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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2015, 4:29 PM EDT for Mecklenburg County, Union County, North 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 11, 2015, 4:29 PM EDT (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2015, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Mecklenburg County, NC, Union County, NC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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 11, 5:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Monroe, NC | MANY ROADWAYS FLOODED IN INDIAN TRAIL AND SOUTH TOWARD MONROE. THE NCDOT CLOSED OLD CHARLOTTE HWY DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS. |
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 61 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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
694
WGUS52 KGSP 112029
FFWGSP
NCC119-179-112330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0018.150811T2029Z-150811T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
429 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA...
CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 426 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN SINCE 330 PM. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST 5 PM. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MONROE...MATTHEWS...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...STALLINGS...
UNIONVILLE...WESLEY CHAPEL...WINGATE...LAKE PARK AND HEMBY BRIDGE.
CROOKED CREEK...FOURMILE CREEK AND TWELVEMILE CREEK WILL ALSO SEE
FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER
CAN CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT FLOOD WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS OR THREATENING
PROPERTY...OR LANDSLIDES 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 3519 8056 3497 8041 3495 8061 3500 8071
3513 8087
$$
RWH1 follow-up statement
084
WGUS72 KGSP 112129
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
529 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
NCC119-179-112330-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150811T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MECKLENBURG NC-UNION NC-
529 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES...
AT 527 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...HIGH WATER
LEVELS WILL CONTINUE ALONG CROOKED CREEK...FOURMILE CREEK AND
TWELVEMILE CREEK. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL THE
WATER LEVELS MOVE DOWNSTREAM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MONROE...MATTHEWS...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...STALLINGS...
UNIONVILLE...WESLEY CHAPEL...WINGATE...LAKE PARK AND HEMBY BRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER
CAN CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT FLOOD WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS OR THREATENING
PROPERTY...OR LANDSLIDES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE
SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY
POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR
MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3519 8056 3497 8041 3495 8061 3500 8071
3513 8087
$$
RWHWhat 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 11, 2:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 2:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
206 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL BE CROSSING THE CAROLINA COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY
WHILE DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER OUR REGION. EXPECT HIGH
PRESSURE TO BE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FEW
MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY RETURN BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AN AMPLIFYING UPPER TROUGH AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...COMBINED
WITH NOTABLE INSTABILITY...WILL SUPPORT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE MODELS SHOW MORE SHEAR WITH THIS ACTIVITY THAN THEY
DID YESTERDAY...AND ORGANIZED STORMS CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.
THE BEST INSTABILITY WILL BE EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WITH MOIST
VERTICAL PROFILES...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...THOUGH
STEERING FLOW SHOULD KEEP CELLS MOVING. LOW LEVEL FLOW IS PARALLEL
TO THE BLUE RIDGE...LIMITING UPSLOPE FLOW.
ACTIVITY SHOULD END THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT DEPARTS THE AREA.
COOLER...DRIER AIR WILL BE SLOW TO INFILTRATE OUR AREA...AND MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN NEAR NORMAL OVERNIGHT. NORTH WINDS SHOULD STAY
UP ENOUGH TO PREVENT DAYBREAK FOG FROM FORMING OVER MOST OF THE
AREA. WEDNESDAY FEATURES DRIER CONDITIONS...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 155 PM TUE...A PATTERN CHANGE IS IN STORE ACROSS THE REGION
THRU THE SHORT RANGE. A DEEP UPPER TROF OVER THE ERN SEABOARD BEGINS
TO MOVE EAST ON THU. HOWEVER...A WEAK SHORT WAVE AND RELATIVELY
STRONG UPPER JET MAX DIVE INTO THE TROF LATE THU INTO FRI. THIS
HELPS PINCH OFF THE SRN END OF THE TROF AND KEEP IT ACROSS THE SE.
