High Wind Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

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NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
307 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005


GAZ010-017-NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-302015-
/X.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050830T2000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
307 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW
THE WARNING THRESHHOLD LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EARLIER TODAY NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES WERE REPORTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

$$

NCZ033-048>050-053-064-065-SCZ001>003-302015-
/X.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050830T2000Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
307 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ034-054-055-066-067-SCZ004>007-010-011-
302015-
/X.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050830T2200Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CALDWELL-MCDOWELL-BURKE-POLK-
RUTHERFORD-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...MARION...
MORGANTON...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...
ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE
307 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW
ADVISORY CRTIERIA.

$$
LG

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WWUS72 KGSP 030902 CCA
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
359 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2005

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...

GAZ010-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001-002-032100-
/O.COR.KGSP.HW.A.0001.051204T0200Z-051204T1400Z/
RABUN-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD
359 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2005

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL ORGANIZE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY TODAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS TENNESSEE THIS EVENING 
AND INTO THE VIRGINIAS BY DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. AS THE LOW PASSES TO
THE NORTHWEST...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE 
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES WEST OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER 
VALLEY...THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WEST OF CAESARS HEAD...AND EXTREME 
NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 3 AM TO 
6 AM TONIGHT. DURING THIS TIME...SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES COULD SEE 
WINDS RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. SNOWBIRD... 
NANTAHALA... AND BALSAM MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS OVER 3500 FEET COULD SEE 
WIND GUSTS APPROACH 70 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN AROUND  
SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NED

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WWUS72 KGSP 032039
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
339 PM EST SAT DEC 3 2005

.VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINA AND
GEORGIA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...

GAZ010-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001-002-040400-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0001.051204T0200Z-051204T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.051203T2300Z-051204T1700Z/
RABUN-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD
339 PM EST SAT DEC 3 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA...THE MOUNTAINOUS SECTIONS OF PICKENS AND
OCONEE COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTIES OF HAYWOOD...GRAHAM...JACKSON...MACON...SWAIN...AND TRANSYLVANIA.

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT
AND EARLY SUNDAY...AND AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TONIGHT...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST BETWEEN ABOUT 9 PM AND
5 AM EST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE HIGHER RIDGETOPS
AND PASSES...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 35 MPH IN SOME
AREAS...AND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED
STRONGER WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
TENNESSEE STATE LINE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION TONIGHT IF YOU ARE
PLANNING A TRIP THROUGH THESE MOUNTAIN AREAS.

$$

JONES

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
559 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

.SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY)...
UPDATE FORTHCOMING TO HEADLINE TORNADO WATCH 758...RECENTLY ISSUED
FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA EXCLUDING THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 313 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005)

SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...

CIRCULATION AROUND TROPICAL STORM KATRINA SHIFTING A BIT MORE
EASTWARD IN RECENT SATELLITE IMAGERY...SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS
OFFICIAL TRACK FOR THE REMNANT LOW AND MUCH MORE EASTWARD THAN
INDICATED BY EITHER OF OUR SHORT RANGE MODELS. CONVECTION IS
REALLY FILLING IN NOW IN BETTER SHEAR AND FORCING AXIS ON EASTERN
PERIPHERY OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM PROPER. AS THIS DEEPER MOISTURE
GETS THROWN UP AGAINST OUR HIGHER TERRAIN ON STRENGTHENING
SOUTHERLY WINDS...WE STILL ANTICIPATE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FOR
MOST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IT MAY
TAKE A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE WE SEE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IN THE
EASTERN ZONES. WILL HIGHLIGHT CATEGORICAL POPS EARLY AND LIKELY TO
CHANCE EAST...AND HOLD ON TO THE FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT. WE
WILL CHANGE THE MONIKER TO FLOOD WATCH SINCE MOST AREAS THAT HAVE
BEEN RECEIVING RAINFALL OVERNIGHT ARE THE SAME LOCATIONS THAT
RECEIVED RAIN SHOWERS MONDAY EVENING...AND THE RAIN LOOKS TO
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING.

