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River Flood Advisory 21, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood advisory at May 5, 2013, 9:41 PM EDT for Swain County, North Carolina. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2013, 9:41 PM EDT (01:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2013, 9:39 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Swain County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City (TKSN7). The gauge peaked at 7.10 ft at May 6, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13.5 ft
- Major stage
- 15.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03513000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
595 WGUS82 KGSP 060141 FLSGSP FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 941 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RVR...TUCKASEGEE RIVER... FRENCH BROAD RVR NEAR HOT SPRINGS AFFECTING MADISON COUNTY TUCKASEGEE RIVER AT BRYSON CITY AFFECTING SWAIN COUNTY HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA HAS SATURATED THE GROUND AND CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE THE RIVER TO CREST JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR A RIVER FORECAST POINT MEANS THAT NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXCEPTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER WHEN THE RIVER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE JUST BELOW OR AT THE OFFICIAL FLOOD STAGE. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. && NCC115-061339- /O.NEW.KGSP.FL.Y.0020.130506T0141Z-130506T1339Z/ /HSPN7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 941 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE FRENCH BROAD RVR NEAR HOT SPRINGS. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 9 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 8.6 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. AT 9.5 FEET...PARTS OF SILVER MINE ROAD AND RIVER ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. AREAS NEAR SPRING CREEK IN THE HOT SPRINGS SPA AREA WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$ NCC173-061339- /O.NEW.KGSP.FL.Y.0021.130506T0141Z-130506T1339Z/ /TKSN7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 941 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE TUCKASEGEE RIVER AT BRYSON CITY. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 9 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 9.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. AT 9.0 FEET...RIVER WILL OVERFLOW IT'S BANKS AND WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE BEAR HUNTER CAMPGROUND NEAR BRYSON CITY. && LAT...LON 3547 8351 3549 8340 3542 8337 3541 8351 $$
1 follow-up statement
109 WGUS82 KGSP 061038 FLSGSP FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 638 AM EDT MON MAY 6 2013 ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE... TUCKASEGEE RIVER AT BRYSON CITY AFFECTING SWAIN COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVER BANKS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM DRAINAGE AREAS AND CULVERTS. && NCC173-061108- /O.CAN.KGSP.FL.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130506T1339Z/ /TKSN7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 638 AM EDT MON MAY 6 2013 THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE TUCKASEGEE RIVER AT BRYSON CITY. * AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CRESTING AND WILL FALL SLOWLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. && LAT...LON 3547 8351 3549 8340 3542 8337 3541 8351 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood advisory 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 river flood advisory went out at May 5, 8:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 8:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
813 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTHEAST ALLOWING INCREASING
ATLANTIC MOISTURE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH. A FRONT AND ITS
ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
PRODUCING UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY BRINGING
MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 810 PM...THE BACK EDGE OF WIDESPREAD RAIN HAS SLIGHT SHIFTED
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE UPSTATE OF SC SINCE THE LAST UPDATE. A WELL
DEFINED BAND OF TSRA HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS NRN GA AND TN. BASED ON
RADAR TRENDS...THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BAND SHOULD LIFT NORTH
INTO THE NC MTNS AND UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS EVENING.
I WILL RE-EVALUATE THE TSRA POTENTIAL...BUT WOULD EXPECT THE
ENVIRONMENT OVER THE CWA WILL BE LESS SUPPORTIVE COMPARED TO THE
CURRENT POSITION.
AS OF 540 PM...LATEST IR AND W/V IMAGES INDICATED THAT THE DEEPEST
MOISTURE HAS LIFTED GENERALLY NORTH OF THE CWA. LATEST RADAR
INDICATED A WIDE BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...ALONG AND NE OF
I-26. SW OF I-26...COVERAGE REMAINS SCT...BUT A NEW BAND DEVELOPING
ACROSS EXTREME NE GA. I WILL UPDATE TO POPS TO REFLECT THE LATEST
RADAR RETURNS. LATE TONIGHT...A BAND CURRENTLY OVER THE GA/AL LINE
IS EXPECTED TO LIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NC MTNS AND
FOOTHILLS. WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED...NO CHANGES WILL BE
MADE TO THE FLOOD WATCH. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN NEARLY STEADY
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
BAND OF HEAVIER SHRA HAS SHIFTED EASTWARD TO THE ERN UPSTATE...NC
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...AND THE NRN MTNS. THAT SAID...THERE IS
STILL A BAND OF MODERATE PRECIP FROM THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY SOUTH
ACROSS GREENVILLE AND SPARTANBURG SOUTH TO LAURENS. SHOWERS ARE
STILL ONGOING ACROSS THE WESTERN CWFA...BUT PRECIP RATES ARE LIGHT.
