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River Flood Advisory 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 31, 2021Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this river flood advisory at Mar 31, 2021, 1:03 PM EDT for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 31, 2021, 1:03 PM EDT (17:03 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2021, 3:13 AM EDT
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre (BLAN7). The gauge peaked at 14.77 ft at Apr 1, 2021, 3:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03443000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

500 
WGUS82 KGSP 311703
FLSGSP

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
103 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued 
a Flood Advisory for the following rivers in North Carolina...

  French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Transylvania and 
  Henderson Counties.

For the FRENCH BROAD RIVER ...including Blantyre...elevated river 
levels are forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an 
alternative route.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1130 AM EDT.

&&


NCC089-175-011545-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FL.Y.0013.210331T1703Z-210402T1600Z/
/BLAN7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
103 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flood Advisory for
  the French Broad River At Blantyre.
* From this afternoon to Friday afternoon.
* At 12:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 13.3 feet.
* Action stage is 15.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* From 1.5 to 3 inches of rain has fallen over the headwater region 
  of the French Broad River and river levels have risen rapidly .  
  The river will continue to rise overnight.  The river should be 
  falling late Thursday.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.5 feet 
  tomorrow morning.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet, Action Stage.  Most farm fields are 
  flooding between the French Broad River and Brevard Rd. and 
  between the French Broad River and Pleasant Grove Rd.


&&

LAT...LON 3538 8257 3537 8250 3529 8254 3521 8267
      3526 8274 3534 8261

$$

DEO

1 follow-up statement

215 
WGUS82 KGSP 010713
FLSGSP

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
313 AM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021

...The Flood Advisory is cancelled for the following rivers in North 
Carolina...

  French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Transylvania and 
  Henderson Counties.

NCC089-175-010815-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FL.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210401T0713Z/
/BLAN7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
313 AM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021

...The Flood Advisory for the French Broad River At Blantyre has 
been cancelled...

The Flood Advisory is cancelled for
  the French Broad River At Blantyre.
* At 2:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 14.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.9 feet 
  this morning.


&&

LAT...LON 3538 8257 3537 8250 3529 8254 3521 8267
      3526 8274 3534 8261

$$

ARK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 4:25 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more	43 hr
Mar 31, 9:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Macon	3 hr
Mar 31, 9:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Graham, Swain	3 hr
Mar 31, 9:41 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Macon	5 hr
Mar 31, 9:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Jackson, Macon, Swain	5 hr
Mar 31, 10:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Jackson, Transylvania	3 hr
Mar 31, 10:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Transylvania	4 hr
Mar 31, 2:04 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson	13 hr
Mar 31, 2:23 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Buncombe	13 hr
Mar 31, 2:59 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	GSP	Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk and 2 more	12 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in North Carolina, 2021 Every river flood advisory 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.