Flood, Henderson
- When
- February 22, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in North Carolina, February 22 to 23, 2003
An extended period of rainl that resulted in to 2 to 3 inches of rainfall caused portions of the French Broad River to flood from Hendersonville to East Flat Rock. Several roads were flooded near the river.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
An extended period of rainl that resulted in to 2 to 3 inches of rainfall caused portions of the French Broad River to flood from Hendersonville to East Flat Rock. Several roads were flooded near the river.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 22, 8:35 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 8:35 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 835 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003 UPDATED TO ISSUE FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL REMAINING COUNTIES IN THE CWFA...INCREASED CHANCE OF RAIN...AND REMOVED DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. MORE WHEN UPPER AIR ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE. FCSTID = 44 GSP 43 57 37 60 / 80 10 20 20 AND 44 59 36 61 / 80 0 20 20 CLT 45 60 37 59 / 80 0 20 20 HKY 41 54 35 55 / 80 10 20 20 AVL 40 50 33 55 / 80 10 20 20 .GSP... GA...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES GAZ010...GAZ017>018... GAZ026...GAZ028>029. NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES NCZ033>037...NCZ048>059...NCZ062>072...NCZ082. WIND ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT FOR ZONES NCZ033...NCZ048>050. DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING FOR ZONES NCZ034>054-055. SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES SCZ001>014...SCZ019. BURRUS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 6:19 AM EST, 15 hours 41 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-221300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 619 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO PRODUCE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AFTER THE PRECIPIATION ENDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...SEE CAESPSGSP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY EARLY AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-85 CORRIDOR. LANE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 22, 5:12 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-SCZ001>003-230015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 512 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003 SCATTERED...STRONG...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE STORMS WILL RACE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 50 MPH. HAIL UP TO A HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...AND WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. MCAVOY
Special weather statement, Feb 22, 7:35 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>050-052>057-064>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-230330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 735 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... A STATIONARY FRONT RUNNING ROUGHLY ALONG INTERSTATE 85 THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...WILL SERVE AS THE FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL RACE TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 50 MPH. HOWEVER...SEVERAL STORMS WILL AFFECT THE SAME AREA...IN AN EFFECT KNOWN AS TRAINING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME AREAS SEEING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND HAIL UP TO A HALF INCH IN DIAMETER. IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BREVARD TO BUNCOMBE AND BAKERSVILLE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. MCAVOY
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Kentucky, February 22, 2003
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Virginia, February 22 to 23, 2003
- Avalanche in Idaho, February 22, 2003
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 22, 2003
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 22 to 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 22 to 23, 2003
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, February 22, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 22 to 23, 2003
- Flooding in West Virginia, February 22 to 23, 2003
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, February 22, 2003
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 22 to 23, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, February 22, 2003
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2003
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5345583.