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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2014, 11:09 PM EDT for Spartanburg County, South 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
- Aug 9, 2014, 11:09 PM EDT (03:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Spartanburg County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 12:55 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Duncan, SC | MOTORISTS REPORTED WATER RUNNING OVER THE BRIDGE ON NORTH SPENCER ST WHICH RUNS OVER THE NORTH TYGER RIVER. |
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 106 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 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
432
WGUS52 KGSP 100309
FFWGSP
SCC083-100600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0023.140810T0309Z-140810T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1109 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 200 AM EDT
* AT 1108 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN WITHIN ABOUT ONE
HOUR IN THE REIDVILLE AREA. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES FROM DUNCAN...TO
REIDVILLE...TO WOODRUFF.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SPARTANBURG...CEDAR SPRINGS...COWPENS...DUNCAN...ENOREE...I-85 AT
I-26...LYMAN...PACOLET...REIDVILLE...ROEBUCK...USC UPSTATE...
WESTGATE MALL AND WOODRUFF.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 3460 8190 3465 8195 3469 8205 3474 8208
3475 8211 3478 8215 3502 8214 3503 8179
3493 8175 3491 8171 3483 8179 3468 8182
3459 8186
$$
ARK2 follow-up statements
427
WGUS72 KGSP 100430
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1230 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2014
SCC083-100600-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140810T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SPARTANBURG SC-
1230 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG
COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM EDT...
AT 1225 AM EDT...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS
MOST OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAIN
CONTINUES. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURRED IN THE REIDVILLE AND
ENOREE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
SPARTANBURG...CEDAR SPRINGS...COWPENS...DUNCAN...I-85 AT I-26...
LYMAN...PACOLET...REIDVILLE...ROEBUCK...USC UPSTATE...WESTGATE MALL
AND WOODRUFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE
WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3460 8190 3465 8195 3469 8205 3474 8208
3475 8211 3478 8215 3502 8214 3503 8179
3493 8175 3491 8171 3483 8179 3468 8182
3459 8186
$$
ARK659
WGUS72 KGSP 100556
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
156 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2014
SCC083-100611-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140810T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SPARTANBURG SC-
156 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
SPARTANBURG COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 200 AM EDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE THIS
MORNING...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 3460 8190 3465 8195 3469 8205 3474 8208
3475 8211 3478 8215 3502 8214 3503 8179
3493 8175 3491 8171 3483 8179 3468 8182
3459 8186
$$
08What 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, 9:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 9:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
947 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF OUR REGION INTO
MONDAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE
FRONT...MAINTAINING ELEVATED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS WEEKEND. PERIODIC RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK BEFORE A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A RETURN TO DRIER...MORE SEASONABLE WEATHER.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT 945 EDT SATURDAY...A NEARLY ZONAL FLOW PATTERN ALOFT EXISTED
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF STATES THIS EVENING...WHILE A WEAK
SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDED ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. A STATIONARY
FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM THE CAROLINA COAST TO CENTRAL GA TO TO EAST
TN.
ANOTHER FRONT WAS DRIFTING SOUTH FROM NC INTO SC...AND WAS MARKED BY
A DISTINCT WIND SHIFT FROM SE TO NE...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES...LOW
CEILINGS AND FOG. SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY IN THE NC
MOUNTAINS AND SC FOOTHILLS. AS THIS FRONT MOVES SOUTH...SHOWERS WILL
REACH THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY...AND FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL
SPREAD INTO UPSTATE SC. DENSE FOG WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN THE
MOUNTAINS...BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT IF
WINDS CAN DECREASE A BIT TOWARD DAWN. SOME RAINFALL COULD BE HEAVY
ALONG THE FRONT AS AN EASTERLY UPSLOPE COMPONENT SETS UP INTO THE
BLUE RIDGE. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND NORMAL...EXCEPT
ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR WHERE THEY WILL RUN SEVERAL
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS DOES NOT LOOK
ANY EASIER OR MORE CERTAIN THAN IT DID YESTERDAY. THE SITUATION
ALOFT HAS NOT REALLY CHANGED IN THAT BITS OF VORTICITY WILL MOVE
OVERHEAD AND PERIODIC IMPROVEMENT OF UPPER DIVERGENCE WILL ALSO MOVE
OVERHEAD AS THE JET STREAM MOVES PAST TO OUR N. LOW LEVEL FORCING IS
ALSO MAINTAINED... ESPECIALLY IF A REINFORCING BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT/WEDGE FRONT OOZES SW ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND
INTO NE GEORGIA THIS EVENING. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN PLENTIFUL.
