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Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Dec 24, 2015, 12:25 PM EST for 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, 12:25 PM EST (17:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 3:15 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County McDowell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 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, 2:17 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wnw Marion, NC | BUCK CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS |
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 112 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, 5.4 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.
796
WGUS52 KGSP 241725
FFWGSP
NCC111-242015-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0046.151224T1725Z-151224T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1225 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 315 PM EST
* AT 1220 PM EST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED RISING RIVERS
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN
SINCE 600 AM. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNING AREA WILL CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR
STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION
AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
* RIVER BREEZE CAMPGROUND ON THE CATAWBA NEAR PLEASANT
GARDENS...BUCK CREEK...HIGHWAY 221 AND NC 226 NEAR MARION ARE
FLOODING OR WILL SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MARION...OLD FORT...LAKE JAMES...LAKE JAMES STATE PARK...NORTH
COVE...ASHFORD...NEBO...LITTLE SWITZERLAND...PLEASANT GARDENS AND
WOODLAWN.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA.
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 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 3596 8194 3588 8191 3585 8192 3581 8199
3574 8190 3572 8190 3558 8211 3556 8225
3559 8229 3570 8229 3570 8226 3573 8219
3578 8216 3580 8216 3585 8210 3585 8205
3588 8202 3587 8200
$$
ARK1 follow-up statement
526
WGUS72 KGSP 242008
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
308 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015
NCC111-242018-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-151224T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCDOWELL NC-
308 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MCDOWELL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM
EST...
ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND FLOOD WATER WAS RECEDING...STREAMS
WILL CONTINUE TO RUN AT ELEVATED LEVELS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND
FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY STILL BE COVERED WITH WATER. DO NOT CROSS
FLOODED ROADWAYS AND HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3596 8194 3588 8191 3585 8192 3581 8199
3574 8190 3572 8190 3558 8211 3556 8225
3559 8229 3570 8229 3570 8226 3573 8219
3578 8216 3580 8216 3585 8210 3585 8205
3588 8202 3587 8200
$$
ARKWhat 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, 10:11 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 10:11 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1011 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 950 AM EST...THE LOW LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY JET MAXIMIZED OVER
THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT NOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY AND VEER. THIS...COMBINED WITH THE SOMEWHAT LIMITED
INSTABILITY DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD CLOUDS...PRECIP...AND WARM
PROFILES...APPEARS TO BE LIMITING THE STRENGTH OF THE CONVECTION
THUS FAR. HOWEVER...CONTINUED S TO SW UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PERMIT THE
FOCUS OF ONGOING AND NEW HYDRO CONCERNS TO FOCUS MORE SOLIDLY ON THE
MTNS AND THE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS GOING FORWARD. THE FLASH
FLOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT...BUT THE LANDSLIDE WORDING WILL
BE BEEFED UP FOR LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN THE REST
OF TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE...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 /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...OCCASIONAL SHRA WILL MOVE QUICKLY OVER THE AIRFIELD
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT WITH TSRA VERY DIFFICULT TO TIME. WILL
ADDRESS ANY UPSTREAM LIGHTNING REPORTS SHORT FUSE WITH NARROW WINDOW
OF TEMPO TSRA. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MAINLY MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE DAY
THEN MVFR VSBY AND IFR CIGS LATE THIS EVENING IN LIGHT SHRA...WITH
IFR VSBY AND LIFR CIGS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY SLY WIND CONTINUES THRU MUCH
OF THE DAY THEN DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHRA ACROSS THE MTN AND FOOTHILL TAF
SITES...WITH MVFR TEMPO IFR CIGS AND OCCASIONAL TSRA THROUGH AT
LEAST LATE MORNING. OCCASIONAL LOW END S TO SW GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES. MORE SOLID IFR TO LIFT CIGS WITH IFR VSBY ARE LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK...DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION INTO FRIDAY. EXPECT SHOWERS 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...
