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Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Dec 24, 2015, 9:33 AM EST for Buncombe County, McDowell 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
- Dec 24, 2015, 9:33 AM EST (14:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 12:30 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Buncombe County, NC, McDowell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 10:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Marion, NC | CATAWBA RIVER AT HWY 70 OUT OF ITS BANKS. GREENWAY IS SUBMERGED UNDER 4-5 FEET OF WATER |
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 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 27 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 503 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 331 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 381 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
393
WGUS52 KGSP 241433
FFWGSP
NCC021-111-241730-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0043.151224T1433Z-151224T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
933 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1230 PM EST
* AT 930 AM EST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A MUDSLIDE ON OLD US
70 WEST NEAR MILL CREEK AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING NEAR WOODLAWN.
HEAVY RAIN OF 2-3 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
CAUSE FLOODING AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND
OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MARION...OLD FORT...LAKE JAMES...LAKE JAMES STATE PARK...
MONTREAT...NORTH COVE...ASHFORD...NEBO...LITTLE SWITZERLAND AND
PLEASANT GARDENS.
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.
THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF LANDSLIDES...
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE SLIDES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST. BE
ESPECIALLY ALERT IF YOU ARE NEAR A STREAM...ESPECIALLY AT THE BASE OF
A MOUNTAIN OR IN A COVE. WATCH FOR LOOSE MOVING SOIL AND ROCKS OR A
SUDDEN INCREASE IN STREAMFLOW. LEAVE THE AREA QUICKLY IF THIS IS
OBSERVED. WHEN DRIVING ALONG ROADS WHERE THE TERRAIN IS STEEP OR
ROCKY...WATCH AND LISTEN FOR FALLING ROCKS...MUD...TREES...AND
DEBRIS.
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 3588 8191 3585 8192 3581 8199 3574 8190
3572 8190 3558 8211 3554 8230 3570 8231
3572 8228 3570 8226 3573 8219 3578 8216
3580 8216 3585 8210 3585 8205 3588 8202
3587 8200 3589 8198 3591 8198 3596 8194
$$
JMPWhat 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 Dec 24, 6:32 AM EST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 6:32 AM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
632 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
UNSETTLED WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 730 AM...WIDESPREAD SHRA AND SCT TSRA WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
MTNS AND MOVE INTO THE NC FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. THE CONVECTION
OVER NRN GA WILL MOVE INTO NE GA AND THE UPSTATE THIS MORNING AS
WELL...AND MAY MOVE INTO THE NC PIEDMONT BEFORE NOON. GUSTY WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS...AND SOME COULD BECOME SEVERE. FLASH
FLOODING A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
MTNS WHERE TRAINING ECHOES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.
OTHERWISE...CONVECTION MAY DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL
RETURN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FLOODING STILL REMAINS A
THREAT GIVEN ALL THE RECENT RAINFALL AND THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL 1
TO 3 INCHES OF QPF OVER THE AREA. WILL LEAVE THE EXPIRATION TIME OF
THE WATCH AS IS...BUT LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO EXTEND THE TIME
DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLS. THE THREAT OF SEVERE
STORMS CONTINUES AS WELL AS A LOW LEVEL JET MOVES BACK INTO THE
AREA. THE WINDS ARE A LITTLE MORE VEERED THAN THE LAST LOW LEVEL
JET...SO THERE IS LESS TURNING IN THE LOW LEVELS BUT SPEED SHEAR
REMAINS STRONG. THERE WAS JUST ENUF OF A LOW LEVEL INVERSION TO KEEP
THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM REACHING THE SFC EVEN IN THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS ON WED...SO WILL HAVE TO SEE IF THIS CAN ERODE ENUF
TODAY TO ALLOW THE STRONGER WINDS TO REACH THE SFC. HIGHS TODAY WILL
BE 20 TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND WILL THREATEN RECORDS. LOWS
TONIGHT WILL BE 30 TO 35 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND WILL THREATEN
RECORDS FOR HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AT 230 AM THURSDAY...ON FRIDAY MORNING AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BE
CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...WHILE AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE
OVER THE ROCKIES. AN UPPER LOW CLOSES OFF IN THE SOUTHWEST USA...
