6 products issued by NWS for: Easley SC
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 822 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-056-058-059-062>065- 068>070-501>510-SCZ008>014-019-101>109-281230- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Madison-Yancey- Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Graham-Northern Jackson- Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln- Gaston-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains- Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk- Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC-Chester-Greenwood- Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains- Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville- Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- 822 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, 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. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. $$
Flash Flood Warning
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
801 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
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Oconee SC-Pickens SC-
801 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR PICKENS AND OCONEE COUNTIES...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR OCONEE AND PICKENS COUNTIES...
At 801 AM EDT, emergency management reported hundreds of trees down
preventing rescue operations. Shelter in place and do not travel
unless fleeing floodwaters. Significant flooding is ongoing in
multiple locations, resulting in road closures, first-floor
inundation, and damage to some structures. The risk of
life-threatening landslide activity continues to increase in the
South Carolina mountains. Between 5 and 8 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour.
In addition, dam releases from Keowee Hydro Station will result in
imminent, sudden increases in river stage height. Brown Bottom Road
in particular may be affected, but other nearby locations will see
impacts as well.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Pickens and Oconee Counties.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Extensive flooding of homes and businesses.
Widespread road closures. Widespread life-threatening
landslide activity.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Easley, Clemson, Seneca, Walhalla, Pickens, West Greenville,
Welcome, Central, Pendleton, Liberty, Westminster, Gumlog, Norris,
Six Mile, Tallulah Falls, Salem, Lake Keowee, Keowee Toxaway State
Park, Devils Fork State Park and Lake Jocassee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Heavy rain is significantly increasing the risk of landslides,
especially in areas where slides have occurred in the past. Slides
can destroy single homes and other structures and large sections of
roads. If you are in the warned area, you should not travel, except
to move away from flash flood or landslide dangers. If you are in
the vicinity of a stream near the heavy rainfall, especially on a
mountainside, or at the base of a mountain or in a cove, move
immediately to a safer location.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
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LAT...LON 3450 8307 3460 8316 3460 8317 3461 8323
3470 8335 3482 8331 3482 8327 3493 8316
3494 8311 3500 8310 3509 8278 3505 8275
3507 8257 3501 8259 3502 8254 3498 8255
3483 8248 3467 8279 3447 8300
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
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MPR
Hurricane Local Statement
Hurricane Helene Local Statement Intermediate Advisory Number 15A
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ008>014-019-101>109-271645-
Hurricane Helene Local Statement Intermediate Advisory Number 15A
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC AL092024
441 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
This product covers the western Carolinas and NE Georgia
**HELENE TO BRING SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING AND POSSIBLE HURRICANE
FORCE WIND GUSTS TO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA****
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- None
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Abbeville, Anderson,
Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Catawba,
Central Greenville, Cherokee, Chester, Cleveland, Eastern
McDowell, Eastern Polk, Elbert, Franklin, Gaston, Graham,
Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater Oconee, Greater
Pickens, Greater Rutherford, Greenville Mountains, Greenwood,
Habersham, Hart, Haywood, Henderson, Laurens, Lincoln, Macon,
Madison, McDowell Mountains, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Northern
Jackson, Northern Spartanburg, Oconee Mountains, Pickens
Mountains, Polk Mountains, Rabun, Rutherford Mountains,
Southern Greenville, Southern Jackson, Southern Spartanburg,
Stephens, Swain, Transylvania, Union NC, Union SC, Yancey, and
York
* STORM INFORMATION:
- About 260 miles south-southwest of Greenville/Spartanburg SC or
about 310 miles south of Asheville NC
- 31.2N 83.3W
- Storm Intensity 90 mph
- Movement North-northeast or 15 degrees at 26 mph
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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Hurricane Helene made landfall just before midnight Thursday in the
Big Bend of Florida. Helene is currently over eastern Georgia.
Significant, potentially catastrophic flash flooding and major to
record mainstem river flooding is expected over portions of the
western Carolinas and northeast Georgia through this afternoon,
especially along the Blue Ridge escarpment. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph
with up to 80 mph across the higher ridge tops will be associated with
Helene as the center of the storm tracks just west of the County
Warning Area through this morning. The combination of saturated soils
and strong wind gusts will result in widespread downed trees, leading
to numerous power outages. Numerous landslides will occur across the
mountains, with large, damaging debris flows or slope failures likely.
Several brief tornadoes are also possible, mainly across the Piedmont.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
Protect against life-threatening rainfall flooding having possible
devastating impacts across the North Carolina mountains, northeast
Georgia, and Upstate South Carolina. Potential
impacts include:
- Extreme rainfall flooding may prompt numerous evacuations and
rescues.
- Rivers and tributaries may overwhelmingly overflow their banks
in many places with deep moving water. Small streams, creeks,
canals, arroyos, and ditches may become raging rivers. In
mountain areas, deadly runoff may rage down valleys while
increasing susceptibility to rockslides and mudslides. Flood
control systems and barriers may become stressed.