ESSENTIALLY...A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM COULD POP UP AT ANY TIME
ACROSS THE FCST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BUT...THAT DOES NOT
MEAN THAT ONE WILL POP EVERYWHERE OR THAT COVERAGE WILL BE ALL THAT
GREAT AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME. WE END UP WITH A FCST THAT RETAINS A
VERY HIGH PRECIP PROBABILITY THAT GETS SMEARED ACROSS THE NEXT 24
HOURS DUE TO GREAT UNCERTAINTY WHEN AND WHERE THE CONVECTION WILL
DEVELOP...WHICH PERHAPS GIVES A FALSE IMPRESSION THAT THE WEATHER
WILL BE A WASHOUT. ON THE CONTRARY...MANY PLACES WILL HAVE PERIODS
OF SEVERAL HOURS WITH NO SHOWERS. LATE TONIGHT...IF A COLD AIR
DAMMING WEDGE SETS UP E OF THE BLUE RIDGE...THERE COULD BE
WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN/FOG/ DRIZZLE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THERE
REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING AS WELL...BUT NOT ENOUGH
CONFIDENCE TO ENTERTAIN A WATCH. TEMPS WILL BE TRICKY AGAIN SUNDAY
DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF COLD AIR DAMMING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM SATURDAY...ON MONDAY...SHORT RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT
SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN RIDGED ACROSS THE EAST FACING SLOPES
OF THE NC MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER
THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN OF THE CAROLINAS.
SEVERAL MID LEVEL DISTURBANCES MAY TRACK ACROSS THE REGION DURING
THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM THE GFS INDICATE THAT PW
WILL APPROACH 2 INCHES WITH CAPE BETWEEN 500-1000 J/KG. I WILL
MAINTAIN POPS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...QPF WILL RANGE
FROM 0.05 TO 0.2 INCHES/6 HRS. THICK CLOUD COVER AND ROUNDS OF
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD LIMIT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO THE MID
70S ACROSS THE MTNS TO LOW 80S ACROSS THE UPSTATE/NE GA.
TUESDAY MORNING...A MID TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO AMPLIFY WEST OF THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WILL
REMAIN MOIST WITH WEAK INSTABILITY. SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL LIKELY PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES.
DURING THE DAY...COASTAL LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE PATTERN MAY RESULT IN WSW
LLVL FLOW ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS. COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN MONDAY...I WILL FORECAST POPS
AROUND 40 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO WARM AROUND 5
DEGREES WARMER THAN MONDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM SATURDAY...AT 00Z WED THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE A
VERY AMPLIFIED PATTERN WITH A DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EAST WITH
AXIS FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TO THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA AND A
BIG RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES. AT THE SURFACE...THE COLD FRONT WILL
SLOWLY CROSS THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY THEN STALL OUT OVER FAR SOUTHERN GEORGIA BY FRIDAY. THIS
FRONT SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THE PIEDMONT AREAS WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH
DRIER AND COOLER AIR GOING INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. A
CLOSED OFF UPPER LOW WILL SPIN OVER UPPER NY STATE THUR AND FRI
ANCHORING THE TROUGH WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER MUCH OF THE
EAST. BY LATE FRIDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO MOVE EAST AND LOW
LEVEL SW FLOW BEGINS AGAIN TO START THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...WEAK
LOW PRESSURES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG THE STALLED OUT FRONT TO
OUR SOUTH. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY BE INCREASING NEXT WEEKEND AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTION IS NEEDED IN THE LATE AFTERNOONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH THE COOLEST WEATHER THURS WITH LOWS AND HIGHS ROUGHLY 7 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH FROM THE
NORTHEAST...AND MORE STABLE AIR SHOULD LIMIT CONVECTIVE CHANCES
OVERNIGHT. NE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A GUIDANCE BLEND
WAS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF A DAYBREAK VSBY RESTRICITONS...HOWEVER SEVERAL
MODEL MEMBERS WERE...AND OBSERVATIONS UPSTREAM SUGGEST RESTRICTIONS
OVERNIGHT. GUIDANCE IS SUPPORTIVE OF A LOW MVFR CIG LATER
TONIGHT...WITH BRIEF IFR AROUND DAWN...BUT AGAIN UPSTREAM
OBSERVATIONS POINT TO TROUBLE. THE CIG WILL BE SLOW TO LIFT
ON SUNDAY...REACHING HIGH END MVFR BY AFTERNOON. CONVECTIVE CHANCES
