Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 21, 2013, 7:14 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 106 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2013, 7:14 PM EDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 106 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 16 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
356
WGUS52 KGSP 212314
FFWGSP
NCC025-119-220100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0064.130721T2314Z-130722T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
714 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA...
SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 711 PM EDT...MECKLENBURG COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS REPORTED
LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING ACROSS A FEW PARTS OF EDWARDS BRANCH
AND MCALPINE CREEK ACROSS EAST CHARLOTTE. LOCALIZED EXCESSIVE
RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE RAIN WINDS DOWN THROUGH MID-EVENING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...UNC
CHARLOTTE...EASTLAND MALL...HARRISBURG AND MINT HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3514 8074 3520 8083 3534 8074 3534 8069
3536 8064 3536 8055 3521 8056 3514 8064
$$2 follow-up statements
425
WGUS72 KGSP 220003
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
803 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
NCC025-119-220100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-130722T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
803 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MECKLENBURG
AND SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
AT 755 PM EDT...MECKLENBURG COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS REPORTING LINGERING
HIGH WATER CONDITIONS AT WINTERHAVEN DR AND ALBEMARLE RD. HEAVY RAIN
HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND AUTOMATED STREAM GAGES INDICATED
THAT EDWARDS BRANCH WAS QUICKLY FALLING TO WITHIN IT/S BANKS. FLOOD
WATERS WERE WORKING SOUTH THROUGH THE UPPER MCMULLEN BASIN AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS AND LOW SPOTS WERE LIKELY FLOODING. THIS INCLUDED
LINCREST AND ADDISON DRIVE WHERE WATER WAS OVERTOPPING THE ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW
SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING
STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3514 8074 3520 8083 3534 8074 3534 8069
3536 8064 3536 8055 3521 8056 3514 8064
$$332
WGUS72 KGSP 220031
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
831 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
NCC025-119-220100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-130722T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
831 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MECKLENBURG
AND SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
AT 827 PM EDT...THE STREAM GAGE ALONG MCMULLEN CREEK AT LINCREST
PLACE WAS SHOWING THAT THE CREEK HAD CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL THROUGH MID-EVENING. HIGH WATER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE AND THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE ON
SCHEDULE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3514 8074 3520 8083 3534 8074 3534 8069
3536 8064 3536 8055 3521 8056 3514 8064
$$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 21, 4:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 4:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
446 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
AN TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN U.S. DURING THE
FIRST PART OF THE WEEK...ALLOWING FOR OCCASIONAL UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES TO MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN
MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY...REACHING THE COAST BY FRIDAY. DRY
HIGH PRESSURE THEN MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
4 PM UPDATE...FEW CHANGES OTHER THAN TO ADJUST POPS PER RADAR
COVERAGE...AND TO TOUCH UP TEMPS USING LATEST OBS. OVER THE NEXT
HOUR OR TWO BEST COVERAGE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE OVER THE NC
PIEDMONT AND ERN SC ZONES WHERE DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND NUMEROUS
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL LIKELY HELP INITIATE CONVECTION. THEN CLOSER
TO SUNSET FOCUS WILL SHIFT TO THE MTNS WHERE ACTIVITY MAY ENTER FROM
TENNESSEE.
AT 230 PM EDT SUNDAY...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY OVER
THE EASTERN USA THROUGH MONDAY. A PAIR OF SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OVER THE TN VALLEY...ONE EARLY
MONDAY...AND THE OTHER LATE MONDAY. MODEL TIME HEIGHTS SHOW DEEP
MOISTURE PERSISTING OVER OUR AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF A BERMUDA
HIGH.
OUR AREA REMAINS IN WEAK STEERING FLOW AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR TALL UPDRAFTS....AND A CASE CAN BE MADE FOR
SOME ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WHERE CELLS MOVE SLOWLY OR TRAIN. SHEAR
REMAINS QUITE WEAK...AND STORM ORGANIZATION IS NOT FAVORED...
LIMITING SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
INSTABILITY WILL WANE THIS EVENING...WHILE STEERING FLOW
INCREASES...DECREASING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL. MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL IN THE MOIST AIR MASS. THE
BEST CASE FOR FOG WILL BE IN THE NC MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...AS IT HAS
BEEN FOR SEVERAL NIGHTS NOW.