- Flood waters can enter numerous structures within multiple
communities, some structures becoming uninhabitable or washed
away. Numerous places where flood waters may cover escape
routes. Streets and parking lots become rivers of raging water
with underpasses submerged. Driving conditions become very
dangerous. Numerous road and bridge closures with some weakened
or washed out.
* WIND:
Protect against dangerous wind having possible significant impacts
across the western North Carolina mountains and northeast Georgia and
the western Upstate South Carolina. Potential impacts in this area
include:
- Some damage to roofing and siding materials, along with damage
to porches, awnings, carports, and sheds. A few buildings
experiencing window, door, and garage door failures. Mobile
homes damaged, especially if unanchored. Unsecured lightweight
objects become dangerous projectiles.
- Several large trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater
numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Several
fences and roadway signs blown over.
- Some roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban
or heavily wooded places. A few bridges, causeways, and access
routes impassable.
- Scattered power and communications outages, but more prevalent
in areas with above ground lines.
Also, protect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts
across the remainder of the western Carolinas.
* TORNADOES:
Protect against a dangerous tornado event having possible significant
impacts across the eastern South Carolina Piedmont and the North
Carolina Piedmont. Potential impacts
include:
- The occurrence of scattered tornadoes can hinder the execution
of emergency plans during tropical events.
- Several places may experience tornado damage with a few spots
of considerable damage, power loss, and communications failures.
- Locations could realize roofs torn off frame houses, mobile
homes demolished, boxcars overturned, large trees snapped or
uprooted, vehicles tumbled, and small boats tossed about.
Dangerous projectiles can add to the toll.
Protect against a tornado event having possible limited impacts
across the rest of the Piedmont and Foothills of the western Carolinas and
northeast Georgia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
Follow the advice of local officials.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
Now is the time to complete all preparations to protect life and
property in accordance with your emergency plan. Ensure you are in a
safe location before the onset of strong winds or possible flooding.
If you are relocating to safe shelter, leave as early as possible.
Allow extra time to reach your destination. Many roads and bridges
will be closed once strong winds arrive. Check the latest weather
forecast before departing and drive with caution.
It is important to remain calm, informed, and focused during an
emergency. Be patient and helpful with those you encounter.
Rapidly rising flood waters are deadly. If you are in a flood-prone
area, consider moving to higher ground. Never drive through a flooded
roadway. Remember, turn around don`t drown!
If a Tornado Warning is issued for your area, be ready to shelter
quickly, preferably away from windows and in an interior room not
prone to flooding. If driving, scan the roadside for quick shelter
options.
Closely monitor weather.gov, NOAA Weather radio or local news outlets
for official storm information. Be ready to adapt to possible changes
to the forecast. Ensure you have multiple ways to receive weather
warnings.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- For information on appropriate preparations see ready.gov
- For information on creating an emergency plan see getagameplan.org
- For additional disaster preparedness information see redcross.org
NEXT UPDATE
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The next local statement will be issued by the National Weather
Service in Greenville-Spartanburg SC around 11 AM EDT, or sooner if
conditions warrant.
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Tropical Storm Warning
Helene Local Watch/Warning Statement/Intermediate Advisory Number 15A
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC AL092024
434 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
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Greater Pickens-
434 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED
- Clemson
- Easley
* WIND
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Below tropical storm force wind
- Peak Wind Forecast: 20-30 mph with gusts to 65 mph
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for wind 58
to 73 mph
- The wind threat has remained nearly steady from the
previous assessment.
- PLAN: Plan for dangerous wind of equivalent strong tropical
storm force.
- PREPARE: Remaining efforts to protect life and property
should be completed as soon as possible. Prepare for
significant wind damage.
- ACT: Move to safe shelter before the wind becomes hazardous.
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Significant
- Some damage to roofing and siding materials, along with
damage to porches, awnings, carports, and sheds. A few
buildings experiencing window, door, and garage door
failures. Mobile homes damaged, especially if unanchored.
Unsecured lightweight objects become dangerous projectiles.
- Several large trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater
numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Several
fences and roadway signs blown over.
- Some roads impassable from large debris, and more within
urban or heavily wooded places. A few bridges, causeways,
and access routes impassable.
- Scattered power and communications outages, but more
prevalent in areas with above ground lines.
* FLOODING RAIN
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Flood Watch is in effect
- Peak Rainfall Amounts: Additional 1-3 inches, with locally
higher amounts
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for extreme
flooding rain
- The flooding rain threat has remained nearly steady from
the previous assessment.
- PLAN: Emergency plans should include the potential for
extreme flooding from heavy rain. Evacuations and rescues
are likely.
- PREPARE: Urgently consider protective actions from extreme
and widespread rainfall flooding.
- ACT: Heed any flood watches and warnings. Failure to take
action will likely result in serious injury or loss of life.
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Devastating to Catastrophic
- Extreme rainfall flooding may prompt numerous evacuations
and rescues.
- Rivers and tributaries may overwhelmingly overflow their
banks in many places with deep moving water. Small streams,
creeks, canals, arroyos, and ditches may become raging
rivers. In mountain areas, deadly runoff may rage down
valleys while increasing susceptibility to rockslides and
mudslides. Flood control systems and barriers may become
stressed.
