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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at May 18, 2024, 5:11 PM EDT for McDowell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 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
- May 18, 2024, 5:11 PM EDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2024, 7:43 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County McDowell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 64 min |
| May 18, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 47 min |
| May 18, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood | 24 min |
| May 18, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 37 min |
| May 18, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 33 min |
| May 18, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | McDowell | 3 hr |
| May 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 49 min |
| May 18, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | McDowell | 41 min |
| May 18, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Caldwell | 3 hr |
| May 18, 5:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 2 hr |
| May 18, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Caldwell | 43 min |
| May 18, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Catawba | 61 min |
| May 18, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 29 min |
| May 18, 5:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Caldwell | 79 min |
| May 18, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 35 min |
| May 18, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 37 min |
| May 18, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 45 min |
| May 18, 6:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Caldwell | 2 hr |
| May 18, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 26 min |
| May 18, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 36 min |
| May 18, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rowan | 45 min |
| May 18, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 36 min |
| May 18, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 34 min |
| May 18, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 29 min |
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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.