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Flash Flood Warning 67, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2013, 6:27 PM EDT for Mecklenburg 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 24, 2013, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2013, 9:30 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 22:29 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 24, 7:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 S Charlotte, NC | SEVERAL STREETS AROUND SOUTHPARK MALL WERE CLOSED FOR PART OF WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO FLOODING. A SPOTTER SAID UNUSUALLY SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAIRVIEW ROAD AND SHARON ROAD WHICH RESULTED IN CLOSURE TO TRAFFIC. BARCLAY DOWNS DRI |
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 48 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1355 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
678
WGUS52 KGSP 242227
FFWGSP
NCC119-250130-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0067.130724T2227Z-130725T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
627 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 625 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING IN THE VICINITY OF
SOUTHPARK MALL. 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THIS
AREA IN THE PAST 30 MINUTES...WITH ANOTHER INCH LIKELY.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
EASTLAND MALL...MATTHEWS...PINEVILLE AND SOUTHPARK MALL.
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.
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 3521 8071 3511 8069 3506 8089 3511 8093
3510 8095 3515 8095 3520 8091
$$
MCAVOY1 follow-up statement
721
WGUS72 KGSP 250050
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
850 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
NCC119-250105-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FF.W.0067.000000T0000Z-130725T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MECKLENBURG NC-
850 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
MECKLENBURG COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3521 8071 3511 8069 3506 8089 3511 8093
3510 8095 3515 8095 3520 8091
$$
MCAVOYWhat 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 24, 5:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 5:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
516 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS...REACHING THE COAST
EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN
FOR MOST OF THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE
SUNDAY BRINGING YET ANOTHER INCREASE IN CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE
STARTING ON TUESDAY INTO MID WEEK...AS HIGH PRESSURE TAKES OVER
AGAIN.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 510 PM EDT...CONVECTION ISN/T ORGANIZING ALONG OUTFLOW BNDRYS
SO MUCH AS IT IS RANDOMLY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WRN CAROLINAS AND NE
GA LATE THIS AFTN. THEREFORE I WENT WITH A MORE UNIFORM AREA OF
CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE FA THE NEXT FEW HOURS. LATER THIS EVENING
THE FLOW JUST ABOVE THE BNDRY LAYER WILL PICK UP TO AROUND 25-30
KTS FROM THE NE. THIS COULD HELP TO FOCUS CONVECTION A LITTLE
MORE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NC PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS WHERE THE
INCREASING FLOW WILL HAPPEN THE SOONEST...AND THUS WITH THE MOST
RESIDUAL INSTABILITY.
AS OF 240 PM...LATEST RADAR IMAGES INDICATE A CLUSTER OF SHRA/TSRA
OVER THE SC/GA MTNS...DRIFTING SLOWLY SSE. RECENT SATELLITE IMAGES
INDICATE THAT FAIR WEATHER CU HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE CWA.
HOWEVER...TCU WAS DETECTED ACROSS MCDOWELL...BURKE...AND CALDWELL AT
OF 1830Z. 12Z 4KM WRF-NMM AND SPC SSEO SUPPORT TO FORMATION OF A
BROKEN LINE OF CONVECTION SHOULD ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS AND UPSTATE
MTNS BETWEEN 3 TO 4 PM. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY FORM A COOL POOL AND
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND SPEED EASTWARD DURING THE HEAT OF THE
AFTERNOON. THE LINE SHOULD PUSH EAST OF I-85 AND THE CLT METRO
BETWEEN 22Z TO 23Z...EXITING THE CWA BY BETWEEN 1Z TO 3Z.
12Z OBSERVED SOUNDINGS FROM FFC AND GSO BOTH INDICATE CAPE VALUES
SLIGHTLY BELOW 1500 J/KG. THE LATEST MESOSCALE ANALYSIS INDICATES
CAPE VALUES AROUND 2000 J/KG. THE FREEZING LEVEL RANGED FROM 14.7
KFT/WBZ 10.6 KFT AT GSO TO 14.2 KFT/WBZ 12.5 KFT AT FFC. STORM
MOTIONS SHOULD CARRY STORMS SSE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 KTS. I WOULD EXPECT
THAT THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SVR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT WITH BETTER ORGANIZED MULTI-CELL
STORMS...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL. THE
PRELIMINARY 55 DBZ CORE HEIGHT FOR HAIL WILL BE 26.0 KFT. THE
CURRENT HWO WILL REMAIN.