- Flood waters can enter numerous structures within multiple
communities, some structures becoming uninhabitable or
washed away. Numerous places where flood waters may cover
escape routes. Streets and parking lots become rivers of
raging water with underpasses submerged. Driving conditions
become very dangerous. Numerous road and bridge closures
with some weakened or washed out.
* TORNADO
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
- Situation is somewhat favorable for tornadoes
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for a few
tornadoes
- The tornado threat has remained nearly steady from the
previous assessment.
- PLAN: Emergency plans should include the potential for a
few tornadoes.
- PREPARE: If your shelter is particularly vulnerable to
tornadoes, prepare to relocate to safe shelter before
hazardous weather arrives.
- ACT: If a tornado warning is issued, be ready to shelter
quickly.
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Limited
- The occurrence of isolated tornadoes can hinder the
execution of emergency plans during tropical events.
- A few places may experience tornado damage, along with
power and communications disruptions.
- Locations could realize roofs peeled off buildings,
chimneys toppled, mobile homes pushed off foundations or
overturned, large tree tops and branches snapped off,
shallow-rooted trees knocked over, moving vehicles blown
off roads, and small boats pulled from moorings.
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- http://scemd.org/planandprepare
$$
Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
427 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
GAZ017-018-026-SCZ104-105-271800-
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Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-
Including the cities of Gumlog, Clarkesville, Royston, Seneca,
Franklin Springs, Toccoa, Clemson, Baldwin, Boydville, Cornelia,
Dacusville, Canon, Oakway, Lavonia, Hollywood, Demorest, Easley,
Westminster, and Walhalla
427 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, including the following
areas, Franklin, Habersham and Stephens and upstate South
Carolina, including the following areas, Greater Oconee and
Greater Pickens.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in significant and damaging
flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations. Areas that are not typically impacted by
floodwaters may flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Bands of heavy rain will continue to move across the Watch
area through the morning. Flash flooding is ongoing across
much of the area and additional rainfall of 2 to 4 inches
with locally higher amounts is expected across much of the
area. This is an extremely rare event with dangerous and life
threatening flash-flooding along numerous streams expected.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch for flash flooding means there is a potential for
rapid onset flooding based on current forecasts. Flash flooding is a
very dangerous situation and may impact areas that do not typically
flood. Please monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take
action quickly should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
&&
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Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1254 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South
Carolina...
Saluda River Near above Old Easley Rd, 5 W Greenville affecting
Pickens and Greenville Counties.
Saluda River At West Pelzer affecting Anderson and Greenville
Counties.
.Two unique rounds of rainfall, one ongoing and continuing through
early this afternoon resulting from tropical moisture
interacting with a stationary front, and another beginning tonight
and lasting through Friday morning associated with Hurricane
Helene, are expected to result in considerable to catastrophic
Major flooding across the upper Saluda River Valley. This flooding
has the potential to be the worst flooding observed in the modern
era, exceeding even the flooding which occurred on February 6-7,
2020, and rivaling the flooding from 1949.
This flooding may shutdown several roadways. especially above
Piedmont Dam to the Saluda River headwaters above Saluda Lake. A
few roadways may experience strong and damaging streamflows,
possibly causing damage to roadway infrastructure including culverts
and bridges. Several structures, including homes and businesses,
are likely to be inundated as a result of Major flooding. A few
structures may become uninhabitable and some structures may become
completely destroyed due to ruinous flooding.
Confidence in significant rainfall is high, but small
reductions or increases in storm-total rainfall may result in
notable changes to the forecast crests. It is absolutely imperative
that you maintain awareness of the latest forecasts and plan NOW to
respond to the worst-case scenario for your area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
When it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslides
threatening roads or property to the National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1,
by posting on our Facebook page, or via X using hashtag NWSGSP. Your
message should describe the specific location where impacts occurred
and the depth of flooding observed.
For detailed information including observed and forecast stages,
flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more,
please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSP
The next statement will be issued this evening.Friday afternoon at
100 PM EDT.
&&
SCC045-077-271700-
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1254 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Saluda River near above Old Easley Rd, 5 W Greenville.
* WHEN...From this evening to early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 16.1 feet, ...impacts continued from the 16.12
statement... Floodwaters have likely submerged the crawl spaces of
mobile homes closest to the Saluda River near the intersection of
Shady Acres Cir and Old Easley Bridge Rd. Floodwaters are likely
impacting basements, mobile homes, and permanent RVs along the
3900-4200 block of Old Easley Bridge Rd. Floodwaters
approximately 2-4 feet deep are inundating River Rd near Myers
Ln. Significant residential yard flooding is occurring on
Lakeview Dr and Birch River Rd.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 4.3 feet.
- Action/Advisory Stage is 8.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 18.6 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon.
- Minor Flood Stage is 9.5 feet.
Moderate Flood Stage is 13.0 feet.
Major Flood Stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.1 feet on 10/05/1964. This flood has the potential to be
the most significant in the modern era. The Saluda River
reached 16.13 feet on February 7, 2020, which is the most
significant flood this century.
- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 3477 8250 3486 8253 3486 8243 3478 8241
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