EXPECT THESE FEATURES TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THRU THE AFTERNOON
THEN BEGIN TO PIVOT NORTHWARD AS SPOKES OF ENERGY ROTATE AROUND THE
SLOWLY APPROACHING UPPER LOW. SHRA SHUD REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WRN
CWFA TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES. THEREFORE...ONLY HAVE A
BRIEF PERIOD OF LIKELY POP WITH CAT POP FILLING BACK IN BEHIND THE
LARGE BAND. SHRA THEN TAPER OFF IN EARNEST ACROSS THE WRN CWFA AFTER
MIDNIGHT AS A DRY SLOT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. FLOODING IS STILL A
CONCERN AS THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FLUX
CONVERGENCE WITH THE BAND. THIS INCREASES AGAIN ACROSS THE WEST THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF THE BAND OF SHRA DEVELOPING WITH THE APPROACHING
UPPER LOW. THEN THE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE TRANSLATES TO THE NRN
PORTIONS OF THE CWFA AFTER MIDNIGHT. GIVEN THE ONGOING FLOODING AND
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL LEAVE THE FLOOD
WATCHES IN PLACE. IF THE SITUATION TRANSPIRES AS EXPECTED...THEN AT
LEAST PORTIONS OF THE WATCH OVER THE WRN CWFA WILL EXPIRE AS
EXPECTED OR CANCELED EARLY. MODEL CONSENSUS SHOWS INSTABILITY
INCREASING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE COOLER MID LEVEL AIR
MOVES IN AND STRONG SLY FLOW INCREASES LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. HAVE
INCLUDED TSRA MENTION ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TO INDICATE THIS.
UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY WITH
ADDITIONAL SPOKES OF ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE LOW. AT THE SFC...A
DRY SLOT WORKS INTO THE WRN CWFA DURING THE MORNING AS THE BAND OF
SHRA ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FLUX CONVERGENCE SLIDES
INTO THE NRN CWFA DURING THE MORNING THEN NORTH OF THE AREA DURING
THE AFTERNOON. THE NRN SECTION OF THE FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES MOST OF
THIS AREA THRU THE DAY. LATER SHIFTS MAY HAVE TO ADJUST THE AREAL
COVERAGE DEPENDING ON THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN BAND TO
START THE DAY. INSTABILITY TRANSLATES NORTH WITH THIS SYSTEM AS
WELL. IT ALSO INCREASES ACROSS THE MTNS WITH COOLER MID LEVEL AIR
MOVING IN. HAVE INCLUDED TSRA MENTION OVER THESE AREAS. RAISED HIGHS
A LITTLE...BUT NOT AS HIGH AS THE CONSENSUS MOS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 2 PM EST SUNDAY...THE SHORT TERM FCST PICKS UP AT 00Z ON
TUESDAY WITH THE LONG LIVED CLOSED UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST TO OUR
WEST AND THE POLAR JET DISPLACED WELL TO THE NORTH. OVER THE NEXT 24
TO 48 HOURS...THE LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT OVER THE FCST AREA AND THEN
BEGIN TO GRADUALLY LIFT NORTHEAST BY THE END OF THE PERIOD LATE
WED.
ON TUES...THE SFC LOW WILL BE NEARLY STALLED OUT OVER THE REGION BUT
ALSO SLOWLY FILLING. MOST OF THE CWFA WILL REMAIN UNDER PERSISTENT
DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WITH CONTINUED FAVORABLE ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE AND
UPPER LVL DIVERGENCE ESPECIALLY OVER OUR NORTHEASTERN ZONES. THE
SPEED AT WHICH THE UPPER LOW ACTUALLY TRANSLATES EAST AND THEN NORTHEAST
WILL LARGELY DETERMINE HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL QPF THE SOUTHERN AND SW
ZONES RECEIVE DURING THE PERIOD. ON WED...THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
BECOME MORE DISORGANIZED AS IT GRADUALLY SLIDES NE AND TOWARDS THE
COAST. MODEL SOUNDINGS MAINTAIN QUITE A BIT OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE
OVER MOST OF THE FCST AREA ON WED WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARDS
THE NORTH...HOWEVER PRECIP CHANCES AND OVERALL QPF WILL DIMINISH AS
MOST OF THE STRONGER MID AND UPPER LVL FORCING ALSO MOVES NORTHWARD.
