South Carolina, 2012Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 7, 2012
August 7, 2012 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped 2 to 4 inches of rain in a short period of time, resulting in areas of mainly urban flooding over northeast York County.
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- None recorded
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Slow moving thunderstorms dropped 2 to 4 inches of rain in a short period of time, resulting in areas of mainly urban flooding over northeast York County.
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 Aug 7, 7:17 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 7:17 PM EST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
817 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY.
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
815 PM UPDATE...THE STRONGER STORMS OVER THE CLT AREA CONTINUE TO
BACK BUILD AND ARE PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING CONDS WITH A FEW RAIN
GAUGES INDICATING 2 IN/HR RATES. THIS AND OTHER AREAS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR FUTURE FFW/S AS THIS REGION HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY SATURATED SOILS DUE TO TRAINING STORM CELLS THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS. MADE LITTLE CHANGES TO THE FCST AS RELATIVELY
STAGNANT CONDS PREVAIL CWFA/WIDE. MINOR T/TD...SKY AND POP
CHANGES WERE MADE.
430 PM UPDATE...NO NEED TO MAKE ANY SIGNFT CHANGES TO THE FCST.
TEMPS AND TD/S ARE REMAINING STEADY STATE IN A MOIST...YET STABLE
ENVIRONMENT. HIGH CHANCE AND LIKELY POPS STILL LOOK GOOD WITH
ONGOING CONVECTION AND SHOWER ACTIVITY.
AS OF 230 PM EDT...THE GROUND IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY SATURATED
ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA AS FAIRLY WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT LOCATIONS IN NE
GA...UPSTATE SC...THE SW NC MTNS...AND THE CLT METRO AREA.
FORTUNATELY...PRECIPITATION RATES HAVE NOT BEEN SPECTACULAR THIS
AFTN DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY FROM MORNING RAINFALL AND LOW
CLOUDS. CONVECTION IS ALREADY GOING ALONG THE MTN RIDGES...AND
COVERAGE SHOULD INCREASE THROUGHOUT AS DIVERGENCE FROM THE RIGHT
ENTRANCE REGION OF AN UPPER JETLET BUILDS OVER THIS VERY MOIST
AIRMASS. THE UPPER SUPPORT WILL GRADUALLY MIGRATE EAST ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING OFF TO THE
COASTAL PLAIN OVERNIGHT THROUGH WED.
THE ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO MAKE ISOLATED FLOODING FROM
RUNOFF LOOK MORE LIKELY...BUT WE ARE ONCE AGAIN LEFT WITHOUT A
PRIMARY FOCUS AREA. THE 850 MB CIRCULATION CENTER OVER SRN AL TODAY
SHOULD STAY SUPPRESSED TO OUR S AND CONTRIBUTE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
MOISTURE INFLUX OR LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE. SINCE THE AREAS OF BEST
FORCING STILL DO NOT LINE UP WITH THE LOWEST FFG GUIDANCE
AREAS...WILL ONCE AGAIN FOREGO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH BUT KEEP THE
MENTION IN THE HWO.
SOME GRADUAL DRYING WILL ARRIVE ALOFT FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT. THIS
COULD PRODUCE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MTN
VALLEYS. THE FOG MAY BECOME DENSE AT TIMES. ONCE THE MORNING LOW
CLOUDS/FOG BURN OFF...INSTABILITY SHOULD RAMP UP QUICKLY AS THE
BOUNDARY LAYER REMAINS MOIST AND 850 TO 500 MB LAPSE RATES STEEPEN
QUICKLY FROM THE NW. LESS IN THE WAY OF TRIGGERS WILL BE FOUND ON
WED...BUT WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL EXIST AND DELTA THETA E
VALUES AROUND 30 K WED AFTN WILL MAKE FOR A DECENT WET MICROBURST
THREAT WITH ANY CONVECTION. MAX TEMPS WILL REBOUND TO NEAR NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 120 PM TUESDAY...DIURNAL CONVECTION SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH
WED EVENING...GIVING WAY TO CLEARING SKIES AND NEAR-NORMAL MIN
TEMPS. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD ONCE AGAIN
BECOME MODERATELY...IF NOT STRONGLY UNSTABLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST ZONES. CONVECTION SHOULD FIRE BY MID-AFTERNOON IN THE
USUAL DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AREAS ALONG THE ESCARPMENT...AND NEAR
REMNANT BOUNDARY/SURFACE TROUGH W/IN INSTABILITY AXIS JUST
EAST/SOUTH OF THE AREA. WEAK SHEAR/FLOW IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN
LIMITED COVERAGE...SO WE WILL JUST FEATURE A SHOTGUN LOW CHANCE POP