THE ADDITION OF UPPER LEVEL FORCING WILL SUPPORT HIGHER POPS...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW MODEST
INSTABILITY AS HEATING WILL BE LIMITED WITH FALLING HEIGHTS ALOFT
AND ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER. SHEAR WILL BE SLIGHTLY BETTER HOWEVER.
VERY MOIST PROFILES WILL SUPPORT HEAVY RAINFALL WITH BETTER
DEVELOPED STORMS...BUT AT LEAST THERE WILL BE MORE STEERING FLOW
THAN BEFORE TO KEEP CELLS MOVING. MAXIMUMS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO RUN A COUPLE OF DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM EDT SUNDAY...UPPER FORCING MAXIMA ASSOCIATED WITH THE
EASTERN RIPPING VORT REMAINS PROGGED TO LINGER WELL INTO MONDAY
NIGHT GIVING A BOOST NOCTURNAL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLD TSTMS
THROUGH DAYBREAK ON TUE. BROAD UPPER TROUGHINESS CONTINUES ALL ACRS
THE EASTERN CONUS ON TUESDAY AND IT IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT
WHETHER A PERIOD OF NVA BEHIND DEPARTING VORT WILL DELAY OR INHIBIT
DEEP CONVECTIVE REDEVELOPMENT. AT THIS POINT...WILL STAY THE COURSE
WITH THE INHERITED POPS RAMPING BACK UP TO ABOVE CLIMO IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH GOOD MOS AGREEMENT. MAX TEMPS WILL BE CLOSE TO
PERSISTENCE...PRETTY CLOSE TO NORMAL. SHORT RANGE MODELS ADVERTISE
ADDITIONAL ENERGY ROTATING THROUGH THE L/WV TROUGH ON WEDNESDAY
WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE ANOTHER BOOST TO DIURNAL TSTM CVRG. ABOVE CLIMO
POPS WILL BE FEATURED AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 1230 PM EDT SUNDAY...WITH THE 21/12 UTC OP GFS CONTINUING TO
ADVERTISE FRONTAL BNDRY SLIPPING E/SE OF THE CWFA ON THURSDAY...
THERE EXISTS THE POSSIBILITY OF EVENTUALLY LOWERING POPS TO BELOW
CLIMO...BUT FOR NOW WILL SIMPLY PARE INHERITED POP BACK TO LOW
CHANCE. THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR FRIDAY AS THE CWFA MAY WIND UP
REMAINING WITHIN A MOISTURE AND LIFT MINIMA...BETWEEN THE LLVL
FRONTAL ZONE ALONG THE COAST AND MORE ENERGY LOADING UP ACRS THE
MIDWEST AND MID SOUTH. WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT LATE WEEK MAX TEMPS
TO BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW CLIMO. MORE ROBUST TSTM CHANCES MAY
RETURN FOR NEXT WEEKEND AS ENERGY WITHIN LINGERING BROAD EASTERN
CONUS L/WV TROUGH ENCROACHES.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT /21Z UPDATE/...A GUIDANCE CONSENSUS FAVORS MVFR VSBY IN FOG
AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY. GUIDANCE APPEARS TO OPTIMISTIC WITH CIGS
GIVER PERSISTENT PATTER...AN MVFR WILL BE CARRIED LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY. CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN THE
VICINITY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SITES THAT HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY HIT BY
TS THIS AFTN HAVE GONE TO LIFR VSBY FOR A TIME. WILL MAINTAIN
TEMPO...WITH IFR VSBY AND CIG. LIGHT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM
THE SW... BUT TSTM CELLS ADVANCING FROM THE WEST LKLY TO BRING
NORTHWESTERLY GUSTS IN 15-25 KT RANGE.
ELSEWHERE...BLENDED MODEL GUIDANCE SUPPORTS MVFR FOG IN THE
FOOTHILLS TOWARD DAYBREAK MONDAY...WITH IFR AT KAVL. GUIDANCE IS TOO
OPTIMISTIC WITH CIGS GIVEN RECENT TRENDS AND A PERSISTENCE PATTERN.
MVFR CIGS WIL BE CARRIED LATE TONIGHT...WITH IFR AT KAVL AROUND
DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT FROM THE WSW.
OUTLOOK...MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY WEEK.
