BASED UPON THE FORECAST POSITION OF THE SHORT WAVE AND DEEP MOISTURE
PLUME...IT APPEARS THAT AREAS FROM THE BLUE RIDGE SOUTH AND EAST
SHOULD SEE THE HIGHEST AND MOST PROLONGED COVERAGE OF CONVECTION
(THESE AREAS INCIDENTALLY HAVE THE MOST CRITICAL ANTECEDENT
CONDITIONS AS WELL)...AND THE WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS.

ALTHOUGH THE THREAT WILL BE SECONDARY TO FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS...
THERE MAY BE JUST ENOUGH SHEAR TO ALLOW FOR SOME ORGANIZED MESOSCALE
CLUSTERS POSING A DAMAGING WIND THREAT...BUT THE SEVERE POTENTIAL
SHOULD BE QUITE LOCALIZED. AS THE MOISTURE PLUME SHIFTS SLOWLY EAST
ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...HIGH COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL SHIFT TO THE I-77 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...CHANCE POPS WILL ALSO
LINGER ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AS THE
PRIMARY TROUGH DIGGING OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY MAY HAVE JUST ENOUGH
MOISTURE/INSTABILITY AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS. UPSTREAM OF
THE MOISTURE PLUME.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AT 200 AM EDT THURSDAY...ON FRIDAY...SHORT RANGE MODELS INDICATE
THAT THE COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED DEEP CONVECTION WILL PUSH EAST OF
THE FORECAST AREA BY SUNRISE. AT THE MID LEVELS...THE CONSENSUS OF
THE GUIDANCE CLOSES OFF A LOW OVER WV...REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MONTH...DRIER AIR
WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION AND PW VALUES WILL FALL TO 1.15 TO 1.4
INCHES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 10-20 KFT. HOWEVER...LINGERING MILD SFC
DEWPOINTS AND COOLING MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES MAY RESULT IN MODERATE
CAPE VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE GFS INDICATES THAT A S/W WILL
ROTATE SOUTH OF THE CLOSED LOW...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
DURING PEAK HEATING. THE PASSAGE OF THE MID LEVEL
DISTURBANCE...UNSTABLE PROFILE...AND LLVL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE
SHOULD RESULT IN SCT AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHRA/TSRA ACROSS THE
RIDGES. ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...COVERAGE OF DEEP
CONVECTION SHOULD REMAIN SCT...AIDED BY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. HIGH
TEMPERATURES SHOULD RANGE 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

ON SATURDAY...THE CLOSED MID LEVEL LOW OVER WV IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT
SLOWLY WEST...DRAPING THE TROUGH AXIS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW...DEEP MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO
BUILD ACROSS THE PIEDMONT FROM THE EAST. SIMILAR TO FRIDAY...A BAND
OF VORTICITY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MTNS...BUT NOW MOVING EAST TO
WEST. SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHCS FOR SHRA/TSRA SHOULD VERIFY ACROSS THE
CWA...PEAKING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. I WILL INDICATE
THAT HIGH TEMPS WILL REMAIN A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER THAN FRIDAY/S
VALUES.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 220 AM EST THURSDAY...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS INDICATE THAT H5 RIDGING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
COAST AS THE MID LOW MOVE TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
BROADENS. BERMUDA SFC HIGH WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST...PROVIDING PERSISTENT SE FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. THIS
PATTERN WILL YIELD MILD AND HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA. I WILL INDICATE A ONE TO TWO DEGREE WARMING TREND THROUGH THE
PERIOD. SHRA AND TSRA DIURNAL CYCLE SHOULD OCCUR FROM DAY TO
DAY...KEEPING COVERAGE SCT IN THE FORECAST.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...MOST TERMINALS ARE EXPERIENCING LIFR
CIGS THIS MORNING...THE LONE HOLDOUT BEING KCLT...WHICH WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE IFR CONDITIONS (A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIFR IS POSSIBLE
THERE AS WELL). VISBY SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE MVFR/VFR RANGE
EXPECT AT KAVL...WHERE LIFR VISBY SHOULD IMPROVE BY 13Z OR SO.
IMPROVEMENT IN CIGS TO MVFR SHOULD OCCUR IN THE 14-15Z TIME FRAME...
BUT IMPROVEMENT TO VFR WILL PROBABLY BE GRADUAL...SIMILAR TO
WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MUCH MORE ACTIVE IN TERMS OF CONVECTION THAN WE/VE SEEN IN RECENT
DAYS...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT
PUSH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INTERACTING
WITH A DEEP PLUME OF TROPICAL-LIKE AIR. CONVECTION SHOULD GET A
FAIRLY EARLY START...AND CATEGORICAL TSRA WILL BE CARRIED AT ALL
TERMINALS DURING THE AFTERNOON. CONVECTION SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH
DURING THE EVENING...AS THE DEEP MOISTURE PLUME SHIFTS EAST OF THE
AREA. HOWEVER...THE LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN QUITE MOIST...SO ANOTHER
ROUND OF LOW STRATUS IS LIKELY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

OUTLOOK...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY AND
SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...CONTINUING THE CHANCES FOR
DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS AND MORNING FOG/LOW CLOUDS.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            11-17Z        17-23Z        23-05Z        05-11Z
KCLT       HIGH  88%     MED   68%     MED   67%     MED   75%
KGSP       MED   75%     HIGH  82%     MED   68%     LOW   42%
KAVL       MED   64%     MED   77%     LOW   55%     MED   78%
KHKY       MED   76%     HIGH  84%     MED   72%     LOW   55%
KGMU       MED   70%     HIGH  86%     MED   69%     LOW   54%
KAND       HIGH  80%     HIGH  85%     MED   65%     LOW   51%

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 LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-
     028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-035>037-049-
     050-053-056-057-063>065-068>072-082-501>510.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...NED
NEAR TERM...JDL
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...JDL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 5:42 AM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
542 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-049-050-053-056-057-
063>065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-120945-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
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-
542 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY...INCREASING
THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THE DAY...AND INTO
THIS EVENING. THE ENVIRONMENT MAY SUPPORT SEVERAL SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY
THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-120945-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
542 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY...INCREASING
THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THE DAY...AND INTO
THIS EVENING. THE ENVIRONMENT MAY SUPPORT SEVERAL SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY
THREATS WILL BE...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NED

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 9:12 AM EDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
912 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

NCZ071-111415-
MECKLENBURG-
912 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...A ROUND OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
MECKLENBURG COUNTY THROUGH 1015 AM EDT...

AT 906 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN MECKLENBURG
COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...
  EASTLAND MALL...
  UNC CHARLOTTE...
  MINT HILL...

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 3514 8064 3512 8095 3530 8099 3536 8072
      3535 8070 3533 8069 3527 8067 3523 8060
      3518 8059

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 8:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPBuncombe3 hr
Jul 10, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland56 min
Jul 10, 8:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCleveland, Polk, Rutherford105 min
Jul 10, 9:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCatawba, Iredell, Lincoln3 hr
Jul 10, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland51 min
Jul 10, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan68 min
Jul 10, 10:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPBuncombe3 hr
Jul 10, 11:06 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPHenderson, Transylvania12 hr
Jul 11, 4:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 17 more24 hr
Jul 11, 9:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg63 min
Jul 11, 9:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMecklenburg2 hr
Jul 11, 12:53 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPMecklenburg3 hr
Jul 11, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion43 min
Jul 11, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPIredell41 min
Jul 11, 3:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPIredell2 hr
Jul 11, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion57 min
Jul 11, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Davie, Iredell61 min
Jul 11, 7:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPAlexander, Davie, Iredell3 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.