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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2022, 11:12 AM EDT for Henderson County, Polk County, Transylvania County, North Carolina; Greenville County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2022, 11:12 AM EDT (15:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2022, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Henderson County, NC, Polk County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Greenville County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 11:50 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brevard, NC | WILSON ROAD AND HANNAH FORD ROAD AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER ROADS WITH LOW PROXIMITY TO THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF BREVARD AND PISGAH FOREST ARE FLOODED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 38 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
720
WGUS52 KGSP 051512
FFWGSP
NCC089-149-175-SCC045-077-051915-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0028.220905T1512Z-220905T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1112 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Western Polk County in western North Carolina...
Southern Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Greenville County in upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Pickens County in upstate South Carolina...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 1112 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
repeated showers and embedded thunderstorms producing heavy rain
across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen
over the past six hours. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
inches are possible in the warned area through early afternoon.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and 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...
Hendersonville, Brevard, Columbus, Flat Rock, Etowah, Mountain
Home, Laurel Park, Tryon, Lake Lure, Saluda, Rosman, Dupont State
Forest, Jones Gap State Park, Pleasant Ridge State Park, Caesars
Head State Park, Table Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Chimney Rock
State Park, Jocassee Gorges and Gorges State Park.
Flooding is most likely along Little River, Carson Creek, Laurel
Creek and tributaries to the French Broad River.
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.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3505 8291 3512 8298 3518 8294 3526 8275
3530 8263 3545 8236 3549 8232 3547 8227
3544 8228 3539 8226 3541 8216 3537 8210
3529 8215 3520 8223 3514 8227 3507 8258
3501 8273 3498 8291 3504 8291 3506 8290
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
$$
HG1 follow-up statement
951
WGUS72 KGSP 051914
FFSGSP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
314 PM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
NCC089-149-175-SCC045-077-051924-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-220905T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Henderson NC-Polk NC-Transylvania NC-Greenville SC-Pickens SC-
314 PM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
HENDERSON, WESTERN POLK, SOUTHERN TRANSYLVANIA, NORTHWESTERN
GREENVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended and additional flooding is not expected to
develop. However, elevated water conditions will continue along many
streams and creeks through the afternoon. A Flood Advisory is in
effect through 715 PM. Please continue to heed remaining road
closures.
LAT...LON 3505 8291 3512 8298 3518 8294 3526 8275
3530 8263 3545 8236 3549 8232 3547 8227
3544 8228 3539 8226 3541 8216 3537 8210
3529 8215 3520 8223 3514 8227 3507 8258
3501 8273 3498 8291 3504 8291 3506 8290
$$
LaneWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Sep 5, 10:21 AM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 10:21 AM EDT, 51 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1021 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.SYNOPSIS...
Deep moisture will continue across the area before a weak cold front
drops south by mid week. On Thursday, low pressure sets up over
Louisiana and channels deep moisture and possibly heavy rainfall out
of the Gulf toward the region which will help temperatures below
normal.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
As of 955 AM: Deep and moist southerly flow continues into
the area. A veering trend on KGSP/TCLT VAD profiles has been
evident over the last several hours, more or less as expected in
response to pivoting trough axis over the inland East. Upslope
flow along the Blue Ridge Escarpment, and continued development of
rainfall in that area, remains the primary forecast concern thru
the remainder of the day. As flow continues to veer, the upslope
component still looks to weaken by mid-afternoon, and CAM consensus
remains that the rainfall will become less focused and in general
more intermittent by late day. Models continue to show wide spread
in their depiction of diurnal instability; cloud cover should thin
enough to allow at least a few hundred joules of SBCAPE to develop
by peak heating. Loosely defined shortwave to our northwest may give
a little boost to forcing although the best DPVA will miss us to the
north. While this setup may not be sufficient for more than a token
chance of thunder, it could allow redevelopment of showers. With 2"
or more of PWAT and largely unidirectional profiles, heavy rainfall
and/or training could result. That said, current thinking is that
the Flood Watch is well placed and the 8 pm EDT expiration is
appropriate. By evening, the setup for heavy rain should be more
comfortably in a diminishing trend. Muggy conditions will persist
into evening due to abundant moisture, but temps look on track to
remain below normal because of the widespread precip and clouds.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
As of 205 AM EDT Monday...The weather remains unsettled over the
short range period, yet the chance for heavy rainfall and flooding
will go down. A complicated pattern will continue to evolve as the
models show a transition from subTrop ridge dominance to more of a
weak sfc trof and broad frontal zone into the area Tue thru Wed. The
flow off the sfc veers w/ly which will lower mlvl moisture and dry
out the sfc layer in the lee, thus not expecting easily produced
rain showers as has been the case recently the past few days. With
the downslope drying, have kept the better PoPs across the mtns
where tstm development will be more likely as well. The NAM
soundings show low to moderate sbCAPE available, yet shear remains
low-end, likely leading to pulse-type storms or multicell clusters
during max heating. The llvl flow shifts more nw/ly to ne/ly as a
sfc high pushes south behind a weak back-door cold front Thu, yet
sfc td/s remain elevated keeping rather humid conds as max temps
rise a a little abv normal in better insol. Mins shud also remain
elevated by a few degrees due to Ci blow off from the west.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 250 AM EDT Monday...A progressive patten continues thru the
ext range as an upper low closes off across the srn MS Valley and
begins to bring in a good amt of moisture flux along with a stream
of h5 vort energy. The models have varying ideas with the placement
of heavy rainfall, with the ECMWF higlighting the NC mtns and
escarpment regions with arnd 2-3 inches Thu night thru Sat. The GFS
is less sure and keeps the best precip along a more srn cvnvg zone
in a developing sfc wedge, while the CMC indicates a rather dry and
supressed pattern with a 1024 mb sfc high centered over PA by Sat.
