Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2005
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Nov 24, 2005, 3:25 AM EST for Avery County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 24, 2005, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2005, 3:25 AM EST (08:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2005, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2005, 10:54 AM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1800 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 597 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KGSP 240825 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 325 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .A WINDY THANKSGIVING DAY IS SHAPING UP ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS COULD BE OBSERVED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING WIND SPEEDS AND DIRECTIONS. NCZ033-049-050-241630- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-051124T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0003.051124T0900Z-051124T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 325 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRENGTHENING WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW LATER TODAY SHOULD RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE EVEN MORE THIS AFTERNOON...AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. GUSTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SURPASS 60 MPH...AND A FEW LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS APPROACH 60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH TRAVEL PLANS THROUGH THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ034>037-054>057-066>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-241630- /O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0008.051124T0900Z-051124T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CALDWELL-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-POLK-RUTHERFORD- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...MARION... MORGANTON...HICKORY...SALISBURY...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 325 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH COULD BE OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS THE REGION. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-241630- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051124T2300Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 325 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND EVENTUALLY CROSSES THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE AT THEIR HIGHEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE IN THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ 44
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS72 KGSP 241554 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1054 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY WILL CAUSE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS AFFECTING THE HIGH MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-049-050-242300- /O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051124T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.051124T1554Z-051124T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1054 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...COULD MAKE TRAVEL CHALLENGING AT TIMES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. A FEW TREES COULD ALSO BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE STRONGEST GUSTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ034>037-048-051>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-242300- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051124T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CALDWELL-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...MARION...MORGANTON...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA... CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION... CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1054 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH COULD BE OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GERAPETRITIS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 10:54 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 7 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.