South Carolina, 2014Flash Flood in South Carolina, May 29, 2014
May 29, 2014 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed over northern South Carolina during the afternoon and evening, producing locally heavy rainfall. A small area of excessive rainfall resulted in some flash flooding in York County.
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Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed over northern South Carolina during the afternoon and evening, producing locally heavy rainfall. A small area of excessive rainfall resulted in some flash flooding in 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 May 29, 7:11 PM EST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 7:11 PM EST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
811 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE
NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE
NORTHEAST THIS WEEKEND...AND MOVE OFFSHORE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
730 PM UPDATE...CURRENT EXPANSE OF VIGOROUS CONVECTION ALONG A LINE
FROM BLACK MOUNTAIN ESEWD TO FORT MILL SEEMS TO REFLECT THE
CONVERGENCE ALONG THE BACK DOOR FRONT. STILL HARD TO PICK OUT THE
FRONTAL POSITION FROM OBS...BUT IN GENERAL SFC WINDS ARE NELY NORTH
OF THIS LINE. RAP AND HRRR SEEM TO BE DOING A DECENT JOB HANDLING
THE LLVL WIND FIELD AND THE HRRR RUNS HAVE BEEN RATHER GOOD WRT
CONVECTIVE COVERAGE THIS AFTN. LATEST RUN CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP THE
CONVERGENCE ZONE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ENOUGH ELEVATED CAPE IS
PRESENT TO THINK THIS IS STILL POSSIBLE. REVISED THE OVERNIGHT FCST
TRENDS TO REFLECT A SOLUTION THAT IS MORE LIKE THE
RAP/HRRR...HIGHLIGHTING THE AREA ALONG THE BOUNDARY FOR BEST
POPS...AND SUPPORTING CONTINUED ELY FLOW TO ITS NORTH. FOR THE
LATTER REASON THE BLUE RIDGE APPEARS TO BE AT A LITTLE HIGHER FLASH
FLOOD THREAT WITH ANCHORING POSSIBLE...AS NOTED BY PREV SHIFTS.
DENSE FOG IS A POSSIBILITY MAINLY IN THE MTN VALLEYS...WITH LOW
STRATUS LOOKING MORE LIKELY OVER THE PIEDMONT.
AS OF 300 PM...OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE
FRONTAL ZONE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH. A SURFACE REFLECTION
ALREADY SHOWS IN THE CAPE ANALYSIS NUDGING INTO THE NW
PIEDMONT...WITH LOW CLOUDINESS AND STABLE AIR IN N CENTRAL NC. A
SHORT WAVE DROPPING DOWN INTO THE UPPER TROF OFF THE EAST COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS BOUNDARY FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST THIS EVENING.
THE MODELS DO NOT REALLY SHOW MUCH IN THE WAY OF LOW LEVEL FORCING
BUT THIS COULD BE MASKED BY THE DIURNAL CONVERGENCE TOWARD THE MTNS.
IT STANDS TO REASON THAT THE BOUNDARY MAY PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR
CONVECTION WELL INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. THERE IS SOME CONCERN FOR
FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL OVER THE NC BLUE RIDGE AND FOOTHILLS IF THE
BOUNDARY MOVES FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO DEVELOP A LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW
THAT COULD ANCHOR STORMS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE...BUT NOT ENOUGH
CONCERN TO ENTERTAIN A WATCH. EXPECT A DIURNAL REDUCTION IN STORM
COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT IN SPITE OF THE BOUNDARY...SO SOME OF THE
LATEST SREF WAS BLENDED INTO THE POP. ON FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND STORMS
SHOULD DEVELOP YET AGAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE FCST AREA...BUT WE MIGHT
BE COVERED WITH A LOW CLOUD CEILING BANKED UP AGAINST THE BLUE RIDGE
THAT WILL CUT DOWN ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS. TEMPS SHOULD
BE A BIT COOLER WITH THE ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER AND EASTERLY FLOW
DEVELOPING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT 215 PM EDT THURSDAY...ON FRIDAY NIGHT AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST BETWEEN A CLOSED LOW OVER LA AND
AND UPPER TROUGH OFF THE EAST COAST...REACHING THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. THE RIDGE CENTER WILL MOVE OVER THE OH RIVER VALLEY ON
SATURDAY...AND OVER GA ON SUNDAY.
