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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Oct 3, 2015, 10:56 AM EDT for Henderson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports 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
- Oct 3, 2015, 10:56 AM EDT (14:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Henderson County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 11:43 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 S Flat Rock, NC | FLOODING OF GREEN RIVER. |
| Oct 3, 4:39 PM EDT | FLOOD | 2 Ese Hendersonville, NC | AIRPORT ROAD CLOSED AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DUE TO FLOODING FROM BAT FORK. |
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 47 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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 451 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 499 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
945
WGUS52 KGSP 031456
FFWGSP
NCC089-032100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0034.151003T1456Z-151003T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1056 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT SATURDAY
* AT 1053 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE LAST 3 HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3
INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN SHORTLY. GAUGE READINGS ON MUD CREEK SHOW SHARP RISES
AND THIS STREAM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EXCEEDING ITS BANKS SHORTLY.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE
COUNTY...GAP CREEK...SOUTH FORK HOOPERS CREEK...BRUSH CREEK...HARPER
CREEK...CAMP CREEK...SHAW CREEK...FEATHERSTONE CREEK...PHILLIPS
BRANCH...LITTLE RIVER... MCDOWELL CREEK...GREEN RIVER...SENTELL
CREEK...BROAD RIVER...TRIB TO GREEN RIVER...COX CREEK...LITTLE
CREEK...CLEAR CREEK...LAUREL FORK... PUNCHEON CAMP CREEK...HUNGRY
RIVER...UNCLES CREEK...LITTLE RIVER CREEK...BATTLE CREEK...NORTH
PACOLET RIVER...MILL CREEK...PERRY CREEK...POSEY CREEK...SLATE ROCK
CREEK...JOE CREEK AND REEDYPATCH CREEK.
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 3547 8227 3539 8226 3529 8235 3518 8237
3521 8239 3517 8244 3517 8249 3515 8258
3530 8262 3542 8274 3546 8267 3544 8255
3542 8254 3545 8253 3545 8247 3547 8242
3546 8237 3548 8237
$$
CDG1 follow-up statement
411
WGUS72 KGSP 031656
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1256 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
NCC089-032100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151003T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENDERSON NC-
1256 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
SATURDAY FOR HENDERSON COUNTY...
AT 1252 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ALONG
GREEN RIVER NEAR FLAT ROCK. LEVELS ON MUD CREEK ALSO CONTINUE TO
RISE NEAR HENDERSONVILLE. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...LITTLE RIVER...
MCDOWELL CREEK...GREEN RIVER...BROAD RIVER...HUNGRY RIVER...NORTH
PACOLET RIVER...MILL CREEK...AND MUD CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER
CAN CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT FLOOD WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS OR THREATENING
PROPERTY...OR LANDSLIDES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE
SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY
POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR
MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED.
&&
LAT...LON 3547 8227 3539 8226 3529 8235 3518 8237
3521 8239 3517 8244 3517 8249 3515 8258
3530 8262 3542 8274 3546 8267 3544 8255
3542 8254 3545 8253 3545 8247 3547 8242
3546 8237 3548 8237
$$
CDGWhat 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 Oct 3, 10:37 AM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 10:37 AM EDT, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1037 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
...HISTORIC AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RAINFALL
CONTINUES...
.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DRIFT SLOWLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED
STATES THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEGINNING
TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1030 AM EDT...RAIN CONTINUES. AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL
/ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEP MOISTURE PLUME AND UPPER JET/ HAS
SHIFTED WEST OF THE CHARLOTTE AREA AND IS STRETCHED ALONG AND JUST
EAST OF THE I-26 CORRIDOR. AS THE UPPER LOW PIVOTS AROUND...THE
HEAVY RAIN AXIS WILL CONTINUE TO PIVOT COUNTER-CLOCKWISE...
BECOMING MORE NW-SE ORIENTED RATHER THAN N-S...AND EVENTUALLY MORE
E-W TOWARD THE END OF THE NEAR TERM PERIOD. HOWEVER...EVEN AS THE
AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN SHIFTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL
CONTINUE OFF AND ON ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME
HEFTY TOTALS OUT THERE. AS OF 10AM...GSP AIRPORT WAS JUST OVER 2
INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT. HAVE SEEN WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF 1-3
INCHES WHERE THE HEAVY RAIN FELL...WITH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS. ADD THIS TO THE RAIN YESTERDAY AND SOME AREAS ARE ALREADY
CREEPING UP TO 5 INCHES IF NOT SLIGHTLY HIGHER. SEVERAL REPORTS OF
FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WITH MANY ROADS CLOSED. RAIN WILL
CONTINUE OFF AND ON TODAY BUT WITH THE AXIS SHIFTING LOOKS LIKE
WATERS WILL BEGIN RECEDING IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA BUT ON THEIR WAY
UP ACROSS MOST OF THE REST OF THE AREA. POPS LOOK GOOD FOR THE
MOST PART /IT IS RAINING...BASICALLY 100 PERCENT CHANCE/. OTHER
MAIN CONCERN REMAINS THE WINDS...HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
ACROSS THE AREA EVEN WITH WINDS BELOW ACTUAL CRITERIA BUT BASED ON
IMPACTS WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN PLACE. AS FAR AS TEMPS GO...NEW
GUIDANCE IS COMING IN A BIT WARMER ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST ZONES
BUT WITH STRONG DAMMING IN PLACE TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING ARE
SLOW TO RISE...SO HAVE MADE MINOR TWEAKS BUT NO MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS.
