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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 10:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ene Paw Creek, NC | MARGARET TURNER ROAD AND ONE HOME FLOODED. |
| Jul 11, 10:46 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Paw Creek, NC | HOMES FLOODING DUE TO STEWART CREEK. EVACUATIONS ON GOING. |
| Jul 11, 11:15 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Nnw Charlotte, NC | SOUTHWEST BLVD FLOODED TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 1 FOOT BY STEWART CREEK. REPORT VIA TWITTER. |
| Jul 11, 12:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Charlotte, NC | WEST 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.
- 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
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...JDLHazardous 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 8059The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 8:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 8:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford | 105 min |
| Jul 10, 9:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 68 min |
| Jul 10, 10:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:06 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 12 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 17 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 9:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 43 min |
| Jul 11, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 3:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Iredell | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Davie, Iredell | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 7:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Davie, Iredell | 3 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.