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Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Sep 25, 2024, 8:46 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 6 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
- Sep 25, 2024, 8:46 PM EDT (00:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2024, 2:40 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 846 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 688 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
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 Sep 25, 8:25 PM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 8:25 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 610 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-056-058-059-062>065-068- 069-501>510-SCZ008-010>013-019-101>109-262215- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Madison-Yancey- Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Graham-Northern Jackson- Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln- Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-Greater Burke- McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-Rutherford Mountains- Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-Cherokee-Anderson- Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC-Greenwood-Oconee Mountains- Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee- Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-Southern Greenville- Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- 610 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, 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. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. A tropical system is expected to strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday as it tracks northward. This system will impact the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia Thursday and Friday, bringing gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding to the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. NCZ070-071-082-SCZ009-014-262215- Gaston-Mecklenburg-Union NC-York-Chester- 610 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont 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. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Warning. A tropical system is expected to strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday as it tracks northward. This system will impact the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia Thursday and Friday, bringing gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding to the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. NCZ036-037-057-072-262215- Iredell-Davie-Rowan-Cabarrus- 610 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the northwest Piedmont of North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Another round of scattered thunderstorms is expected this evening and into the overnight hours. Some of these storms could become strong to severe and produce damaging wind gusts and hail. Heavy rainfall can occur with any storm. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A tropical system is expected to strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday as it tracks northward. This system will impact the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia Thursday and Friday, bringing gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding to the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. NCZ035-262215- Alexander- 610 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North 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...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. A tropical system is expected to strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday as it tracks northward. This system will impact the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia Thursday and Friday, bringing gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding to the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. PM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 25, 4:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 8:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 25, 8:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 34 min |
| Sep 25, 9:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 8 hr |
| Sep 25, 9:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson | 8 hr |
| Sep 25, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 25 min |
| Sep 25, 11:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, McDowell | 10 hr |
| Sep 26, 12:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Rutherford | 7 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 8 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 22 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 11 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell | 8 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Polk | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 33 min |
| Sep 26, 9:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 7 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 25 min |
| Sep 26, 9:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 23 min |
| Sep 26, 11:15 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 16 min |
| Sep 26, 11:32 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 40 hr |
| Sep 26, 12:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Alexander | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 19 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 3 days |
| Sep 26, 6:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Rutherford | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 12 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 18 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Polk, Transylvania | 7 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 8 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 6:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 36 min |
| Sep 26, 10:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Spartanburg | 7 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Laurens | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Laurens | 8 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 19 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.