WITH THE FORWARD SPEED OF KATRINA INCREASING...CHANGES IN OUR
SENSIBLE WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE FASTER AND MORE VARIABLE THAN
PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED. THE EASTWARD SHIFT WILL MAKE IT LIKELY THAT
SOME HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WILL SEE SOME RATHER HIGH WIND
GUSTS. UPSTREAM...THE 88-D AT KBMX AND KHTX STILL SHOW 40 TO 50
KTS OF WIND JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE PROFILE OVER OUR REGION MUCH
LIGHTER AT PRESENT BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE AN INCRASE IN THE WIND.
AN UNUSUAL WIND PHENOMENON OVER NORTH ALABAMA HAS RESULTED IN
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THERE EVEN WITH MUCH LIGHTER OBSERVED WINDS
FROM METAR SITES THAT HAVE MANAGED TO REMAIN ONLINE. THERE COULD
BE POCKETS WHERE THE HIGHER RADAR-INDICATED WINDS HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT DOWN TO THE SURFACE OR A GRAVITY WAVE IS POSSIBLE. IF
WIND SPEEDS NEED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED FOR THE WESTERN
CWFA THIS MORNING...THERE IS STILL TIME TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS
UPSTREAM AS WIND PROFILES STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE PREDAWN AND AS
THOSE STRENGTHENING PROFILES IMPACT NORTH GEORGIA. FOR NOW...WE
WILL HOIST A WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE CWFA...MENTIONING SOME WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR SO AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

CWFA HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY BY THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER...SLIGHT RISK WEST FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE FAR SOUTHERN UPSTATE...MODERATE RISK
INDICATED NOW FOR THE CENTRAL UPSTATE THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS DUE STRONGER 0-1 KM FLOW AND
BETTER POTENTIAL FOR ANY SURFACE HEATING TO ENHANCE SURFACE BASED
INSTABILITY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND IN THE LEE TROF EAST OF
APPALACHIANS. INTERESTING THAT FORECAST SOUNDINGS BRING
SIGNIFICANT INTRUSION OF DRY MID LEVEL AIR INTO THE WESTERN CWFA
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS EASTERN SOUNDINGS REMAIN QUITE MOIST. WE
ALSO LOSE A LOT OF OUR DIRECTIONAL SHEAR THIS
AFTERNOON..ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WIND SPEEDS OVERALL ARE
PROGD TO STRENGTHEN EVEN MORE WITH SURAFCE CIRCULATION AROUND
KATRINA MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH AND UPPER TROF APPROACHING
WITH POTENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION LATE.
WITH MODERATE RISK IN PLACE FOR THE AFTERNOON...WE WILL INCLUDE
THE SEVERE WORDING IN THE ZONE TEXT.

IT MIGHT BE PRUDENT HERE TO MENTION THAT A TORNADO WATCH DOES
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE EXTREME WESTERN CWFA UNTIL 6 AM. AS
SIGNIFICANT ECHOES UPSTREAM APPROACH THE REGION...WE MAY SEE
ADDITIONAL WATCHES POSTED TO THE NORTH AND EAST.

PLAN TO TONE DOWN POPS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR THE CWFA BUT
MAINTAIN DECENT CHANCES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE RESIDUAL
MOISTURE MAY GET TRAPPED AND CLOSER TO BETTER FORCING WITH
APPROACH OF NOT ONLY THE UPPER LOW REPRESENTING THE MID LEVEL PART
OF KATRINA BUT ALSO THE OVERALL APPROACH OF THE TROF IN WHICH THE
SYSTEM IS ENVELOPED. LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE PROGD TO SWING AROUND TO
A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION THIS EVENING AND TO WESTERLY...DOWNSLOPE
DIRECTION...BY MORNING. MODELS BRING A DRY SLOT INTO THE AREA ALSO
WITH THE FEATURE...AND SATELLITE IMAGERY APPEARS TO SUPPORT THAT
IDEA FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. MODELS SUGGEST A RAPID DRYING OUT
AND A BOUNDARY CROSSING THE REGION DURING WEDNESDAY. WE WILL KEEP
CHANCES GOING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A MOSTLY DRY WEDNESDAY
PROGD...EXCEPT FOR SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

HAVE NOT WORKED ON TEMPERATURES YET BUT EXPECT BELOW NORMAL WEST
TODAY...WARMER EAST WHERE INSTABILITY WILL BE GREATER.

LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...
ADJUSTED WIND SPEEDS AND POPS SLIGHTLY FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
OTHERWISE...NO CHANGES WITH THIS PACKAGE.

AVIATION...
MVFR CEILINGS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND EXPECT THAT TREND TO
CONTINUE...WITH KCLT DEVELOPING A LOW CLOUD CEILING BEFORE SUNRISE.
ONCE IN THE MVFR...EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE AS A PREVAILING CONDITION
THROUGH AT LEAST THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. MODELS SHOW A LARGE SWATH OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS ALL TAF SITES THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z. HOWEVER...
EXPECT PRECIP TO BE OFF AN ON AND SHOWERY...WITH STRETCHES OF GOOD
VISIBILITY IN TROPICAL AIR. THE TEMPO GROUP IS TAILOR MADE FOR THIS
SCENARIO SO I WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT...AND MOVE THE PRECIP
FORECAST TO TEMPO CONDITIONS AT MOST TAF SITES. EXPECT BULK OF
PRECIP TO MOVE NORTH AND FADE WITH SUNSET...SO HAVE OPTED FOR A VCSH
AFTER 00Z WITH A LOW CLOUD CEILING HANGING ON. LOOKING AHEAD...
GUIDANCE SHOWS CEILINGS DROPPING INTO IFR RANGE IN SOME CASES TOWARD
12Z WEDNESDAY...SO THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE NEXT ISSUANCE.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH FOR GAZ010-017-018-026 UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY.
  ...TORNADO WATCH FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029 UNTIL 2 PM
     TUESDAY.
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029 UNTIL 6 PM
     TUESDAY.
NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067 UNTIL 8 AM
     WEDNESDAY.
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067
     UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY.
  ...TORNADO WATCH FOR NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>067 UNTIL 2 PM
     TUESDAY.
SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR SCZ001>005 UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY.
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ001>007-010-011 UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY.
  ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SCZ001>007-010>012-019 UNTIL 2 PM TUESDAY.
&&

SHORT TERM...SAB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED SPELLING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
645 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

GAZ010-017-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-SCZ001>003-311045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
645 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

REMNANTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA WILL CONTINUE STREAMING INTO THE
AREA TODAY. RAINFALL COULD BE EXTREMELY HEAVY THIS MORNING...WITH
RAINFALL EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS FORECAST FOR HIGHER ELEVATION
LOCATIONS WITH A SOUTHERN EXPOSURE...WHERE ADDITIONAL LOCAL
RAINFALL COULD SURPASS 3 INCHES A FEW LOCATIONS. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD
WATCH...ISSUED UNDER THE HEADER CAEFFAGSP...FOR DETAILS.

IMPRESSIVE SPEED AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SEVERE WEATHER PRODUCTION. DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD AFFECT THE REGION
THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 2 PM
EDT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DECREASE FROM THE WEST THIS
AFTERNOON.

COINCIDENT WITH THE STRONG WIND PROFILES WILL BE GUSTY WINDS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND A FEW
HIGHER ELEVATION SPOTS COULD SEE BRIEF GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH UNTIL
EARLY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES HAS BEEN POSTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY AT SOME POINT TODAY.

GAZ018-026-SCZ004-005-311045-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
645 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF
HURRICANE KATRINA WILL AFFECT THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. RAINFALL OF 1
TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH RAIN IS
FORECAST TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE THE FLOOD WATCH
ISSUED UNDER THE HEADER CAEFFAGSP FOR DETAILS.

