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River Flood Advisory 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 25, 2018Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood advisory at Apr 25, 2018, 12:01 AM EDT for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 25, 2018, 12:01 AM EDT (04:01 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2018, 3:34 AM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre (BLAN7). The gauge peaked at 16.13 ft at Apr 25, 2018, 7:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03443000, 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 advisory 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 advisory went out at Apr 24, 10:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 10:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 4:22 PM EDT, 7 hours 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
422 PM EDT Tue Apr 24 2018

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-252030-
Rabun-Habersham-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-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-
Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-
Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-
Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-
422 PM EDT Tue Apr 24 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont
North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Moderate rainfall will continue at times over the area this evening.
Isolated flooding may develop in low-lying and flood prone areas.
In addition, isolated to scattered thunderstorms may develop and
produce occasional cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

..Wednesday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..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.
..Monday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotters are requested to forward any reports of hail,
damaging winds, and flooding to our office.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-252030-
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-
Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-
Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-
Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-
422 PM EDT Tue Apr 24 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Moderate rainfall will continue at times over the area tonight.
Isolated flooding may develop in low-lying and flood prone areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

..Wednesday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..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.
..Monday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotters are requested to forward any reports of flooding to
our office.

JPT

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 6:27 PM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
627 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2018

NCZ057-072-242315-
Rowan NC-Cabarrus NC-
627 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS AND
SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

At 627 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northeast of Downtown Concord, or 5 miles south of Rockwell,
moving northeast at 20 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Kannapolis, Downtown Concord, Rockwell, Mt Pleasant, Faith, High Rock
Lake, Granite Quarry and Gold Hill.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph and very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches
per hour will be possible in these areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Gusty winds can blow down trees that are dead, or that have weakened
root systems. Outdoor furniture and similar items can be tossed
around if not anchored. Seek shelter indoors.

Torrential rainfall may flood areas with poor drainage, such as
ditches and underpasses. Avoid these areas and do not cross flooded
roads. Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly. Seek
higher ground if threatened by flood waters.

&&

LAT...LON 3550 8029 3534 8040 3531 8048 3552 8063
      3566 8031 3563 8029 3563 8027 3558 8021
      3555 8021 3554 8020 3553 8020 3551 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 242DEG 16KT 3548 8041

ARK

Local storm report, Apr 24, 6:58 PM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
658 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2018

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

0538 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW HARRISBURG        35.35N 80.68W
04/24/2018                   CABARRUS           NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A BRADFORD PEAR TREE SPLIT NOT FAR FROM CHARLOTTE MOTOR
            SPEEDWAY.

0630 PM     HAIL             MOUNT PLEASANT          35.40N 80.44W
04/24/2018  E0.25 INCH       CABARRUS           NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOTS OF PEA SIZED HAIL FELL IN MOUNT PLEASANT BEFORE THE
            STORM MOVED EAST INTO STANLY COUNTY.

&&

OUTLAW

Local storm report, Apr 24, 7:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 24, 9:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
959 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2018

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

0843 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 ESE HARRISBURG        35.31N 80.62W
04/24/2018                   CABARRUS           NC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            STALLINGS ROAD AND PHARR MILL ROAD FLOODED AROUND BACK
            CREEK AND ROCKY RIVER.

&&

ARK

Local storm report, Apr 24, 10:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1020 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2018

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

0538 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW HARRISBURG         35.34N 80.69W
04/24/2018                   CABARRUS           NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            2 TREES DOWNED AND POWERLINES DOWN BY STORM WIND ON
            HUDSPETH ROAD WHICH IS JUST OUT FROM CHARLOTTE MOTOR
            SPEEDWAY. AT LEAST ONE OF THE TREES DESCRIBED AS 3 FEET
            IN DIAMETER.

&&

OUTLAW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 9:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	5 hr
Apr 25, 1:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus	6 hr
Apr 25, 3:27 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	6 hr
Apr 25, 5:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Iredell	59 min
Apr 25, 6:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Iredell, Rowan	56 min
Apr 25, 7:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, McDowell	54 hr
Apr 25, 7:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus	3 hr
Apr 25, 8:23 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Gaston	12 hr
Apr 25, 10:10 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	10 hr
Apr 25, 12:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus	6 hr
Apr 25, 2:54 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Cherokee, York	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in North Carolina, 2018 Every river flood advisory in 2018

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.