Georgia, 2010

Flash Flooding in Georgia, January 24 to 25, 2010

January 24 to 25, 2010 · NWS GSP · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Widespread heavy rain affected the region ahead of a slow moving cold front. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches were common across northeast Georgia.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Widespread heavy rain affected the region ahead of a slow moving cold front. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches were common across northeast Georgia. Flash flooding developed as a result of the heavy rain falling on already saturated ground.

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 Jan 24, 7:44 PM EST, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 7:44 PM EST, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
744 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY
MONDAY...BEFORE COOL NORTHWEST FLOW SETTLES IN THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH
THURSDAY...WHILE ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPS AND APPROACHES THE
AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
SENDING A QUICK UPDATE TO EXPAND AREAL COVERAGE OF TORNADO WATCH 11
NORTH AND EAST TO INCLUDE MOST OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 06Z.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...SFC OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT MOST OF THE CWA
REMAINS UNDER COOL STABLE CAD AT 1930Z. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT
THE WEDGE IS BEGINNING TO ERODE ACROSS THE LAKELANDS...WHERE
TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM46 AT LAURENS TO 64 AT NEWBERRY. LOCAL WRF
AND NAM WIND AND TEMPERATURE FIELDS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE CAD RETREATING NE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING
THE I-85 AND I-77 CORRIDORS BY 0Z. EAST OF THE WEDGE FRONT...SFC
BASED CAPES SHOULD RANGE FROM 100-300 J/KG. VEERING LLVL WINDS
COUPLED WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE H85 JET WILL YIELD HELICITY VALUES
OF 300-400 M2/S2. STABILITY AND HELICITY VALUES WILL REMAIN UNTIL
CONVECTION SWEEPS EAST OF THE CWA...POSSIBLY KEEPING A HEIGHTEN
THREAT OF SVR WEATHER UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IT APPEARS THAT
THE PEAK PERIOD AND AREA OF SVR THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND POSSIBLE
TORNADOES MAY EXIST ACROSS BROAD RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN 0Z-4Z.

WIND PROFILES WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF RAIN WITH CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS
TO TRACK SSW TO NNE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THIS MAY INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES WITH PROLONG
TRAINING. OTHERWISE...LINGERING UPSLOPE FLOW...PW GREATER THAN 1.3
INCHES...AND SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN SHIELD SHOULD RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD 2-3 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...POSSIBLY 4 INCHES ACROSS THE
SW RIDGES. THE GOING FLASH FLOOD WATCH TIMING AND PLACEMENT LOOKS
GOOD.

THE APPROACH AND EVENTUAL PASSAGE OF A SFC LOW AND PLACEMENT OF THE
CAD BOUNDARY WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS AND GUSTS POTENTIAL ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. AT 1930Z...GUSTS ACROSS THE
MIDLAND RANGED FROM THE L20S TO 30 KTS. I WILL KEEP A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE PIEDMONT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

ON MONDAY...LARGE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NORTH ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH THE DAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO PUSH EAST THROUGH THE DAY...YIELDING CAA ACROSS THE CWA. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT MIXING HEIGHTS MAY REACH 3-5 KFT MON
AFTERNOON. MODERATE MIXING...CAA...AND 6-8 MB PRESSURE GRADIENT
SHOULD SUPPORT WIDESPREAD GUSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS FORECAST AREA MON
AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS THAT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS COMBINED
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. I WILL
HIGHLIGHT WITH A WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS ACROSS THE MTNS WILL LIFT
COOL MOIST AIR ACROSS THE WEST FACING SLOPES. I WILL PAINT THE TN
BORDER WITH A CHC OF SHRA...POSSIBLY SOME SN OVER THE RIDGES BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 245 PM SUNDAY...A BELT OF STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLIES WILL
REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS ACROSS THE HIGH
TERRAIN...WHILE GUSTS WILL PICK UP WITH MIXING AGAIN E OF THE MTNS
LATE TUE MORNING. MOISTURE IN THE WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE
MTNS WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASINGLY COLD PROFILES TO PRODUCE
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WRN NC MTNS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD DRY UP QUICKLY TUE NIGHT...BUT A CONSENSUS OF
MODEL QPF AND EXPECTED 13 TO 1 SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS SUGGEST SOME
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH ALONG THE TN BORDER. WINTER
WEATHER AND/OR WIND ADVISORY PRODUCTS MAY BE NEEDED BY MONDAY FOR
THE EARLY SHORT RANGE ACROSS PARTS OF THE NC MTNS.

HEIGHTS WILL STEADILY RISE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED. ZONAL FLOW WILL
DEVELOP ALOFT ALONG WITH SFC HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE AREA. DRY
PROFILES PRODUCING FULL SUN WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REBOUND TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL VALUES WED AFTN.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM SUNDAY...A SRN STREAM SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS STATES WILL
SLOWLY OPEN UP AND DAMPEN AS IT MOVES EAST WED NIGHT THROUGH THU.
HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM WILL PHASE WITH A DIGGING NRN STREAM WAVE TO
CARVE OUT A TRUOGH TO THE WEST THU THROUGH FRI. BETTER MOISTURE WILL
INITIALLY LAY OVER ACROSS THE NRN TIER WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A WEAK
COLD FRONT THURSDAY. BOTH TIMING AND THERMAL DIFFERENCES APPEAR IN
THE MODELS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. NRN TIER GFS PROFILES ARE QUITE A
BIT COLDER THAN THE ECM AS DEEPER MOISTURE AND LOW PRESSURE APPROACH
FROM THE WEST. THE FORECAST TIMING AND PROFILES WILL BE A BLEND OF
THE FASTER GFS AND SLOWER ECM...WHICH IS VERY NEAR THE GFS ENSEMBLE
MEAN FORECAST THU THROUGH FRI. THIS SHOULD RELEGATE ANY PTYPE
PROBLEMS TO THE FAR NRN TIER NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE ON THE WARM
ADVECTION SIDE OF THE SYSTEM INTO FRI.

