Moist upslope flow resulted in continuous development of showers and thunderstorms near the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge throughout the overnight and early morning hours, resulting in widespread 3 to 6 inch rainfall amounts in just a few hours. Localized flash flooding developed in northwest Rutherford County.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Moist upslope flow resulted in continuous development of showers and thunderstorms near the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge throughout the overnight and early morning hours, resulting in widespread 3 to 6 inch rainfall amounts in just a few hours. Localized flash flooding developed in northwest Rutherford County.
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 29, 2:53 AM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
353 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
OFFSHORE HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IN
HIGH AMOUNTS OF ATLANTIC MOISTURE...POSSIBLY PRODUCING LOCALIZED
FLOODING EVENTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WEATHER PATTERN
WILL CHANGE ON MONDAY WITH A TREND BACK TO A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME
REGIME THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 345 AM EDT...THE GREATEST CONVECTIVE COVERAGE EARLY THIS
MORNING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND
THE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...DRIVEN BY SE UPSLOPE FLOW. THE
KGSP VAD WIND PROFILE CONTINUES TO INDICATE VEERING OF THE
FLOW...ALLOWING THE ACTIVITY TO PICK UP SOME EASTWARD MOVEMENT...BUT
NOT FAST ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY PRECLUDE ISOLD HYDRO ISSUES. BOUNDARY
LAYER WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN SE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TO
RETAIN SOME SE UPSLOPE COMPONENT FOR CONTINUED TRIGGERING.
MEANWHILE...THE H5 RIDGE ALOFT WILL START TO BREAK DOWN FROM THE W
TODAY AND CONTINUE TO SEE HEIGHT FALLS THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL
ALLOW STEERING FLOW TO ACQUIRE MORE OF A WESTERLY
DIRECTION...RELIEVING SOME OF THE HIGHER HYDRO THREAT ALONG THE BLUE
RIDGE. HOWEVER...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AT OR ABOVE 1.8 INCHES
ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WILL KEEP A LOCALIZED HEAVY
RAINFALL THREAT GOING TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. IT WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY HARD TO PIN DOWN THE LOCATION OF ANY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
WITH THE GRADUAL LOSS OF THE SE UPSLOPE FLOW...SO NO FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. IN ADDITION...SW SECTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL BECOME THE MOST UNSTABLE LATE THIS AFTN.
THE COMBINATION OF IMPROVED INSTABILITY...STEEPER LAPSE RATES
ALOFT...AND WEAK SW UPSLOPE FORCING COULD YIELD SOME STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS IN THAT AREA. WILL FEATURE MAX TEMPS A FEW DEGREES
BELOW MOS GIVEN THE CLOUD COVER.
THE H5 RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN THROUGH TONIGHT...ALLOWING
A MORE ZONAL FLOW PATTERN TO RESULT. 850 MB FLOW WILL LIKELY BECOME
LIGHT WESTERLY...WITH NOCTURNAL SHRA/TSRA COVERAGE LESS THAN IN
PREVIOUS NIGHTS. EXPECT CONTINUED MILD MIN TEMPS AT LEAST A CATEGORY
ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
AT 330 AM EDT SUNDAY...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING REMAINS IN CONTROL OVER
THE SHORT TERM WITH LOWERING HEIGHTS WEST BY TUE NIGHT. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS RIDGED INTO THE AREA MON...WHILE THE OFFSHORE LOW
CONTINUES TO DRIFT SE/LY. THIS WILL VEER SFC WINDS TO MORE OF A S/LY
DIRECTION AND EASE UP ON THE HIGH MOISTURE FLUX AFFECTING THE AREA
RECENTLY PRESENTING HYDRO CONCERNS. HOWEVER...A WEAK SFC BNDRY WILL
BE PUSHING INTO THE MTNS MON AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING TUE. INSTABILITY WILL BE LOW AND PWATS LESSEN WITH
DRY AIR LOFT BUILDING TOWARD THE SFC...BUT THERE COULD BE ISOL
STRONG STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND PERHAPS LOCALIZED
FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS THE NC MTNS AND FTHILLS. THE LLVL PATTERN
BECOMES MORE ILL DEFINED TUE WITH THE UPPER RIDGE STRENGTHENING.
