Slow moving thunderstorms dropped very heavy rain over parts of western North Carolina during the evening and overnight hours.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped very heavy rain over parts of western North Carolina during the evening and overnight hours.
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 Jun 5, 8:56 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
956 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE AREA THROUGH
LATE WEEK...AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST NEAR THE ATLANTIC
COAST FRIDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK INTO OUR AREA FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES BY MIDWEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 945 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...LOW AMPLITUDE UPPER TROF LOCATED OVER
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MIGRATE
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION OVER THE NEXT 12-24HRS. MEANWHILE...A
SERIES OF IMPULSES WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROF DURING
THE EARLY TO LATE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. UPPER LEVEL HEIGHT
FALLS WILL KEEP SKIES CLOUDY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
CAROLINAS THROUGH THE DAY. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE
STRONG MOISTURE ADVECTION INTO THE CWA THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROFILE
WITH FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOWING PWAT VALUES NEARING 2 INCHES BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THUS...KEPT CATEGORICAL POPS IN THE FORECAST
FOR MOST AREAS TOMORROW AS STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY
PERSIST. AS FOR ANY CONVECTION...LOOKS AS IF THE BEST CHANCES WILL
BE FURTHER NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT AS THE ATMOSPHERE IN THESE REGIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN LESS
WORKED OVER BY PRECIPITATION DURING THE EARLY MORNING/AFTERNOON
HOURS. INSTABILITY ACROSS THESE AREAS COULD TOP THE 1000J/KG MARK
AND BULK SHEAR VALUES NEARING 40KTS COULD SUPPORT SOME ORGANIZED
THUNDERSTORMS. ELSEWHERE...INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED THUS KEEPING
CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL DAMPENED. THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING TOMORROW...ESPECIALLY
ADJACENT TO HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DUE TO THE OVERALL
MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION
WILL BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AS PREDOMINANT SKY COVER AND
RAINFALL KEEP THE BOUNDARY LAYER COOL. LOOK FOR HIGHS ON THURSDAY
IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.
THE NEXT HEADLINE IN THE WEATHER IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA WHICH IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO TRAVEL UP THE EAST
COAST. AT THIS TIME...MODELS KEEP THE SYSTEM TO THE EAST...THUS
SPARING NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS FROM ANY MAJOR
IMPACTS. FURTHER UPDATES WILL FOLLOW ON ANDREA AS ADDITIONAL
GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 235 PM...WPC PREFERS THE 00 UTC ECMWF HANDLING OF THE TROPICAL
OR SUB-TROPICAL LOW SLOWLY ORGANIZING OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO. THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE ACTUALLY FAIRLY SIMILAR IN TRACKING
THE ALONG OR JUST A LITTLE WAYS INLAND ALONG THE SE COAST. THE GFS
IS ABOUT 12 HOURS FASTER THAN THE ECMWF HOWEVER. THE 12 UTC RUN OF
THE CMC ALSO TAKES THE LOW ACROSS THE NRN FL PENINSULA AND RIGHT
ALONG THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY. THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE
MUCH TOO FAR TO THE WEST AND HAS BEEN DISCARDED FOR THIS FORECAST
PACKAGE. WHILE STILL FAR FROM CERTAIN...THE DEVELOPING GLOBAL MODEL
CONSENSUS IMPLIES THAT THE THREAT OF HEAVY PCPN WILL STAY A LITTLE
EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. IN FACT...THE
LATEST WPC QPF PRODUCT VALID FROM 00 UTC FRIDAY THROUGH 00 UTC
SATURDAY HAS A PCPN MINIMUM OVER THE FORECAST AREA WITH HIGHER
TOTALS DOWN ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN AS WELL AS OVER EASTERN TN. AS
THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT NOTED...WE MAY BE FACING A BIGGER FLOODING THREAT
OVER THE NC MTNS ASSOCIATED WITH A SERIES OF WEAK NRN STREAM WAVES
AS THEY INTERACT WITH THE TROPICAL AIRMASS OVER THE REGION. THIS
WOULD INCLUDE BOTH THE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY TIME FRAME.
