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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

September 15, 2018Cleveland County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at Sep 15, 2018, 12:09 PM EDT for Cleveland County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 16, 2018, 11:28 PM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 15, 2018, 12:09 PM EDT (16:09 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 16, 2018, 11:28 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 18, 2018, 10:18 AM EDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Cleveland County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:12 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 river

Written for the forecast point Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs (BSPN7). The gauge peaked at 5.56 ft at Sep 17, 2018, 10:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02151500, 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 Sep 15, 11:35 AM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 11:35 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 15, 4:15 AM EDT, 7 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
415 AM EDT Sat Sep 15 2018

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-SCZ004>014-019-160815-
Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-
Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-
Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-
Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-
Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-
415 AM EDT Sat Sep 15 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Wind Advisory.
   Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.
   Flash Flood Watch.

Despite weakening quickly to a tropical storm and tropical
depression as it moves west through the western Carolinas and
northeast Georgia, Florence will bring very significant impacts to
the region through the weekend and possibly into Monday. Prepare now
for flooding rainfall, landslides along steep terrain in and near the
mountains, and gusty winds that could damage trees and power lines.
In addition, the threat of isolated, brief tornadoes is possible on
Sunday. The track of Florence, and the latest forecast of the
elements, will need to be monitored very closely over the next
several days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501-503-505-507-509-510-
SCZ001>003-160815-
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Haywood-Buncombe-Northern Jackson-
Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-
Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-Rutherford Mountains-
Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-
Greenville Mountains-
415 AM EDT Sat Sep 15 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Wind Advisory.
   Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.
   Flash Flood Watch.

Despite weakening quickly to a tropical storm and tropical
depression as it moves west through the western Carolinas and
northeast Georgia, Florence will bring very significant impacts to
the region through the weekend and possibly into Monday. Prepare now
for flooding rainfall, landslides along steep terrain in and near the
mountains, and gusty winds that could damage trees and power lines.
In addition, the threat of isolated, brief tornadoes is possible on
Sunday. The track of Florence, and the latest forecast of the
elements, will need to be monitored very closely over the next
several days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ010-017-NCZ051-058-062-160815-
Rabun-Habersham-Swain-Graham-Macon-
415 AM EDT Sat Sep 15 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia and western
North 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.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

Despite weakening quickly to a tropical storm and tropical
depression as it moves west through the western Carolinas and
northeast Georgia, Florence will bring very significant impacts to
the region through the weekend and possibly into Monday. Prepare now
for flooding rainfall, landslides along steep terrain in and near the
mountains, and gusty winds that could damage trees and power lines.
In addition, the threat of isolated, brief tornadoes is possible on
Sunday. The track of Florence, and the latest forecast of the
elements, will need to be monitored very closely over the next
several days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ018-026-028-029-160815-
Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-
415 AM EDT Sat Sep 15 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

An isolated thunderstorm is possible through tonight. Winds may be
gusty at times.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Despite weakening quickly to a tropical storm and tropical
depression as it moves west through the western Carolinas and
northeast Georgia, Florence will bring very significant impacts to
the region through the weekend and possibly into Monday. Prepare now
for flooding rainfall, landslides along steep terrain in and near the
mountains, and gusty winds that could damage trees and power lines.
In addition, the threat of isolated, brief tornadoes is possible on
Sunday. The track of Florence, and the latest forecast of the
elements, will need to be monitored very closely over the next
several days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan40 min
Sep 14, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan43 min
Sep 14, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union43 min
Sep 14, 10:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg27 min
Sep 15, 2:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPUnion7 hr
Sep 15, 3:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPCabarrus, Rowan7 hr
Sep 15, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union66 min
Sep 15, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Iredell and 5 more95 min
Sep 15, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and 3 more30 min
Sep 15, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and 2 more72 min
Sep 14, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork47 min
Sep 14, 10:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPChester48 min
Sep 15, 1:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork47 min
Sep 15, 12:09 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPCherokee, York72 hr

Nearby

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.