PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1235 PM EST THU NOV 20 2003 ...RAINFALL TOTALS FOR RECENT HEAVY RAIN EVENT... THIS REPORT IS AN UPDATED VERSION WITH ADDED RAINFALL FROM THIS MORNINGS COOP REPORTS. THIS IS THE COMPLETE LISTING OF THE ENTIRE HEAVY RAIN EVENT. A DEEP TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW BROUGHT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA BEGINNING THE EVENING OF TUESDAY THE 18TH. THE RAIN CONTINUED OVERNIGHT INTO THE 19TH...SLOWLY TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST DURING THE MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. LOCATIONS ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS RECEIVED THE MOST RAINFALL. PLACES SUCH AS LAKE TOXAWAY AND HIGHLANDS WHICH ARE NEAR SOUTH FACING SLOPES SAW SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RAINFALL THAN NEARBY AREAS. THESE RAINS FELL DURING A FAIRLY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...CAUSING WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FOLLOWING IS A COMPILATION OF RAINFALL TOTALS RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT. THESE REPORTS ARE FROM COOP OBSERVERS...ASOS SITES...REMOTE RAINFALL OBSERVATION SITES...AND SPOTTERS FROM THE AREA. .NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS .NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT & FOOTHILLS LAKE TOXAWAY 9.73 OLD FORT 4.65 HIGHLANDS 7.07 TRYON 4.16 SPRUCE PINE 6.20 MORGANTON 2.03 MOUNT MITCHELL 5.79 RAMSEY 2.00 GUION FARM 5.65 RUTHERFORDTON 1.93 BALSAM 4.84 LOGAN 1.83 SAMS GAP 4.78 FOREST CITY 1.80 WEST SKYLAND 4.77 ELLENDALE 1.72 NANTAHALA DAM 4.72 LENOIR 1.70 MURPHY 4.53 MOCKSVILLE 1.67 FRANKLIN 4.41 TAYLORSVILLE 1.52 BRYSON CITY 4.38 SHELBY 1.52 SYLVA 4.34 CASAR 1.43 PLEASANT GARDENS 4.28 WAXHAW 1.40 BREVARD 4.24 LINCOLNTON 1.20 GRANDFATHER MTN 4.23 SHELBY 1.16 ROBBINSVILLE 4.15 RHODHISS 1.16 FRANKLIN 2 NE 3.92 STATESVILLE 1.14 NORTH COVE USFS 3.57 BESSEMER CITY 1.10 PATTERSON 3.41 VALE 0.95 UNCA CAMPUS 3.36 GASTONIA 0.65 MARSHALL 3.34 CONCORD 0.62 HOT SPRINGS 3.32 SALISBURY 0.58 CHEROKEE 3.01 CLT INT'L APRT 0.55 BLACK MOUNTAIN 2.95 CANDLER 2.95 E FLAT ROCK 2.70 FONTANA 2.55 BAKERSVILLE 2.50 CULLOWHEE 2.50 FLETCHER 2.48 SWANNANOA 2.45 AVL AIRPORT 2.26 LENOIR 1.46 .SOUTH CAROLINA .GEORGIA JOCASSEE HATCHERY 6.45 TALLULAH FALLS 7.53 LONG CREEK 4.20 CLAYTON 4.75 CAESARS HEAD 3.73 BLACK ROCK MT 4.01 WALHALLA 3 NW 3.36 CLARKESVILLE 3.70 SALEM 3.14 CORNELIA 3.36 ANDERSON 2.80 TOCCOA 2.36 TRAVELERS REST 2.70 MOUNTAIN CITY 2.30 TABLE ROCK 2.63 HARTWELL 1.97 HUNTS BRIDGE 2.46 ELBERTON 1.70 WALHALLA 2.35 CARNESVILLE 1.62 GSP INT'L ARPT 2.31 GREER 2 N 2.25 CLEMSON 2.19 PICKENS 2.17 KEOWEE DAM 2.03 SIMPSONVILLE 5 N 1.95 SANDY SPRINGS 1.92 GREER 6 N 1.84 ABBEVILLE 1.80 GAFFNEY 1.72 GREENVILLE 1.66 ANTREVILLE 1.60 CALHOUN FALLS 1.45 GREENWOOD 1.35 WEST PELZER 1.22 LAURENS 1.20 CLINTON 1.09 UNION 1.05 LAKE BOWEN 0.90 CHESTER 0.77 ROCK HILL 0.75 $$ LAMB/OUTLAW ...UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM THIS MORNING COOP REPORTS... -------------------------------------------------------------------- 000 NOUS41 KRNK 201948 PNSRNK PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 245 PM EST THU NOV 20 2003 RAINFALL REPORTS OF OVER 4 INCHES FOR THE 11/18 AND 11/19TH EVENT: COUNTY/STATE LOCATION RAINFALL TOTAL SOURCE WATAUGA/NC BLOWING ROCK 7.75 COOP WATAUGA/NC SEVEN DEVILS 7.63 IFLOWS WATAUGA/NC BLACKBURN KNOB 7.51 IFLOWS WATAUGA/NC BOONE 6.78 COOP ASHE/NC JEFFERSON 6.30 COOP CARROLL/VA GALAX 5.07 COOP ALLEGHANY/VA LOW MOOR 4.83 IFLOWS GILES/VA BUTT MOUNTAIN 4.63 IFLOWS SMYTH/VA SEVEN MILE FORD 4.56 IFLOWS GRAYSON/VA FAIRWOOD 4.40 IFLOWS BATH/VA INGALLS FIELD 4.35 IFLOWS SMYTH/VA SALTVILLE 4.16 COOP CARROLL/VA BUFFALO MOUNTAIN 4.07 IFLOWS MERCER/WV BLUEFIELD 4.06 COOP ROCKBRIDGE/VA IRISH GAP 4.06 IFLOWS $$ EMLAW