Weather for Hicks Crossroads, North Carolina
Lat: 35.43N, Lon: 80.92W
Wx Zone: NCZ071
CWA Used: GSP
North Carolina Drought MonitorThe North Carolina Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of North Carolina land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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North Carolina Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS72 KGSP 211343 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- 073-077-045-059-083-087-023-021-091-041343- WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 943 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINA'S AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA INDICATES A NEAR NORMAL POTENTIAL OF RIVER FLOODING... * PRECIPITATION AND HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS... THE TRENDS IN PRECIPITATION HAVE BEEN NEAR NORMAL FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINA'S AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINA'S RANGED FROM ONE HALF INCH TO 2 INCHES OVER THE 2 WEEK PERIOD. ACROSS NORTHEST GEORGIA RAINFALL RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. FOR THE 30 D AY PERIOD PERCENT OF NORMAL RAINFALL RANGED FROM NORMAL IN THE FOOTHILLS TO AROUND 75 PERCENT OF NORMALL FOR THE REST OF THE HYDROLOGIC AREA. * OBSERVED SNOW SNOW PACK ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS OF MARCH 21, RANGED FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH SOME LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA BORDER REPORTING UP TO 4 INCHES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- * OBSERVED RIVER CONDITIONS...THE 14-DAY AVERAGE STREAMFLOWS BY THE USGS INDICATE... ...FRENCH BROAD/UPPER PIGEON...LITTLE TENNESSEE...TUCKASEGEE...AND HIWASSEE BASINS... IN THE NORMAL RANGES. ...SAVANNAH...UPPER SANTEE...SALUDA AND BROAD RIVER BASINS... WERE IN THE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL RANGES. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * OBSERVED SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS SOIL MOISTURE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA WAS GENERALLY IN THE EXCESSIVELY WET CATEGORY. WHILE THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT AREAS OF THE CAROLINA'S WERE IN THE ABNORMALLY MOIST CATEGORY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- * POTENTIAL FOR SNOWMELT FLOODING SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT AS OF MARCH 21 ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA WAS GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH. FLOODING FROM THIS SNOW MELT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME SINCE A QUICK WARM UP AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE NOT FORECASTED. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK 6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK MARCH 26 - MARCH 30...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE HYDROLOGIC AREA. SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE OR BELOW PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA. 30 DAY OUTLOOK FOR APRIL INDICATES: SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINA'S AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATI ON ACROSS THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE OR BELOW PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA. 90 DAY OUTLOOK FOR APRIL THROUGH JUNE INDICATES: ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACRO SS THE WESTERN CAROLINA'S AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE OR BELOW PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN CAROLINA'S INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * WINTER/SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK BASED ON EXISTING SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT...STREAMFLOWS...AND SPRING RAINFALL PATTERNS... AN AVERAGE FLOOD POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED FOR THE FRENCH BROAD... TUCKASEGEE...UPPE R PIGEON AND LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS. AN AVERAGE FLOOD POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED FOR THE SAVANNAH...UPPER SANTEE...SALUDA AND BROAD RIVER BASINS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS WILL BE THE LAST WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK UNLESS THERE ARE CHA NGES TO THE ON GOING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK. $$ |