THURSDAY...THE CWA WILL REMAIN ON THE WEST SIDE OF A DEVELOPING
COASTAL LOW. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE LOW COMBINED WITH HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL SUPPLY THE REGION WITH
LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW. A MID LEVEL L/W TROF WILL REMAIN
OVERHEAD...WITH SEVERAL SMALL S/W. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT
CAPE VALUES MAY AGAIN RANGE CLOSE TO 2000 J/KG. MTN SHRA AND TSRA
SHOULD FORM FROM MID DAY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SCT CONVECTION
WILL MOVE OFF OF THE MTNS AND DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP AS SCT TO BKN LOW BASED CU. THE COMBINATION OF THE CLOUD
COVER AND COOLER THICKNESSES SHOULD RESULT IN HIGH TEMPERATURES
AROUND 5 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM WEDNESDAY...A 500 MB SHEAR AXIS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT
EAST...AS A SFC LOW RIDES NE INVOF THE MID ATLANTIC OFF SHORE WATERS
TOWARD CAPE COD BY FRIDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES AND OVERALL
SUPPRESSED VERTICAL MOTIONS SHUD RESULT IN A QUIET NIGHT THURSDAY
NIGHT AND LIMITED CONVECTIVE CHCS ON FRIDAY. MODELS BRING SOME
MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH...MAINLY ACRS THE WRN ZONES BY FRIDAY
AFTN...WITH 1500-2000 J/KG OF CAPE POSSIBLE AND A LIGHT SLY UPSLOPE
FLOW AT 850 MB. I WILL KEEP THE SLGT CHC POP ACRS THE PIEDMONT AND
CHC POP IN THE MTNS. TEMPS ARE FCST TO START OUT ON THE COOL SIDE
FRIDAY MORNING IN THE 50S MTNS AND 60S ACRS MOST OF THE
PIEDMONT...THEN REACHING ONLY THE 70S MTNS AND MID-UPR 80S PIEDMONT.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...AN UPR LOW WILL CLOSE OFF AND DIG INTO
THE GREAT LAKES...WITH A MOIST AXIS SETTING UP ON THE EAST SIDE OF
THE CIRCULATION FROM THE GULF NE UP THE APPALACHIAN CHAIN. PWATS
WILL STAY MODEST WITHIN THE AXIS...GENERALLY 100-125% OF NORMAL.
INSTBY AND SHEAR WILL ALSO BE MODEST...SO WHILE POPS RAMP UP TO
HIGH-END CHC TO LIKELY BY SAT AFTN...THE HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE
THREATS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED. TEMPS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL
FRI NIGHT...AND REMAIN BELOW NORMAL FOR HIGHS ON SATURDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 1245 PM WEDNESDAY...MODEL SOLNS BEGIN TO DIVERGE IN THE MEDIUM
RANGE...AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY WORKS TO EJECT AN UPR LVL VORTEX OUT OF
THE GREAT LAKES...LEAVING QUASI-ZONAL FLOW ACRS THE NRN TIER STATES
AND SUBTROPICAL RIDGE ACRS THE SOUTH. THE 12Z GFS IS ON THE
SLOWER/MORE AMPLIFIED SIDE OF THE GUIDANCE ENVELOPE WITH THE GREAT
LAKES LOW...AND PUSHES THE MOISTURE AXIS THRU THE AREA AND USHERS IN
DRY WX FOR MON AND TUE. THE ECMWF CONTINUES TO BE STRONGER WITH A
SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE LONGWAVE TROF ACRS THE SOUTHEAST STATES
MON-TUE...AND RESULTS IN THE MOISTURE AXIS PIVOTING TO AN E-W
ORIENTATION ATOP THE CWFA. THIS SOLN IS MORE UNSETTLED THRU NEW DAY
7 (NEXT WED). THE WPC PREFERENCE WAS FOR AN ENS MEAN BLEND...WHICH
APPEARS MORE IN LINE WITH THE ECMWF (AT LEAST IN TERMS OF OUR
SENSIBLE WX). SO GOING WITH THE WPC...I HAVE A PRIMARILY DIURNAL
CYCLE OF HEFTY CHC POPS EACH DAY...HIGHEST ON SUNDAY WHEN THE
MOISTURE AXIS AND BEST UPPER SUPPORT WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE AREA.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...AT 1745Z...DEEP CONVECTION WAS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER
THE EAST FACING SLOPES AND WITHIN A CU FIELD ACROSS THE MIDLANDS OF
SC. THE LATEST SATELLITE AND WEB CAMS INDICATED THAT A WEAK CU
FORMED ACROSS THE CLT METRO AREA. THE ENVIRONMENT FEATURES CAPES
AROUND 2000 J/KG WITH LITTLE TO NO LLVL CIN. BASED ON CONVECTION
ALLOWING MODELS...SATELLITE TRENDS...AND THE LATEST MESOSCALE
ANALYSIS...STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EAST FACING
MTNS SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH 20Z. ONCE THE BAND FORMS
AND DEVELOPS A COOL POOL...CONVECTION SHOULD SWEEP TOWARD THE EAST.
