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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood warning at Nov 12, 2020, 6:29 PM EST for Cherokee County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2020, 6:29 PM EST (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2020, 9:46 AM EST
- In force
- 15 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 23:32 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 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 Nov 12, 3:00 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 3:00 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 4:07 PM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 407 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2020 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-132115- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Alexander- Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba- Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-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-Oconee Mountains- Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee- Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Cherokee-York- Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC-Chester-Greenwood- 407 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 12, 3:13 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
313 PM EST THU NOV 12 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM FLASH FLOOD MONROE 34.99N 80.54W
11/12/2020 UNION NC EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED AND AT
LEAST TWO WATER RESCUES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
&&
LACORTELocal storm report, Nov 12, 3:51 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
351 PM EST THU NOV 12 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0805 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE GREENWOOD 34.18N 82.11W
11/12/2020 GREENWOOD SC EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MNGR REPORTED TWO TREES DOWN ON HUNTING RD
&&Local storm report, Nov 12, 3:54 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
354 PM EST THU NOV 12 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0805 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 S GREENWOOD 34.14N 82.15W
11/12/2020 GREENWOOD SC EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MNGR REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING
ON STILLWELL AND SCOTCH CROSS RD.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 7:08 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Davie | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 8:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 45 min |
| Nov 11, 9:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 9:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon | 44 min |
| Nov 12, 12:46 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:12 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Caldwell | 112 min |
| Nov 12, 3:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Henderson and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:45 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell | 8 hr |
| Nov 12, 4:17 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:04 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Caldwell | 5 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:14 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Polk, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:49 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 12, 6:14 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba | 14 hr |
| Nov 12, 6:36 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 4 hr |
| Nov 12, 7:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg | 10 hr |
| Nov 12, 8:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 10 hr |
| Nov 12, 9:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 24 hr |
| Nov 12, 9:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 4 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:05 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Caldwell | 10 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander | 11 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Iredell, Rowan | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:31 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:46 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Burke | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 11:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba | 9 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:09 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 39 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:02 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 23 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 9 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 5 hr |
| Nov 12, 6:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 30 hr |
| Nov 11, 8:17 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Laurens | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:46 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, York | 16 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:10 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union, York | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 6:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 59 min |
| Nov 12, 6:42 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 6:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Union, York | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 8:16 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Chester, Union | 4 hr |
| Nov 12, 8:42 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 14 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | York | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:24 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rabun | 3 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.