IMPRESSIVE SPEED AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SEVERE WEATHER PRODUCTION. DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD AFFECT THE REGION
THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 2
PM EDT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DECREASE FROM THE WEST THIS
AFTERNOON.

COINCIDENT WITH THE STRONG WIND PROFILES WILL BE GUSTY WINDS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A WIND
ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES HAS BEEN POSTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY AT SOME POINT TODAY.

GAZ028-029-NCZ066-067-SCZ006-007-010>012-019-311045-
HART-ELBERT-POLK-RUTHERFORD-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD-
645 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF
HURRICANE KATRINA WILL AFFECT THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR SO IS EXPECTED ALTHOUGH A FEW ISOLATED
SPOTS MAY RECEIVE SLIGHTLY MORE. THERE COULD BE SOME URBAN
FLOODING IN ANY VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

IMPRESSIVE SPEED AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SEVERE WEATHER PRODUCTION. DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD AFFECT THE REGION
THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA
UNTIL 2 PM EDT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DECREASE FROM THE
WEST THIS AFTERNOON.

COINCIDENT WITH THE STRONG WIND PROFILES WILL BE GUSTY WINDS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A WIND
ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES HAS BEEN POSTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY AT SOME POINT TODAY.

NCZ033>037-049-050-054>057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-013-014-311045-
AVERY-CALDWELL-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-YANCEY-MITCHELL-MCDOWELL-
BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER-
645 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE
KATRINA EDGE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL IS LIKELY IN HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS WITH A SOUTHERN
EXPOSURE. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES FOR THE PIEDMONT...BUT MUCH LESS THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD
WATCH...UNDER THE HEADER CAEFFAGSP...FOR FLOOD WATCH DETAILS.

STRENGTHENING VERTICAL WIND PROFILES THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATER
TODAY...ESPECIALLY AFTER THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO
WARM UP A BIT. THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS IS IN A
MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND
THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT. SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...ISSUED UNDER THE
HEADER CAESPSGSP...FOR DETAILS.

SURFACE WINDS COULD INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH ACROSS THE
FOOTHILLS...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES HAS BEEN ISSUED.
HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. WIND SPEEDS FOR THE
PIEDMONT ARE GENERALLY FORECAST IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...THOUGH
GUSTS NEAR ANY STRONG STORMS COULD BE MUCH HIGHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY AT SOME POINT TODAY.

44

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
515 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-301600-
ABBEVILLE-ALEXANDER-ANDERSON-AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CABARRUS-
CALDWELL-CATAWBA-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-ELBERT-
FRANKLIN GA-GASTON-GRAHAM-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREENWOOD-HABERSHAM-HART-
HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-IREDELL-LAURENS SC-LINCOLN NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-
MCDOWELL-MECKLENBURG-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-POLK NC-RABUN-ROWAN-RUTHERFORD-
SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SPARTANBURG-STEPHENS-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-UNION NC-
UNION SC-YANCEY-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...CHARLOTTE...CHEROKEE...CHESTER...CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON...
CONCORD...ELBERTON...FRANKLIN...GAFFNEY...GASTONIA...GREENVILLE...
GREENWOOD...HARTWELL...HENDERSONVILLE...HICKORY...LAURENS...
LINCOLNTON...MARION...MOCKSVILLE...MONROE...MORGANTON...NEWLAND...
ROCK HILL...RUTHERFORDTON...SALISBURY...SHELBY...SPARTANBURG...
SPRUCE PINE...STATESVILLE...SYLVA...TOCCOA...TRYON...UNION...
WAYNESVILLE
515 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...