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN!
AS OF 645 AM EDT...THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK AND LITTLE TO NO
ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED WITH THE LATEST UPDATE. STILL ANTICIPATE TWO
PRIMARY HAZARDS THROUGH THE NEAR TERM...RAIN AND WIND. THE HEAVY
RAINFALL EVENT IS UNDERWAY AS WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A CLOSED
UPPER SPINNING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PULLING DEEP TROPICAL
MOISTURE NW FROM THE OFFSHORE CIRCULATION OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN
INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SATELLITE AND
SOUNDING DERIVED PRECIPITABLE WATER ANOMALIES OF 2 TO 3 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL WILL STREAM OVER THE REGION AND THIS
TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL AFFECT LOCALES WITH VERY WET ANTECEDENT
CONDITIONS. DESPITE THE LIMITED SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY IN THE
COLD AIR DAMMING REGION OVER THE FORECAST AREA...DEEP WARM CLOUD
LAYERS...THE TROPICAL MOISTURE...AND SOME INSTABILITY ALOFT OVER
THE WEDGE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES. WILL THUS
CONTINUE THE THREATENING FLASH FLOOD LANGUAGE AND THE LANDSLIDE
MENTION IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL...EASTERLY FLOW IN THE 950 TO 850
MB LAYER WILL RAMP UP TO 50 KT BY LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. GEFS
AND SREF MEAN U WIND ANOMALIES ARE INDICATING SOME 4 TO 5 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS FROM NORMAL IN THIS STOUT EASTERLY FLOW. SCATTERED TREES
HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED DOWN AND THIS SHOULD WORSEN WITH THE
HIGHEST GUSTS LIKELY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING WAS CONSIDERED...BUT
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT
THE AREA...SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE RETAINED THROUGHOUT WITH
STRONG LANGUAGE FOR IMPACTS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 330 AM EDT SATURDAY...AS THE CLOSED SYSTEM GRADUALLY MEANDERS
EASTWARD TOWARD THE GA COAST SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE AND LOW TO MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS WILL PIVOT OVER THE
SRN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL KEEP VERY HIGH RAINFALL
RATES GOING IN LOWER PIEDMONT LOCATIONS...WHERE STORM TOTALS COULD
REACH OVER ONE FOOT IN SOME AREAS. THE DEFORMATION ZONE WILL BE VERY
SLOW TO SLIDE EAST OF THE REGION THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH
CONTINUED CATEGORICAL RAIN CHANCES THROUGH DAYBREAK MONDAY ALONG AND
EAST OF INTERSTATE 77. THE CONTINUED EASTERLY FLOW GRADIENT MAY
REQUIRE EXTENSION OF THE WIND ADVISORY INTO THE SUNDAY PERIOD AT
SOME POINT. EXPECT CONTINUED SMALL RANGES ON DIURNAL TEMPS GIVEN THE
CONTINUED RAIN AND CLOUDS.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM SATURDAY...ON MONDAY...THE CLOSED MID LEVEL LOW
WILL TRACK NE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...RESULTING IN RISING
HEIGHTS FROM THE WEST. THE AXIS OF A MID LEVEL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO
SLIDE EAST...REACHING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER
CLOSED LOW WILL DEEPEN OVER TX...SLIDING ACROSS THE ARKLATX FRIDAY
NIGHT/SATURDAY. AT THE SFC...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE SW
ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY...LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. A SOUTHERN
STREAM LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT FROM THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
REGION ON SAT. LOW CHC POPS WILL REMAIN ON MONDAY...THEN DRY UNTIL
SCHC POPS SPREAD NORTHWARD ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL
RANGE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL HIGHS ARE
FORECAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...CIGS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE INTO THE IFR
RANGE AS THE STEADIER AND HEAVIER SHOWERS OVERSPREAD THE REGION.
CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE THROUGH THE DAY WITH MAINLY MVFR
TO IFR VSBY UNDER THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS...AND LIFR TO IFR CIGS. A FEW
RUMBLES OF THUNDER OVER THE CAD LAYER ARE POSSIBLE BUT THESE SHOULD
BE RATHER SPARSE. NE WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KT WILL SET UP THROUGH
THE DAY EVERYWHERE BUT KAVL WHERE STEADIER NRLY FLOW IS EXPECTED.
