Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Watches in 2016
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood watch at Feb 23, 2016, 3:21 AM EST for 8 counties in South Carolina; 28 counties in North Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:21 AM EST (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 1:51 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Flood severity
- None
All 42 counties
Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
855 WGUS62 KGSP 230821 FFAGSP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 321 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE AND WELL DEVELOPED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...THEN NORTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY. THE LARGE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT. LARGE SCALE FORCING AND A UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD SUPPORT HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-231800- /O.NEW.KGSP.FF.A.0002.160223T2300Z-160224T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE... HOLLYWOOD...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON...WHITWORTH...LAVONIA... FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG...REED CREEK... ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE...INGALLS... BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE... TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE... MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE... FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND... HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE... RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK...SPRUCE PINE... POPLAR...NEWFOUND GAP...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... SMOKEMONT...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO... COVE CREEK...LAKE JUNALUSKA...DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH... CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS... KYLE...NANTAHALA LAKE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS... BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE... FLETCHER...DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...GASTONIA... CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...EASTLAND MALL...SOUTHPARK MALL... UNC CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR... SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN... OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD... LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA... TRYON...COLUMBUS...LAKE ADGER...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST... WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE... CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...OAKWAY...EASLEY... DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER... MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS... BLACKSTOCK...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS...WARE SHOALS... NINETY SIX 321 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM... HART...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER... AVERY...BUNCOMBE...BURKE MOUNTAINS...CABARRUS...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...CATAWBA...CLEVELAND...DAVIE...EASTERN MCDOWELL... EASTERN POLK...GASTON...GRAHAM...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON... IREDELL...LINCOLN...MACON...MADISON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS... MECKLENBURG...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS... ROWAN...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN... TRANSYLVANIA...UNION AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...CHEROKEE...CHESTER...GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...GREENWOOD...LAURENS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS...SPARTANBURG...UNION AND YORK. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MANY AREAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE MONDAY EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE BEGUN TO RISE WITH ONGOING RUNOFF. THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY...ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY YIELD AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * ENHANCED RAIN RATES ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES ON WEDNESDAY. THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS AND FLOW ON MAIN STEM RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NED
5 follow-up statements
267 WGUS62 KGSP 231743 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1243 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE AND WELL DEVELOPED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...THEN NORTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY. THE LARGE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT. LARGE SCALE FORCING AND A UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD SUPPORT HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-240400- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0002.160223T2300Z-160224T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE... HOLLYWOOD...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON...WHITWORTH...LAVONIA... FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG...REED CREEK... ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE...INGALLS... BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE... TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE... MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE... FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND... HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE... RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK...SPRUCE PINE... POPLAR...NEWFOUND GAP...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... SMOKEMONT...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO... COVE CREEK...LAKE JUNALUSKA...DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH... CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS... KYLE...NANTAHALA LAKE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS... BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE... FLETCHER...DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...GASTONIA... CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...EASTLAND MALL...SOUTHPARK MALL... UNC CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR... SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN... OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD... LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA... TRYON...COLUMBUS...LAKE ADGER...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST... WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE... CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...OAKWAY...EASLEY... DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER... MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS... BLACKSTOCK...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS...WARE SHOALS... NINETY SIX 1243 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BUNCOMBE... BURKE MOUNTAINS...CABARRUS...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...DAVIE...EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GASTON... GRAHAM...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...IREDELL...LINCOLN...MACON... MADISON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MECKLENBURG...MITCHELL... NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...ROWAN...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA...UNION AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON... CHEROKEE...CHESTER...GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE... GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...GREENWOOD...LAURENS... OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS...SPARTANBURG...UNION AND YORK. * FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MANY AREAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE MONDAY EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO THIS EVENING. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE BEGUN TO RISE WITH ONGOING RUNOFF. THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY...ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY YIELD AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * ENHANCED RAIN RATES ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES ON WEDNESDAY. THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS AND FLOW ON MAIN STEM RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
