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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 2025, 10:58 PM EDT for Abbeville County, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was in force for 5 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 12, 2025, 10:58 PM EDT (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2025, 3:46 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Abbeville County, SC, Greenwood County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 363 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
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 May 12, 10:04 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 10:04 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 411 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 NCZ036-037-048-051>053-056>059-062-068>072-082-130815- Iredell-Davie-Madison-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham- Northern Jackson-Macon-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus- Union- 411 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the western Piedmont of North Carolina and western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Waves of showers and a few thunderstorms today and tonight will produce periodic heavy rainfall that may result in isolated minor flooding of some urban and poor drainage areas. Elevated stream levels can be expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The heavy rainfall threat will continue through early Tuesday with some isolated areas of nuisance to minor flooding possible. Otherwise...hazardous weather is not expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. NCZ033-035-049-050-063>065-501>510-130815- Avery-Alexander-Yancey-Mitchell-Southern Jackson-Transylvania- Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains- Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk- 411 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Piedmont North Carolina and western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and 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...Tuesday through Sunday. 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... None. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ008>014-019-101-104>109-130815- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Cherokee-York-Anderson- Abbeville-Laurens-Union-Chester-Greenwood-Oconee Mountains- Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville- Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- 411 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia and Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Waves of showers and a few thunderstorms today and tonight will produce periodic heavy rainfall that may result in isolated minor flooding of some urban and poor drainage areas. Elevated stream levels can be expected. Stronger thunderstorms this afternoon and early this evening may pose an additional threat for a isolated brief, weak tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The heavy rainfall threat will continue through early Tuesday with some isolated areas of nuisance to minor flooding possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. SCZ102-103-130815- Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains- 411 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Additionally, a few isolated, weak tornadoes are possible this afternoon and early this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. 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... None.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 12, 6:58 PM EDT, 4 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
658 PM EDT Mon May 12 2025
GAZ028-029-SCZ010-011-122345-
Elbert GA-Hart GA-Anderson SC-Abbeville SC-
658 PM EDT Mon May 12 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ELBERT...SOUTHEASTERN HART...
SOUTH CENTRAL ANDERSON AND ABBEVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles east of Elberton, or near Calhoun Falls, moving north at 30
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...
Broad River Campground, Fortsonia, Bobby Brown State Park, Starr,
Nuberg, Lake Strom Thurmond, Russell State Park, Rice Town, Bobby
Brown State Recreation Area, and Ruckersville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3398 8261 3397 8264 3399 8265 3397 8278
3399 8283 3398 8286 3401 8291 3402 8294
3438 8289 3439 8262 3436 8231 3434 8233
3433 8233 3408 8247 3408 8248 3407 8253
3401 8260 3396 8257
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 199DEG 24KT 3407 8262
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CPSpecial weather statement, May 12, 8:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 8:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | McDowell | 6 hr |
| May 12, 9:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford | 6 hr |
| May 12, 10:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 6 hr |
| May 12, 11:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Caldwell | 5 hr |
| May 13, 12:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 5 hr |
| May 13, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 35 min |
| May 13, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 31 min |
| May 13, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 31 min |
| May 13, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 35 min |
| May 13, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 35 min |
| May 13, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 26 min |
| May 13, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 25 min |
| May 13, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 23 min |
| May 13, 1:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| May 13, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 32 min |
| May 12, 8:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 5 hr |
| May 12, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 42 min |
| May 12, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 57 min |
| May 12, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 41 min |
| May 12, 10:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 7 hr |
| May 12, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 30 min |
| May 12, 11:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 38 min |
| May 12, 11:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Laurens | 2 hr |
| May 13, 12:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Laurens | 4 hr |
| May 13, 4:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Laurens | 5 hr |
| May 13, 9:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 24 min |
| May 13, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 37 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.