THE NAM REACTION TO THIS DEVELOPMENT IS MUCH STRONGER THAN THE OTHER
GUIDANCE DEVELOPING A CLOSED LOW ALONG THE SE COAST...WHILE THE REST
OF THE GUIDANCE KEEPS IT AS AN OPEN WAVE. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER
FORMS ON THE STALLED SFC FRONT NEAR THE COAST. THIS COMBINED WITH
THE WEAK SFC HIGH MOVING INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES HELPS TURN THE
LOW LEVEL FLOW TO AN ELY OR SELY DIRECTION...ALLOWING A MOIST
UPSLOPE FLOW TO DEVELOP. THE RESULT IS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURNING
ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH INSTABILITY ACROSS THE MTNS. THE NAM IS
MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS PATTERN...AS IT WAS ON MONDAY. HOWEVER...
THE GFS IS NOW COMING AROUND TO THIS SCENARIO. THEREFORE...WILL NOT
GO AS STRONG AS THE NAM...BUT WILL TREND IN THAT DIRECTION. HAVE
GONE WITH ISOLATED DIURNAL CONVECTION ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE
ON THU...AND INCREASED THE AREA OF 20 POP TO INCLUDE THE FOOTHILLS
ON FRI...WITH AN AREA OF CHC POP ACROSS THE MTNS. HAVE INCREASED
CLOUD COVER IN RESPONSE AS WELL...BUT REMAINED BELOW MOSTLY CLOUDY
FOR NOW. HIGHS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...WITH LOWS NEAR
NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM TUE...THE 500MB PATTERN CONTINUES TO EVOLVE WITH THE
EAST COAST MAIN TROUGH LIFTING OUT TO THE NE WHILE THE SOUTHERN END
ELONGATES TOWARD THE GULF COAST. CURRENT MODEL RUNS ARE LESS
CERTAIN THAT THERE WILL BE A CUT OFF UPPER LOW OVER THE NRN GULF.
THE 500MB RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER AZ AND SRN CALIFORNIA WHILE THE
MAIN FLOW BECOMES GENERALLY WEST TO EAST OVER THE NRN TIER OF THE
LOWER 48 AT 12Z MONDAY. MODELS DIVERGE ON DAY 7 AS THE ECMWF
DEVELOPS A TROUGH OVER THE MID SECTION TUES NIGHT WHILE GFS
CONTINUES GENERAL WEST TO EAST FLOW OVER NRN TIER.
AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE APPALACHIANS WILL SHRINK IN
EXTENT OF INFLUENCE OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE NRN GULF ACROSS NRN FL TO OFF THE CAROLINA
COAST WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY AND REACHES THE OHIO RIVER EARLY TUESDAY.
LIGHT LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FROM THE EAST AND SE COMBINED WITH
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING OF THE RIDGE TOPS AND VALLEYS IN THE MTNS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO SOME DEVELOPING LATE DAY MTN CONVECTION EACH DAY.
TEMPS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL SATURDAY THEN GETTING BACK TO AROUND
NORMAL INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...MODEL DATA SUPPORTS ROBUST CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON...
WHICH COULD PRODUCE RESTRICTIONS AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AT THE
FIELD. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SW TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT THIS
EVENING...AND N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUIDANCE DOES NOT SUPPORT DAYBREAK
FOG AS WINDS AND GUSTS STAY UP OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY FEATURES N WINDS
AND DRY WEATHER.
ELSEWHERE...ROBUST CONVECTION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE
MOUNTAINS FIRST...THEN THE FOOTHILLS...WITH ASSOCIATED RESTRICTIONS
AND WIND GUSTS. WINDS WILL VEER FROM SW TO NW AND THEN N BEHIND THE
FRONT THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME GUIDANCE SUPPORTS DAYBREAK FOG IN
THE MOUNTAINS...GUSTY N WINDS SHOULD PREVENT FOG FROM FORMING
ANYWHERE. DRIER WEATHER AND N WINDS PREVAIL ON WEDNESDAY.