A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS SC ON
FRIDAY NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY ON SATURDAY.
MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW ELEVATED INSTABILITY VERY SLOWLY DECREASING
ALONG THE BOUNDARY ON FRIDAY NIGHT...AND INCREASING AGAIN ON
SATURDAY...MAINTAINING A THREAT OF CONVECTION AND HEAVY RAINFALL. ON
SATURDAY NIGHT THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHWEST OF OUR AREA...BUT LINGERING
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND AN EASTERLY UPSLOPE COMPONENT WILL SUPPORT A
CHANCE PRECIPITATION ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT. DRIER
AIR WORKING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NW ON SUNDAY WILL REDUCE THE
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...BUT THE MODEL SUGGEST THAT MOISTURE BANKED
UP AGAINST THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE WILL PERSIST...AND SMALL POPS
WILL BE CARRIED THERE AGAIN.
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN ABOVE NORMAL WITH RISING HEIGHTS ALOFT...UNTIL
COOLER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WORKS INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT 215 PM EDT THURSDAY...ON MONDAY AN UPPER RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM
FL TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...WHILE A CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL BE
OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE WEST
COAST. THE UPPER RIDGE PROGRESS TO THE EAST COAST BY TUESDAY...WHILE
A SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AREA. THE PATTERN
DEAMPLIFIES BY WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO A LARGELY ZONAL FLOW ACROSS
THE NATION...AND WEAK FLAT RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHEAST...A PATTERN
THAT PERSISTS INTO THURSDAY.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED NEAR THE COASTAL VA AND NC ON
MONDAY...AND ALTHOUGH GULF INFLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS RIDGE
WILL BE FOCUSED OVER THE MS...TN AND OH VALLEYS...THE MODELS
INDICATE MOISTURE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...WITH UPSLOPE FLOW
AND INCREASING INSTABILITY SUPPORTING DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION.
AS THE SURFACE HIGH DRIFTS SE AND OFFSHORE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...GULF INFLOW WEAKENS...BUT SPREADS EAST...COVERING NE GA
AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. UPSLOPE FLOW INTO ELEVATED TERRAIN WILL
BE RATHER WEAK...BUT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE BEST CHANCES OF
CONVECTION REMAINING ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...EVEN AS CONVECTIVE
CHANCES INCREASE TO THE EAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE FROM NEAR NORMAL VALUES...TO ABOVE NORMAL...
EVEN AS HEIGHTS FALL ALOFT...AS COOL NE FLOW VEERS TO THE SW...
AND WARM ADVECTION ENSUES.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...CLUSTER OF TSRA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AT AND INVOF
THE FIELD EARLY THIS EVENING...IN CONVERGENCE ZONE WHERE BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT IS MEETING MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
LIKELY BRING IFR VSBY. FRONT IS MOVING SWWD VERY SLOWLY THRU THE
PIEDMONT AND INSTABILITY WILL JUST HAVE TO BE DIMINISHED FOR THIS
ACTIVITY TO END. MOST GUIDANCE MEMBERS INDICATE SOME KIND OF LOW
STRATUS DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT TRIES TO PUSH THRU THE
AREA...HENCE MVFR CIG ARRIVES AFTER MIDNIGHT. ANY HEAVY RAIN COULD
INCREASE FOG POTENTIAL THOUGH CONFIDENCE TOO LOW TO INCLUDE THIS.
FRONT LINGERS IN THE AREA FRIDAY AGAIN WITH SUGGESTIONS OF
INSTABILITY AND ASSOCIATED SHRA/TSRA CHANCES. THE WINDOW OF HIGHEST
CHANCES IS A BIT WIDER DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE FRONT. INCLUDED AN
MVFR PROB30 FOR THIS WINDOW. WINDS PREVAIL NE EXCEPT WHEN GUST
FRONTS FROM TSRA PASS THRU.
