Widespread heavy rain affected western North Carolina during the two day period of December 22nd and 23rd. Parts of the southwest mountains had 4 to 5 inches of rain, while the western Piedmont had 2 to 3 inches.
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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.
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Widespread heavy rain affected western North Carolina during the two day period of December 22nd and 23rd. Parts of the southwest mountains had 4 to 5 inches of rain, while the western Piedmont had 2 to 3 inches. A few areas of duration flooding developed, though flooding was generally quite isolated. A severe thunderstorm also affected areas just west of Charlotte.
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 Dec 22, 2:16 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
216 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
COLD AND DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY AND WILL BE REINFORCED THROUGH END OF THE
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM...BAND OF WARM CONVEYOR BELT MOISTURE AND PRECIP HAS
SPREAD IN ACRS THE CWFA...SAVE FOR THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA ATTM.
THE BAND WILL STALL AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING THRU THE
OVERNIGHT...AS A SECOND SHORTWAVE ROUNDS THE BASE OF A LONGWAVE TROF
AXIS INVOF CENTRAL TX. GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON DELAYING THE
TAPERING OFF OF CATEGORICAL POPS FROM WEST TO EAST UNTIL LATE
OVERNIGHT THRU THE DAY ON MONDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...THE LEADING EDGE
HAS TAPPED INTO A LITTLE BIT OF INSTBY...WITH SPC MESOANALYSIS
SHOWING 250-500 J/KG OF SBCAPE. IT SEEMS TO NOT BE QUITE ENUF TO GET
LIGHTNING...BUT IS PRODUCING SO LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE LINE
SHUD CROSS CHARLOTTE AROUND 3-4 PM.
BEHIND THAT LINE...SEVERE THREAT IS DOWN WITH STABLE AIR. I DID
LEAVE IN SOME THUNDER MENTION INTO THIS EVENING...AS NAM STILL SHOWS
DOME MUCAPE. HOWEVER...THIS WILL PROBABLY BE JUST A FEW EMBEDDED
LIGHTNING STRIKES AT MOST. THE MAIN CONCERN HEADING INTO TONIGHT
WILL BE HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING. MUCH OF THE NC MTNS HAVE RECEIVED
1.5-2.5" OF RAIN SINCE IT BEGAN EARLY THIS MORNING. I STUCK CLOSE TO
THE LATEST WPC QPF...WHICH ADDS AN ADDITIONAL 1-2" ACRS MOST OF THE
MTNS. THE AXIS OF GREATEST QPF IS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS...WHICH IS IN THE FLOOD WATCH. SO I DON/T SEE A NEED TO
MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE WATCH AT THIS TIME. EVEN THO RAIN IS
TAPERING OFF IN GRAHAM/SWAIN...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE...WITH THE
TUCKASEGEE APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. TEMPS ARE TRICKY...WITH STILL
NEAR RECORD WARMTH AHEAD OF PRECIP TO THE EAST...BUT BACK INTO THE
50S TO LWR 60S WITHIN THE RAIN SHIELD. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
NEARLY STEADY OR FALL SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS.
ON MONDAY...AS MENTIONED ABOVE...MODELS ARE DELAYING THE END OF
PRECIP FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY. THE TEMP FCST IS TRICKY.