FOR NOW. OWING TO VERY DRY MID-LEVELS/FORECAST DCAPE APPROACHING
1000 J/KG THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE STORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...HEIGHTS BEGIN TO FALL STRONGLY ACROSS
THE OHIO/MID MISS VALLEY...AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF
VORTICITY DIGS INTO THE MIDWEST. A MOIST WAA REGIME DEVELOPS IN
RESPONSE...SO ISOLATED/WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY. A STRONGLY FORCED COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH AND BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE IN THE
DAY FRIDAY. SPC HAS OUTLOOKED MUCH OF THE CWFA FOR DAY 4...WHICH
SEEMS REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF THE STRONG FORCING AND FORECAST
SOUNDING DEPICTION OF MODERATE CAPE VALUES. HOWEVER...THERE ARE SOME
ARGUMENTS AGAINST ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER FOR FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THE
FLOW ALOFT IS SOMEWHAT STRONG FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...THE
UNIDIRECTIONAL NATURE OF SHEAR PROFILES IS RESULTING IN A MAGNITUDE
OF ONLY 25 KT (AT BEST). ALSO...THERE MAY BE QUITE A BIT OF
CLOUDINESS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE MORNING...WHICH MAY MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE THE LEVEL OF INSTABILITY DEPICTED IN THE
SOUNDINGS. NEVERTHELESS...IT/S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE WON/T ESCAPE
SUCH AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG SYSTEM WITHOUT SEEING AT LEAST SOME
SEVERE WEATHER...SO THE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MENTIONED IN THE
HWO.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM TUESDAY...TROUGH AXIS AND COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS
THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...WITH SOLID CHANCE/LIKELY
POPS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN DECENT
AGREEMENT IN STALLING THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE CWFA OVER THE
WEEKEND...WITH MUCH DRIER AIR ADVECTING INTO THE AREA. AFTER A
STORMY FRIDAY/FRI NIGHT...THE WEEKEND MAY TURN OUT TO BE QUITE
PLEASANT...WITH TEMPS AVERAGING A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL...AND POPS/
POSSIBLY RH AVERAGING MUCH BELOW NORMAL.
THE MODELS SUGGEST AIR MASS MODIFICATION WILL OCCUR QUICKLY IN THE
WAKE OF THE DEPARTING TROUGH...AS BERMUDA HIGH ALLOWS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE/INSTABILITY TO RETURN. A MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN
SHOULD YIELD MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS...WITH ISOLATED TO
WIDELY SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION EXPECTED ON DAYS 6/7. TEMPS WILL
ALSO LIKELY TO CLIMB TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS BY THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...ONGOING CONVECTION NEAR THE AIRFIELD IS MAKING FOR TRICKY
WIND DIRECTIONS. WENT WITH A PREVAILING SE/LY...BUT ADDED A STRONGER
AND GUSTY VRB WIND IN THE TEMPO THROUGH 03Z. BASED ON THE STORM
LOCATIONS TO THE S...E...AND N OF THE TERMINAL WINDS COULD SWING
NE/LY OR SW/LY AS OUTFLOWS AND INFLOWS ARE GENERATED. DONT SEE A
GREAT CHANCE FOR STORMS CONTINUING AFT MIDNIGHT...BUT LINGERING
-SHRA IS PROBABLE. WITH MOIST SOUNDINGS AND CALM CONDS...EXPECT CIGS
TO LOWER INTO THE MVFR AND POSSIBLY IFR RANGE BEFORE DAYBREAK AND
PERSIST UNTIL AROUND NOON. TSTMS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR OR AT THE
AIRFIELD AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...A VERY LITTLE DEEP CONVECTIVE THREAT EXISTS AT ALL
TERMINALS UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON/S SCT TSTMS. EXPECT VERY MOIST
CONDITIONS TO HELP FORM MFVR/IFR CIGS AFT MIDNIGHT AT ALL SITES.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A DENSE FG THREAT AT KAVL...KHKY...AND KAND AS
DRIER MLVL AIR PUSHES IN AND ENABLES DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING
CONDS. WITH STAGNANT FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH A LOOSE P/GRAD...A RETURN
TO VFR AT ALL SITES WILL LIKELY TAKE UNTIL AROUND NOON AT ALL SITES.
OUTLOOK...A RETURN TO A MORE NORMAL SUMMERTIME DIURNAL TSTM PATTERN
IS EXPECTED ON WED AND THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW ON
FRI TO INCREASE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. DRIER HIGH
PRES WILL RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND.