THIS WILL HELP DRIVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND LIKELY CAUSE RESTRICTIVE CIGS/VSBYS
EARLY EACH MORNING.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
20-02Z 02-08Z 08-14Z 14-20Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 85% MED 61% HIGH 92%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 85% LOW 50% HIGH 91%
KAVL LOW 57% MED 65% MED 63% LOW 54%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 80% MED 61% HIGH 91%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 85% MED 62% HIGH 91%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 86% MED 60% 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...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PAT
NEAR TERM...JAT/WIMBERLEY
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...CSH
AVIATION...JAT/WIMBERLEYHazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 1:51 PM EDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 151 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-221800- 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- 151 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 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. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. STORMS WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY POSSIBLY LEADING TO LOCALLY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
505 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
SCZ007>009-012-013-212200-
CHEROKEE-LAURENS-SPARTANBURG-UNION-YORK-
505 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHEROKEE...NORTHERN LAURENS...
NORTHWESTERN UNION...NORTHWESTERN YORK AND SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 502 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GAFFNEY TO WOODRUFF...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODRUFF...
THICKETTY...SPARTANBURG...SMYRNA...SARATT...ROEBUCK...PAULINE...
PACOLET MILLS...PACOLET...ORA...MOORE...KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE
PARK...JONESVILLE...HICKORY GROVE...GAFFNEY...ENOREE...CROSS
KEYS...CROSS ANCHOR...COWPENS...CLOVER...BUFFALO AND BLACKSBURG.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
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.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM
APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3473 8218 3477 8215 3479 8216 3518 8168
3514 8115 3447 8194
JOHSpecial weather statement, Jul 21, 5:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 547 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 SCZ008-009-013-014-212245- CHEROKEE-CHESTER-UNION-YORK- 547 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN UNION... NORTHWESTERN CHESTER...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... AT 541 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ADAMSBURG...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF UNION... MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNION... SHARON...SARATT...MONARCH MILLS...MCCONNELLS...LOCKHART...BULLOCK CREEK AND ADAMSBURG. SMALL HAIL...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 3502 8112 3464 8138 3474 8168 3495 8150 JOH
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:17 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
617 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
NCZ071-072-082-SCZ009-212300-
CABARRUS-MECKLENBURG-UNION-YORK-
617 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CABARRUS...EASTERN YORK...
MECKLENBURG AND NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF
CONCORD TO TEGA CAY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO I-77 AT
I-85...CAROWINDS...CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...CENTER CITY
CHARLOTTE...SOUTHPARK MALL...EASTLAND MALL...UNC CHARLOTTE...
WEDDINGTON...STALLINGS...PINEVILLE...MOUNT PLEASANT...MINT HILL...
MIDLAND...MATTHEWS...KANNAPOLIS...INDIAN TRAIL...HARRISBURG...CROFT
AND CONCORD.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
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 3493 8069 3497 8083 3505 8089 3500 8090
3505 8106 3550 8071 3550 8030
JOHLocal storm report, Jul 21, 6:22 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
622 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE LOVE VALLEY 36.01N 80.96W
07/21/2013 U0.00 INCH IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER SAW ABOUT A 2 INCH DEEP FLOW OF MUDDY WATER
CROSSING HIGHWAY 115 AT ROCK CREEK WHERE DITCHES WERE TOO
FULL TO HOLD THE WATER. HIGHWAY WAS PASSABLE.
&&
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, Jul 21, 6:28 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
628 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
SCZ005-006-010-212330-
ANDERSON-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER PICKENS-
628 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL GREENVILLE...NORTHERN
ANDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
AT 624 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF LIBERTY...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PICKENS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE HORSE
ROAD AT I-85...CHERRYDALE POINT...FURMAN UNIVERSITY...DONALDSON
CENTER...WELCOME...TRAVELERS REST...POWDERSVILLE...PIEDMONT...
PICKENS...PARIS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...NORRIS...LIBERTY...DOWNTOWN
GREENVILLE...EASLEY...DACUSVILLE AND BEREA.
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 3466 8278 3488 8275 3489 8274 3500 8234
3464 8234
JOHLocal storm report, Jul 21, 6:43 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
643 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0558 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE LOCKHART 34.79N 81.45W
07/21/2013 CHESTER SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SCHP REPORTS TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 49 AND
HWY 9
&&
CSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 9:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 110 min |
| Jul 20, 10:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 50 min |
| Jul 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Cleveland, Rutherford | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 68 min |
| Jul 21, 2:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk | 109 min |
| Jul 21, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 41 min |
| Jul 21, 3:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | McDowell, Polk, Rutherford | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Iredell | 109 min |
| Jul 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Iredell | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 50 min |
| Jul 21, 5:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 105 min |
| Jul 21, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 112 min |
| Jul 21, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.