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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 20, 2020Cherokee County, York County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2020, 3:18 PM EDT for Cherokee County, York County, South Carolina. It took effect at May 20, 2020, 10:20 PM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2020, 3:18 PM EDT (19:18 UTC)
In effect from
May 20, 2020, 10:20 PM EDT
Expired
May 22, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Cherokee County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg (BBGS1).

Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
22 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02153200, 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 May 20, 2:56 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 2:56 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 5:09 AM EDT, 10 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
509 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020

NCZ033-035>037-049-050-053-056-057-064-065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ002-003-005>010-013-014-210915-
Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-
Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-
Union NC-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-
Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-
Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-
Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater Pickens-
Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Union SC-
Chester-
509 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the western Piedmont, foothills,
and parts of the North Carolina mountains, and parts of 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.

   Flash Flood Watch.

In addition to the heavy rainfall threat, isolated thunderstorms are
possible through tonight. The storms that develop will produce cloud
to ground lightning, torrential downpours, and wind gusts capable of
knocking down trees weakened by the heavy rain and saturated soil.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Flash Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state,
and CDC guidelines.

GAZ010-NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-210915-
Rabun-Madison-Swain-Haywood-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-
Southern Jackson-
509 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible through tonight. The main
threats from these thunderstorms will be heavy rainfall and cloud to
ground lightning. Some locations could experience minor flooding
where numerous showers and storms occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Periods of showers and storms could persist into Thursday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state,
and CDC guidelines.

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001-004-011-012-019-210915-
Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Oconee Mountains-
Greater Oconee-Abbeville-Laurens-Greenwood-
509 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia and upstate
South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Numerous of showers and thunderstorms are expected through today and
into tonight. Periods of heavy rain can be expected, perhaps enough
to cause flooding of poor drainage areas and rapid rises on streams
and creeks. Cloud to ground lightning can be expected in
thunderstorms. A few of the storms could produce wind gusts strong
enough to knock down a few trees that have been weakened by the heavy
rain and saturated soil.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No significant weather is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state,
and CDC guidelines.

PM

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 20, 10:32 AM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1032 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2020

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

0955 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 ESE TIGERVILLE        35.04N 82.27W
05/20/2020                   GREENVILLE         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER FORRESTER RD NEAR HWY 14.

&&

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Local storm report, May 20, 10:35 AM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1035 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2020

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

1000 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NNW GREENVILLE        34.90N 82.42W
05/20/2020                   GREENVILLE         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PARKER RD FLOODED AT US-276.

&&

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Local storm report, May 20, 10:37 AM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1037 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2020

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

1000 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SSE TIGERVILLE        35.01N 82.32W
05/20/2020                   GREENVILLE         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BULLS RD FLOODED NEAR GROCE MEADOW RD.

&&

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Local storm report, May 20, 11:04 AM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1104 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2020

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

1040 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ENE TAYLORS           34.92N 82.29W
05/20/2020                   GREENVILLE         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AIKEN CHAPEL RD IMPASSBLE DUE TO FLOODING NEAR THE ENOREE
            RIVER.

&&

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Local storm report, May 20, 1:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 20, 2:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 8:33 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPCleveland5 hr
May 19, 8:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford3 hr
May 19, 10:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMcDowell3 hr
May 19, 10:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAvery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell3 hr
May 20, 12:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPCleveland58 hr
May 20, 1:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBurke, Caldwell12 hr
May 20, 8:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPTransylvania10 hr
May 20, 8:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPGaston, Mecklenburg60 hr
May 20, 8:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHenderson, Polk9 hr
May 20, 9:58 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania54 hr
May 20, 10:16 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHenderson5 hr
May 20, 11:26 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, McDowell, Rutherford6 hr
May 20, 12:20 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPBuncombe, Henderson, Rutherford6 hr
May 20, 12:39 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Henderson12 hr
May 20, 12:43 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPMcDowell6 hr
May 20, 2:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMecklenburg3 hr
May 20, 3:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHenderson14 hr
May 20, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg13 hr
May 20, 6:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPTransylvania32 hr
May 20, 6:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPMcDowell6 hr
May 19, 8:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPGreenville, Spartanburg21 hr
May 19, 8:33 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPCherokee, York12 hr
May 20, 4:21 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAnderson6 hr
May 20, 4:38 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPGreenville6 hr
May 20, 5:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville36 min
May 20, 5:55 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSPAnderson, Greenville6 hr
May 20, 6:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville38 min
May 20, 6:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLaurens49 min
May 20, 11:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningGSPAnderson, Greenville25 hr
May 20, 11:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPGreenville27 hr
May 20, 11:52 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSPAnderson6 hr
May 20, 6:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPGreenville, Spartanburg18 hr
May 20, 5:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHart4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020

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.