EXPECTING LITTLE RISE IN TEMPS ANYWHERE IN THE CWFA...AND COLD AIR
BEGINS TO WORK IN FROM THE NW. USED THE RAW MODEL CONSENSUS FOR TEMP
TRENDS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM EST SUNDAY...THE MAIN CONCERN THROUGH THE SHORT RANGE
IS NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE MODEL GUIDANCE
SHOWS THE UPPER TROF AXIS HANGING BACK TO THE WEST OVER THE MS
VALLEY AND TN VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT. ANY REMAINING PRECIP OVER THE NC
PIEDMONT SHOULD QUICKLY EXIT TO THE EAST DURING THE EVENING. THE
LACK OF MID/UPPER FORCING MIGHT LEAD TO A BIT OF A LULL IN ACTIVITY
OVER THE NC MTNS IN SPITE OF THE LOW LEVEL FLOW COMING AROUND TO THE
NW WITH SOME RESIDUAL MOISTURE AROUND 850 MB. WILL KEEP THE CHC OF
PRECIP INTACT IN THE NW FLOW AREAS ALONG THE TN BORDER FOR THIS
FCST. THE LATEST GUIDANCE SHOWS A MORE VIGOROUS UPPER SYSTEM PASSING
JUST TO THE NORTH ON TUESDAY AS THE TROF LIFTS OUT. THIS SHOULD
BRING A SURGE IN COLDER AIR AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE UPSLOPE
AREAS DURING THE DAY. THE NAM IS ESPECIALLY AGGRESSIVE WITH ITS
REDEVELOPMENT OF SNOWFALL OVER THE NRN MTNS AROUND 18Z TUESDAY. WILL
BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THE MODELS ARE UNDERDONE WITH THE SNOWFALL
POTENTIAL GIVEN THE WET GROUND TO THE NW PROVIDING SOME EXTRA
MOISTURE FLUX. FOR THIS REASON...THE CHC OF SNOW SHOWERS WAS
EXTENDED INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AMOUNTS ARE STILL RELATIVELY
MINOR...BUT WILL NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE AN UPWARD TREND IN LATER
GUIDANCE. TEMPS WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL BY CHRISTMAS DAY...WHICH
SHOULD BE QUIET BUT COLD WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SITTING OVER
THE CAROLINAS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 1230 PM EST SUNDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE CONTINUES TO LOOK
RELATIVELY BENIGN. THE WESTERN CAROLINAS WILL REMAIN NEAR THE BOTTOM
OF AN UNDULATING LONG WAVE TROF THROUGH THE PERIOD...WHICH SHOULD
SERVE TO KEEP TEMPS BELOW NORMAL AT LEAST INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THE
PASSAGE OF A DEAMPLIFYING SHORT WAVE TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY SHOULD
DRIVE A REINFORCING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION WITH LITTLE TO NO
FANFARE. THAT SHOULD SUPPORT ANOTHER SURFACE HIGH THAT WILL CONTROL
OUR WEATHER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS IT SLIDES PAST TO THE NORTH. BOTH
THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW ANOTHER UPPER SYSTEM DIGGING DOWN OVER THE
SOUTHEAST NEXT WEEKEND...WHICH IN TIME COULD PROVE TO BE SOMEWHAT
INTERESTING. FOR NOW...BOTH MODELS LIMIT THE RESPONSE TO SOME PRECIP
DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE REMNANTS OF THE OLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF AND
FL PENINSULA AND OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. OUR FCST WILL REMAIN DRY
FOR NEXT WEEKEND...THE FIRST DRY WEEKEND SINCE THE WEEKEND AFTER
THANKSGIVING...WITH A MODERATING TREND IN TEMPS FOR SUNDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT THRU MONDAY. LEADING EDGE OF LARGE PRECIP SHIELD STILL
PROGGED TO REACH KCLT AROUND 21Z. AT TIME OF TAF ISSUANCE...THE LINE
WAS LOW-TOPPED WITH NO LGTNG STRIKES. HOWEVER...GIVEN PEAK HEATING
ACRS THE KCLT AREA...THE LINE MAY STRENGTHEN AND START PRODUCING
SOME LGTNG. SO WILL KEEP A TEMPO FROM 21-24Z FOR TS. HOWEVER...EVEN
THIS MAY PROVE OVERDONE. IF THE LINE DOESN/T GET GOING WITHIN NEXT
COUPLE HOURS...AN AMD MAY BE ISSUED TO REMOVE TS FOR THIS AFTN.
