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Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

August 3, 2024Alexander County, Iredell County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 3, 2024, 6:59 PM EDT for Alexander County, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 4 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 3, 2024, 6:59 PM EDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2024, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Alexander County, NC, Iredell County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 775 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 586 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

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What 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 Aug 3, 6:03 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 6:03 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 6:14 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
455 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

NCZ035-036-032145-
Iredell NC-Alexander NC-
455 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ALEXANDER AND NORTH CENTRAL
IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

At 455 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles west of Taylorsville, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Taylorsville, Love Valley, Hiddenite, Little River In Alexander
County, Vashti, Millersville, and Ellendale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
the Piedmont of North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 8090 3583 8120 3590 8134 3603 8123
      3604 8119 3603 8117 3604 8114 3604 8111
      3603 8110 3603 8107 3606 8098
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 225DEG 14KT 3591 8125

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

AR

Local storm report, Aug 3, 5:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
520 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0509 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 WNW Taylorsville      35.94N 81.22W
08/03/2024                   Alexander          NC   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Picture of a tree down along 3 Forks Church
            Rd.

&&

TW

Local storm report, Aug 3, 5:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
521 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0511 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 S Taylorsville        35.90N 81.18W
08/03/2024                   Alexander          NC   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Tree down along NC 16 S.

&&

TW

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
542 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

NCZ068-508-032215-
Greater Rutherford NC-Cleveland NC-
542 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD AND
CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 542 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northwest of Shelby, or near Polkville, moving southeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Forest City, Boiling Springs NC, Belwood, Lawndale, Patterson
Springs, Fallston, Polkville, Ellenboro, and Lattimore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
the Piedmont of North Carolina...and Upstate South Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3553 8151 3552 8151 3542 8146 3536 8141
      3533 8136 3531 8137 3530 8136 3528 8136
      3527 8134 3517 8164 3518 8177 3536 8189
      3557 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 326DEG 19KT 3538 8167

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Local storm report, Aug 3, 5:59 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Local storm report, Aug 3, 6:20 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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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
Aug 2, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	30 min
Aug 2, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Lincoln	29 min
Aug 2, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus	29 min
Aug 2, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus, Rowan	32 min
Aug 2, 9:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Rowan	41 min
Aug 3, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Stanly	20 min
Aug 3, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	36 min
Aug 3, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	25 min
Aug 3, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mecklenburg	39 min
Aug 3, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Mecklenburg	45 min
Aug 3, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rowan	10 min
Aug 3, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rowan	44 min
Aug 3, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rowan	36 min
Aug 3, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	33 min
Aug 3, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	McDowell, Rutherford	55 min
Aug 3, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Henderson	52 min
Aug 3, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander	50 min
Aug 3, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Iredell	52 min
Aug 3, 5:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson	3 hr
Aug 3, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland	33 min
Aug 3, 6:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Iredell	3 hr
Aug 3, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	34 min
Aug 3, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	45 min
Aug 3, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	42 min
Aug 3, 1:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester	42 min
Aug 3, 2:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenwood, Laurens	39 min
Aug 3, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, Union	41 min
Aug 3, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	43 min
Aug 3, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	37 min
Aug 3, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	38 min
Aug 3, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.