FGUS72 KGSP 111236 ESFGSP GAC105-147-119-257-137-241-NCC075-173-113-099-087-175- 115-021-089-149-161-111-199-121-011-023-045-071-109- 035-003-097-119-097-179-025-159-059-SCC001-047-007- 073-077-045-059-083-087-023-021-091-NCC021-045-059-071- 087-089-115-159-173-175-SCC007-021-045-077-091-282341- WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 200 PM EDT Fri Feb 8 2019 ========================== LONG-TERM FLOOD OUTLOOK... ========================== Given current antecedent conditions and short- to long- range precipitation guidance, the latest long-term flood outlook through the end of April 2019 is as follows... --------------------------------------------------------------------- REGION RUNOFF SMALL STREAMS MAINSTEM RIVERS POTENTIAL FLOOD POTENTIAL FLOOD POTENTIAL NC Piedmont Above Normal | Slight Abv Normal| Near Normal NC Foothills Well-Above Normal| Well-Above Normal| Above Normal NC Nrn Mnts Well-Above Normal| Above Normal | NO MAINSTEMS NC Cntl Mnts Well-Above Normal| Above Normal | Above Normal NC Srn Mnts Well-Above Normal| Well-Above Normal| Well-Above Normal SC Mnts Well-Above Normal| Above Normal | NO MAINSTEMS SC Foothills Well-Above Normal| Above Normal | Slight Abv Normal SC Piedmont Above Normal | Slight Abv Normal| Near Normal GA NE Mnts/ Well-Above Normal| Well-Above Normal| Above Normal Foothills GA Piedmont Above Normal | Above Normal | Slight Abv Normal -------------------------------------------------------------------- ===================== NEXT ISSUANCE DATE... ===================== The next Winter/Spring Flood Outlook will be issued on or around February 22, 2019. ======================= ADDITIONAL RESOURCES... ======================= For the latest levels of streams and mainstem rivers across the region please visit and bookmark: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/area.php?wfo=gsp For the latest status of DROUGHT conditions across the region please visit and bookmark: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu Please note the U.S. Drought Monitor is released every Thursday morning, but only factors in data through Tuesday morning. Any precipitation which may occur after Tuesday morning, but before Thursday morning, is considered in the following week's product. ========================== COUNTY TO REGION LEGEND... ========================== ------------ ..GEORGIA... ------------ COUNTY REGION Elbert GA Piedmont Franklin GA Piedmont Habersham GA NE Mountains/Foothills Hart GA Piedmont Rabun GA NE Mountains/Foothills Stephens GA NE Mountains/Foothills ------------------- ..NORTH CAROLINA... ------------------- COUNTY REGION (SUBREGION) Alexander NC Foothills (Northern) Avery NC Northern Mountains Buncombe NC Central Mountains Burke NC Foothills (Northern) Cabarrus NC Piedmont (Southern) Caldwell NC Foothills (Northern) Catawba NC Foothills (Northern) Cleveland NC Piedmont (Southern) Davie NC Piedmont (Northwest) Gaston NC Piedmont (Southern) Graham NC Central Mountains Haywood NC Central Mountains Henderson NC Southern Mountains Iredell NC Piedmont (Northwest) Jackson North NC Central Mountains Jackson South NC Southern Mountains Lincoln NC Piedmont (Southern) Macon NC Southern Mountains Madison NC Central Mountains McDowell NC Foothills (Northern) Mecklenburg NC Piedmont (Southern) Mitchell NC Northern Mountains Polk NC Foothills (Southern) Rowan NC Piedmont (Northwest) Rutherford NC Foothills (Southern) Swain NC Central Mountains Transylvania NC Southern Mountains Union NC Piedmont (Southern) Yancey NC Northern Mountains ------------------- ..SOUTH CAROLINA... ------------------- COUNTY REGION (SUBREGION) Abbeville SC Piedmont (Lower) Anderson SC Piedmont (Northern) Cherokee SC Piedmont (Northern) Chester SC Piedmont (Eastern) Greenville SC Mountains/Foothills Greenwood SC Piedmont (Lower) Laurens SC Piedmont (Lower) Oconee SC Mountains/Foothills Pickens SC Mountains/Foothills Spartanburg SC Mountains/Foothills Union SC Piedmont (Eastern) York SC Piedmont (Eastern) ======================== MAINSTEM RIVER LEGEND... ======================== REGION RIVER NC Piedmont Catawba (Heavily Regulated) South Fork Catawba (Slightly Regulated) Rocky Yadkin (Regulated) NC Foothills Broad (Regulated) Catawba (Regulated) NC Nrn Mnts NO MAINSTEM RIVERS NC Cntl Mnts French Broad (Slightly Regulated) Little Tennessee (Heavily Regulated) Nantahala (Heavily Regulated) Oconaluftee (Slightly Regulated) Pigeon Tuckasegee (Heavily Regulated) NC Srn Mnts French Broad (Slightly Regulated) Little Tennessee (Heavily Regulated) Nantahala (Regulated) Tuckasegee (Regulated) SC Mnts NO MAINSTEM RIVERS SC Foothills Chatooga Enoree Pacolet (Slightly Regulated) Reedy (Slightly Regulated) Saluda (Regulated) Savannah (Heavily Regulated) Toxaway/Seneca (Heavily Regulated) Tyger SC Piedmont Broad (Regulated) Pacolet (Slightly Regulated) Reedy (Slightly Regulated) Saluda (Regulated) Savannah (Heavily Regulated) Tyger GA NE Mnts/ Chatooga Foothills Tallulah/Tugaloo (Heavily Regulated) GA Piedmont Broad Savannah (Heavily Regulated) $$