258 WGUS62 KGSP 240359 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1059 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE AND WELL DEVELOPED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...THEN NORTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY. THE LARGE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT. LARGE SCALE FORCING AND A UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD SUPPORT HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-241200- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160224T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE... HOLLYWOOD...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON...WHITWORTH...LAVONIA... FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG...REED CREEK... ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE...INGALLS... BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE... TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE... MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE... FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND... HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE... RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK...SPRUCE PINE... POPLAR...NEWFOUND GAP...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... SMOKEMONT...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO... COVE CREEK...LAKE JUNALUSKA...DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH... CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS... KYLE...NANTAHALA LAKE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS... BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE... FLETCHER...DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...GASTONIA... CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...EASTLAND MALL...SOUTHPARK MALL... UNC CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR... SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN... OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD... LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA... TRYON...COLUMBUS...LAKE ADGER...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST... WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE... CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...OAKWAY...EASLEY... DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER... MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS... BLACKSTOCK...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS...WARE SHOALS... NINETY SIX 1059 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BUNCOMBE... BURKE MOUNTAINS...CABARRUS...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...DAVIE...EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GASTON... GRAHAM...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...IREDELL...LINCOLN...MACON... MADISON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MECKLENBURG...MITCHELL... NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...ROWAN...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA...UNION AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON... CHEROKEE...CHESTER...GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE... GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...GREENWOOD...LAURENS... OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS...SPARTANBURG...UNION AND YORK. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MANY AREAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE MONDAY EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO THIS EVENING. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE BEGUN TO RISE WITH ONGOING RUNOFF. TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY YIELD AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * ENHANCED RAIN RATES ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES ON WEDNESDAY. THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS AND FLOW ON MAIN STEM RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
606 WGUS62 KGSP 240856 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 356 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE AND WELL DEVELOPED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY. THE BROAD CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. LARGE SCALE FORCING AND A UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD SUPPORT HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS TODAY...WITH PERIODS OF STRONG TO SEVERE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. 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BLACKSTOCK...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS...WARE SHOALS... NINETY SIX 356 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BUNCOMBE... BURKE MOUNTAINS...CABARRUS...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...DAVIE...EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GASTON... GRAHAM...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...IREDELL...LINCOLN...MACON... MADISON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MECKLENBURG...MITCHELL... NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...ROWAN...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA...UNION AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON... CHEROKEE...CHESTER...GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE... GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...GREENWOOD...LAURENS... OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS...SPARTANBURG...UNION AND YORK. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * MANY AREAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE MONDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS...WITH CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ENHANCED RAIN RATES ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS TODAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE MODERATE RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS AND FLOW ON MAIN STEM RIVERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NED