WHILE NORTHERN STREAM PROGRESSES AND GOES OUT OF PHASE. BY SUNDAY
MORNING THE UPPER LOW IS OVER NORTH CENTRAL MX...WHILE THE ATLANTIC
UPPER RIDGE RETROGRESSES SLIGHTLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST USA. THIS PATTERN
RESULTS IN THE BULK OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY BEING DIRECTED WELL TO OUR
WEST AND NORTH.
AT THE SURFACE...ON FRIDAY A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL BE OVER
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...WITH SOUTHWESTERLY GULF INFLOW AHEAD OF
THE BOUNDARY IMPACTING OUR AREA. THE FRONT MOVES NORTH TO THE OH AND
POTOMAC RIVER VALLEYS ON SATURDAY...WHILE GULF INFLOW CONTINUES. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE OH AND MID MS RIVER VALLEYS BY SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH GULF INFLOW PERSISTING.
THE SOUTHWESTERLY ASPECT OF GULF INFLOW WILL HAMPER ISENTROPIC
UPGLIDE AND UPSLOPE FLOW...LIMITING PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION. BOTH
INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL BE PRESENT ON FRIDAY...AND THERE A
MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...MAINLY DURING THE DAY. WHILE
INSTABILITY IS PRESENT ON SATURDAY...SHEAR WILL BE MORE LIMITED.
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN WELL ABOVE NORMAL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
ATLANTIC RIDGE...WITH MINIMUMS EVEN MORE EXTREME DUE TO ROBUST
MOISTURE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT 230 AM THURSDAY...ON SUNDAY MORNING AN ATLANTIC UPPER RIDGE WILL
EXTEND WEST TO THE SOUTHEAST USA...WHILE A CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL BE
OVER NORTH CENTRAL MX. THE TROUGH MOVES OVER TX ON MONDAY...AND
APPROACHES THE GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY...WHILE THE RIDGE TO THE EAST
GRADUALLY BREAKS DOWN. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER AN UPPER LOW MOVES INTO
THE BASE TO THE WEST TROUGH. THIS LOW NEVER DEEPENS LIKE THE
PREVIOUS ONE...AND FILLS AS IT CROSSES THE PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY.
AT THE SURFACE...THE COLD FRONT OVER THE OH RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY
MORNING IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH O THE CAROLINAS BY MONDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE OVER CANADA EXTENDS SOUTH ALONG THE EAST COAST. MEANWHILE
GULF INFLOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE GULF STATES. THE
CAROLINA FRONT MOVES SLOWLY NORTH ON TUESDAY...WHILE THE COLD FRONT
TO OUR WEST CROSSES THE GULF STATES...AND GULF INFLOW INCREASES INTO
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE MOUNTAINS AND
STALLS OVER THE PIEDMONT ON WEDNESDAY...WHILE GULF MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO SPREAD NE ALONG AND OVER THE BOUNDARY.
ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE AND SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL BE MAINLY
LIMITED TO MONDAY AHEAD TO THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. OTHERWISE...
LOW LEVEL FLOW GENERALLY BE FROM THE SE...WITH LITTLE UPGLIDE UP
UPSLOPE COMPONENT. THIS WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION...
DESPITE THE PROLONGED NATURE OF MOIST INFLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...BUT WITH A DOWNWARD TRENDS AS HEIGHT FALL
ALOFT WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF THE UPPER RIDGE.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...LIGHT SHRA AND LOW VFR/MVFR EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH IFR
CIGS POSSIBLE. THE TSRA OVER THE MTNS ATTM SHUD REMAIN WEST OF THE
AIRFIELD. HOWEVER...THE TSRA OVER NRN GA ATTM MAY MOVE IN BEFORE
NOON. BETTER TSRA CHC THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SO HAVE
PROB30 IN TO COVER. EXPECT MVFR VSBY AND IFR CIGS LATE THIS EVENING
IN LIGHT SHRA THEN IFR VSBY AND LIFR CIGS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY SLY WIND
CONTINUES THRU MUCH OF THE DAY THEN DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO KCLT FOR THE SC SITES...BUT BETTER
CHC OF TSRA THIS MORNING...SO TEMPO INCLUDED. KAVL ALREADY SEEING
TSRA AND THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING AT KHKY.
