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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2019, 10:59 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2019, 10:59 PM EDT (02:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2019, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Alexander County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Lincoln County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 627 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 7, 9:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 9:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 917 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ048-051>053-057>059-062>065-070>072- 082-SCZ001>014-019-090130- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Madison-Swain-Haywood- Buncombe-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson- Transylvania-Henderson-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union- Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains- Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville-Spartanburg- Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood- 917 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will continue into the evening across the area. Some of these storms will become strong with very gusty winds. Any of the storms could produce locally heavy rainfall and frequent cloud to ground lightning. More widespread heavy rain showers will develop overnight and the threat of isolated flooding will gradually increase. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. An active pattern will set up across the region through the weekend and into early next week. With multiple days of moderate to heavy rainfall, the threat of flash flooding will increase. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office. NCZ033-035>037-049-050-056-068-069-501>510-090130- Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Yancey-Mitchell-Catawba-Cleveland- Lincoln-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains- Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk- 917 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina and western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Numerous thunderstorms will continue into the evening across the area. Some of these storms will become strong with very gusty winds. Any of the storms could produce locally heavy rainfall and frequent cloud to ground lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. An active pattern will set up across the region through the weekend and into early next week. With multiple days of moderate to heavy rainfall, the threat of flash flooding will increase. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office. PM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 7:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
715 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019
SCZ011-019-080000-
Abbeville SC-Greenwood SC-
715 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019
...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN
ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
At 714 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated the leading edge of a cluster
of thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of
Anderson to 8 miles north of Abbeville to 9 miles southwest of
Greenwood, and moving east at 30 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Greenwood, Ware Shoals, Ninety Six, Due West, Donalds, Cokesbury,
Hodges, Lake Greenwood State Park, Greenwood State Park and Ninety
Six Historic Site.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches
per hour will be possible in these areas.
LAT...LON 3402 8224 3400 8226 3429 8241 3437 8249
3448 8232 3440 8224 3437 8218 3433 8217
3431 8212 3430 8208 3424 8201 3424 8198
3419 8192 3416 8191 3413 8188 3400 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 264DEG 24KT 3443 8247 3430 8234 3407 8222
CSHSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 8:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
819 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019
SCZ002-005-080100-
Pickens Mountains SC-Greater Pickens SC-
819 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
At 819 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pickens, moving northeast at 10 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Pickens, Dacusville and Pumpkintown.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail 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 3494 8276 3506 8262 3503 8259 3502 8259
3501 8260 3501 8257 3496 8253 3494 8252
3486 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 237DEG 10KT 3490 8269
RMSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 8:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 842 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 NCZ068-SCZ008-080115- Cleveland NC-Cherokee SC- 842 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CLEVELAND AND NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT... At 841 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gaffney, moving northeast at 10 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Shelby, Gaffney, Blacksburg, Patterson Springs, Earl and Grover. Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail and very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in these areas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3506 8167 3515 8177 3530 8153 3513 8144 TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 237DEG 14KT 3511 8166 RM
Local storm report, Jun 7, 9:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba | 110 min |
| Jun 7, 8:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 18 more | 72 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell | 119 min |
| Jun 7, 11:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Iredell | 117 min |
| Jun 8, 3:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Iredell | 116 min |
| Jun 8, 5:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Iredell | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Yancey | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Lincoln | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 6:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell, Catawba | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 7:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 9:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Pickens | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 112 min |
| Jun 8, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Stephens | 54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.