North Carolina, 2013

Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, July 9 to 10, 2013

July 9 to 10, 2013 · NWS GSP · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Another day of showers and thunderstorms over western North Carolina. The storms increased in intensity into the evening hours, with a few storms reaching severe limits.

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
5

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.

Another day of showers and thunderstorms over western North Carolina. The storms increased in intensity into the evening hours, with a few storms reaching severe limits. Flash flooding also affected a couple locations.

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 Jul 9, 6:55 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 6:55 PM EST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
755 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY DEEPEN OVER THE
EAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF EARLY EVENING...SCATTERED CLUSTERS OF DEEP CONVECTION CONTINUE
TO FORM ACROSS NE GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO AS LONG AS THERE IS SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY. SUPPLY
STILL LOOKS AMPLE AS OF 23Z...WHICH INDICATES THIS SHOULD CONTINUE
WELL INTO THE EVENING. SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT...THE STORMS WILL BE
SLOW TO MOVE AND SHOULD PRODUCE ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NO
BIG CHANGES FOR NOW...BUT WILL TWEAK THE POP AND TEMPS BASED ON
TRENDS ON RADAR.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

AS OF 230 PM EDT TUESDAY...THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE REGION HAS BECOME
QUITE UNSTABLE THIS AFTN WITH SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES AVERAGING
AROUND 3000 J/KG ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. THE LLVL FLOW AS
BACKED AND THERE IS MODEST CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND NC
BLUE RIDGE. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN THIS AREA.
A COUPLE WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW SHORT WAVE TROUGHS WILL WORK ACROSS THE
REGION INTO THE EVENING.

AS NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...PERSISTENCE STILL
LOOKS TO BE A GOOD WAY TO GO WITH THIS AFTERNOON/S FORECAST.
SO...MUCH LIKE YDAY...CONVECTION SHOULD INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTN
HOURS AND PEAK SOMETIME DURING THE EVENING. THE WRN UPSTATE...NE GA
AND THE SRN AND CENTRAL NC MTNS SHOULD SEE THE GREATEST COVERAGE AS
THEY ARE UNDER THE BEST DEFINED SHORT WAVE FEATURE THAT I CAN SEE ON
THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RUC. HOWEVER...WITH HIGH INSTABILITY AND
NO CAP...A STRONG...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT
ANYWHERE. WITH WEAKLY DIFFLUENT DEEP LAYER THICKNESSES AND LLVL
WINDS INCREASING A BIT FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING CELLS SHOULD
MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND MAY CONSOLIDATE INTO LARGER CLUSTERS LIKE THEY
DID LAST NIGHT. THIS MEANS A FEW AREAS OVER THE REGION ARE LIKELY TO
SEE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. HOWEVER...OWNING TO THE RATHER ISOLATED
NATURE OF THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AND DIFFICULTLY NAILING DOWN WHERE
IT WILL HAPPEN...I WILL NOT ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS
EVENING.

DESPITE WEAK FORCING...INCREASING LAYER RH/S AND A SHARPENING UPPER
TROPOSPHERIC THROUGH SHOULD SUPPORT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WED AFTN AND EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT 230 PM EDT TUESDAY...AND UPPER TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE
EASTERN USA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT....PHASING WITH AND EASTERLY WAVE
OVER FL. THE TROUGH AXIS PROGRESSES TO THE EAST COAST ON BY
FRIDAY...DIGGING TO NORTH FL. A BAND OF MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NE GA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT....WHILE A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. LOW LEVEL FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
BE LIGHT WESTERLY...LIMITING WEAK OROGRAPHIC LIFT TO THE WEST SIDE
OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE FRONT SLOWLY CROSSES OUR AREA ON THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS SHOW DRIER AIR WORKING INTO OUR AREA
BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY.

