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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 5, 2013Buncombe County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at May 5, 2013, 11:44 PM EDT for Buncombe County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 6, 2013, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2013, 11:44 PM EDT (03:44 UTC)
In effect from: May 6, 2013, 3:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 7, 2013, 8:51 AM EDT
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Buncombe County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point French Broad River at Pearson Bridge Rd, 2 NW Asheville (AVLN7). The gauge peaked at 9.96 ft at May 6, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 6.5 ft
Minor stage: 9.5 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03451500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 5, 10:44 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 10:44 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 3:38 PM EDT, 8 hours 6 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, 9:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 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.

&&

HG

Local storm report, May 5, 10:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 10:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 10:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 11:00 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 11:09 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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The 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, 9:41 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Swain	12 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	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
May 5, 9:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	3 hr
May 6, 12:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	6 hr
May 6, 1:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Cherokee, York	36 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2013 Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.