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 Aug 31, 2:22 AM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
322 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
KGSP STP RADAR PRODUCT INDICATES THAT A LARGE AREA ALONG AND EAST
OF I-77 RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN DURING THE PAST 24 HRS. RADAR
ESTIMATES AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES INDICATE THAT SEVERAL LOCATIONS
EAST OF I-85 AND 77 RECEIVED BETWEEN 2-3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
SPOTS SEEING OVER 5 INCHES. CURRENTLY...AN AREA OF SHRA AND TSRA
IS MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AND A
STRONG CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER UNION NC...EXPECTED TO RESULT
IN FLASH FLOODING.
THE GFS IS THE PREFERRED MODEL SOLUTION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
JET DIVERGENCE AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION AHEAD OF ERNESTO. NHC TRACK AND THE
GFS INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CIRCULATION MAY PASS A
LITTLE FURTHER EAST. HPC QPF GUIDANCE HAS ALSO SHIFTED THE AXIS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL FURTHER EAST OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN AND CENTRAL NC.
GIVEN THE NEW TRACK AND QPF GUIDANCE FROM HPC AND THE GFS IT APPEARS
THAT THE NC PIEDMONT WILL SEE THE GREATEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE
CWA. WE EXPECT THAT THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF I-77 COULD SEE
WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 2-3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER VALUES. THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING...IN ADDITION TO THE
ONGOING EXPECTED FLOODING IN UNION NC. I WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE I-77 CORRIDOR FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ERNESTO PULLS NORTH OF THE FA TONIGHT AND RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY
LESSEN FROM THE SW...ESPECIALLY AFTER 12Z FRI. COVERAGE OF THE SHRA
AND TSRA SHOULD GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WESTERN UPSLOPE REGIONS OF
THE NC MTNS DURING THE DAY FRI. SCT SHRA AND TSRA COULD EXIST EAST
OF THE MTNS INTO FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS A H5 TROF AXIS SHIFTS EAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LITTLE CHANGED DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION...
WEATHER SHOULD GET INCREASINGLY SLOPPY AT ALL TAF SITES DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH CEILINGS IN AND OUT OF IFR/LIFR TO GO ALONG
WITH MVFR VISIBILITY IN AND OUT OF CONVECTIVE PRECIP. ALL SIGNS
CONTINUE TO POINT TO A LONG DURATION OF MVFR/IFR CEILING/VIS FOR THE
BETTER PART OF THE DAY AS STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW AND ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE
DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE CIRCULATION AROUND ERNESTO. FOLLOWING ALONG
WITH THE LATEST GFS...THE BEST FORCING FOR PRECIP SHOULD MOVE OUT
BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z FRIDAY. ALTHO PRECIP MIGHT END THIS EVENING...
EXPECT LOW CEILINGS/VIS TO PERSIST THURSDAY NIGHT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NCZ036-037-057-071-072-082 FROM 8 AM
THURSDAY TO NOON FRIDAY.
SC...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...PMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 608 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-011015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 608 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY RANGE FROM FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE NC PIEDMONT TO 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE NC MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77 TODAY AND POSSIBILITY INTO TONIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND COULD TRIGGER FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH (FFAGSP) IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77 THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ALSO...A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SPSGSP) IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE PIEDMONT WEST TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF FLOODING WOULD BE APPRECIATE. ALSO...PLEASE REPORT ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 3 INCHES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 555 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 NCZ033-035-049-050-053-056-063>065-068>070-501>510-SCZ003-006>009- 012>014-311800- AVERY-ALEXANDER-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HICKORY...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER 555 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO APPROACHES THE CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING. CLUSTERS OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS COULD ACCOMPANY THE BANDS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND POSSIBLY THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CAROLINAS. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING 2 INCHES AN HOUR. OVER THE PAST 24 HRS...RAIN HAS SATURATED THE SOIL AND HAS ELEVATED LEVELS ON STREAMS AND CREEKS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE OR URBAN AREAS... ESPECIALLY NEAR SMALL CREEKS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77 THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. NED
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 620 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 NCZ033-035-049-050-053-056-063>065-068>070-501>510-SCZ003-006>009- 012>014-311845- AVERY-ALEXANDER-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HICKORY...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER 620 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO APPROACHES THE CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING. CLUSTERS OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS COULD ACCOMPANY THE BANDS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND POSSIBLY THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CAROLINAS. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING 2 INCHES AN HOUR. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...RAIN HAS SATURATED THE SOIL AND HAS ELEVATED LEVELS ON STREAMS AND CREEKS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE OR URBAN AREAS... ESPECIALLY NEAR SMALL CREEKS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77 THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. NED
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
749 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE WAXHAW 34.97N 80.69W
08/31/2006 UNION NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
WATER FROM TWELVEMILE CREEK IS FLOWING OVER NEW TOWN
ROAD.
&&
NEDThe Columbia radar (KCAE), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:30 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water from Twelve Mile Creek flooded several roads, including Newton Rd and Beulah Church Rd. Also, Marvin Rd was closed near the Mecklenburg County line for a while and Marvin Creek flooded the bridge on Joe Kerr Rd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 2006
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: 5528683.