SOUNDINGS SHOW MORE DEEP LAYERED MLVL DRYING AND INCREASED
INSTABILITY AS MAX TEMPS REACH A CAT OR SO ABOVE NORMAL IN A MOIST
BL. THUS...WILL ANTICIPATE ISOL/SCT STRONG TO SEVERE PULSE STORMS
DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 310 AM EDT SUNDAY...NO SIGFNT CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXT
RANGE FCST. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION
OF THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN AND SOME MEASURE OF AGREEMENT WITH THE
SENSIBLE WX PROGS. A WEAKLY SUPPORTED BNDRY WILL WORK INTO THE AREA
WED AND LIKELY ENHANCE CONVEC PRECIP ACROSS THE CAROLINA PIEDMONT
AND NE GA...WHILE MTN PRECIP IS AIDED BY W/LY AND S/LY UPSLOPE FLOW.
THE BNDRY BECOMES MORE OF A PREFRONTAL TROF ON THU AND FOCUSES THE
CONVEC MORE TO THE EAST...ALONG AND EAST OF THE I85 CORRIDOR.
MEANWHILE...A MODERATE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NC MTNS LATE THU
AND CROSS EAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL HAVE DECENT
ULVL ENERGY SUPPORT WITH INCREASED MLVL SHEAR...THUS STRONG TO SVR
ORGANIZED CONVEC IS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT. A CP AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL RIDGE INTO THE AREA FRI AND DRY THINGS OUT ACROSS THE WRN ZONES
WITH A LINGERING SFC TROF AXIS ENABLING TSTMS ACROSS THE FAR ERN
ZONES. THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN REMAINS PROGRESSIVE SAT AS THE SFC HIGH
SETTLES ACROSS THE GLAKES REGION AND PRODUCES MOIST E/LY FLOW
SHRA/TSTMS ACROSS THE CWFA IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. MAX
TEMPS START OUT THE EXT PERIOD A COUPLE CATS ABOVE NORMAL AND DROP
TO BELOW NORMAL NRN ZONES BY FRI/SAT WITH CP AIRMASS MIX AND
INCREASING CLOUD COVER SAT.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...ALL EARLY MORNING CONVECTION HAS BEEN FOCUSED NEAR THE
HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE UPSLOPE FLOW...GENERALLY STAYING WELL WEST OF
KCLT. HOWEVER...A SLIGHT WESTERLY STEERING FLOW COULD BRING THIS EWD
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH DAYBREAK...BUT PROBABLY NOT AS FAR AS
THE PIEDMONT. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL THUS BE DEVELOPING MVFR CIGS IN
THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. IN ADDITION...LIGHT WINDS MAY TOGGLE BETWEEN
ENE AND ESE AT TIMES THROUGH THE PERIOD. DIURNAL SHRA/TSRA CHANCES
INCREASE AGAIN MAINLY AFTER 18Z WITH WEAK HEATING. WILL KEEP PRECIP
MENTION AT VCSH WITH PROB TSRA 19Z TO 23Z.
ELSEWHERE...MOIST CONVECTION IS FOCUSED MAINLY ALONG AND JUST EAST
OF THE BLUE RIDGE...GENERALLY KEEPING THE TAF LOCATIONS DRY THIS
MORNING. HOWEVER...KGSP TO KHKY WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF
SHRA/TSRA THROUGH DAYBREAK. EXPECT MAINLY MVFR CIGS DEVELOPING
EXCEPT FOR IFR AT KAVL AND A NARROW WINDOW OF POSSIBLE IFR CIGS IN
THE UPSTATE TOWARD DAYBREAK. SHRA AND TSRA COVERAGE WILL INCREASE
AGAIN THIS AFTN/EVENING. COVERAGE SHOULD BE BEST AT KAVL...WITH ONLY
A VCTS OR PROB30 MENTION AT THE FOOTHILL SITES AFTER 19Z.
OUTLOOK...LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COULD RESULT IN LOW CLOUD
RESTRICTIONS AGAIN LATE TONIGHT/MON MORNING. THE EASTERLY FLOW
AROUND HIGH PRES WILL BREAK DOWN ON MONDAY...WITH A RETURN TO MORE
TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
08-14Z 14-20Z 20-02Z 02-08Z
KCLT MED 78% HIGH 92% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP MED 72% MED 73% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL MED 72% MED 75% MED 75% HIGH 92%
KHKY HIGH 87% MED 73% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU MED 71% HIGH 84% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND MED 68% HIGH 85% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
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...SBK
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...SBK
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...HGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1048 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2014 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505>507-300300- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- 1048 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF I-40. PERSISTENCE OF THE SHOWERS...SOME OF WHICH WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS ALONG AND NEAR THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. IN ADDITION...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING MAY ALSO OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-502-504-508>510-SCZ001>014-019-300300- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-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- 1048 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP AT ANY TIME OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1056 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2014
NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503>510-290345-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE MOUNTAINS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN
MCDOWELL-EASTERN POLK-GREATER BURKE-GREATER
RUTHERFORD-HENDERSON-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-MITCHELL-POLK
MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-YANCEY-
1056 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2014
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN BURKE...
NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL...RUTHERFORD...POLK...MCDOWELL...SOUTHEASTERN
YANCEY...EASTERN MITCHELL...EASTERN HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN
BUNCOMBE AND AVERY COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM EDT...
AT 1055 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE
ESCARPMENT FROM BURKE COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO EXTREME NORTHERN POLK
COUNTY. THE SHOWERS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
EDGEMONT...
JONAS RIDGE...
ASHFORD...
OLD FORT...
LAKE LURE.
BE ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT. 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 3606 8162 3594 8165 3589 8173 3586 8168
3518 8188 3521 8250 3611 8212 3613 8204
3617 8200
LGLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1101 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2014
NCZ063>065-SCZ001>003-290400-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-HENDERSON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS
MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
1101 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2014
...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL
AFFECT NORTHERN PICKENS...NORTH CENTRAL OCONEE...NORTHWESTERN
GREENVILLE...EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON...SOUTHERN TRANSYLVANIA
AND SOUTH CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT...
AT 1101 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROCKY BOTTOM...OR 12 MILES
SOUTH OF BREVARD ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER.
THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ROCKY BOTTOM...
BE ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND HIGH WATER LEVELS IN SMALL
STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS.
LAT...LON 3531 8246 3500 8259 3486 8304 3499 8311
3499 8310 3500 8311 3504 8313
LGLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1156 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2014
NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503>510-290515-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE MOUNTAINS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN
MCDOWELL-EASTERN POLK-GREATER BURKE-GREATER
RUTHERFORD-HENDERSON-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-MITCHELL-POLK
MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-YANCEY-
1156 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2014
...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN BURKE...WEST CENTRAL
CALDWELL...NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...POLK...MCDOWELL...SOUTHEASTERN
YANCEY...EASTERN MITCHELL...EASTERN HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE
AND SOUTHERN AVERY COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM EDT...
AT 1148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ASHFORD TO TRYON. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE
NEARLY STATIONARY.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ASHFORD...
CHIMNEY ROCK...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS 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 3602 8170 3520 8215 3522 8249 3611 8212
3611 8208 3613 8205
KRENTZSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
216 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
NCZ510-SCZ003-007-290700-
EASTERN POLK-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-SPARTANBURG-
216 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT
NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN POLK AND NORTHWESTERN
SPARTANBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM EDT...
AT 212 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LANDRUM...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
TRYON...
LANDRUM...
COLUMBUS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS 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 3536 8209 3514 8194 3505 8222 3506 8222
3505 8226 3519 8236 3519 8232 3520 8229
3520 8226 3525 8227
KRENTZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
223 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 AM DEBRIS FLOW 1 E LAKE LURE 35.44N 82.19W
06/29/2014 RUTHERFORD NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY AND LAKE LURE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT MUDSLIDE
REQUIRING CLOSURE OF BUFFALO SHOALS ROAD.
&&
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
356 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
SCZ006-007-290900-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
356 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL TO AFFECT TAYLORS TO GREER TO WELLFORD IN
GREENVILLE AND SPARTANBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM EDT...
AT 353 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING
FROM LAKE ROBINSON TO NEAR GREER...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS
CLUSTER WAS PRODUCING RAINFALL AT RATES IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES PER
HOUR.
DEEP PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS GREATER GREER...TAYLORS...AND WESTERN SPARTANBURG
COUNTY TO NEAR LYMAN AND WELLFORD THROUGH 5 AM. THE HEAVY RAINFALL
MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. TURN
AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.
LAT...LON 3491 8239 3502 8239 3506 8223 3507 8222
3510 8207 3487 8196 3485 8222
HGThe Greer radar (KGSP), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:00 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
After 3-5 inches of rain fell during the early morning hours, county comms reported flooding along a small section of Cedar Creek, which flowed over Antioch Rd, forcing closure of the road for a brief time.
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