ELSEWHERE...OVERALL TRENDS SIMILAR TO KCLT. ELY WINDS WILL SPREAD
ACRS THE NC PIEDMONT AND UP TO THE BLUE RIDGE AS FRONT MOVES SWD
THRU THOSE REGIONS TONIGHT. MVFR CIGS...PERHAPS IFR ESP ALONG THE
BLUE RIDGE...WILL EVENTUALLY DEVELOP. SHRA/TSRA ARE LIKELY TO
CONTINUE ALONG THE FRONT WELL INTO THE EVENING. IFR FOG NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION WHERE RAIN FELL...BUT CONFIDENCE LOW GIVEN THE LOW CIGS
LIKELY DEVELOPING FIRST. CHC-RANGE POPS WARRANT VC AND/OR PROB30
MENTION DURING THE DAY FRI.
OUTLOOK...ALTHOUGH GRADUAL DRYING WILL DEVELOP FROM THE NE OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...CONTINUED BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE
WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION EACH
DAY...WITH MORNING RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z 18-24Z
KCLT HIGH 100% MED 78% HIGH 89% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 91% HIGH 95% HIGH 95% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 90% MED 72% HIGH 83% HIGH 88%
KHKY HIGH 88% HIGH 81% MED 72% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 83% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% 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...JAT
NEAR TERM...PM/WIMBERLEY
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...WIMBERLEYHazardous weather outlook, May 29, 2:30 PM EST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
330 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-301930-
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-
330 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION
FROM THE NORTHEAST. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED FLOODING COULD RESULT IF SEVERAL ROUNDS
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT THE SAME LOCATION...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
IN ADDITION...SEVERAL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. ALL OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERATE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..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.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-301930-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
330 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
PUSHES INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHEAST. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS
COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER AFFECTED AREAS. ISOLATED
FLOODING COULD RESULT IF SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT
THE SAME LOCATION...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
IN ADDITION...A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
GENERATE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..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.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
07
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 29, 5:40 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
640 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
NCZ036-057-071-072-292330-
CABARRUS-IREDELL-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-
640 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN...NORTH
CENTRAL MECKLENBURG...SOUTHEASTERN IREDELL AND NORTHWESTERN CABARRUS
COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF ENOCHVILLE...OR 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CONCORD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ENOCHVILLE...
I-85 AT HIGHWAY 73...
DIME SIZE HAIL...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.
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 3547 8049 3534 8070 3546 8084 3553 8087
3562 8073
KRENTZLocal storm report, May 29, 5:51 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
651 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM HAIL 4 ESE MINT HILL 35.16N 80.60W
05/29/2014 M1.00 INCH UNION NC PUBLIC
&&
JOHLocal storm report, May 29, 6:03 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
703 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW GAMEWELL 35.83N 81.64W
05/29/2014 BURKE NC 911 CALL CENTER
A TREE DOWN ON HOUSE INTERSECTION OF NC HWY 18 AND
ANTIOCH RD.
&&
JOHSpecial weather statement, May 29, 6:06 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
706 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
SCZ009-292345-
YORK-
706 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL YORK COUNTY THROUGH 745
PM EDT...
AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEWPORT...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCK
HILL...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
NEWPORT...
CATAWBA STATION...
TEGA CAY...
SMALL HAIL...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.
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 3493 8098 3495 8121 3511 8120 3511 8104
3509 8106 3506 8106 3505 8104 3509 8097
3508 8096
KRENTZLocal storm report, May 29, 6:12 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
712 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE MORGANTON 35.79N 81.68W
05/29/2014 BURKE NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON NC HWY 18 NEAR JOHNS RIVER.
&&
JOHLocal storm report, May 29, 6:27 PM EST, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
727 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW FAIRVIEW 35.15N 80.55W
05/29/2014 UNION NC 911 CALL CENTER
FLOODING REPORTED ON HWY 218 NEAR CLONTZ ROAD.
&&
JOHFlash Flood, York
- When
- May 29, 7:14 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 5.25 mi N of Ft Mill to 5.27 mi N of Ft Mill
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.096, -80.930
County comms reported severe urban flooding in the area near Carowinds after 2-5 inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours. Two lanes of I-77 were closed due to high water.
- 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.
- Rip Current in California, May 29, 20142 deaths · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 29, 20141 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, May 29, 2014$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 29, 2014$250,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, May 29, 2014$92,000 · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 29, 20141 injured · $30,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 29, 2014$40,000 · 1 event
- Hail in North Dakota, May 29, 2014$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wyoming, May 29, 20143 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 29, 2014$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 29, 2014$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 29, 2014$2,000 · 1 in hail · 5 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: 522751.