BY FRIDAY NIGHT EVEN THE SLOWER ECMWF WOULD HAVE THE COASTAL LOW
MOVING AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA...FOLLOWED BY SOMEWHAT DRIER
AIR AND DIMINISHING POPS OVERNIGHT. ON SATURDAY THE REGION WILL BE
UNDER MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH A SFC FRONT LIKELY MAKING
SLOW PROGRESS INTO THE FOOTHILLS. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR MORE
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. IN FACT...WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT...THERE WILL BE THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM WEDNESDAY...THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SE COAST RIDGING INTO THE CWA SAT
NIGHT INTO SUN. DESPITE PERSISTENT MOIST SWLY FLOW...MID LEVEL
INVERSION SHOULD LIMIT THE COVERAGE OF DIURNAL CONVECTION ESPECIALLY
OVER THE PIEDMONT. THEREFORE...HAVE INHERITED LOW END CHANCE POPS IN
THE MTNS WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ELSEWHERE. BY MONDAY...THE ECMWF
INDICATES THAT AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE EASTERN
STATES...PUSHING A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
LATE MON INTO TUE...REACHING NORTHERN FL BY WED. MEANWHILE...THE GFS
SUGGESTS UPPER RIDGING WILL PERSIST UNTIL AN UPPER TROUGH PUSHES THE
FRONT THRU THE REGION BY LATE WED. HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE ECMWF
WHICH IS FAVORED BY THE WPC AND POPS WERE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
TEMPS REMAIN NEAR NORMAL RANGE THRU THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...LOW END VFR TO MVFR CIGS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE ENTIRE
TAF PERIOD. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY.
ALTHOUGH LIMITED...INSTABILITY IN THE AFTERNOON COULD REACH LEVELS
HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SOME THUNDER...THUS WENT WITH A PROB30 FOR
TSRA AT 18Z. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND SOUTHEASTERLY.
ELSEWHERE...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE
WAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AFFECTING THE SC SITES WITHIN
THE NEXT 2-3 HRS...THUS WENT WITH TEMPO GROUPS FOR TSRA THROUGH NO
LATER THAN 05Z. OTHERWISE...MVFR TO HIGH END IFR CIGS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE PERIOD AT ALL OTHER SITES. LIKE KCLT ABOVE...SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL BE IN THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND DAYTIME HOURS
TOMORROW AS TROPICAL MOISTURE ADVECTS INTO THE REGION. MOST MODEL
GUIDANCE KEEPS THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVECTION TO THE NORTH OF THE
UPSTATE TOMORROW...THUS WENT WITH A PROB30 FOR TSRA BEGINNING AT
16-17Z FOR BOTH KAVL AND KHKY. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS NOT VERY
HIGH THAT SITES KAND...KGSP...AND KGMU WILL REMAIN FREE OF ANY
CONVECTION SO CHANGES WILL LIKELY COME AS NEWER GUIDANCE IS
AVAILABLE. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND WESTERLY.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
02-08Z 08-14Z 14-20Z 20-02Z
KCLT HIGH 90% HIGH 88% HIGH 98% HIGH 98%
KGSP MED 75% HIGH 96% MED 65% LOW 26%
KAVL MED 78% HIGH 91% HIGH 89% MED 61%
KHKY MED 63% HIGH 89% MED 67% MED 68%
KGMU MED 64% HIGH 90% MED 65% LOW 39%
KAND HIGH 81% HIGH 100% HIGH 88% MED 65%
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...JOH
NEAR TERM...CDG
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...JOH
AVIATION...CDGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 351 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 GAZ029-NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ008-009-011>014-019-062000- ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- 351 PM EDT WED JUN 5 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. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND MAY DROP LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...POSSIBLY LEADING TO A FEW AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY ORGANIZING OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND EVENTUALLY MOVE UP THE SOUTHEAST COAST THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK...INTENSITY AND TIMING OF THE LOW AS IT IS STILL IN ITS ORGANIZING STAGES. HOWEVER...IF THE LOW TRACKS FAR ENOUGH INLAND...A PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN WITH AN ENHANCED FLOODING THREAT IS POSSIBLE OVER THE CAROLINA PIEDMONT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER...EVEN IF THERE IS NO DIRECT IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM...ABUNDANT MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-068- 501>510-SCZ001>007-010-062000- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON- YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-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- 351 PM EDT WED JUN 5 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 TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. IN PARTICULAR...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND MAY DROP LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...POSSIBLY LEADING TO A FEW AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM INTERACTING WITH A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE AREA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ANY POINT DURING THIS PERIOD...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. 14
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
800 PM EDT WED JUN 05 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM FLASH FLOOD MAULDIN 34.79N 82.30W
06/05/2013 GREENVILLE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
POLICE DEPT CLOSED LIBBY RD...BON AIRE RD...AND SHAVER RD
DUE TO FLOODING.
