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River Flood Warning 24, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

December 24, 2015Madison County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at Dec 24, 2015, 3:14 PM EST for Madison County, North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 25, 2015, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 24, 2015, 3:14 PM EST (20:14 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 25, 2015, 5:00 AM EST
Expired: Dec 26, 2015, 7:00 AM EST
In force: 26 hr
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Madison County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point French Broad River above Rollins Rd, 1 SE Marshall (MARN7). The gauge peaked at 7.45 ft at Dec 24, 2015, 6:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 7.5 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03453500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Dec 24, 2:53 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 2:53 PM EST, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 10:41 AM EST, 4 hours 33 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, 11:39 AM EST, 3 hours 35 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

&&

LVISIN

Local storm report, Dec 24, 12:28 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 24, 12:52 PM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 24, 12:56 PM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 24, 1:05 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 24, 2:19 PM EST, 55 minutes before

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The 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, 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, 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
Dec 23, 10:39 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	51 min
Dec 23, 10:41 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	York	4 hr
Dec 24, 12:41 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville	3 hr
Dec 24, 12:53 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Greenville	6 hr
Dec 24, 1:53 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville	5 hr
Dec 24, 2:21 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	3 hr
Dec 24, 2:26 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Pickens	6 hr
Dec 24, 2:48 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	York	3 hr
Dec 24, 3:37 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Anderson	3 hr
Dec 24, 4:04 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Spartanburg	3 hr
Dec 24, 5:20 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	3 hr
Dec 24, 5:50 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	York	3 hr
Dec 24, 6:25 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	3 hr
Dec 24, 6:48 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville	3 hr
Dec 24, 6:55 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Anderson	3 hr
Dec 24, 7:09 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Spartanburg	3 hr
Dec 24, 8:43 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	47 min
Dec 24, 8:57 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	3 hr
Dec 24, 10:09 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg	6 hr
Dec 24, 10:52 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	38 min
Dec 24, 4:14 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	6 hr
Dec 24, 4:31 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Laurens, Spartanburg	6 hr
Dec 23, 7:51 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Franklin, Habersham, Stephens	4 hr
Dec 23, 10:29 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Elbert	4 hr
Dec 24, 2:59 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Elbert	3 hr
Dec 24, 8:25 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Rabun	3 hr
Dec 24, 4:06 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Elbert	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2015 Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.