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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 13, 2018Gaston County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at Nov 13, 2018, 12:37 AM EST for Gaston County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 13, 2018, 2:24 AM EST. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 13, 2018, 12:37 AM EST (05:37 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 13, 2018, 2:24 AM EST
Expired: Nov 14, 2018, 7:51 AM EST
In force: 29 hr
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Gaston County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point SF Catawba River below George Poston Park, 1 N Lowell (LOWN7). The gauge peaked at 11.04 ft at Nov 13, 2018, 8:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 15.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02145000, 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 Nov 12, 9:36 PM EST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 9:36 PM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 3:35 PM EST, 9 hours 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
335 PM EST Mon Nov 12 2018

NCZ033-035-049-050-053-065-501>507-509-132045-
Avery-Alexander-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe-Henderson-
Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-
McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-Rutherford Mountains-
Polk Mountains-
335 PM EST Mon Nov 12 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina and
western North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Heavy rain will continue across the region through this evening, and
could lead to some localized flooding. Isolated thunderstorms will
be possible as well, with cloud-to-ground lightning the primary
threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Another round of heavy rain will move into the area Wednesday into
Thursday. With this heavy rain falling on top of already saturated
soils from rain today, the likelihood of isolated flooding concerns
will increase.

Additionally, with temperatures dropping to or below freezing across
the mountains Wednesday night, rain may change over to freezing
rain. At least light ice accumulations will be possible, mainly
along and near the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge, especially
north of I-40. Residents of these and surrounding areas will need to
monitor forecasts as this situation evolves.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-048-051-052-056>059-062>064-
068>072-082-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-132045-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Iredell-Davie-Madison-
Swain-Haywood-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-
Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-
Cabarrus-Union-Greater Rutherford-Eastern Polk-Oconee Mountains-
Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-
Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-
Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-
335 PM EST Mon Nov 12 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Heavy rain will continue across the region through this evening, and
could lead to some localized flooding. Isolated thunderstorms will
be possible as well, with cloud-to-ground lightning the primary
threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Another round of heavy rain will move into the area Wednesday into
Thursday. With this heavy rain falling on top of already saturated
soils from rain today, the likelihood of isolated flooding concerns
will increase.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 12, 9:03 PM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 12, 9:20 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 12, 9:31 PM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 12, 9:38 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 12, 9:41 PM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 12, 11:12 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 12, 7:56 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan, Rutherford	2 hr
Nov 12, 8:20 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Polk, Rutherford	3 hr
Nov 12, 9:13 PM EST	River Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	6 hr
Nov 12, 9:36 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Mecklenburg	114 min
Nov 12, 9:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	2 hr
Nov 12, 10:24 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	3 hr
Nov 12, 10:53 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Union	4 hr
Nov 13, 1:15 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	5 hr
Nov 13, 2:38 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Union	4 hr
Nov 13, 7:22 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Union	3 hr
Nov 13, 3:11 PM EST	Flood Watch	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 18 more	52 hr
Nov 13, 3:25 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson and 6 more	13 hr
Nov 12, 7:38 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	4 hr
Nov 12, 8:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	118 min
Nov 12, 8:38 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Oconee, Pickens	4 hr
Nov 12, 11:22 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	8 hr
Nov 13, 12:31 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Oconee, Pickens	4 hr
Nov 13, 7:18 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	117 min
Nov 12, 7:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Franklin, Hart, Stephens	118 min
Nov 12, 8:12 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Habersham, Rabun	4 hr
Nov 12, 8:24 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Stephens	3 hr
Nov 13, 12:13 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Habersham	3 hr
Nov 13, 2:58 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Habersham	4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2018 Every river flood warning 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.