ABOVE NORMAL POPS WILL BE CARRIED AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN DEEP
MOISTURE...FAVORING THE TN BORDER AREA. THE GREATEST POPS WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. POPS WILL DECREASE ON FRIDAY IN DRIER AIR...BUT WITH SOME
MOISTURE BANKED UP AGAINST THE BLUE RIDGE...THE GREATEST POPS WILL
BE CARRIED THERE. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE FROM SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL TO ALMOST 10 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL AS HEIGHTS FALL ALOFT.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN A
MOIST AIR MASS.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT 230 PM EST TUESDAY...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE ALONG THE EAST COAST
ON FRIDAY NIGHT...AS A NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH REMAINS PHASED WITH
AND EASTERLY WAVE...BETWEEN UPPER RIDGES ON THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND
THE GREAT PLAINS. THE NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH PROGRESSES INTO EASTERN
CANADA ON SUNDAY...WHILE THE EASTERLY WAVE MOVES WEST ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO. THE UPSTREAM UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST AND BUILD
OVER THE OH AND TN RIVER VALLEYS ON MONDAY...AND WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON TUESDAY.

A STATIONARY FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED FROM THE COASTAL PLAIN
OF THE CAROLINAS TO SOUTH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL EXTEND FROM SE CANADA TO THE TN RIVER VALLEY. THE FRONT WEAKENS
NEAR THE COAST ON SUNDAY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
APPALACHIANS. THIS HIGH MOVES LITTLE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THE MODELS SHOW MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT LINGERING OVER
OUR AREA IN A LIGHT ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE FLOW OVER THE BOUNDARY. EVEN
WITH THE FRONT DISSIPATING... A LIGHT EASTERLY LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL KEEP CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER OUR AREA INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW NORMAL
INITIALLY UNDER THE UPPER TROUGH...WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL AS HEIGHTS
RISE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE UPPER RIDGE. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL
BE NEAR NORMAL AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND CLOUDS PERSIST.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...VERY UNSTABLE THIS EVENING. SHOWERS WERE FORMING OVER THE
PIEDMONT AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN AREA AND COVERAGE AS LONG
AS INSTABILITY IS PRESENT...SO HAVE INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP FOR THE
FIRST TWO HOURS FOR THUNDERSTORMS. CEILING AND VSBY COULD EASILY BE
IFR IF THE CORE OF A STORM MOVES RIGHT OVER THE AIRFIELD...AND WITH
THE SLOW MOVEMENT...IT COULD PERSIST FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR. THE
STORMS SHOULD BECOME LESS NUMEROUS ONCE THE INSTABILITY IS USED UP
LATER THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT...THE SITUATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY...SO PERSISTENCE IS A GOOD FORECAST. THINK WE WILL HAVE AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF MVFR STRATUS STARTING BEFORE DAYBREAK...WHICH
WILL MORPH INTO A CU FIELD AFTER SUNRISE STARTING WITH BASES IN THE
020-030 RANGE. THIS WILL SCATTER OUT ONCE AGAIN DURING MIDDAY...
FOLLOWED BY MORE SCATTERED STORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
HEATING. IN GENERAL...WIND WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE S TO SW AWAY FROM
THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.

ELSEWHERE...STORMS ARE A BIT MORE NUMEROUS APART FROM KHKY...SO WILL
HAVE TO AMEND ACCORDINGLY IF ONE DRIFTS OR FORMS NEAR A TAF SITE.
WITH A PERSISTENT SCENARIO...WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IS A GOOD
INDICATOR OF THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE OF THE SAME TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLACES THAT HAD RAINFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS
WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE MVFR OR IFR STRATUS/FOG AROUND DAYBREAK.