IMPROVE WITH HEATING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...CONVECTIVE CHANCES WILL BE BEST ALONG AND AHEAD OF A
BACK DOOR COLD FRONT...MAINLY FROM KAVL TO KGSP AND KGMU. CHANCES
WILL IMPROVE AT KAND WITH TIME AS THE FRONT DRIFTS SW. KHKY WILL
REMAIN IN MORE STABLE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...AND THE IFR CIG THERE
MAY PERSIST. WINDS WILL VEER FROM SE TO NE BEHIND THE FRONT. A
GUIDANCE BLEND WAS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF DAYBREAK VSBY RESTRICTIONS IN
THE FOOTHILLS...BUT SUPPORTED LIFR VSBY AT KAVL. OBSERVATIONS
UPSTREAM POINT TO A MORE DIRE SITUATION. AN MVFR DAYBREAK CIGS IS
EXPECTED AT KAND...WITH IFR TO LIFR AT KAVL...KGSP...AND KGMU.
CONVECTIVE CHANCES IMPROVE WITH HEATING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
AT KHKY WHERE MORE STABLE AIR WILL REMAIN.
OUTLOOK...A PERSISTENT MOIST PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING TO GENERATE PERIODIC WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS
WITH LOW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE VERY SLOW TO
CLEAR ON MONDAY...BUT VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN ON TUESDAY.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
01-07Z 07-13Z 13-19Z 19-01Z
KCLT HIGH 97% HIGH 100% HIGH 87% MED 75%
KGSP MED 78% HIGH 83% HIGH 93% MED 78%
KAVL HIGH 80% HIGH 90% MED 79% MED 73%
KHKY HIGH 95% HIGH 90% HIGH 95% HIGH 85%
KGMU HIGH 84% MED 76% HIGH 87% MED 73%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 92% HIGH 84% MED 69%
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...DEO
NEAR TERM...JAT/PM
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...JATHazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 3:34 PM EDT, 7 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 334 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-101945- 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- 334 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY IN THE VICINITY OF A STATIONARY FRONT. ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 9, 10:16 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1016 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SE TAYLORS 34.88N 82.28W
08/09/2014 GREENVILLE SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
BOILING SPRING ROAD AT SUGAR CREEK ROAD COVERED WITH
WATER AND IMPASSABLE.
&&
07Local storm report, Aug 9, 10:18 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1018 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0959 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 ENE GREENVILLE 34.87N 82.29W
08/09/2014 GREENVILLE SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WATER UP TO BACK PORCH AT 708 WINDWARD WAY.
&&
07Local storm report, Aug 9, 10:28 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1028 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1016 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNE GREENVILLE 34.86N 82.36W
08/09/2014 GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
CREEK FLOODING BRIDGE.
&&
07Local storm report, Aug 9, 10:30 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1030 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1024 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 ENE GREENVILLE 34.86N 82.31W
08/09/2014 GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
WAIST DEEP WATER ON EAGLE RIDGE LANE FLOODING HOUSES.
&&
07Local storm report, Aug 9, 10:36 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1036 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 ENE GREENVILLE 34.86N 82.29W
08/09/2014 GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
PELHAM RD AT MEADOW WOOD RD FLOODED.
&&
07Local storm report, Aug 9, 10:41 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1039 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW GREENVILLE 34.85N 82.38W
08/09/2014 GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
CLEVELAND PARK FLOODED BY RICHLAND CREEK NEAR E
WASHINGTON STREET.
&&
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 9:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 113 min |
| Aug 9, 9:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 107 min |
| Aug 9, 9:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Union | 108 min |
| Aug 9, 11:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 11:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 11:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Laurens | 119 min |
| Aug 9, 11:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Anderson | 105 min |
| Aug 10, 12:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 4 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville | 9 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 115 min |
| Aug 10, 5:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 8 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.