1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 6, 11:46 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1146 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2004
.DISCUSSION...
QUITE A WEATHER EVENT ONGOING ACROSS THE CWFA. WILL ALLOW THE WSW
AND NPW TO EXPIRE. FFA WILL CONTINUE THRU THIS EVENING. WILL ISSUE A
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE TN BORDER COUNTIES IN THE NC MTNS FOR
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
SFC OBS SHOW WEDGE HOLDING ON ACROSS THE CWFA...BUT ERODING FROM THE
EDGES. LATEST RUC AND 12Z ETA SHOW THE WEDGE WILL LINGER OVER THE
AREA WITH SOME EROSION...BEFORE COLD FRONT MOVES THRU OVERNIGHT.
THEREFORE HAVE ALTERED AFT WIND AND HIGH TEMPS TO ACCOUNT FOR LESS
WARMING AND NELY FLOW...XCPT SRN CWFA BORDER WHERE WINDS WILL SHIFT
AND WARMING WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE EROSION. HEAVY RAINFALL ONGOING
AND WITH CONTINUED MOISTURE...LIFT AND PRECIP FCST FFA WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE AS IS. ALTHOUGH FLOOD THREAT WILL SHIFT EAST THRU THE DAY.
NEXT CONCERN IS POSSIBLE SVR TSRA THIS AFT. SFC OBS SHOW VERY STRONG
TMB SETTING UP NEAR THE SRN CWFA BORDER. MIDLANDS TEMPS RISING INTO
THE 70S WITH MID 30S TO LOWER 40S OVER OUR CWFA. LATEST RUC AND 12Z
ETA SHOW TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVING NE ACROSS THIS BOUNDARY THIS
AFTERNOON. LATEST KFFC RADAR LOOP SHOWS SOME INTERESTING ECHOES
MOVING TOWARD OUR AREA. GREATEST SVR THREAT WILL BE ALONG AND JUST
NORTH OF THE TMB WHERE BEST SHEAR AND INSTABILITY LIE. IF THE MESO
LOW MOVES THRU AS FCST...THIS WILL JUST INCREASE THE SVR CHC. OF
COURSE ANY MOVEMENT IN THE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THE SVR THREAT. WILL
UPDATE SPS TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS.
EVEN WITH ALL THIS GOING ON...DECIDED TO HOIST WSW FOR THE TN BORDER
COUNTIES SAT AND SAT NITE. LOOKS LIKE A VERY GOOD SET UP FOR WARNING
LEVEL SNOWFALL OVER THIS AREA. DEEP LAYER RH...COMBINED WITH STRONG
NWLY FLOW...STRONG CAA...DEEP STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND STRONG
SHORT WAVE MOVING THRU ALL INDICATE MORE THAN THE USUAL NW FLOW
SITUATION. ADVISORY OR EVEN WARNING MAY BE NEEDED CLOSER TO THE BLUE
RIDGE AS WELL. CAN DECIDE IF EXTENSION IS NEEDED LATER...BUT WANTED
TO GET SOME LEAD TIME ON THIS EVENT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
NC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WINTER STORM WATCH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
NCZ033-048>052-058.
SC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
&&
RWHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 607 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2004 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-061306- ABBEVILLE SC-ALEXANDER NC-ANDERSON SC-AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC- CABARRUS NC-CALDWELL NC-CATAWBA NC-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER SC- CLEVELAND NC-DAVIE NC-ELBERT GA-FRANKLIN GA-GASTON NC-GRAHAM NC- GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREATER OCONEE SC-GREATER PICKENS SC- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-GREENWOOD SC-HABERSHAM GA-HART GA-HAYWOOD NC- HENDERSON NC-IREDELL NC-LAURENS SC-LINCOLN NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC- MCDOWELL NC-MECKLENBURG NC-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC- OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-POLK NC-RABUN GA-ROWAN NC- RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SPARTANBURG SC-STEPHENS GA- SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-UNION SC-UNION NC-YANCEY NC-YORK SC- 607 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANYING IT. TEMPERATURES REMAIN AROUND FREEZING EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS ALONG I-40 WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WSWGSP ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE...AND EVEN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY OCCUR. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FFAGSP ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. STRONG WIND FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL EXIST TODAY AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT STRONG WINDS COULD BE SEEN ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. AGAIN...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NPWGSP FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...AND STRONG WINDS COULD BE TRANSPOSTED TO THE SURFACE BY THESE STORMS. A SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK HAS BEEN ISSUED...AND REFER TO SPSGSP FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... COLD AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT AND WITH THE ADDITION OF NORTHWEST WINDS AND UPSLOPE MOISTURE...SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THOSE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES BORDERING TENNESSEE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM OUTLOOK...SPSGSP...ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. 55
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1211 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2004 NCZ057-071-072-082-SCZ009-011>014-019-062200- ABBEVILLE SC-CABARRUS NC-CHESTER SC-GREENWOOD SC-LAURENS SC- MECKLENBURG NC-ROWAN NC-UNION SC-UNION NC-YORK SC- 1211 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE AND AN AREA OF INCREASING INSTABILITY JUST TO OUR SOUTH...WILL GIVE RISE TO A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING STRONG OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE ZONE OF INSTABILITY...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WEAK TORNADOES. THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY FROM ELBERTON AND GREENWOOD...NORTHEAST TO CHESTER AND MONROE. AREAS JUST TO THE NORTH ARE UNDER A SIMILAR...BUT SMALLER THREAT. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DISPATCHERS SHOULD ENSURE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. RWH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
After an extended period of heavy rainfall, the French Broad River gradually rose and overflowed its banks near Rosman, flooding some low lying spots around town. Flooding eventually developed downstream at Blantyre.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2004
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: 5388154.