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...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JDL
NEAR TERM...HG/SBK
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...JDL
AVIATION...SBK
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 2:32 PM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
332 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-081945-
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-
332 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING COULD RESULT WHERE
THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY AFFECT THE SAME LOCATION. IN ADDITION...
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS MAY
ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE REGION FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE FRONT...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
LANE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:30 PM EST, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
630 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
NCZ071-072315-
MECKLENBURG-
630 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHPARK MALL...OR 8 MILES
SOUTH OF CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO I-77 AT
I-85...CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...SOUTHPARK MALL...EASTLAND MALL...
PINEVILLE...MINT HILL AND MATTHEWS.
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3514 8064 3503 8077 3503 8079 3506 8090
3510 8092 3534 8087 3528 8067 3527 8066
3522 8058
07Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:40 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
640 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
SCZ014-072330-
CHESTER-
640 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY THROUGH
730 PM EDT...
AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CORNWELL...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHESTER. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
RICHBURG...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3455 8111 3455 8115 3470 8124 3483 8103
3482 8102 3461 8088
07Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:23 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
NCZ071-080015-
MECKLENBURG-
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MECKLENBURG COUNTY THROUGH 815
PM EDT...
AT 718 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM EAS MOVING NORTHEAST
FORM LAKE WYLIE.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO I-77 AT
I-85...CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...SOUTHPARK MALL...EASTLAND MALL...UNC
CHARLOTTE...PINEVILLE...PAW CREEK...HUNTERSVILLE AND CROFT.
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM
APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3502 8084 3502 8087 3511 8094 3506 8103
3515 8103 3517 8100 3525 8101 3535 8096
3536 8092 3537 8095 3546 8090 3539 8074
3535 8069 3530 8067
07Special weather statement, Aug 7, 7:20 PM EST, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
820 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
NCZ071-SCZ009-080100-
MECKLENBURG-YORK-
820 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN YORK AND
SOUTHWESTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...
AT 816 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TEGA CAY...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF ROCK HILL...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CAROWINDS...CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...SOUTHPARK MALL...PINEVILLE...
TEGA CAY...ROCK HILL...LAKE WYLIE AND FORT MILL.
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM
APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3503 8077 3503 8080 3500 8084 3505 8089
3501 8090 3498 8088 3493 8104 3508 8115
3515 8101 3517 8101 3527 8082 3509 8070
07Special weather statement, Aug 7, 7:21 PM EST, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
821 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
SCZ009-014-080100-
CHESTER-YORK-
821 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN CHESTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...
AT 816 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BULLOCK CREEK...OR 11 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO YORK...
MCCONNELLS...LOWRYS AND BULLOCK CREEK.
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM
APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3483 8101 3470 8137 3484 8146 3487 8147
3505 8115
07Special weather statement, Aug 7, 7:22 PM EST, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
822 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
NCZ036-056-057-069-071-072-080100-
CABARRUS-CATAWBA-IREDELL-LINCOLN-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-
822 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LINCOLN...NORTHERN
MECKLENBURG...NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS...SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA...
SOUTHEASTERN IREDELL AND SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM
EDT...
AT 819 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE NORMAN...OR 17 MILES
EAST OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
NORMAN...TERRELL...MOUNT ULLA...MOORESVILLE...LANDIS...
ENOCHVILLE...DENVER...DAVIDSON...CORNELIUS AND CHINA GROVE.
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3539 8096 3539 8097 3540 8096 3540 8099
3554 8108 3576 8071 3553 8055
07Flash Flood, York
- When
- August 7, 7:30 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 5.67 mi N of Ft Mill to 3.87 mi NNW of Ft Mill
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.102, -80.935
A road was closed due to high water at the intersection of highway 21 and Regent Parkway. The intersection of Altura Road and Pleasant Road were also closed due to flooding. A stream of water several inches deep was reported to be running across the south bound lanes of interstate 77 adjacent to Carowinds. Finally, a road was closed due to high water at the intersection of Pleasant Road and Steele Creek Road.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Tennessee, August 7, 20121 death · 1 event
- Heat in California, August 7, 20121 death · 1 event
- Hail in Wisconsin, August 7, 2012$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, August 7, 2012$456,000 · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Georgia, August 7 to 8, 2012$250,000 · 7 events
- Hail in Nebraska, August 7, 2012$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Arizona, August 7, 2012$105,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Alabama, August 7, 2012$50,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 7, 2012$35,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 7, 2012$30,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, August 7, 2012$30,000 · 1 event
- Drought in Iowa, August 7 to 28, 201221 events
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: 409630.