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Areal Flood Warning 8, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this areal flood warning at Aug 17, 2021, 10:33 PM EDT for Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was in force for 7 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
- Aug 17, 2021, 10:33 PM EDT (02:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2021, 5:28 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Buncombe County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 349 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Aug 17, 8:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 8:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 9:51 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 951 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-503>510- SCZ001>007-010>012-019-190200- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Madison-Yancey- Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon- Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-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- Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Greenwood- 951 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and upstate South 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. 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... None. NCZ068-SCZ008-013-190200- Cleveland-Cherokee-Union SC- 951 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Deep tropical moisture from the remnants of Tropical Depression Fred will produce periodic heavy rainfall with embedded thunderstorms today into tonight. The main impacts are cloud-to-ground lightning, isolated tornadoes, and heavy rainfall leading to the potential for isolated flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .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. NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-190200- Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg- Cabarrus-Union NC-York-Chester- 951 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...TORNADO WATCH 446 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina and upstate South 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. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .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. NCZ501-502-190200- Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell- 951 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 446 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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. Tornado Watch. Flash Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 17, 8:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 17, 8:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
849 PM EDT TUE AUG 17 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0704 PM DEBRIS FLOW 1 N COVE CREEK 35.62N 83.01W
08/17/2021 HAYWOOD NC PUBLIC
ROCKSLIDE NEAR I-40 MILE MARKER 19
&&
MPRLocal storm report, Aug 17, 9:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
916 PM EDT TUE AUG 17 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW LOVE VALLEY 36.03N 81.00W
08/17/2021 IREDELL NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY ON HILLSDALE ROAD NEAR LOVE
VALLEY
&&
MPRLocal storm report, Aug 17, 9:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
926 PM EDT TUE AUG 17 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0859 PM FLOOD 4 SE LAWNDALE 35.37N 81.51W
08/17/2021 CLEVELAND NC TRAINED SPOTTER
HWY 150 REPORTEDLY UNDERWATER NEAR ED STEIBEL IMPORTS
&&
MPRLocal storm report, Aug 17, 10:11 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1011 PM EDT TUE AUG 17 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1005 PM LIGHTNING 4 NNW VALE 35.58N 81.43W
08/17/2021 CATAWBA NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LIGHTNING STRIKE TO ROOF WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN, FULL ROOF
COLLAPSE WITH BUILDING ON FIRE
&&
MPRLocal storm report, Aug 17, 10:24 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1024 PM EDT TUE AUG 17 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1017 PM FLOOD 1 WNW COLLETTSVILLE 35.93N 81.68W
08/17/2021 CALDWELL NC AMATEUR RADIO
JOHNS RIVER ROAD AT HWY 90 IMPASSABLE DUE TO RIVER
OVERFLOW
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MPRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Mitchell, Yancey | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Cleveland, Rutherford | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 14 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon, Swain | 11 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Catawba | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Alexander, Iredell | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 10:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Iredell, Mecklenburg | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:16 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 20 hr |
| Aug 18, 12:00 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Swain | 10 hr |
| Aug 18, 12:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Rutherford | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | McDowell | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 44 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 69 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union, York | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 10:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Habersham | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rabun | 4 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2021Every areal flood warning in 2021
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.