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Flash Flood Warning 84, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2013, 8:01 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 119 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
- Aug 9, 2013, 8:01 PM EDT (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2013, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Cabarrus County, NC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 1953 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
301
WGUS52 KGSP 100001
FFWGSP
NCC025-100200-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0084.130810T0001Z-130810T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
801 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
* AT 759 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL
AROUND THE CITY OF CONCORD WITH ABOUT A ONE HOUR PERIOD.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CONCORD AND MOUNT PLEASANT.
OLD AIRPORT ROAD BETWEEN LEMMING DRIVE AND RED CIRCLE IS LIKELY
FLOODING.
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.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
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 3524 8046 3524 8047 3529 8062 3550 8061
3551 8031 3550 8030 3549 8030
$$
ARK1 follow-up statement
675
WGUS72 KGSP 100054
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
854 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
NCC025-100109-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-130810T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CABARRUS NC-
854 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CABARRUS
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE
WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3524 8046 3524 8047 3529 8062 3550 8061
3551 8031 3550 8030 3549 8030
$$
ARKWhat 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 Aug 9, 7:58 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 7:58 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
758 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE AREA LATE THIS WEEKEND.
A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE REGION DURING THE
MID WEEK. DEEP MOISTURE MAY LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
REGION UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF EARLY EVENING...MOST OF THE SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY HAS
RELOCATED TO AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDRY OVER THE WRN PIEDMONT ON THE
EAST SIDE OF METRO CHARLOTTE. WILL KEEP THE HIGHEST POP THERE. SOME
AIR MASS RECOVERY HAS TAKEN PLACE ACROSS NE GEORGIA AND THE WRN
UPSTATE...SO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD REGENERATE THERE FOR
THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL NOT BE
CANCELLED YET. OTHERWISE...A LARGE PART OF THE FCST AREA WAS
BLANKETED BY CONVECTIVE DEBRIS WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF MECHANICAL
FORCING WITH A LOW LEVEL SW WIND...SO DO NOT EXPECT MUCH TO HAPPEN.
TEMPS WERE ADJUSTED TO ACCOUNT FOR RAIN-COOLED POCKETS FROM EARLIER
CONVECTION.
REMAINDER OF PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE COLD FRONT REMAINS DRAPED ALONG THE OH VALLEY THIS AFTN...
WITH FLAT RIDGING ALOFT IN PLACE FARTHER SOUTH. UPPER SUPPORT WILL
BE HARD TO FIND LATE THIS AFTN THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT THE AFORE
MENTIONED UPSLOPE...ADDITIONAL WESTERLY UPSLOPE NEAR THE SPINE OF
THE SRN APPALACHIANS AND VERY LOW LFC HEIGHTS WILL ALLOW COVERAGE TO
INCREASE AND EXPAND EASTWARD. THE SPC STORM SCALE ENSEMBLE OF
OPPORTUNITY DEPICTS THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS THE MTNS THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON...WITH A SECONDARY MAXIMA EXTENDING OUT ACROSS THE NC
FOOTHILLS INTO THE PIEDMONT TOWARD EVENING. WILL LEAN THE POP
FORECAST IN THIS DIRECTION.
WEAK H5 VORT LOBES RIDING NE OVER THE SHALLOW SE RIDGE WILL BRUSH
THE NRN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...WITH
WESTERLY FLOW IMPROVING VERY SLIGHTLY THROUGH SAT AFTN. LOW LEVEL
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN MORE SW EAST OF THE MTNS TO CREATE A CONVERGENCE
REGION ALONG THE ERN SLOPES. COVERAGE SHOULD BE A BIT BETTER SAT
THAN TODAY AS STEERING WINDS INCREASE SLIGHTLY. IN ADDITION...THE
COLD FRONT WILL SAG SE TOWARD THE FORECAST AREA AND ALLOW ALREADY
HIGH PWAT VALUES AROUND 2 INCHES TO POOL FURTHER ACROSS THE AREA.
ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO START ON SAT AFTN...BUT WILL
JUST ADDRESS THE ONGOING WATCH AT THIS POINT AND LEAVE ANY LATER
POSTING TO LATER FORECASTS. LAPSE RATES MAY ALSO IMPROVE JUST ENOUGH
ON SAT ALONG WITH THE IMPROVING FLOW TO CREATE A SLIGHTLY BETTER
CHANCE OF WET MICROBURSTS OR ISOLD MULTI CELL SEVERE. WILL CONTINUE
TO LEAN TOWARD BIAS CORRECTED GUIDANCE ON TEMPS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EDT FRIDAY...BY SATURDAY EVENING...CONTINUED WEST
SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN ENHANCING UPSLOPE FLOW
INDUCED CONVECTION...AND MODEST INSTABILITY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT
REGION WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES ELEVATED INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
MEANWHILE...APPROACHING EAST/WEST ORIENTED COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS
KY/VA WILL CONTINUE MIGRATING TO THE SOUTH AND ENTER THE NORTHERN
ZONES BY AROUND NOON SUNDAY. AS AMPLE MOISTURE THROUGH THE COLUMN
REMAINS IN PLACE...WEAK CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR CONVECTION DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. CARRIED
LIKELY POPS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NC...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER SOLID
CHANCE POPS ELSEWHERE. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEARING 150
PERCENT OF NORMAL WILL PRESENT SOME THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS
COMBINED WITH WEAK STEERING FLOW COULD LEAD TO INCREASED THREATS
FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
FOOTHILLS/MOUNTAINS WERE UPSLOPE FLOW WILL ENHANCE CONVECTION. AS
THE FRONT SLOWLY MIGRATES SOUTHWARD INTO SUNDAY EVENING...SCATTERED
CONVECTION WILL FOLLOW. BULK SHEAR ON THE ORDER OF 20-25KTS ALONG
THE BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION.
THEREFORE...SOME THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS COULD
REACH SEVERE LIMITS AS THE BOUNDARY PUSHES FURTHER INTO AREAS THAT
WILL HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL HEATING...THUS GREATER INSTABILITY.
AS HEATING FADES BEYOND SUNSET...EXPECTING COVERAGE TO SLOWLY
DIMINISH OUTSIDE OF AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FRONT...WHICH
WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ON
SUNDAY WILL REMAIN AT OR NEAR NORMAL FOR AREAS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE ADVANCING FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
ELSEWHERE.
AS FOR MONDAY...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HAVE MOVED INTO THE
MIDLANDS/LOWCOUNTRY BY LATE MORNING ALLOWING FOR SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR
TO BRIEFLY SETTLE IN ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER THAT WONT LAST LONG
AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE FL GULF COAST WILL ADVECT WARM MOIST
AIR INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. MODEL GUIDANCE
SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO SHOWERS AND OR
THUNDERSTORMS INITIATING ALONG THE SOUTHWARD FACING SLOPES OF THE
HIGH TERRAIN AS UPSLOPE FLOW REORGANIZES. THUS...CARRIED HIGH END
CHANCE POPS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER CHANCE POPS
ACROSS NORTHEAST GA...THE UPSTATE OF SC...AND THE NC PIEDMONT WHERE
ACTIVITY WILL BE MORE THERMODYNAMICALLY DEPENDENT. TEMPERATURES ON
MONDAY WILL BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM FRIDAY...MODELS AGREE THAT THE PATTERN FOR THE EXTENDED
PERIOD WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED. THE COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE CWA MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY DRIFTING SOUTHWARD TUESDAY NIGHT. A LARGE
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND BOTH
THE EC AND GFS HAVE THE HIGH PUSHING A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH
ON WEDNESDAY TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY AND
OVERNIGHT. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IS ALSO MARKED BY THE PASSAGE OF AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...FURTHER INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY. BY THURSDAY...NORTHWESTERLY FLOW TRANSPORTS
DRIER AIR TOWARDS THE CWA...BUT ALL AREAS EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS
REMAIN QUITE MOIST...ONLY ALLOWING FOR A SLIGHT DECREASE IN POPS.
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE APPEARS TO SWING THROUGH FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY WHILE THE CWA COMES UNDER INCREASING INFLUENCE BY THE
BERMUDA HIGH...SO FEATURE AT LEAST CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE END OF
THE EXTENDED. THE PERIOD STARTS WITH HIGHS SLIGHTLY BELOW
AVERAGE...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE BY THE END
OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL FILL IN ACROSS THE EAST SIDE
OF THE METRO AREA...BUT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY AWAY FROM
THE AIR FIELD THROUGH MID EVENING. KEPT A VCSH TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY
STRAGGLERS...BUT MOST OF THE INSTABILITY HAS ALREADY BEEN USED UP.
CONVECTIVE DEBRIS CLOUDINESS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE DOES NOT SHOW MUCH OF A CHANGE
THROUGH SATURDAY EVEN THOUGH THE SURFACE FRONT SHOULD DRAW CLOSER.
THUS...WOULD EXPECT A PERSISTENT OUTCOME TO THE WEATHER...AND THE
LATEST TAF REFLECTS THAT. ELECTED TO GO WITH VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH
DAYBREAK. SIMILAR TO THE LAST FEW DAYS...EXPECT THAT RIGHT AFTER
SUNRISE WITH SOME INITIAL HEATING...AN MVFR CEILING WILL POP UP. THE
LOW CLOUD CEILING SHOULD THEN SCATTER BY LATE MORNING...WITH ANOTHER
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. FLOW SHOULD REMAIN S TO SW AWAY
FROM THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS.
