Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Feb 3, 2016, 10:58 AM EST for Avery County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, North Carolina. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 3, 2016, 10:58 AM EST (15:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2016, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Avery County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 12:20 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Newland, NC | BEECH STREET IN NEWLAND CLOSED...WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD FROM CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 411 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 494 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
677
WGUS52 KGSP 031558
FFWGSP
NCC011-121-199-032000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0004.160203T1558Z-160203T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1058 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MITCHELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
YANCEY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
AVERY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 300 PM EST
* AT 1057 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE LAST NIGHT.
REPORTS HAVE COME IN OF HIGH WATER ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LINVILLE
RIVER...WITH RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLASH FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SPRUCE PINE...BURNSVILLE...NEWLAND...BANNER ELK...ELK PARK...
BAKERSVILLE...BEECH MOUNTAIN IN AVERY COUNTY...CROSSNORE...SUGAR
MOUNTAIN AND B.R. PARKWAY-LINVILLE FALLS TO GRANDFATHER.
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.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. HEAVY RAIN FALLING ALONG
MOUNTAIN CREEKS CAN CAUSE SUDDEN INCREASES IN WATER FLOW AND LEVELS
DOWNSTREAM...EVEN IN AREAS WHERE IT IS NOT RAINING. PEOPLE
PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR RECREATION SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK HIGH
GROUND AWAY FROM CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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 3628 8190 3621 8190 3606 8174 3596 8181
3600 8190 3587 8200 3585 8210 3574 8219
3570 8227 3575 8233 3581 8235 3582 8241
3589 8245 3591 8249 3598 8250 3609 8240
3616 8222 3615 8215 3611 8213 3612 8203
$$
TDPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 9:33 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:11 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 16 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 3, 6:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Macon, Swain | 58 min |
| Feb 3, 6:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Graham, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 6:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 7:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 57 min |
| Feb 3, 7:45 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:01 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Graham, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell | 38 min |
| Feb 3, 9:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell | 26 min |
| Feb 3, 10:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 66 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:48 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston | 51 min |
| Feb 3, 11:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 41 min |
| Feb 3, 11:10 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:24 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:28 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Feb 3, 11:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Catawba | 4 hr |
| Feb 3, 12:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 24 min |
| Feb 3, 12:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 12:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 43 min |
| Feb 3, 12:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 15 min |
| Feb 3, 12:50 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 12:57 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Swain | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 12:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 63 min |
| Feb 3, 1:36 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 30 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 47 min |
| Feb 3, 2:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:24 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 41 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 5 more | 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.