1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 8:17 AM EST, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 917 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2001 NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE 10 AM PACKAGE OTHER THAN CLEANING UP SOME WORDING FOR WEDNESDAYMORNING FOG. ANOTHER AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. LOOKING FOR LESS FLOODING THOUGH WITH MID ALTITUDE DRYING. BUT THAT ALSO INCREASES CHANCE OF SVR. MODELS SEEM TO MAX OUT INSTABILITY AROUND 19Z. .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. DICARLO
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:28 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Crawford Creek began to flood, followed by several other creeks in town and in the surrounding countryside. A city park was flooded out for a short time. The Little Tennessee River ran high but stayed within its banks. Heavy rainfall from 0530 to 1030 EST contributed to the flooding.
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