ELSEWHERE...CONVECTIVE DEBRIS WILL RULE THE EVENING. EXPECT FOG TO
BE THE MAIN CONCERN...REDUCING VISBY TO THE MVFR CATEGORY IN MOST
PLACES IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THERE COULD BE SOME IFR VISIBILITY
AROUND DAYBREAK...BUT THIS WAS ONLY INCLUDED AT KAVL FOR THIS
ISSUANCE. OTHERWISE...EXPECT ANOTHER MVFR CEILING TO POP WITH
MORNING HEATING BY 13Z SATURDAY. CONVECTION MAY GET AN EARLY START
AGAIN AROUND MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY.
OUTLOOK...DEEP MOISTURE AND HIGH COVERAGE OF SHRA/TSRA WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SWD INTO THE REGION. THE
BOUNDARY MAY LINGER IN THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...YIELDING
DIURNAL SCT TSTMS AND OVERNIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z 18-24Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 85% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 85% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 96% MED 71% HIGH 83%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 85% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% MED 79% HIGH 85% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% MED 69% 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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-
018.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR NCZ062>065.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>005.
&&
SYNOPSIS...CDG
NEAR TERM...HG/PM
SHORT TERM...CDG
LONG TERM...VISIN
AVIATION...PMHazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 2:21 PM EDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 221 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013 GAZ010-017-018-NCZ062>065-SCZ001>005-101830- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- 221 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. THE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A COUPLE OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ006>014-019-101830- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-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- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 221 PM EDT FRI AUG 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND BRIEFLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. THE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A COUPLE OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. CDG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
456 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
NCZ068-508-092145-
CLEVELAND-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
456 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN RUTHERFORD AND NORTHERN
CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF LATTIMORE...OR 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SHELBY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
POLKVILLE...
LAWNDALE...
CASAR...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
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 3556 8158 3557 8154 3555 8151 3552 8151
3541 8145 3525 8167 3537 8183 3557 8166
3557 8160
ARKSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 5:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
523 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
NCZ036-056-069-092215-
CATAWBA-IREDELL-LINCOLN-
523 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT LINCOLN...SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA AND
SOUTHWESTERN IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTH OF MAIDEN...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LINCOLNTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
NEWTON...
CONOVER...
CLAREMONT...
DENVER...
LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE...
TORRENTIAL RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
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 3585 8099 3553 8080 3551 8090 3552 8090
3550 8093 3541 8128 3542 8145 3554 8152
3555 8151
ARKSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 6:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
614 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
NCZ036-037-092300-
DAVIE-IREDELL-
614 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN IREDELL AND
NORTHERN DAVIE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 612 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHEFFIELD...OR 10 MILES
SOUTH OF YADKINVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
MOCKSVILLE...
FARMINGTON...
BERMUDA RUN...
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
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 3590 8081 3606 8082 3605 8050 3605 8049
3607 8046 3601 8041 3599 8041 3596 8038
3588 8037
ARKSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 6:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
618 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
NCZ036-057-092300-
IREDELL-ROWAN-
618 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ROWAN AND EASTERN
IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MOUNT ULLA...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
STATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
CLEVELAND...
SALISBURY...
SPENCER...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
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 3556 8080 3574 8084 3580 8054 3578 8053
3578 8048 3574 8045 3573 8042 3573 8034
3571 8032 3568 8033 3564 8029 3561 8023
3560 8024
ARKLocal storm report, Aug 9, 7:38 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
738 PM EDT FRI AUG 09 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S UNION GROVE 35.99N 80.87W
08/09/2013 IREDELL NC EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN ONTO A HOUSE ON SEMPER FIDELIS
ROAD. MULTIPLE TREES BLOWN DOWN ON JENNINGS ROAD.
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KRENTZSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 7:49 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
749 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
NCZ072-100030-
CABARRUS-
749 PM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CABARRUS COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM
EDT...
AT 747 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF MOUNT PLEASANT...OR 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CONCORD...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
MIDLAND...
MOUNT PLEASANT...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
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 3534 8039 3519 8050 3525 8065 3550 8059
3550 8030 3549 8030
ARKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 1:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 60 min |
| Aug 10, 2:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 116 min |
| Aug 10, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Rutherford | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 64 min |
| Aug 10, 3:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Catawba | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Iredell and 1 more | 65 min |
| Aug 10, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 52 min |
| Aug 10, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 61 min |
| Aug 10, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 54 min |
| Aug 10, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 7:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 45 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.