WILL MENTION LLWS THROUGHOUT BY EVENING GIVEN THE DEVELOPING STOUT
EASTERLY FLOW OF 40 TO 50 KT IN THE 950 TO 850 MB LAYER.
OUTLOOK...A MOIST EASTERLY FLOW WILL SUPPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AND
WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE LATE WEEKEND AS UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERACTS WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM
THE ATLANTIC. SLOW DRYING IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
14-20Z 20-02Z 02-08Z 08-12Z
KCLT MED 78% MED 76% HIGH 92% MED 77%
KGSP MED 79% MED 79% HIGH 88% HIGH 91%
KAVL MED 72% MED 75% HIGH 89% HIGH 91%
KHKY MED 78% MED 73% HIGH 88% HIGH 89%
KGMU MED 79% MED 78% HIGH 86% HIGH 85%
KAND MED 78% MED 65% MED 76% MED 73%
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
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
GOING FORWARD...ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE
HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE PEAKS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. EXPECT WIDESPREAD
4 TO 8 ADDITIONAL TOTALS THROUGH THE HEART OF THE FORECAST
AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM THE WESTERN UPSTATE
AND UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER REGION THROUGH THE LOWER PIEDMONT NEAR
GREENWOOD. THE WET ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LIFE
THREATENING AND DAMAGING FLASHING FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING AS THE
HEAVIER RAIN BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...PARTICULARLY IN THE
WESTERN UPSTATE AND THE LOWER PIEDMONT LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT
WHERE THE BANDS MAY BECOME STATIONARY OR PIVOT. THE POTENTIAL FOR
NUMEROUS SLOPE FAILURES AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY ONCE
AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...HIGHLIGHTING BOTH FLASH FLOODING
AND THE THREAT OF LANSLIDES AND ROCKSLIDES.
THE MAJORITY OF RIVER FORECAST POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AND
EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. SEVERAL FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED...WITH
THE BLANTYRE POINT IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY EXPECTED TO REACH MODERATE
FLOODING.
&&
.CLIMATE...
DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS FOR SATURDAY OCT 3 2015...
AVL 1.66 1961
CLT 2.15 1927
GSP 0.77 1961
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR GAZ010-017-018-
026-028-029.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-
029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR NCZ033-035>037-
048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR NCZ033-035>037-048>053-
056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR SCZ001>014-019.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NED
NEAR TERM...HG/TDP
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...HG/TDP
HYDROLOGY...
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 3, 5:13 AM EDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 513 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-040915- 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- 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-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 513 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...HEAVY RAIN WITH FLASH FLOODING AND HIGH WINDS LIKELY. SEE THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. ..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... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 3, 6:14 AM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
614 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW CLEVELAND 35.74N 80.71W
10/03/2015 ROWAN NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
ROAD CLOSURE AT 12500 STATESVILLE BLVD.
&&
BAHLocal storm report, Oct 3, 6:30 AM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
630 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE OLD FORT 35.65N 82.11W
10/03/2015 MCDOWELL NC BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON GREENLEE RD BLOCKING BOTH LANES.
&&
BAHLocal storm report, Oct 3, 6:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
654 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NW FORT LAWN 34.71N 80.92W
10/03/2015 CHESTER SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SCHP REPORTED A TREE DOWN AT CORBETT RD AND KNOLLWOOD DR.
0615 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 6 NE CORNWELL 34.67N 81.12W
10/03/2015 CHESTER SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SCHP REPORTED A TREE DOWN AT HIGHWAY 321NB AND HOPEWELL
CHURCH RD.
&&
BAHLocal storm report, Oct 3, 9:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
903 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD CONCORD 35.41N 80.59W
10/03/2015 CABARRUS NC EMERGENCY MNGR
STOUGH ROAD CLOSED BETWEEN HIGHWAY 49 AND ROBERTA ROAD
DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. OLD CHARLOTTE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
CLOGGED STORM DRAIN.
0902 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CONCORD 35.41N 80.59W
10/03/2015 CABARRUS NC EMERGENCY MNGR
FIVE TREES DOWN IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS TOWN.
&&
TPALMERLocal storm report, Oct 3, 9:23 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
923 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0919 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MORGANTON 35.74N 81.70W
10/03/2015 BURKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ALONG KIRKSEY DRIVE NEAR AMHERST ROAD.
&&
TPALMERLocal storm report, Oct 3, 9:29 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
929 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0927 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NE TABLE ROCK 35.86N 81.78W
10/03/2015 BURKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE BLOCKING NC 181 AT BROWN MOUNTAIN OVERLOOK
&&
TPALMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 1:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 1:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 1:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 6:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 6:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 7:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 7:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 7:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 8:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 9:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 9:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 42 hr |
| Oct 3, 9:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood | 28 hr |
| Oct 3, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Swain | 46 hr |
| Oct 3, 11:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 12:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 12:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 1:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 1:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 6:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 3 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.