124 WGUS62 KGSP 241718 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1218 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL TO IMPACT THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL FALL ON WET SOIL TO CREATE A HEIGHTENED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-068- 501>510-SCZ001>008-010>013-019-241830- /O.CAN.KGSP.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160224T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON- YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND- 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-ANDERSON- ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE... HOLLYWOOD...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON...WHITWORTH...LAVONIA... FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG...REED CREEK... ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE...INGALLS... BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO... MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...NEWFOUND GAP...ALARKA...ALMOND... BRYSON CITY...LUADA...SMOKEMONT...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE... WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK...LAKE JUNALUSKA... DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE... TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE... NANTAHALA LAKE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD... CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS... GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...PLEASANT GROVE... VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...MARION... NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY... RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON...COLUMBUS... LAKE ADGER...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA... WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE... CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...OAKWAY...EASLEY... DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER... MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS... CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS...WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 1218 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-242300- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160224T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE... TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE... MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE... HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...LINCOLNTON... CROUSE...GASTONIA...CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...EASTLAND MALL... SOUTHPARK MALL...UNC CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE... TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL... BLACKSTOCK...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS 1218 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER...CABARRUS...CATAWBA...DAVIE...GASTON... IREDELL...LINCOLN...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...CHESTER AND YORK. * UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING * A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR WILL PRODUCE LOCAL 1 TO 2 INCHE PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL IMPACT AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES IN RECENT DAYS. FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY. * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY ABOVE BANKFULL IN ANY AREAS HIT BY THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL EXPERIENCE ELEVATED LEVELS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ HG
234 WGUS62 KGSP 241851 FFAGSP FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 151 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-242000- /O.CAN.KGSP.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160224T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE... TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE... MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE... HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...LINCOLNTON... CROUSE...GASTONIA...CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...EASTLAND MALL... SOUTHPARK MALL...UNC CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE... TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL... BLACKSTOCK...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS 151 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. HIGH WATER CONDITIONS COULD LINGER ALONG SOME STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ HG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Feb 23, 1:00 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 1:00 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
100 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A STATIONARY FRONT NEAR THE GULF COAST WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH ON
TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST FROM TEXAS ALONG THE FRONT AND
THEN DEEPENS AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST CROSSING TENNESSEE EARLY
WEDNESDAY. A COOL AND MOIST NORTHEAST FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY
WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THE COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON
WEDNESDAY BRINGING HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRY AND SEASONABLE
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AS OF 1 AM...NAM INDICATES THAT THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT WILL
REMAIN UNDER ESTABLISHED COLD AIR DAMMING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS THROUGH THE NEXT TWO PERIODS. LOW LEVEL LIFT AND UPSLOPE FLOW
WILL MAINTAIN IFR TO LIFR CEILINGS WITH PERIODS OF RESTRICTIVE VIS
IN SHRA AND BR. INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE FORECAST AREA...I WILL NOT INDICATE TSRA. HOWEVER...SFC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE SW EAST OF THE
APPALACHIANS...SUPPORTING STEADY NE WINDS.
AS OF 1000 PM...ANOTHER ROUND OF MINOR GRID EDITS...BUT AGAIN
VERY FEW CHANGES TO PUBLIC GRIDS AS TRENDS ARE IN PRETTY
GOOD SHAPE. WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN GENERALLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF I-85. ENOUGH LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IN THE VICINITY OF THE
ILL-DEFINED WEDGE FRONT THAT SOME OF THE SHOWERS ARE ROTATING VERY
WEAKLY...BUT WITH NO CAPE TO WORK WITH NO CONCERNS THERE. HEAVY
RAIN CONTINUES AS THE MAIN THREAT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE KCLT AREA
WHERE STREAMS ARE BEGINNING TO RISE AND WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED
OVERNIGHT. THUNDER CHANCES CONTINUE TO LOOK REALLY LOW AS -10C
ISOTHERMAL REFLECTIVITIES NOT SHOWING HARDLY ANY >40DBZ TO SUPPORT
CHARGE SEPARATION.
OTHERWISE...AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL RIPPLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST STATES TONIGHT...WITH LIFT BEING AIDED BY ENTRANCE
REGION JET DIVERGENCE. IN THE LOW LEVELS AND AT THE SFC...A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS STALLING OUT FROM THE LOWER MS VALLEY TO THE
CAROLINAS...WITH SELY TO SWLY ISENTROPIC LIFT DEVELOPING ATOP
THE FRONTAL ZONE. A 1028 MB HIGH OVER SE CANADA WILL BE IN A
POSITION FOR CLASSIC COLD AIR DAMMING...DIABATICALLY ENHANCED
BY PRECIP FROM TONIGHT THRU TUESDAY. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE
HEAVY RAIN WITH PWATS OF 1 TO 1.25" AND INSTABILITY AVAILABLE FOR
EMBEDDED HEAVY DOWNPOURS. POPS RAMP UP TO CATEGORICAL THIS EVENING
THRU THE OVERNIGHT. CANNOT RULE OUT TRAINING OF CELLS THAT MAY
PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. WIDESPREAD QPF OF 0.75 TO 1.25"
THRU MIDDAY TUESDAY IS EXPECTED...WITH SWLY UPSLOPE AREAS RECEIVING
EVEN MORE. THESE VALUES ARE UNDER FFG...SO NO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED
WITH THIS PACKAGE.
TUESDAY...THERE SHOULD BE A LULL IN PRECIP...AS THE UPPER WAVE
EXITS TO THE EAST AND SOME MID LEVEL DRY AIR WORKS IN FROM THE
SW. COLD AIR DAMMING WILL PERSIST WITH A 1035 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER
NEW ENGLAND. TEMPS WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY WITHIN THE WEDGE...AND
IT SHOULD REMAIN DREARY UNDER LOW CLOUDS AND SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN
AND DRIZZLE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM EST...A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EVENT WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON WED. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST VERY
CLOSELY AS THE TIMING OF THE THREAT COMES BETTER INTO FOCUS.