OTHERWISE...GUSTY SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE LINE...THEN LIGHTER AND VRB
ONCE THE PRECIP ARRIVES. GUIDANCE GENERALLY AGREES THAT MVFR CIGS
AND VSBY (WITH OCCASIONAL IFR VSBY) POSSIBLE WITH THE PRECIP. THEN
OVERNIGHT...THE FRONTAL BNDRY STALLS...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIP
WITH A SMALL POTENTIAL FOR TS. PERHAPS MORE IFR CONDITIONS AFTER
MIDNIGHT THRU DAYBREAK MONDAY WITH S/SWLY WINDS PICKING UP AGAIN.
CONDITIONS SHUD START TO IMPROVE TOWARD END OF TAF PERIOD...AS
PRECIP TAPERS OFF.
ELSEWHERE...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT THRU MONDAY. WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIVE CIGS AND VSBY ARE
EXPECTED IN MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH BAND OF
MOD-HVY PRECIP. GUIDANCE AND OVERALL TRENDS SUGGEST GENERALLY MVFR
CIGS AND VSBY (WITH OCCASIONAL IFR VSBY) IN RAIN TONIGHT. IFR CIGS
ARE SUPPORTED LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE ACTUAL FRONT...WITH
IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR OR EVEN VFR AT FOOTHILLS SITES LATE
TONIGHT...POSSIBLY IN CONNECTION WITH A SUBTLE WIND SHIFT JUST
BEHIND FRONTAL PASSAGE. VSBY MAY APPROACH IFR LATE TONIGHT...BUT
TIMING IS LATE IN THE FORECAST...AND CONFIDENCE LIMITED. WINDS HAVE
BECOME LGT/VRB WITHIN THE RAIN SHIELD AT ALL SITES...BUT SHUD RESUME
A S/SW DIRECTION...BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE GUSTY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
NW BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY.
OUTLOOK...THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA ON MONDAY...AND
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE MON AND TUESDAY TO VFR BY MID WEEK.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
19-01Z 01-07Z 07-13Z 13-19Z
KCLT MED 78% MED 60% MED 72% MED 72%
KGSP HIGH 85% MED 79% MED 68% MED 68%
KAVL MED 76% HIGH 87% MED 70% MED 65%
KHKY HIGH 91% HIGH 83% MED 73% MED 63%
KGMU HIGH 86% MED 78% MED 69% MED 63%
KAND HIGH 87% MED 70% LOW 59% MED 68%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY DEC 22ND...
AVL...56 IN 1923
CLT...60 IN 2011
GSP...61 IN 2011
RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY DEC 22ND...
AVL...71 IN 1970
CLT...72 IN 1889
GSP...70 IN 1970
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-
029.
NC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-
062>065-501>510.
SC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007-010.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...ARK
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...ARK
CLIMATE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1034 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ053-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>007-010- 231545- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-BUNCOMBE-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-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON- 1034 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA 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. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A LEADING EDGE OF WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY...AS IT ENTERS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE WIND SHEAR WILL STILL BE STRONG...ADDITIONAL STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LINE. IF THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES SUFFICIENTLY UNSTABLE...ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD ALSO DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-011>014-019-231545- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1034 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A LEADING EDGE OF WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY...AS IT ENTERS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE WIND SHEAR WILL STILL BE STRONG...ADDITIONAL STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LINE. IF THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES SUFFICIENTLY UNSTABLE...ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD ALSO DEVELOP. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE LINE OF STORMS. THIS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF URBAN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-231545- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- 1034 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... 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. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ADJACENT TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER. MAINLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WITH BE THE THREAT...BUT LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. ARK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1003 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
GAZ026-028-SCZ004-005-010-221545-
ANDERSON-FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-HART-
1003 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL PICKENS...
SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE...WEST CENTRAL ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN HART AND
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 AM EST...
AT 959 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAVONIA...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHWESTERN HART...SOUTHEASTERN
OCONEE...SOUTHERN PICKENS AND WESTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
FAIR PLAY...SANDY SPRINGS AND PENDLETON...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.
