Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2020
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Feb 6, 2020, 10:03 AM EST for Hart County, Georgia; Anderson County, Greenville County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2020, 10:03 AM EST (15:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hart County, GA, Anderson County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:05 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 12:00 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Hartwell, GA | AT LEAST TWO DOZEN ROADS WITH WATER OVER THEM, AT LEAST 5 COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. TWO HOMES WITH WATER IN THEM, ONE RESIDENT HAD TO BE EVACUATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 732 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 391 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted.
311
WGUS52 KGSP 061503
FFWGSP
GAC147-SCC007-045-077-062100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0013.200206T1503Z-200206T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1003 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Hart County in northeastern Georgia...
South central Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina...
Southeastern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 400 PM EST.
* At 1001 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain moving into the warned area. Up to three inches of rain
has already fallen over the past 24 hours and an additional 1-2
inches will be possible with the incoming storms. Flash flooding
along area streams and low lying areas is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Anderson, Hartwell, Homeland Park, Powdersville, Piedmont, Belton,
Williamston, Northlake, Honea Path and Pendleton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, highways, and underpasses. Addditionally, country
roads and farmlands along the banks of creeks, streams, and other
low-lying areas are subject to flooding.
When it is safe to do so, please report flood waters or landslides
flowing over roads or threatening property to the National Weather
Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, by posting on
our Facebook page, or via Twitter using hashtag NWSGSP. Your message
should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred, including roadways, nearby cross streets, stream names and
other landmarks.
&&
LAT...LON 3422 8274 3427 8275 3429 8277 3421 8298
3423 8301 3423 8308 3427 8311 3441 8310
3449 8305 3447 8300 3461 8286 3466 8283
3465 8284 3466 8284 3485 8246 3463 8245
3449 8230 3421 8274
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
KRENTZ1 follow-up statement
982
WGUS52 KGSP 062055
FFWGSP
GAC147-SCC007-045-077-070000-
/O.EXT.KGSP.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200207T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
355 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended
the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Hart County in northeastern Georgia...
South central Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina...
Southeastern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 700 PM EST.
* At 353 PM EST, Doppler radar and automated gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Anderson, Hartwell, Homeland Park, Powdersville, Piedmont, Belton,
Williamston, Northlake, Honea Path and Pendleton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, highways, and underpasses. Addditionally, country
roads and farmlands along the banks of creeks, streams, and other
low-lying areas are subject to flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3422 8274 3427 8275 3429 8277 3421 8298
3423 8301 3423 8308 3427 8311 3441 8310
3449 8305 3447 8300 3461 8286 3466 8283
3465 8284 3466 8284 3485 8246 3463 8245
3449 8230 3421 8274
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
$$
JPTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 5:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 11 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Franklin | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 8:36 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Franklin, Stephens | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:41 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Hart | 86 min |
| Feb 6, 10:10 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Elbert, Hart | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 11:43 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Elbert | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:45 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Elbert | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:27 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Elbert | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:27 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Franklin, Stephens | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:29 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 5:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 14 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 5:59 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson | 101 min |
| Feb 6, 9:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 44 min |
| Feb 6, 9:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 50 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:24 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 20 min |
| Feb 6, 10:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Union, York | 14 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:28 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Anderson | 17 min |
| Feb 6, 10:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 59 min |
| Feb 6, 10:48 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 11:04 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Pickens | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:08 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 11:15 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 11:37 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Laurens | 23 min |
| Feb 6, 11:51 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, York | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:59 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Laurens | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 12:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 43 min |
| Feb 6, 12:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Chester, York | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 12:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens | 46 min |
| Feb 6, 1:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 51 min |
| Feb 6, 1:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 1:54 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Chester, Laurens, Union, York | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 3:10 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville | 48 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:18 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 37 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville | 2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.