THE MAIN PLAYER IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL
BE THE DEEPENING TROUGH MOVING FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TOWARD W
TX. THE NUMERICAL MODELS FEATURE EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON THIS SYSTEM
CUTTING OFF OVER E TX LATE TUE AND MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH THE LOWER
MS RIVER VALLEY THROUGH TUE NIGHT. AS THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
MOVES THROUGH THE LOWER MS VALLEY...THE SURFACE HIGH EAST OF THE
APPALACHIANS WILL GET REINFORCED BY THE IMPROVING PRECIPITATION
RATES ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AS WARM ADVECTION AND SOUTHERLY
UPSLOPE FLOW INCREASE. THE UPPER FORCING AHEAD OF THE SOUTHERN
STREAM LOW WILL GRADUALLY RAMP UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH LATER
TUE NIGHT AS A JETLET STRETCHED OVER THE GULF COAST PUSHES IMPROVING
UPPER DIVERGENCE INTO THE FORECAST AREA. THE BLOSSOMING HEAVY RAIN
AND RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS FOR MUCH OF TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ARRIVAL OF THE 50 TO
60 KT LOW LEVEL JET OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL WARRANT POSTING A
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR A RELATIVELY NARROW WINDOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WED MORNING UNTIL THE JET MOVES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. IN
ADDITION...ANTECEDENT RAINFALL FROM MON/TUE WILL LIKELY PRIME THE
MOUNTAINS FOR POSSIBLE HYDRO PROBLEMS WITH HEAVIER RAIN STARTING UP
AGAIN TUE NIGHT. A FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WATCH COULD BE NEEDED...BUT
WILL MENTION IN THE HWO FOR NOW.
THE INCREASING THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL QUICKLY BECOME THE PRIMARY CONCERN AROUND
DAYBREAK WED. DEEP LAYER QG FORCING WILL ARRIVE FROM THE SW AROUND
DAYBREAK AND COMPLEMENT THE ENHANCED UPPER JET DIVERGENCE THAT WILL
MAXIMIZE OVER THE REGION THROUGH 18Z. AS THE 500 MB LOW CENTER LIFTS
NORTHWARD WEST OF THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN...A BACKED 50 TO 60 KT LOW
LEVEL JET WILL TRAVERSE THE FORECAST AREA. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE
COLD AIR DAMMING WEDGE BOUNDARY IN PLACE DURING THE EARLY MORNING
WILL CONTINUE A STEADY NORTHWARD RETREAT THROUGH THE DAY...
UNCOVERING INSTABILITY THAT WILL SUPPORT DEEP CONVECTION IN THE
HIGHLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF
I-85...AND POSSIBLY UP THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. DISCRETE SUPERCELLS MAY DEVELOP IN THE UNCOVERED
WARM SECTOR AIRMASS SOUTH OF THE RETREATED WEDGE FRONT EARLY IN THE
EVENT AS 0 TO 3 KM SHEAR VALUES REACH 75+ KT. A SOLID LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS WILL THEN BE LIKELY AS THE
MAIN FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON. SBCAPE
VALUES SHOULD REACH 1000 J/KG OR GREATER ALONG AND EAST OF I-77 BY
MID AFTERNOON. EHI VALUES SHOULD RUN AROUND 1 TO 2 WITH SPOTTY 3+
NEAR CLT BY 18Z WED. ALSO...A POCKET OF 6.5 TO 7 DEG C/KM LAPSE
RATES WILL CROSS THE REGION COINCIDENT WITH SUPERCELL COMPOSITE
PARAMETER VALUES BUBBLING INTO THE 5 TO 10 RANGE BRIEFLY. THIS WILL
FURTHER COMBINE WITH LOW LCLS WITHIN 2000 FEET OF THE SURFACE AND 0
TO 1 KM SHEAR VALUES OF 40 TO 50 KT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE RETREATING
WEDGE FRONT...TO PRODUCE A HEIGHTENED RISK OF TORNADOES. THIS WILL
ALSO CONTINUE TO BE MENTIONED IN THE OUTLOOK.
