From 3 to 5 inches of rain fell over parts of the south and east facing slopes of the southern Appalachian Mountains during the day on the 28th and early morning of the 29th. This caused a few areas of flash flooding in the mountains of northeast Georgia.
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From 3 to 5 inches of rain fell over parts of the south and east facing slopes of the southern Appalachian Mountains during the day on the 28th and early morning of the 29th. This caused a few areas of flash flooding in the mountains of northeast Georgia.
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 Nov 28, 1:11 PM EST, 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
111 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTH TODAY
AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY....FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER AREA OF CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AT 110 PM EST... SURFACE LOW OVER EAST TN CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHWARD KEEPING THE CWA UNDER THE WARM CONVEYOR BELT WITH HIGH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES STREAMING ACROSS AREA. BEST QG FORCING
WILL AFFECT THE REGION DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY TONIGHT. BOTH GFS AND NAM ARE CONSISTENT IN PLACING THE AXIS
OF STRONGEST VERTICAL MOTION AND DEEPEST MOISTURE RIGHT OVER THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AT 00Z TUESDAY THEN SWINGING IT NORTHWARD OUT OF
THE AREA OVERNIGHT. DRY SLOT BEGINS TO AFFECT FAR WESTERN ZONES
THIS EVENING WITH CONTINUED EASTWARD PROGRESSION OVERNIGHT. THUS
IT APPEARS THAT HEAVIEST RAIN WILL AFFECT THE FLOOD WATCH AREA
DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. PLAN TO
CONTINUE WATCH UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL DRYING TREND BECOMES
MORE EVIDENT. MINOR DIFFERENCES EXIST IN PLACEMENT OF UPPER LOW
TRACK TO OUR WEST AND NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY... BUT
THE MODELS ARE SIMILAR IN MOVING A MOISTURE MAX ACROSS THE AREA
FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY. THICKNESSES LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTHWARD FROM
THE SURFACE LOW. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW
WILL PROVIDE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT FORCING DURING TUESDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF MOISTURE AND UPWARD MOTION WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER
ROUND OF PRECIPITATION... ALTHOUGH WITH MUCH SMALLER AMOUNTS THAN
ARE EXPERIENCED TODAY. COLDER AIR WILL RESULT IN SOME SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A PERIOD OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW
COULD OCCUR IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS. SOME ACCUMULATION... AN
INCH OR SO... IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS... BUT AT THE
PRESENT TIME SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN MOST AREAS SHOULD BE
SUFFICIENTLY WARM TO MINIMIZE PROBLEMS. TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER
CONSIDERABLY AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COLD AIR WILL BE
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ZONES BY MORNING... BUT WILL NOT REACH THE
EAST UNTIL LATER IN THE MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY ARE
GOING TO BE IN THE 30S AND 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE 40S AND
50S EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY OR FALL
SLOWLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 AM MONDAY...THE CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL BE LOCATED OVER TN
TUESDAY MORNING...AND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. THE GFS
HAS THE LOW REACHING THE OH VALLEY BY TUESDAY EVENING...WHILE THE
NAM LAGS BEHIND IN EASTERN KY. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING THIS FEATURE IS
OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. A TROUGH TRAILING THE LOW CROSSES THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANYING THE LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD POOL IS
EXPECTED TO START OUT TUESDAY MORNING AS RAIN AT ALL BUT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS...AS SUPPORTED BY BLENDED MODEL THICKNESS NOMOGRAMS...AND
A TOP DOWN APPROACH USING BLENDED MODEL WET BULBS. AN EXAMINATION
OF MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATES THAT IF SURFACE WET BULBS WERE JUST A
BIT COOLER TUESDAY MORNING...AS THEY WILL BE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF OUR
AREA...SNOW LEVELS COULD BE LOWER.
SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN VALLEY FLOORS TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT
JUST AS POPS AND QPF DECREASE WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE LOW...
LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS TO AT MOST TWO INCHES ON THE HIGHEST RIDGE
TOPS. A WARM NOSE ALOFT IS NOTED IN MODEL SOUNDINGS LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...WHEN SLEET BECOMES POSSIBLE IN THE NC MOUNTAINS. EARLY
WEDNESDAY NORTHWEST FLOW SETS UP ALONG THE TN BORDER...BUT MOISTURE
RAPIDLY DECREASES...AND THE EVENT ENDS QUIETLY AS DAYTIME WARMING
ALLOWS A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BELOW WINTERTIME NORMALS ON TUESDAY UNDER
THE UPPER LOW...INCREASING TO JUST ABOVE MID WINTER VALUES ON
WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE JUST ABOVE MID WINTER VALUES
BOTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 245 AM MONDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL TROF AXIS WILL BE OFF TO THE
EAST BEGINNING 12Z THU AS S/W RIDGE BEGINS WORKING INTO THE REGION.
THESE GENERAL SYNOPTICS HAVE NOT CHANGED MUCH SINCE THE PREVIOUS
FCST...SO LITTLE CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXT PERIOD. STILL EXPECT A
LARGE THETA/E TROF TO ENCOMPASS THE SE REGION THU TO KEEP MAX TEMPS
A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AND VERY GOOD INSOLATION MODIFYING
THE AIR MASS PRODUCING AROUND NORMAL MAXES BY FRI. A CLIPPER SYSTEM
LOOSELY AGREED UPON BY THE OP MODELS WILL HAVE LITTLE MOISTURE TO
WORK WITH FRI...SO DONT ANTICIPATE MUCH MORE THAN SOME LOW END
-RASNSH ACROSS THE NRN MTN SPINE THROUGH 12Z SAT. A FAIRLY
STRONG...1032 MB...POLAR HIGH WILL BUILD IN QUICKLY ACROSS THE OH
VALLEY BEHIND THE S/W PASSAGE SAT AND GENERATE SOME MEASURE OF A
LOWER AIR MASS MIX WHILE THE SFC FLOW VEERS E/LY TO S/LY THROUGH
SUN. MODERATE MLVL SUBSIDENCE WILL KEEP THE ATMOS DRY THROUGH THE
LOWER LEVELS...WHILE SCT/BKN CI/ACU MOVES IN AHEAD OF A DEEPENING
SYSTEM WEST OF THE CWFA. SO...THINK CLOUD COVER AND AIR MASS MIX
WILL COMBINE TO KEEP MAX TEMPS A CAT OR SO BELOW NORMAL EVEN WITH
DEEP SW/LY FLOW SETTING UP SUN.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...CEILING AND VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER DURING THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON IN RAIN. ISOLATED CBS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WILL GUST TO AROUND 20
KT. DIRECTION WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHWEST BY 06Z BUT SPEEDS WILL
DECREASE A LITTLE AND REMAIN CLOSE TO 10 KT. .ELSEWHERE...SIMILAR TO
KCLT BUT CONDITIONS LOWERING EARLIER. BY 07Z... CEILING WILL BECOME
MVFR AROUND 15 HND FT WITH VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED EXCEPT 3 TO 5
MILES IN RAIN SHOWERS.
ELSEWHERE... IFR AND MVFR CEILINGS IN RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED CBS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. BY 06Z CEILING WILL BECOME MVFR AROUND 15 HND FT AND
VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED EXCEPT 3 TO 5 MILES IN RAIN SHOWERS. AFT 15Z
MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE WESTERN TERMINALS ESPECIALLY
KAVL.
OUTLOOK...GENERALLY VFR WEATHER. COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY.
AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR GAZ010.
NC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-
062>065-501>510.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
SC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007.
&&
SYNOPSIS...LGL
NEAR TERM...LGL
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...LGLHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 625 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 GAZ026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ007>014-019-291130- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC- CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 625 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY AND THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ017-018-SCZ001>006-291130- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE- 625 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY AND THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-291130- RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 625 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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. FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY AND THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-507-509-291130- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 625 AM EST MON NOV 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY AND THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. 07
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
125 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SE ROSMAN 35.13N 82.80W
11/28/2011 TRANSYLVANIA NC EMERGENCY MNGR
THE EAST FORK RIVER ROAD WAS PARTIALLY FLOODED NEAR THE
EAST FORK BAPTIST CHURCH.
1245 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 E BREVARD 35.23N 82.64W
11/28/2011 TRANSYLVANIA NC EMERGENCY MNGR
CASCADE LAKE ROAD WAS FLOODED BY THE LITTLE RIVER NEAR
MERRILL LANE.
&&
NEDThe Greer radar (KGSP), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Greenwood Dr and Lamb Rd were flooded on the north side of Dillard.
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