THRU THE DAY ON WED...I LOWER POPS FROM SW TO NE AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES WITH MOST OF THE CWFA ONLY CARRYING ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE
POP BY 00Z THURS. AMOUNTS SHOULD ALSO TAPER OFF WITH THE NE ZONES
GETTING UP TO MAYBE A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH ON WED. SOME
THUNDER/LIGHTING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TUES AND TO A LESSER EXTENT
WED...WITH SFC BASED CAPE LIKELY TO EXCEED 500 J/KG DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF THE FCST AREA. BASED ON THE
LATEST MODEL SOUNDINGS...THE CAPE DISTRIBUTION DOES NOT APPEAR
FAVORABLE FOR VIGOROUS UPDRAFTS...BUT SOME LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL ON TUES AND WARM TO NEAR
CLIMATOLOGY ON WED.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT 200 PM EST SUNDAY...THE EAST COAST UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY
AWAY FORM OUR AREA LATE IN THE WEEK...WHILE AND UPPER RIDGE ADVANCES
FROM THE MS RIVER VALLEY TO THE EAST COAST. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL
AMPLIFY FROM HUDSON BAY TO THE OH AN TN VALLEYS NEXT WEEKEND. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY...BETWEEN THE
DEPARTING SURFACE LOW AND A FRONT IN THE PLAINS. THE AIR MASS OVER
THE SOUTHEAST WILL BE SOMEWHAT MOIST...WITH INSTABILITY INCREASING
AS TEMPERATURES WARM WITH HEIGHT RISES ALOFT. MOIST GULF INFLOW
AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL REACH OUR AREA LATER ON
FRIDAY...SUPPORTING A BETTER CHANCE OF CONVECTION INTO SATURDAY.
FRONTAL PASSAGE IS SLATED FOR SUNDAY...WITH ANOTHER FRONT ON ITS
HEELS IN THE OH RIVER VALLEY. POPS WILL RAMP UP AS MOISTURE
INCREASES AHEAD OF THE FRONT..PEAKING WITH FRONTAL PASSAGES ON
SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO AROUND NORMAL AS HEIGHTS RISE
ALOFT...FALLING SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY WITH CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION
INCREASING.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...THE TERMINAL SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF A BAND OF MODERATE
RAINFALL THROUGH MOST OF THIS EVENING. THE BAND WILL GRADUALLY LIFT
ACROSS THE TERMINAL...LIMITING VIS TO MVFR BETWEEN 7Z TO 11Z.
CEILINGS WILL LIKELY REMAIN IFR TO LIFR OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID MON
MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN A LITTLE NORTH OF EAST UNTIL
THE ARRIVAL THE MODERATE BAND LATER TONIGHT...THEN WINDS MAY VEER
SE. CEILINGS SHOULD LIFT TO MVFR DURING THE LATE MORNING
HOURS...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. 4KM WRF INDICATES THAT
THE COLD FRONT...AND ASSOCIATED BAND OF TSRA...MAY REACH THE
TERMINAL BETWEEN 16Z TO 18Z...HIGHLIGHTED WITH A PROB30. VFR COULD
DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR TO CLT. HOWEVER...COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE SW...ALTERING THE TIMING OF WIND SHIFT
FROM THE SOUTH...ARRIVAL OF SECONDARY LINE OF RAIN...AND EVENTUAL
IMPROVEMENT TO VFR.
OUTLOOK...THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED THRU MID WEEK AS A SLOW
MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTS THE SOUTHEAST. RESTRICTIONS WILL
BECOME MORE SPOTTY FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON ONWARD.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z 18-24Z
KCLT MED 76% MED 71% MED 72% MED 77%
KGSP HIGH 91% HIGH 85% MED 64% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% MED 69% MED 69% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 83% HIGH 86% MED 78% MED 75%
KGMU HIGH 91% MED 75% MED 68% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 81% HIGH 81% MED 65% HIGH 89%
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...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-
029.