OUTLOOK...THERE COULD ALSO BE MVFR OR IFR CLOUDS/FOG AROUND DAYBREAK
AND THROUGH MID MORNING ON ANY DAY THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS/STORMS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL STILL OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...CONTINUING THE CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND MORNING RESTRICTIONS IN LOW CLOUDS.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            00-06Z        06-12Z        12-18Z        18-24Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH  91%     MED   67%     LOW   59%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH  89%     LOW   58%     MED   64%
KAVL       HIGH  86%     HIGH  85%     MED   64%     MED   68%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH  98%     MED   64%     MED   60%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH  82%     MED   62%     MED   64%
KAND       HIGH 100%     MED   77%     LOW   58%     MED   60%

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

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JAT
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY/PM
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...PM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 3:02 PM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
402 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-102015-
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-
402 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...
POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING
THE PRIMARY HAZARD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
MAY SUPPORT SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE
HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

07

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 6:41 PM EST, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
741 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

SCZ009-014-100030-
CHESTER-YORK-
741 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN CHESTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...

AT 737 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BULLOCK CREEK...OR 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  LOWRYS...
  MCCONNELLS...

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

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

LAT...LON 3475 8148 3476 8145 3477 8146 3479 8146
      3481 8147 3497 8132 3480 8111 3464 8135

ARK
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 6:44 PM EST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
744 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

SCZ010-011-100030-
ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-
744 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ABBEVILLE AND SOUTHERN
ANDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...

AT 741 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF STARR...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BROADWAY LAKE...
  BELTON...
  HONEA PATH...

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN 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 INSIDER AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

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

LAT...LON 3427 8266 3442 8278 3464 8245 3463 8245
      3458 8242 3456 8242 3449 8232 3447 8231
      3441 8225 3439 8228

ARK
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 6:52 PM EST, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
752 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

NCZ053-065-100030-
BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
752 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...

AT 748 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAIRVIEW...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN
ASHEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  SWANNANOA...

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH 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 INSIDER AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3562 8238 3552 8223 3542 8242 3552 8256

KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:05 PM EST, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
805 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

NCZ048-049-053-100045-
BUNCOMBE-MADISON-YANCEY-
805 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL YANCEY...EASTERN MADISON
AND NORTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

AT 800 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARNARDSVILLE...OR 10 MILES
NORTH OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BARNARDSVILLE...

DIME SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN 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 INSIDER AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3592 8239 3577 8225 3561 8250 3575 8264

KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:14 PM EST, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
814 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

SCZ012-100100-
LAURENS-
814 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LAURENS COUNTY THROUGH
900 PM EDT...

AT 811 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF JOANNA...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
NEWBERRY...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  JOANNA...

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN 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 INSIDER AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

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

LAT...LON 3424 8201 3426 8203 3462 8203 3462 8192
      3458 8187 3460 8185 3455 8173 3456 8168
      3452 8164 3444 8173 3436 8178 3431 8188
      3426 8190 3424 8199

ARK

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2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Buncombe

When
July 9, 7:20 PM EST
Where
Buncombe County, 1.12 mi E of Barnardsville
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
35.780, -82.450

Numerous trees were blown down in the Barnardsville area.

Hail, Iredell

When
July 9, 9:05 PM EST
Where
Iredell County, 0.89 mi NE of Shinnville
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.680, -80.810

Flash Flood, Lincoln

When
July 9, 9:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Lincoln County, 2.3 mi SSE of Pumpkin Center to 2.65 mi SSE of Pumpkin Center
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.492, -81.128

The Amity Lane bridge was washed out in the Trinity Farms neighborhood. The same location was damaged by an earlier flash flood at the end of June.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander

When
July 9, 9:50 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Alexander County, 2.15 mi SSE of Bethlehem
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.800, -81.310

Public report of trees blown down near Bethlehem.

Flash Flood, Caldwell

When
July 9, 11:23 PM EST to July 10, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Caldwell County, 4.02 mi SE of Grace Chapel to 5.42 mi SE of Grace Chapel
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
35.774, -81.336

Twenty third Ave Pl between 4th and 5th street was flooded and closed by a tributary of Falling Creek.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 470480, 470719, 470767, 470770, 471629.