OTHERWISE...SIMILAR TRENDS AT KAVL/KHKY.
OUTLOOK...DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION INTO FRIDAY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION AT TIMES COUPLED WITH IFR OR WORSE VSBY AND CIG
RESTRICTIONS. MODEST IMPROVEMENT IS POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT
WITH CONTINUED UNSETTLED CONDITIONS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
11-17Z 17-23Z 23-05Z 05-06Z
KCLT LOW 56% MED 78% MED 61% LOW 58%
KGSP HIGH 81% LOW 50% MED 72% LOW 58%
KAVL MED 75% LOW 33% HIGH 89% HIGH 100%
KHKY MED 75% LOW 44% MED 61% MED 75%
KGMU HIGH 81% LOW 50% MED 72% MED 75%
KAND MED 75% LOW 27% MED 66% LOW 50%
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
&&
.CLIMATE...
DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 24...
AVL 72 1955
CLT 71 1982...1931
GSP 71 1964
DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR FRIDAY DECEMBER 25...
AVL 67 1955...1944...1904
CLT 77 1955
GSP 78 1955
DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR WEDNESDAY DEC 23...
AVL 59 1990
CLT 63 1990
GSP 61 1990
DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THURSDAY DEC 24...
AVL 54 1932
CLT 56 1891
GSP 55 1931
DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR FRIDAY DEC 25...
AVL 55 1982
CLT 62 1932
GSP 56 1964
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-
028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-035>037-
048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JAT
NEAR TERM...RWH
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...RWH
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 6:35 AM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 635 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-251145- 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- 635 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... 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. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..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. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. 07
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 24, 8:34 AM EST, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
834 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
NCZ065-068-504-506>510-SCZ003-006>008-241415-
CLEVELAND NC-GREATER BURKE NC-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS NC-
GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-HENDERSON NC-EASTERN POLK NC-POLK MOUNTAINS NC-
EASTERN MCDOWELL NC-GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-
SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-
834 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN BURKE...
RUTHERFORD...CLEVELAND...SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL...POLK...SOUTHEASTERN
HENDERSON...NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG...NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND
NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM EST...
AT 834 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF TIGERVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHELBY...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...COLUMBUS...MORGANTON...
GREER...TAYLORS...SPINDALE...BOILING SPRINGS NC AND FLAT ROCK.
LAT...LON 3580 8178 3532 8137 3488 8235 3521 8254
3552 8214 3553 8208 3560 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 1334Z 240DEG 49KT 3513 8232
WJMSpecial weather statement, Dec 24, 8:36 AM EST, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
836 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAZ010-NCZ053-062>065-509-SCZ001>003-006-241415-
RABUN GA-BUNCOMBE NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
HENDERSON NC-POLK MOUNTAINS NC-MACON NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-
GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-
836 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN RABUN...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA...SOUTH CENTRAL BUNCOMBE...
HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN MACON...NORTHERN OCONEE...NORTHERN PICKENS
AND NORTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM EST...
AT 836 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES NORTHEAST OF CLAYTON...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHLANDS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSONVILLE...BREVARD...CLAYTON...ARDEN...MILLS RIVER...
FLETCHER...FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SLATER-MARIETTA AND MOUNTAIN HOME.
LAT...LON 3532 8285 3532 8283 3534 8282 3549 8252
3504 8222 3503 8222 3495 8253 3497 8254
3493 8264 3476 8332 3500 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 239DEG 49KT 3495 8319
WJMSpecial weather statement, Dec 24, 8:43 AM EST, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
843 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ062-063-SCZ001-004-005-241430-
STEPHENS GA-RABUN GA-HABERSHAM GA-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-
GREATER OCONEE SC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-GREATER PICKENS SC-
843 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN STEPHENS...
HABERSHAM...CENTRAL RABUN...SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN
MACON...OCONEE AND WEST CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM EST...
AT 843 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLEVELAND...OR 6 MILES WEST OF DEMOREST...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOCCOA...SENECA...WALHALLA...CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON...CORNELIA...
BALDWIN...WESTMINSTER...DEMOREST AND MOUNT AIRY.
