Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Issued

Aug 17, 2021, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)

Expired

Aug 17, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Haywood County, NC

The Greer radar (KGSP), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS52 KGSP 171912
FFWGSP
NCC087-172215-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0022.210817T1912Z-210817T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
312 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Haywood County in western North Carolina...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen in the headwaters of the Pigeon 
  River. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible 
  and the threat for excessive runoff and even landslides will 
  increase across Southern Haywood County. Flash flooding is ongoing 
  or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Canton, B.R. Parkway-Black Balsam To Mount Pisgah, Graveyard 
  Fields, Black Balsam Area, Mount Pisgah, B.R. Parkway-Balsam Gap 
  To Black Balsam Area, Sunburst and Cruso.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rain is increasing the risk of landslides, especially in areas 
where slides have occurred in the past. Be especially alert if you 
are near a stream, especially at the base of a mountain or in a 
cove. Watch for loose-moving soil and rocks or a sudden increase in 
streamflow. Leave the area quickly if this is observed. When driving 
along roads where the terrain is steep or rocky, watch and listen 
for falling rocks, mud, trees and other debris.

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LAT...LON 3530 8291 3531 8293 3532 8295 3537 8299
      3549 8294 3554 8287 3553 8282 3553 8279
      3549 8281 3547 8281 3545 8280 3543 8277
      3542 8275 3541 8275 3538 8279 3533 8283

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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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.