TROPICAL STORM KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH AND NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO
A DEPRESSION LATER IN THE DAY. AS IS USUALLY THE CASE WHEN THE
REMNANT OF A TROPICAL SYSTEM PASSES TO THE WEST ACROSS TENNESSEE...
A HUMID AND UNSTABLE TROPICAL AIR MASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WITH STRONG WIND SHEAR IN
THE LOWEST PART OF THE ATMOSPHERE.

THE INGREDIENTS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SEVERE
WEATHER IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND A FEW TORNADOES.
DURING THE MORNING HOURS...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE
WESTERN PART OF THE UPSTATE...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THE BEST COMBINATION OF WIND
SHEAR AND INSTABILITY MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND EASTERN
PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF
NORTH CAROLINA...WHERE THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL SHOULD DIMINISH LATE THIS
EVENING.

RESIDENTS ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE CAROLINAS AND EXTREME
NORTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD EXPECT LATER STATEMENTS AND SEVERE WEATHER
WATCHES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP IN THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE REMNANTS OF A HURRICANE
SOMETIMES PRODUCE TORNADOES VERY QUICKLY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON THIS ONGOING WEATHER SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

MOORE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
953 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CLARKESVILLE            34.61N 83.52W
08/30/2005                   HABERSHAM          GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES BLOCKING ROADS ACROSS THE
            COUNTY.

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BRYSON CITY             35.43N 83.45W
08/30/2005                   SWAIN              NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TRESS AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FRANKLIN                35.18N 83.38W
08/30/2005                   MACON              NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES DOWN IN HIGHLANDS AND COUNTYWIDE.

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SYLVA                   35.37N 83.22W
08/30/2005                   JACKSON            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TRESS DOWN ALL OVER COUNTY.

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ROBBINSVILLE            35.32N 83.81W
08/30/2005                   GRAHAM             NC   AIRPLANE PILOT

            TREES DOWN IN SNOWBIRD AREA AND AROUND THE COUNTY.

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BRYSON CITY             35.43N 83.45W
08/30/2005                   SWAIN              NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES DOWN ALL OVER COUNTY.

&&

SBK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1000 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-302000-
ABBEVILLE-ALEXANDER-ANDERSON-AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CABARRUS-
CALDWELL-CATAWBA-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-ELBERT-
FRANKLIN GA-GASTON-GRAHAM-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREENWOOD-HABERSHAM-HART-
HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-IREDELL-LAURENS SC-LINCOLN NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-
MCDOWELL-MECKLENBURG-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-POLK NC-RABUN-ROWAN-RUTHERFORD-
SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SPARTANBURG-STEPHENS-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-UNION NC-
UNION SC-YANCEY-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...CHARLOTTE...CHEROKEE...CHESTER...CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON...
CONCORD...ELBERTON...FRANKLIN...GAFFNEY...GASTONIA...GREENVILLE...
GREENWOOD...HARTWELL...HENDERSONVILLE...HICKORY...LAURENS...
LINCOLNTON...MARION...MOCKSVILLE...MONROE...MORGANTON...NEWLAND...
ROCK HILL...RUTHERFORDTON...SALISBURY...SHELBY...SPARTANBURG...
SPRUCE PINE...STATESVILLE...SYLVA...TOCCOA...TRYON...UNION...
WAYNESVILLE
1000 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

...TORNADO WATCH 758 CONTINUES UNTIL 2 PM FOR NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...AND OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA WEST OF
ASHEVILLE...

...TORNADO WATCH 759 IS IN AFFECT FOR THE REST OF THE SOUTHERN AND
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BETWEEN ASHEVILLE AND BEECH MOUNTAIN...INTO THE
NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN PIEDMONT...AND FOR ALL OF THE
UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 4 PM...

TROPICAL STORM KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH AND NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY. A HUMID AND UNSTABLE TROPICAL
AIR MASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...WITH STRONG WIND SHEAR IN THE LOWEST PART OF THE
ATMOSPHERE.

THE INGREDIENTS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SEVERE
WEATHER IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND A FEW TORNADOES.

PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IF A TORNADO WARNING
IS ISSUED.

TJB