NC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NCZ033-035-049-050-056-
068-069-501>508.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ048-051>053-058-059-
062>065-509-510.
SC...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR SCZ001>007-010-011.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...NED/RWH
SHORT TERM...JPT
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, May 5, 3:38 PM EDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 338 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 NCZ033-035-049-050-056-068-069-501>508-061945- AVERY-ALEXANDER-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD- 338 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH 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. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-509-510- SCZ001>007-010-011-061945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- 338 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE 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. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ036-037-057-070>072-082-SCZ008-009-012>014-019-061945- IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE- YORK-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 338 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS BEFORE THE RAIN DECREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE MONDAY. IF HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS AT ANY LOCATION...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS...FLOODING COULD OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE CAROLINA PIEDMONT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE RAINFALL INTENSITY AND RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IF THIS OCCURS IN AN URBAN AREA. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. JPT
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 5, 8:42 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
842 PM EDT SUN MAY 05 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 PM FLOOD ASHEVILLE 35.57N 82.55W
05/05/2013 BUNCOMBE NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SWANNANOA RIVER RD IS BEING CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM
THE SWANNANOA RIVER.
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, May 5, 8:56 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
856 PM EDT SUN MAY 05 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM FLOOD 2 N ASHEVILLE 35.60N 82.55W
05/05/2013 BUNCOMBE NC PUBLIC
FLAT CREEK IS FLOODING CHARLOTTE STREET.
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, May 5, 8:58 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
858 PM EDT SUN MAY 05 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 PM FLOOD 1 ESE MARSHALL 35.79N 82.67W
05/05/2013 MADISON NC PUBLIC
ROLLINS RD IS BEGINNING TO FLOOD FROM THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER.
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, May 5, 9:31 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
931 PM EDT SUN MAY 05 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM FLOOD 4 SW MORGANTON 35.70N 81.75W
05/05/2013 BURKE NC BROADCAST MEDIA
CREEK FLOODING ONTO ROADWAY AT BYRD AND HOPEWELL ROAD.
&&
HGLocal storm report, May 5, 9:35 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
935 PM EDT SUN MAY 05 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0910 PM DEBRIS FLOW 12 W MORGANTON 35.74N 81.91W
05/05/2013 MCDOWELL NC BROADCAST MEDIA
LANDSLIDE REPORTED ON AMERICAN THREAD ROAD
&&
HGLocal storm report, May 5, 9:37 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
937 PM EDT SUN MAY 05 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM FLOOD MORGANTON 35.74N 81.70W
05/05/2013 BURKE NC BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOODING OF BETHEL PARK FROM HUNTINGTON CREEK.
&&
HGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 6 hr |
| May 5, 8:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 4 hr |
| May 5, 9:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 3 hr |
| May 5, 9:41 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 5 hr |
| May 5, 10:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 4 hr |
| May 5, 10:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood, Transylvania | 2 hr |
| May 5, 11:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 33 hr |
| May 5, 11:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 38 hr |
| May 5, 11:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 7 hr |
| May 6, 12:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 4 hr |
| May 6, 2:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 3 hr |
| May 6, 2:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 8 hr |
| May 6, 2:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 4 hr |
| May 6, 4:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln | 113 min |
| May 6, 5:19 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Gaston | 12 hr |
| May 6, 6:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell | 4 hr |
| May 6, 6:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston | 3 days |
| May 6, 9:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 3 hr |
| May 6, 10:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell, Mitchell | 4 hr |
| May 6, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke | 49 min |
| May 6, 12:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 6, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba | 44 min |
| May 6, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 46 min |
| May 6, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 32 min |
| May 6, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 31 min |
| May 6, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 23 min |
| May 6, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 51 min |
| May 6, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke | 6 hr |
| May 6, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 59 min |
| May 6, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Catawba | 6 hr |
| May 6, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba | 6 hr |
| May 6, 5:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 6 hr |
| May 6, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Iredell | 57 min |
| May 6, 6:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 8 hr |
| May 6, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 29 min |
| May 6, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 60 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.