THE PRIMARY PERIOD OF CONVECTION SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 22Z TO 01Z
OVER THE CLT TERMINAL. BY MID EVENING...THE BAND OF SHRA/TSRA SHOULD
PUSH EAST OF THE REGION AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. I WILL INDICATE
CLEARING CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...IF THE
AIRFIELD RECEIVES A DOWNPOUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MVFR
FOG COULD DEVELOP...I WILL LEAVE OUT OF THE TAF FOR NOW. BY
SUNRISE...WINDS SHOULD SHIFT FROM THE NE...ADVECTING GREATER
MOISTURE FROM THE NORTH. I WILL INDICATE LOWER CU BASES...BUT
REMAINING VFR.
ELSEWHERE...TRENDS REMAIN SIMILAR TO CLT. HOWEVER...KGSP/KGMU/KHKY/KAND
WILL STAND THE GREATEST CHC FOR SHRA/TSRA LATE THIS FROM 20Z TO
23Z...HIGHLIGHTED WITH A TEMPO. THE BULK OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD
DEVELOP SOUTH AND EAST OF KAVL...I WILL CARRY A VCTS. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS AND CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS FOR THE KAVL SUPPORT
THE MENTION OF DAWN FOG AND IFR STRATUS...HIGHLIGHTED WITH A TEMPO.
SHRA AND TSRA MAY DEVELOP A LITTLE EARLIER TOMORROW.
OUTLOOK...A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SETTLE SE OF THE TERMINAL
FORECAST AREA THU THROUGH FRI. LINGERING BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE MAY
PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN DURING THE
AFTN AND EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE MTNS. THE
FORECAST HAS LOW CONFIDENCE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT A TREND TOWARD
MORE PRECIPITATION AND RESTRICTIONS LOOKS MOST LIKELY.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
21-03Z 03-09Z 09-15Z 15-21Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 82% HIGH 95%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 98% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 91% HIGH 83% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 93% HIGH 98%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% 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...PAT
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY/NED
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...ARK
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 2:36 AM EDT, 15 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 236 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-250645- 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- 236 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT REGIONS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. CDG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 5:33 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
533 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
NCZ505-506-508-242215-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
533 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN RUTHERFORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FERO...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF MARION...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
THERMAL CITY...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3569 8195 3545 8178 3535 8206 3550 8211
3553 8208 3553 8212 3562 8215
07Special weather statement, Jul 24, 5:42 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
542 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
NCZ056-069-242230-
CATAWBA-LINCOLN-
542 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CATAWBA AND NORTHERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 539 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF CONOVER...OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
NEWTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
NEWTON...
MAIDEN...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3580 8120 3555 8107 3549 8136 3572 8141
3576 8137
07Special weather statement, Jul 24, 5:48 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
548 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
SCZ009-014-242230-
CHESTER-YORK-
548 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CHESTER AND
SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 543 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CATAWBA...OR 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ROCK HILL...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
CATAWBA...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3473 8087 3469 8102 3494 8110 3501 8090
3495 8086 3484 8086 3482 8089 3477 8086
07Special weather statement, Jul 24, 6:08 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
608 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
NCZ071-082-242300-
MECKLENBURG-UNION-
608 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MECKLENBURG AND WESTERN
UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SOUTHPARK MALL...OR 4 MILES SOUTH OF CENTER
CITY CHARLOTTE...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
SOUTHPARK MALL...
PINEVILLE...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3496 8081 3511 8094 3509 8096 3524 8096
3527 8074 3499 8063
07Local storm report, Jul 24, 6:09 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
609 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S GLENWOOD 35.58N 81.99W
07/24/2013 MCDOWELL NC 911 CALL CENTER
MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG WHITE PINE
DRIVE NEAR GLENWOOD.
&&
MCAVOYSpecial weather statement, Jul 24, 6:25 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
625 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
NCZ057-072-242315-
CABARRUS-ROWAN-
625 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS AND
SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 622 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GRANITE QUARRY...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SALISBURY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ROCKWELL...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3550 8029 3535 8038 3534 8040 3562 8057
3571 8038 3551 8018 3550 8018
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 43 min |
| Jul 24, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 42 min |
| Jul 24, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 42 min |
| Jul 24, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | McDowell, Rutherford | 54 min |
| Jul 24, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 52 min |
| Jul 24, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 62 min |
| Jul 24, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 63 min |
| Jul 24, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Rutherford | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 63 min |
| Jul 24, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 40 min |
| Jul 24, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 67 min |
| Jul 24, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 56 min |
| Jul 24, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 63 min |
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Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013
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.