LAT...LON 3454 8362 3462 8364 3471 8364 3512 8305
3509 8303 3505 8306 3503 8301 3503 8299
3491 8290 3481 8290 3483 8285 3475 8279
3448 8346 3449 8354 3443 8362 3450 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 1343Z 239DEG 48KT 3455 8365
WJMSpecial weather statement, Dec 24, 8:54 AM EST, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
854 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
NCZ035-036-241415-
IREDELL NC-ALEXANDER NC-
854 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IREDELL AND
NORTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM EST...
AT 853 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES NORTHEAST OF TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAYLORSVILLE...LOVE VALLEY...UNION GROVE...VASHTI AND HIDDENITE.
LAT...LON 3605 8069 3603 8070 3586 8114 3602 8125
3604 8120 3603 8117 3604 8113 3603 8107
3606 8098
TIME...MOT...LOC 1353Z 239DEG 47KT 3599 8112
WJMLocal storm report, Dec 24, 9:13 AM EST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
913 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 AM FLOOD HIGHLANDS 35.05N 83.20W
12/24/2015 MACON NC 911 CALL CENTER
WATER FLOWING OVER BUCK CREEK RD
0830 AM DEBRIS FLOW HIGHLANDS 35.05N 83.20W
12/24/2015 MACON NC 911 CALL CENTER
MUDSLIDE REPORTED OVER BUCK CREEK RD.
0830 AM FLOOD 2 N OTTO 35.09N 83.38W
12/24/2015 MACON NC 911 CALL CENTER
STANDING WATER OVER GEORGIA RD - ROAD IS IMPASSABLE
0830 AM DEBRIS FLOW 3 ESE FRANKLIN 35.17N 83.32W
12/24/2015 MACON NC 911 CALL CENTER
MUSLIDE OVER HIGHLANDS RD NEAR CULLASAJA RIVER
0830 AM DEBRIS FLOW 3 ENE RAINBOW SPRINGS 35.10N 83.50W
12/24/2015 MACON NC 911 CALL CENTER
MUDLSIDE OVER SHADY RIDGE RD.
&&
LVISINSpecial weather statement, Dec 24, 9:29 AM EST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
929 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
NCZ035-036-056-068-069-504-241500-
CLEVELAND NC-GREATER BURKE NC-IREDELL NC-CATAWBA NC-ALEXANDER NC-
LINCOLN NC-
929 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN BURKE...
CATAWBA...NORTH CENTRAL CLEVELAND...WEST CENTRAL IREDELL...SOUTHERN
ALEXANDER AND NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM EST...
AT 928 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16
MILES SOUTHWEST OF HICKORY...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF BELWOOD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HICKORY...NEWTON...TAYLORSVILLE...ST. STEPHENS...CONOVER...
LONGVIEW...BETHLEHEM...ICARD...HILDEBRAN AND STONY POINT.
LAT...LON 3570 8090 3544 8154 3561 8167 3577 8142
3576 8138 3577 8136 3580 8133 3582 8134
3597 8111
TIME...MOT...LOC 1428Z 240DEG 49KT 3556 8151
WJMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 10:05 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 12 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:16 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 6 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 4:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 30 min |
| Dec 24, 4:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 30 min |
| Dec 24, 4:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Swain | 33 min |
| Dec 24, 5:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Jackson, Transylvania | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 5:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 32 min |
| Dec 24, 5:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 5:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson | 28 min |
| Dec 24, 6:00 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Gaston | 12 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 25 min |
| Dec 24, 6:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 24 min |
| Dec 24, 6:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 37 min |
| Dec 24, 7:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 39 min |
| Dec 24, 7:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 43 min |
| Dec 24, 7:48 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston | 23 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Rutherford | 44 min |
| Dec 24, 8:07 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:08 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:25 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford | 41 min |
| Dec 24, 8:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 39 min |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 21 min |
| Dec 24, 9:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba | 31 min |
| Dec 24, 10:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 30 min |
| Dec 24, 10:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 4 days |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 27 min |
| Dec 24, 10:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Swain | 33 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood | 26 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, Rutherford | 27 min |
| Dec 24, 11:44 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:25 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:16 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 119 min |
| Dec 24, 2:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 40 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon, Swain | 6 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.