OUTLOOK...INTRUDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL YIELD GENERALLY DRIER/VFR
CONDITIONS THRU WEEKS END...WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF EARLY
MORNING FOG/STRATUS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL LOW 55% LOW 55% LOW 59% MED 69%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 94% HIGH 94%
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
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...JATHazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 4:04 AM EDT, 12 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 404 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015 GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019- 120815- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 404 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN INTRUDING COLD FRONT. MODEST DESTABILIZATION AND SHEAR WILL PRESENT MARGINAL CONDITIONS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ..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. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003- 120815- RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN- HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-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- 404 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE EAST TODAY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OUT AHEAD. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ..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. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. CDG
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 11, 3:34 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0326 PM HAIL DENVER 35.53N 81.03W
08/11/2015 E0.88 INCH LINCOLN NC PUBLIC
DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND
STRONG WIND GUSTS. COULD NOT SEE ANY WIND DAMAGE AT THE
TIME OF THE CALL.
&&
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, Aug 11, 3:42 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
342 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
SCZ007-112030-
SPARTANBURG SC-
342 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG
COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 342 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPARTANBURG...OR NEAR MOORE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPARTANBURG...ROEBUCK...CROFT STATE PARK...MOORE...WOODRUFF...
REIDVILLE...PACOLET...PAULINE AND CROSS ANCHOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3481 8214 3495 8206 3489 8176 3485 8177
3483 8179 3476 8180 3466 8183 3463 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 293DEG 15KT 3485 8203
MOORESpecial weather statement, Aug 11, 3:46 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 346 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015 NCZ071-082-112030- UNION NC-MECKLENBURG NC- 346 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 346 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONROE...OR NEAR INDIAN TRAIL...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONROE...MATTHEWS...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...STALLINGS... UNIONVILLE...WESLEY CHAPEL...LAKE PARK...HEMBY BRIDGE AND FAIRVIEW IN UNION COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3503 8079 3517 8069 3510 8040 3489 8051 TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 291DEG 9KT 3506 8067 MOORE
Local storm report, Aug 11, 3:53 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
353 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0326 PM HAIL 3 NNE LOWESVILLE 35.46N 80.99W
08/11/2015 E0.50 INCH LINCOLN NC PUBLIC
MARBLE SIZED HAIL FELL AT WESTPORT MARINA. STRONG WIND
AND NOT SURE YET IF ANY NEARBY DAMAGE.
&&
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, Aug 11, 4:04 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
404 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
NCZ070>072-112045-
CABARRUS NC-GASTON NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
404 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF MECKLENBURG...GASTON
AND SOUTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 403 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GASTONIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...GASTONIA...EAST CONCORD...HUNTERSVILLE...MT
HOLLY...BELMONT...PINEVILLE...HARRISBURG...BESSEMER CITY AND SOUTH
GASTONIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAKE WYLIE IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
MOVE TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3503 8078 3503 8080 3508 8091 3511 8093
3515 8105 3516 8126 3521 8132 3526 8132
3528 8136 3530 8136 3541 8115 3539 8054
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 299DEG 13KT 3527 8121
MOORESpecial weather statement, Aug 11, 4:05 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
405 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
SCZ002-005>007-112045-
GREATER GREENVILLE SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-SPARTANBURG SC-
GREATER PICKENS SC-
405 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
PICKENS...WEST CENTRAL SPARTANBURG AND EAST CENTRAL GREENVILLE
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 405 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN...OR NEAR BEREA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN...EASLEY...GREER...MAULDIN...TAYLORS...
SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...FIVE FORKS...WELCOME AND TRAVELERS REST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3476 8246 3479 8246 3482 8248 3480 8252
3489 8268 3501 8259 3501 8254 3500 8254
3498 8253 3498 8255 3497 8254 3500 8245
3491 8208 3464 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 297DEG 13KT 3490 8245
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| Aug 11, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Aug 11, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 44 min |
| Aug 11, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 67 min |
| Aug 11, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Rutherford | 42 min |
| Aug 11, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 41 min |
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Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2015Every flash flood warning in 2015
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.