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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 1, 2016Buncombe County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at May 1, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT for Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 1, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Buncombe County, NC

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 1, 2:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 2:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 4:29 AM EDT, 11 hours 32 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 1, 11:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1154 AM EDT SUN MAY 01 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ENE ROCK HILL         34.94N 81.01W
05/01/2016                   YORK               SC   SOCIAL MEDIA

            NEWSPAPER REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA THAT FLASH FLOODING
            DEVELOPED ALONG MANCHESTER CREEK AND AT LEAST ONE
            TRIBUTARY ON THE EAST SIDE OF ROCK HILL AGAIN THIS
            MORNING...AFTER AROUND 1.5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN FELL
            IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. IMPACTED ROADS INCLUDED DAVE LYLE
            BLVD...RED RIVER RD...AND WILDWOOD DR.

&&

LANE

Local storm report, May 1, 12:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1240 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1237 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 E ROCK HILL           34.93N 80.93W
05/01/2016  M8.07 INCH       YORK               SC   COCORAHS

            AN ESTIMATED 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 7 AND 930 PM.

&&

Special weather statement, May 1, 2:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 1, 2:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
243 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

NCZ065-509-510-011915-
HENDERSON NC-EASTERN POLK NC-POLK MOUNTAINS NC-
243 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN POLK AND
EAST CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 243 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES EAST OF HENDERSONVILLE...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF SALUDA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE ADGER AND DANA.

NIKCEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
CONSIDER MOVING VEHICLES TO A COVERED STORAGE AREA BEFORE THE STORM
ARRIVES.

&&

LAT...LON 3532 8216 3520 8227 3520 8229 3534 8241
      3541 8230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 308DEG 11KT 3533 8232

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Special weather statement, May 1, 3:47 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
347 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

NCZ508-510-SCZ007-012015-
GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-EASTERN POLK NC-SPARTANBURG SC-
347 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
RUTHERFORD...EASTERN POLK AND NORTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTIES
UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

AT 346 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE BOWEN...BOILING SPRINGS SC...CHESNEE...LANDRUM...HENRIETTA...GREEN
CREEK...HARRIS...FINGERVILLE AND MILL SPRING.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3526 8179 3518 8184 3518 8187 3516 8186
      3503 8195 3520 8222 3536 8212
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 298DEG 13KT 3525 8210

TDP

Special weather statement, May 1, 4:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

NCZ048-053-012030-
BUNCOMBE NC-MADISON NC-
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MADISON
AND NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

AT 401 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES EAST OF MARSHALL...OR NEAR MARS HILL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEAVERVILLE...MARS HILL...B.R. PARKWAY-EAST ASHEVILLE TO CRAGGY
GARDENS...B.R. PARKWAY-CRAGGY TO LITTLE SWITZERLAND...MONTREAT AND
BARNARDSVILLE.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3586 8242 3582 8241 3582 8236 3580 8234
      3578 8234 3575 8233 3573 8231 3573 8229
      3563 8230 3570 8266 3588 8264 3589 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 275DEG 15KT 3579 8256

TDP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 30, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	23 min
Apr 30, 8:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Mecklenburg, Union	3 hr
Apr 30, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	27 min
Apr 30, 9:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	23 min
Apr 30, 9:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	25 min
Apr 30, 10:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	26 min
May 1, 6:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Gaston	36 min
May 1, 7:53 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Mecklenburg, Union	3 hr
May 1, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	25 min
May 1, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	32 min
May 1, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	28 min
May 1, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Polk, Rutherford	38 min
May 1, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Madison, Yancey	23 min
May 1, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe, McDowell, Yancey	48 min
May 1, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe, McDowell	39 min
May 1, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Avery, Mitchell	26 min
May 1, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Avery	38 min
May 1, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke, McDowell, Rutherford	46 min
May 1, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Rutherford	48 min
May 1, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston	63 min
May 1, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union	46 min
Apr 30, 8:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	York	6 hr
Apr 30, 8:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	25 min
Apr 30, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	23 min
May 1, 2:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	York	3 hr
May 1, 4:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	41 min
May 1, 4:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	30 min
May 1, 5:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee, Greenville, Spartanburg	28 min
May 1, 7:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester, Union, York	58 min
May 1, 8:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester, Union	59 min
May 1, 9:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Chester, Union	109 min
May 1, 10:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	York	2 hr
May 1, 11:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Chester, Union	111 min
May 1, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	28 min
May 1, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	28 min
May 1, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	41 min
May 1, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	24 min
May 1, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	37 min
May 1, 7:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	York	29 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.