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River Flood Warning 30, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 26, 2013Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at Nov 26, 2013, 10:06 AM EST for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 27, 2013, 12:42 AM EST. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 26, 2013, 10:06 AM EST (15:06 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 27, 2013, 12:42 AM EST
Expired: Nov 28, 2013, 9:00 AM EST
In force: 32 hr
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre (BLAN7). The gauge peaked at 16.14 ft at Nov 27, 2013, 2:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03443000, 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 Nov 26, 7:25 AM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 7:25 AM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 26, 7:01 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 26, 8:30 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 26, 8:36 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 26, 8:56 AM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
856 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CONCORD                 35.41N  80.59W
11/26/2013  E0.10 INCH       CABARRUS           NC   CO-OP OBSERVER

            LIGHT GLAZE ON SURFACES OF CARS.

&&

SBK

Local storm report, Nov 26, 9:12 AM EST, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
912 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0911 AM     FREEZING RAIN    SHEFFIELD               35.97N  80.68W
11/26/2013  E0.10 INCH       DAVIE              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES COVERED IN ICE. STILL
            EXPERIENCING -FZRA. 31 F.

&&

SBK

Local storm report, Nov 26, 9:15 AM EST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
915 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0614 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CANTON                  35.55N  82.84W
11/26/2013  E0.15 INCH       HAYWOOD            NC   PUBLIC

            TREE ICED OVER AND HANGING INTO STREET DISRUPTING
            TRAFFIC.

&&

SBK

Local storm report, Nov 26, 10:02 AM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1002 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 AM     FREEZING RAIN    COLUMBUS                35.25N  82.20W
11/26/2013  E0.25 INCH       POLK               NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            NCDOT REPORTS FALLEN TREES ON ROADS AROUND COUNTY.

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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
Nov 26, 4:41 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more	10 hr
Nov 26, 4:56 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell and 4 more	34 hr
Nov 26, 10:01 AM EST	Flood Watch	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 15 more	15 hr
Nov 26, 2:47 PM EST	High Wind Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell, Polk and 1 more	24 hr
Nov 26, 2:56 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more	33 hr
Nov 26, 2:56 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more	42 hr
Nov 26, 3:18 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	6 hr
Nov 26, 6:57 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	48 min

Nearby

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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.