15-21Z 21-03Z 03-09Z 09-12Z
KCLT MED 70% MED 72% LOW 48% MED 71%
KGSP MED 76% MED 62% MED 71% HIGH 84%
KAVL HIGH 81% MED 76% MED 61% HIGH 82%
KHKY MED 65% MED 66% LOW 54% HIGH 80%
KGMU LOW 51% MED 66% LOW 54% HIGH 82%
KAND MED 66% LOW 59% MED 67% HIGH 84%
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 UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-
035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JAT
NEAR TERM...HG/RWH
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...HG/RWH
CLIMATE...JATHazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 10:41 AM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1041 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>014-019-251545- 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- 1041 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST 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 ALSO IN THE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG...PRODUCING BRIEFLY GUSTY WINDS. .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 DAMAGING WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GERAPETRITIS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 24, 10:41 AM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1041 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0849 AM FLOOD 1 ENE CLAYTON 34.88N 83.39W
12/24/2015 RABUN GA 911 CALL CENTER
WATER OVER ROADWAY ON WARWOMAN RD NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW
HEALTH CARE CENTER. ROAD REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE.
&&
LVISINLocal storm report, Dec 24, 10:50 AM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1050 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0851 AM FLOOD SYLVA 35.37N 83.22W
12/24/2015 JACKSON NC EMERGENCY MNGR
TUCKASEGEE RIVER NEAR SYLVA OUT OF BANKS IN LOW-LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
0851 AM FLOOD SYLVA 35.37N 83.22W
12/24/2015 JACKSON NC EMERGENCY MNGR
SCOTT CREEK OUT OF BANKS NEAR SYLVA
0851 AM FLOOD 5 E CULLOWHEE 35.31N 83.08W
12/24/2015 JACKSON NC EMERGENCY MNGR
CANEY FORT CREEK REPORTED OUT OF BANKS
&&
LVISINSpecial weather statement, Dec 24, 10:52 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1052 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAZ017-018-026-SCZ001-004-010-241630-
FRANKLIN GA-STEPHENS GA-HABERSHAM GA-GREATER OCONEE SC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-ANDERSON SC-
1052 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF STEPHENS...SOUTHERN
HABERSHAM...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN OCONEE AND WEST CENTRAL
ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EST...
AT 1052 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTH OF HOMER...OR NEAR BALDWIN...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...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...
WESTMINSTER...LAVONIA...GUMLOG AND DEMOREST.
LAT...LON 3488 8312 3451 8280 3447 8300 3449 8305
3444 8308 3437 8339 3443 8338 3446 8340
3448 8347 3449 8354 3443 8361 3451 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 1552Z 240DEG 49KT 3446 8350
WJMSpecial weather statement, Dec 24, 11:33 AM EST, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1133 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
NCZ068-504-506>508-510-241700-
CLEVELAND NC-GREATER BURKE NC-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS NC-
GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-EASTERN POLK NC-EASTERN MCDOWELL NC-
1133 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN BURKE...
RUTHERFORD...NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND...SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL AND
NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES UNTIL NOON EST...
AT 1132 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES WEST OF RUTHERFORDTON...OR 6 MILES EAST OF LAKE LURE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORGANTON...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...LAKE LURE...CASAR...SOUTH
MOUNTAINS STATE PARK...GLEN ALPINE...CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK...
BELWOOD AND DYSARTSVILLE.
LAT...LON 3579 8168 3559 8152 3556 8153 3555 8151
3551 8151 3527 8211 3539 8220 3540 8220
3540 8221 3544 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 238DEG 49KT 3541 8210
WJMLocal storm report, Dec 24, 11:36 AM EST, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1136 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 W GAMEWELL 35.87N 81.65W
12/24/2015 CALDWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
CELIA CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS NEAR CELIA CREEK RD.
1030 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NE TABLE ROCK 35.84N 81.79W
12/24/2015 BURKE NC SOCIAL MEDIA
ROSES CREEK REPORTED OUT OF BANKS. WATER SPILLING INTO
CREENWAY.
&&
LVISINLocal storm report, Dec 24, 11:39 AM EST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1139 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW MARION 35.70N 82.05W
12/24/2015 MCDOWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
CATAWBA RIVER AT HWY 70 OUT OF ITS BANKS. GREENWAY IS
SUBMERGED UNDER 4-5 FEET OF WATER
&&
LVISINThe 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, 9:33 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell | 3 hr |
| 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, 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.