THE DEEPEST MOISTURE AND FORCING WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY WITH THE
PASSAGE OF UPPER JET RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS
THE LOW MOVES EAST ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IN A
COMMA HEAD TRAILING THE LOW SHOULD THEN TRANSIT THE AREA
SATURDAY...WITH FALLING THICKNESSES POSSIBLY CAUSING A CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CAREFULLY THROUGH
THE WEEK FOR POSSIBLE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. DRIER NW FLOW WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE DEPARTING E COAST TROUGH ON SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...EXPECT OCNL MVFR CIG KCLT...OTHERWISE IFR
CIGS WITH OCNL LIFR AND GUSTY VRBL WINDS IN SHWRS AND SCT TSTMS THRU
THIS EVE. CIG/VSBY SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER FROPA AND WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SWING SW-W FOR THE OVERNIGHT...NW AT KAVL. EXPECT MVFR
AROUND DAYBREAK...IMPROVING TO VFR BY 14-15Z WHEN WINDS INCREASE
FROM THE SW TO W WITH G25KT...NW KAVL.

OUTLOOK...VFR AND GUSTY CONDITIONS EAST OF THE MTNS MON AFTN. NW
FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE MTNS...WITH PSBL MVFR CIGS AT
KAVL...MON NIGHT-TUE NGHT. FAIR WX WED AND THU...ANOTHER FRONT FRI.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-
     018-026-028-029.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018-
     026-028-029.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ026-028-
     029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-
     048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ033-035>037-
     048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ036-037-
     056-057-069>072-082.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-
     068>072-082.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007-
     010>012-019.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ006>014-
     019.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY FOR SCZ008-009-013-014.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...HG/NED/RB
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...RB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 7:43 PM EST, 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
743 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001-004-
260045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
743 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ026-028-029-SCZ006-007-010>012-019-260045-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-
ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD-
743 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 11 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-260045-
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-
743 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

SCZ002-003-005-260045-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER PICKENS-
743 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 11 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

NCZ035-068-260045-
ALEXANDER-CLEVELAND-
743 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

SCZ008-009-013-014-260045-
CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER-
743 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 11 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 24, 6:51 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
651 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

NCZ068-501>506-508-510-250045-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-CLEVELAND-EASTERN MCDOWELL-EASTERN
POLK-GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS-
651 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT BURKE...CALDWELL...POLK...MCDOWELL...
RUTHERFORD AND WESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EST...

AT 645 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
GUSTY...HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OUT OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND WILL CROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS THROUGH
MID-EVENING.

* A PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL
  EFFECT GREATER LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION AND FOREST CITY
  AMONG OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE THREAT AREA.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

CSH
Special weather statement, Jan 24, 6:56 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
656 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

SCZ007-250100-
SPARTANBURG-
656 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...STRONG STORM TO AFFECT SPARTANBURG COUNTY THROUGH 800 PM
EST...

AT 648 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL OVERSPREAD
THE COUNTY THROUGH MID-EVENING. STORMS SPREADING IN FROM GREENVILLE
COUNTY WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF 40 MPH WINDS AND TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

CSH
Local storm report, Jan 24, 7:00 PM EST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
700 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CLEMSON                 34.68N 82.81W
01/24/2010                   PICKENS            SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            DOWNS LOOP ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0645 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PICKENS                 34.88N 82.71W
01/24/2010                   PICKENS            SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            CITY LAKE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO 12 INCHES OF WATER ON
            ROADWAY.

&&

HG
Local storm report, Jan 24, 7:03 PM EST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
703 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HENDERSONVILLE          35.32N 82.46W
01/24/2010                   HENDERSON          NC   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            FLOODING ALONG MUD CREEK.

&&

HG
Local storm report, Jan 24, 7:05 PM EST, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
705 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 N DANA                35.39N 82.38W
01/24/2010                   HENDERSON          NC   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            FLOODING ALONG CLEAR CREEK.

&&

HG
Local storm report, Jan 24, 7:46 PM EST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
746 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HENDERSONVILLE          35.32N 82.46W
01/24/2010                   HENDERSON          NC   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            FLOODING ALONG BAT FORK CREEK.

&&

HG

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3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Stephens

When
January 24, 8:00 PM EST to January 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Stephens County, 2.23 mi NW of Eastanollee to 1.49 mi N of Eastanollee
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
34.540, -83.281

Several areas of stream flooding developed across the southern half of the county. Roads closed by flood waters included Broad River Rd, North Ave and Avalon Rd, all of which were on the southast side of the county.

Flash Flood, Elbert

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Elbert County, 2.34 mi ENE of Nickville to 2.12 mi ENE of Nickville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
34.138, -82.965

Little Dove Creek overflowed the bridge on Hobbs Noggle Rd.

Flash Flood, Elbert

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Elbert County, 1.31 mi W of Cauthen to 0.32 mi SW of Cauthen
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
34.053, -82.843

Bullards Ferry Rd and Addison Rd were closed due to flooding.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 211234, 212575, 212577.