&&
KRENTZSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
823 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ062-063-SCZ001-060115-
HABERSHAM-MACON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-STEPHENS-
823 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HABERSHAM...NORTHWESTERN
OCONEE...NORTHWESTERN STEPHENS...RABUN...SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND
SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...
AT 823 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF OTTO
TO NACOOHE LAKE TO CLERMONT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
NACOOHE LAKE...
OTTO...
DILLARD...
MOUNTAIN CITY...
LAKE RABUN...
DEMOREST...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 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 3455 8362 3466 8367 3477 8361 3499 8356
3500 8353 3504 8355 3513 8353 3521 8311
3480 8309 3448 8347 3449 8354 3447 8357
3446 8364 3451 8367
HGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
830 PM EDT WED JUN 05 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM FLASH FLOOD MAULDIN 34.79N 82.30W
06/05/2013 GREENVILLE SC EMERGENCY MNGR
TEN PEOPLE EVACUATED DUE TO GILDER CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS
ON OLD MILL RD NEAR EAST BUTLER RD.
&&
KRENTZSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
847 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013
NCZ035-049-050-056-502>506-060145-
ALEXANDER-BURKE MOUNTAINS-CATAWBA-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER
BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-MITCHELL-YANCEY-
847 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BURKE...CATAWBA...MCDOWELL...
SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL...SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY...SOUTHERN ALEXANDER AND
SOUTHERN CALDWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT...
AT 847 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MONTREAT TO 3 MILES SOUTH OF MAIDEN...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
GLENWOOD...
OLD FORT...
MARION...
NEWTON...
LAKE JAMES...
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 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 3584 8105 3578 8111 3570 8104 3555 8109
3556 8165 3561 8175 3558 8182 3554 8185
3552 8197 3555 8201 3552 8215 3559 8229
3563 8227 3569 8230 3571 8228 3574 8231
3593 8225
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
908 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013
GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001-004-060145-
GREATER OCONEE-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-STEPHENS-
908 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN HABERSHAM...EASTERN
RABUN...NORTHERN STEPHENS AND OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT...
AT 907 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SCALY TO LONG CREEK TO 4 MILES EAST OF HOLLYWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
LONG CREEK...
PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN REST...
WALHALLA...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF
STORMS. IN ADDITION...TORRENTIAL RAIN SHOULD BE EXPECTED...AND PEA
SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE. 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 3478 8337 3500 8337 3500 8311 3505 8290
3504 8292 3501 8292 3499 8294 3497 8292
3494 8290 3487 8291 3481 8289 3463 8302
3455 8352
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1007 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013
NCZ033-035>037-049-050-053-056-057-068-069-072-501>506-508-060300-
ALEXANDER-AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE MOUNTAINS-CABARRUS-CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER
BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-IREDELL-LINCOLN-MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS-MITCHELL-ROWAN-YANCEY-
1007 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ALEXANDER...BURKE...CATAWBA...
EASTERN YANCEY...IREDELL...MCDOWELL...NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE...
NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...NORTHERN CABARRUS...NORTHERN LINCOLN...
NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND...ROWAN...SOUTHERN AVERY...SOUTHERN
CALDWELL...SOUTHERN DAVIE AND SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTIES THROUGH 1100
PM EDT...
AT 1000 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MONTREAT TO 3 MILES
EAST OF GRANITE QUARRY...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
NEWTON...
SALISBURY...
HIGH ROCK LAKE...
LAKE JAMES...
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE...
ST. STEPHENS...
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.
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 3550 8026 3546 8033 3549 8079 3550 8079
3552 8090 3550 8094 3557 8238 3604 8234
3591 8036 3588 8037 3588 8041 3585 8038
3582 8046 3579 8047 3574 8045 3571 8032
3568 8033 3563 8027
KRENTZThe Greer radar (KGSP), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:01 UTC.
2 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rocky Ford Road was flooded by the South Fork Catawba River. The Hickory ASOS recorded 3.89 inches of rain during the late evening and overnight hours.
Parts of Upper Shut-In road were further damaged by high stream levels after very heavy rain. An earlier flood had significantly under-cut parts of the road. Water was also reported over parts of River Road in this same area. Several small landslides also affected River Road and Upper Shut-In road in this same area.
Two trees fell onto an apartment complex due to saturated soil.
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, June 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: 464740, 464751, 464746.