LAT...LON 3435 8309 3448 8319 3448 8318 3454 8311
3455 8312 3479 8273 3459 8256
MOORESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1232 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 GAZ028-029-SCZ010-011-221800- ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-ELBERT-HART- 1232 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN ANDERSON...NORTHERN ABBEVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN HART AND NORTH CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EST... AT 1229 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RUCKERSVILLE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... LOWNDESVILLE... IVA... SECESSION LAKE... ANTREVILLE... BROADWAY LAKE... HONEA PATH... PEOPLE IN NORTHERN ABBEVILLE...NORTHERN ELBERT...SOUTHEASTERN ANDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN HART COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IVA...SECESSION LAKE...ANTREVILLE AND HONEA PATH... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM. LAT...LON 3458 8245 3441 8226 3412 8279 3427 8292 NED
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
107 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
SCZ011-019-221830-
ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
107 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN GREENWOOD AND ABBEVILLE
COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EST...
AT 103 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF ANTREVILLE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF
ABBEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ABBEVILLE...
DUE WEST...
COKESBURY...
PEOPLE IN ABBEVILLE AND NORTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ABBEVILLE AND COKESBURY...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3410 8254 3424 8258 3448 8232 3435 8217
3433 8217 3433 8216 3431 8212 3431 8210
3424 8202
NEDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
112 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
SCZ012-221845-
LAURENS-
112 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LAURENS COUNTY THROUGH 145 PM
EST...
AT 107 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GRAY COURT TO BOYD
MILL POND...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
GRAY COURT...
LAKE GREENWOOD...
CROSS HILL...
CLINTON...
PEOPLE IN LAURENS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
HICKORY TAVERN...BOYD MILL POND...GRAY COURT...LAKE GREENWOOD...
LAURENS...CROSS HILL AND CLINTON...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3424 8202 3444 8229 3453 8225 3454 8224
3474 8215 3469 8204 3466 8200 3465 8195
3461 8192 3458 8187 3459 8186 3460 8184
3452 8168
NEDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
136 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
SCZ007-013-221900-
SPARTANBURG-UNION-
136 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN
SPARTANBURG COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH 200 PM EST...
AT 133 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ENOREE...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAURENS...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
CROSS KEYS...
BUFFALO...
PEOPLE IN CENTRAL UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CROSS KEYS AND BUFFALO...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3477 8155 3455 8158 3460 8184 3465 8196
3486 8186
NEDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 206 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 NCZ068-070-071-SCZ008-009-013-014-221930- CHEROKEE-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-UNION-YORK- 206 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MECKLENBURG... SOUTHERN GASTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND NORTHEASTERN UNION...YORK...NORTHWESTERN CHESTER AND EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH 230 PM EST... AT 204 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KINGS MOUNTAIN TO 5 MILES NORTH OF LOCKHART...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... BESSEMER CITY... DALLAS... LOWELL... MCCONNELLS... PEOPLE IN EASTERN CHEROKEE...NORTHEASTERN UNION...NORTHWESTERN CHESTER...SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND...SOUTHERN GASTON...SOUTHWESTERN MECKLENBURG AND YORK COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HICKORY GROVE...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LOCKHART...BESSEMER CITY...CROWDERS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...SOUTH GASTONIA...DALLAS...CLOVER...GASTONIA AND YORK... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM. LAKES WYLIE AND NORMAN ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. MOVE TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY. LAT...LON 3535 8089 3478 8109 3477 8160 3534 8141 NED
The Greer radar (KGSP), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:30 UTC.
2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down along Lowell Spencer Mountain Rd, with several power outages reported in Lowell.
Needmore road was closed due to flooding along the Little Tennessee River.
The Rocky River went into flood during the afternoon hours of the 23rd after widespread rainfall of around 3 inches fell over the headwaters of the river. Several roads were flooded along the Rocky River, including Stallings Road, Pharr Mill Road and Mt Pleasant Road. Back Creek also flooded a road near the intersection of Robinson Church and Stallings Roads near Middleton and Rocky Meadows Subdivisions.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, December 2013
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: 489891, 489606, 489607.