COLD AIR WRAPPING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS QUICKLY BEHIND THE
LATE AFTERNOON FROPA WILL ALLOW A HIGH MOUNTAIN MIX OVER TO SNOW WED
NIGHT. A LOBE OF CHANNELED VORTICITY WILL SWING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...TO KEEP MOUNTAIN SNOW POPS
GOING THROUGH THE DAY. SOME NEAR ADVISORY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD
BE ACHIEVED AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TN BORDER BY LATE WED.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT 230 PM MONDAY...ON FRIDAY EVENING A BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL
EXTEND FORM THE PLAINS TO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...WITH NEARLY ZONAL
FLOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST...WHILE A RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE WEST COAST
STATES. THE PATTER DEAMPLIFIES SUCH THAT BY SUNDAY ZONAL FLOW EXTEND
ACROSS THE CONUS...BUT BY MONDAY REAMPLFICATION TAKES PLACE...WITH
TROUGHING OVER THE EAST AND RIDING OVER THE WEST.
AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
BY THURSDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NC
MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REACH THE MOUNTAINS BY SATURDAY
MORNING...ENDING THE SNOW EVENT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT CROSSES THE OH
RIVER VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT...STALLING OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
BY SUNDAY MORNING...WHERE IT MEANDERS THROUGH MONDAY. MEANWHILE A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS FROM THE
WEST...PRECEDED BY GULF MOISTURE AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION...SOME
OF WHICH MAY BEGIN AS SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL START
OUT BELOW NORMAL...WARMING TO ABOVE NORMAL UPPER TROUGH DEAMPLIFIES
AND HEIGHTS RISE ALOFT.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE EAST OF THE MTNS...NAM INDICATES THAT THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT WILL REMAIN UNDER ESTABLISHED COLD AIR
DAMMING THROUGH THE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL LIFT AND UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL MAINTAIN IFR TO LIFR CEILINGS WITH PERIODS OF RESTRICTIVE
VIS IN SHRA AND BR. INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE FORECAST AREA...I WILL NOT INDICATE TSRA. HOWEVER...SFC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE SW EAST OF THE
APPALACHIANS...SUPPORTING STEADY NE WINDS.
AT KAVL...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN RIDGED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT THROUGH THE PERIOD. NORTH WINDS WITHIN THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEYS IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH BETWEEN 6Z TO 10Z.
SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD.
SKY IN THE CAD PATTERN MAY VARY FROM MVFR TO IFR THROUGH MOST OF
TONIGHT. CEILINGS SHOULD FAVOR IFR CONDITIONS AROUND DAYBREAK AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF.
OUTLOOK...COLD AIR DAMMING WILL PERSIST INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY....THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG TO SEVERE...IS EXPECTED DURING THE
DAY ON WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONALLY...VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT MAY
LEAD TO SOME SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR EARLY WEDNESDAY.
A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED STARTING THURSDAY.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
06-12Z 12-18Z 18-24Z 00-06Z
KCLT MED 73% LOW 45% HIGH 86% MED 78%
KGSP MED 79% LOW 43% MED 72% HIGH 86%
KAVL MED 76% MED 61% HIGH 94% HIGH 98%
KHKY MED 65% LOW 42% HIGH 94% HIGH 85%
KGMU MED 69% LOW 43% HIGH 83% HIGH 82%
KAND HIGH 80% LOW 51% HIGH 81% HIGH 88%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULE TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLET HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...NED/TDP
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 3:47 PM EST, 11 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 347 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ004>014-019-232100- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 347 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHT. ISOLATED FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN ANY LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS REPEATEDLY AFFECTED BY HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THE ENVIRONMENT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY SUPPORT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH ANY OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING...AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF STORM DAMAGE OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-232100- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- 347 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. ISOLATED FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN ANY LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS REPEATEDLY AFFECTED BY HEAVY SHOWERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..TUESDAY...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST HIGH WIND WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE LATE TUESDAY WINDS. ..WEDNESDAY...HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE UPSLOPE FAVORED REGIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003- 232100- RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 347 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. ISOLATED FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN ANY LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS REPEATEDLY AFFECTED BY HEAVY SHOWERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE UPSLOPE FAVORED REGIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2:52 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.