So, confidence is a little lagging with the prospects of sigfnt
flooding issues for now, yet this overall setup can certainly make
for a couple days of hydro concerns depending on the alignment of
the upper low and how it eventually gets picked up by the
westerlies. Still expect high cloud cover keeping max temps down and
thunder chances on the low end each day, yet if a CMC type soln pans
out, the wedge bndry would make for a good focusing zone for deep
strong convection each afternoon across the srn and wrn zones.
Confidence will likely increase as we near this event and figure out
the most likely interactions btw the nrn and srn stream systems.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere: Looking grim for Aviation weather over the
next 18 hours or so as a deep and very moist S/SE upslope flow
forces widespread showers that will form at any time. It will
be a mess out there through the morning hours with widespread
inconsistent MVFR/IFR/LIFR ceilings moving across the terminals
as an upper wave carries precip across the region. We will be
in-and-out of showers and light/moderate rain that will likely keep
the vis oscillating between VFR and MVFR for the better part of the
morning at least. This first wave of precip may lift north across
the region by midday. Will spend our TEMPO group this morning to
account for IFR/LIFR restrictions. Unfortunately, there will be
holes in this ceiling...some VFR. The ceiling should rise to MVFR
by midday. The next round as indicated by the CAMS will be in the
late afternoon and early eve, which will be handled with PROB30s. A
brief period of improvement to VFR is possible late in the day or
in the evening, but guidance suggests the ceiling will crash back
down toward IFR late Monday night. Wind will remain light SE to
S through the period.
Outlook: Moisture will remain high as an unsettled pattern appears
likely thru most of the week. There is a decent chance of a lull
in precip with fewer restrictions on Tues and Wed, however moisture
ramps up again by Thurs.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for GAZ010-017-018-026-
028.
NC...Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for NCZ033-035-048>053-
058-059-062>065-501>510.
SC...Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for SCZ101>106-108.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...PM/Wimberley
SHORT TERM...SBK
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...PMHazardous weather outlook, Sep 4, 5:10 PM EDT, 18 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 510 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>065-507-509-SCZ101>106- 052115- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Swain-Haywood-Graham- Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson- Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-Oconee Mountains- Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee- Greater Pickens-Central Greenville- 510 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... 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. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. 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. GAZ029-NCZ033-048>050-053-501>506-508-510-SCZ010-107>109-052115- Elbert-Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe-Caldwell Mountains- Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains- Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Eastern Polk-Anderson- Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- 510 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered showers with embedded thunder will develop across the mountains and foothills of North Carolina this evening. Some of these storms may produce torrential rainfall possibly leading to localized flooding. Gusty winds and cloud to ground lightning are the main potential impacts with this activity. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Scattered showers with embedded thunder will develop across the mountains and foothills of North Carolina again on Monday. Some of these storms may produce torrential rainfall possibly leading to localized flooding. Gusty winds and cloud to ground lightning are the main potential impacts with this activity. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-011>014-019-052115- Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston- Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-Cherokee-York-Abbeville-Laurens- Union SC-Chester-Greenwood- 510 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop across the Piedmont of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia this evening. The main hazard with any of these storms will be cloud to ground lightning and gusty outflow winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the Piedmont of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia again on Monday. The main hazard with any of these storms will be cloud to ground lightning, gusty outflow winds, and minor localized flooding from heavy downpours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 5, 10:52 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1052 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW LAKEMONT 34.79N 83.43W
09/05/2022 RABUN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
WATER FROM CREEK FLOWING OVER ROADWAY ON
RAMEY ROAD.
&&
HGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 7:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 12 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:06 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 2 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 8 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 8 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 67 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:10 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 40 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell, Rutherford | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, McDowell, Rutherford | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell, Rutherford | 2 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 65 min |
| Sep 5, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 54 min |
| Sep 5, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 57 min |
| Sep 5, 7:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Oconee | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Pickens | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee | 6 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.