WNCwx Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 For May 4th, I had 0.40 inches in the gauge and have had 0.07 between midnight and 3am. I was forecast to get 1 to 2 inches QPF from 4am yesterday to 4am today and the same in the next 24 hour period. I've also been watching the local gauges, and they all look something like this... The most recent minor flooding we had was back in January, when this particular gauge showed this: I'll be watching the local CoCoRaHS reports after 7am to see what they say. If this was a snow event and I were a snow weenie, I'd be saying the forecast was a bust...but it's not and I'm not. The forecasted event still has 36 to 48 hours to redeem itself after a slow start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 The NWS EDD map has a River layer among the hundreds of other layers they now have. http://www.daculaweather.com/4_nws_edd.php So far, about ~1.75" EDIT: Bird crap in the weather station gauge was giving me incorrect data. CoCoRaHS gauge had 3.26" in the last 24 hours and still raining. It looks like it will be ending in the next few hours, and after that, dry until the afternoon and rain again. Lather, rinse, repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 It's a whole different world in the Mnts......So far only .52" for me while the escarpment counties have had up to 3". Flood warnings going up for those areas now. Flood WarningFLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC717 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013NCC021-089-149-161-175-051700-/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.W.0012.130505T1117Z-130505T1700Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/BUNCOMBE NC-HENDERSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-717 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD WARNING FOR... HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... WEST CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... WESTERN POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...* UNTIL 100 PM EDT* AT 710 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FELL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY.* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BREVARD... COLUMBUS...HENDERSONVILLE...AVERY CREEK...BAT CAVE...CHIMNEY ROCK...DUPONT STATE FOREST...ETOWAH...FLAT ROCK...FLETCHER...GORGES STATE PARK...LAKE ADGER...LAKE LURE...LAKE TOXAWAY...MOUNTAIN HOME AND ROSMAN. IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS SUCH AS LITTLERIVER AND DAVIDSON RIVER ARE EXPECTED TO GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGEFLOODING LOCAL ROADWAYS. IN HENDERSON COUNTY LOCAL STREAMS SUCH ASMUD CREEK...CLEAR CREEK AND BAT FORK CREEK WILL LIKELY GO ABOVEBANKFULL FLOODING LOCAL STREETS. IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY AREAS THATWILL BE AFFECTED ARE BAT CAVE AND LAKE LURE AREA.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOUARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTSLIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TOPROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWINGWATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THEROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSSSAFELY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 From the 06Z Hi-Res NAM model, here's the 60-hour total QPF forecast: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 And, here's the 06Z GFS 72-hour QPF forecast: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 New interactive rainfall estimates page: http://www.daculaweather.com/4_nws_rfc.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 1.41" overnight, plenty of gust winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxJordan Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Heavy rain continuing to train over areas in western North Carolina, upstate South Carolina, and NE Georgia. This will be the general idea today as the system begins to slowly progress eastward. Looks like they may get in the golf at Quail Hollow before the rain arrives there this afternoon. No doubt things will get worse before they get better. In Hickory, total rainfall .26 inch, Valdese, .50 inch, Asheville .81 inch so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainforrest Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 3.12 inches so far been a moderate to sometimes heavy rain all nite temp 45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 3.12 inches so far been a moderate to sometimes heavy rain all nite temp 45. Impressive. Ya here in Haywood we really got rocked last night and this morning feels like a tropical storm coming in. Very heavy rain and high winds. All the creeks and streams are way up. River is up and I past a couple of big sized trees that were uprooted from the ground because the ground is so saturated and the winds have been so high also. We keep this up today and we will have major flooding issues by tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Heavy rain continuing to train over areas in western North Carolina, upstate South Carolina, and NE Georgia. This will be the general idea today as the system begins to slowly progress eastward. Looks like they may get in the golf at Quail Hollow before the rain arrives there this afternoon. No doubt things will get worse before they get better. In Hickory, total rainfall .26 inch, Valdese, .50 inch, Asheville .81 inch so far. Well, I'm not sure how I missed out, then. I'm still sitting at 0.05 inch since midnight. Waiting on the heavy stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 Things are starting to ramp up in Weaverville. We have picked up .23" in about the last hour. The river of moisture is right above us. Temp is a very un May like 48.3°. http://aviationweather.gov/adds/satellite/displaysat?region=MGM&isingle=mult_big&itype=vis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 4.03 inches and the rain has stopped for the first time in ver 24 hours. Now time for the ULL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 1.65 inches overnight and by the looks of the radar it's locked and loaded for my area today. The motion on the precip the Greer doppler is NNW, which is about as true an upslope flow that you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Well we are finally done here with this event. The sun is out for the first time in 5 days! Next step is temps close to 90s next week. Ugh I was enjoying this weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 The last time KATL had 2.76"+ on any one calendar day was all the way back on 5/3/2010, when 2.81" fell! 0800 AM HEAVY RAIN HAPEVILLE 33.66N 84.41W 05/05/2013 M3.46 INCH FULTON GA ASOS THIS IS THE 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 8 AM FOR HARTSFIELD KACKSON AIRPORT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 We have now over 2 inches of rain here along the escarpment and there is an expanding area of heavier rain just to my south coming this way. I'm betting we'll see some Areal Flood Warnings for McDowell by noon or shortly after. Watching this cutoff on the water vapor image is a thing of beauty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 To my surprise, it was sunny when I woke up this morning. Don't let the looks deceive as it feels down right cold with a stiff easterly wind blowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 2.67 in about 20 hours or so. Didn't start till around 2 yesterday imby. Impressive ! Currently under a flood WARNINING ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Haven't seen a drop yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Haven't seen a drop yet thats becuase mooresville sucks. nothing ever happens here.haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Haven't seen a drop yet I know you guys along I-77 should get in on the action later today. That said, I'm starting to wonder if this moisture plume may not make it as far north and east into North Carolina before it pivots again as the cutoff slides under us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNCwx Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 The CoCoRaHS measurements are in for Macon County. I've altered the original graphic to make it easier to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Thought it was supposed to rain today. Not a cloud in the sky here. Gorgeous weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNCwx Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Thought it was supposed to rain today. Not a cloud in the sky here. Gorgeous weather. LOL. Those Upper Level Lows rarely seem to care what weathermen have said they will do...and seem to relish in destroying their forecasts of deluge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Storm total 4.15" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Clouds --> drizzle --> showers --> downpours --> tropical flooding! (Okay, maybe not the flooding...) I've progressed to stage 3, now. Steady showers since about 10 AM or so. I'm up to 0.25 inch since midnight now. Lots of precip blossoming on radar. Time to bunker down for the afternoon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaryWx Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 My observation for the May 4-6 SE Soaker??? This is some blackberry winter we're having in North Carolina this year. By the way, if you are not exactly sure what 'blackberry winter' is here's a link. http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek060508.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 .03 total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Storm total 4.15" You almost doubled my total and I was supposed to be in a prime spot. Lol Sent from my droid RAZR m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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