Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2006

High Wind Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

January 24, 200612 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Jan 24, 2006, 3:06 PM EST for 12 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 24, 2006, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 21 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
Jan 24, 2006, 3:06 PM EST (20:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2006, 6:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 25, 2006, 3:09 PM EST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Rabun County, GA, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 274 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2006-01-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2006-01-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -41 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS72 KGSP 242006
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
306 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-250500-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0003.060124T2300Z-060125T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.060124T2300Z-060125T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
306 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND IN RABUN COUNTY IN
EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
DEVELOP...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS
AND ALSO MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND PASSES WHICH CHANNEL NORTHWEST FLOW.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES MAY OCCUR...WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES
DEVELOPING. TAKE STEPS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
WHICH COULD GET BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE
NEAR TREES OR POWER LINES...AND BE VERY CAUTIOUS IN PARTS OF YOUR
HOME WHERE FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ034-035-054-055-066-067-SCZ001>003-250500-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0003.060124T2300Z-060125T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.060124T2300Z-060125T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-CALDWELL-ALEXANDER-MCDOWELL-BURKE-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...MARION...MORGANTON...
COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON
306 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...THE UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS...AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
AFFECT LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE HIGH TERRAIN.

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 IF DRIVING. TAKE STEPS NOW TO
SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. A FEW
WEAK OR DAMAGED TREES...AS WELL AS SOME LARGE TREES LIMBS...MIGHT
BE BROUGHT DOWN BY THE WINDS. THIS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$

GERAPETRITIS
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 250334
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1034 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-251145-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1034 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS
ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND IN RABUN COUNTY IN
EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
DEVELOP...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS
AND ALSO MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND PASSES WHICH CHANNEL NORTHWEST FLOW.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES MAY OCCUR...WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES
DEVELOPING. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE NEAR TREES OR POWER
LINES...AND BE VERY CAUTIOUS IN PARTS OF YOUR HOME WHERE FALLING
TREES COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ034-035-054-055-066-067-SCZ001>003-251145-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-CALDWELL-ALEXANDER-MCDOWELL-BURKE-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...MARION...MORGANTON...
COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON
1034 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND
PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT
HOURS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...THE UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP...WITH WIND GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE HIGH TERRAIN.

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 IF DRIVING. A FEW WEAK OR
DAMAGED TREES...AS WELL AS SOME LARGE TREES LIMBS...MIGHT BE
BROUGHT DOWN BY THE WINDS. THIS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER
OUTAGES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$

MOORE
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 250849
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
349 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-251700-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
349 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND RABUN COUNTY IN
GEORGIA.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS
OF UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT RIDGE
TOP LOCATIONS AND ALSO MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND PASSES ORIENTED FROM
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
TREE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES. DO NOT VENTURE 
OUTSIDE NEAR TREES OR POWER LINES...AND BE VERY CAUTIOUS IN PARTS
OF YOUR HOME WHICH COULD BE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
251700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.060125T0849Z-060125T2300Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
349 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...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. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ034-035-054-055-066-067-SCZ001>003-251700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-CALDWELL-ALEXANDER-MCDOWELL-BURKE-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...MARION...MORGANTON...
COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON
349 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP...WITH WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW WEAK OR DAMAGED TREES...AS WELL AS SOME
LARGE TREE LIMBS...MIGHT BE BROUGHT DOWN BY THE WINDS. THIS COULD
LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$
LANE
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 251246
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
746 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

NCZ034-054-055-251700-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
CALDWELL-MCDOWELL-BURKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MORGANTON
746 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...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. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT
LOCATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE.

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. IN ADDITION...THERE
WILL BE SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO TREES...AND SOME POWER
OUTAGES WILL OCCUR. 

$$

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-251700-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
746 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RABUN COUNTY IN
GEORGIA.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS
OF UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT RIDGE
TOP LOCATIONS AND ALSO MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND PASSES ORIENTED FROM
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SCATTERED TO
WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES. DO
NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE NEAR TREES OR POWER LINES...AND BE VERY
CAUTIOUS IN PARTS OF YOUR HOME WHICH COULD BE DAMAGED BY FALLING
TREES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ035-066-067-SCZ001>003-251700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-POLK-RUTHERFORD-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON
746 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE SOUTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS...AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN GEORGIA.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH WIND
GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW WEAK OR DAMAGED TREES...AS WELL AS SOME
LARGE TREE LIMBS...MIGHT BE BROUGHT DOWN BY THE WINDS. THIS COULD
LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
251700-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
746 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...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. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
LANE
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 251549
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1049 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

GAZ010-NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>065-252300-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-CALDWELL-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...MARION...MORGANTON...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1049 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE MOST OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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. IN ADDITION...
THERE WILL BE SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO TREES...AND SOME
POWER OUTAGES WILL OCCUR.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ035-066-067-SCZ001>003-252300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-POLK-RUTHERFORD-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON
1049 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW WEAK OR DAMAGED TREES...AS WELL AS SOME
LARGE TREE LIMBS...MIGHT BE BROUGHT DOWN BY THE WINDS. THIS COULD
LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
252300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1049 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...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. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

CSH
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 252009
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
309 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-064-065-260900-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.060125T2009Z-060126T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
309 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. FOR MOST AREAS...NORTHWEST WIND
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE. A FEW TREES
OR POWERLINES COULD STILL BE TOPPLED THIS EVENING.

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-NCZ034-051-054-055-058-059-062-063-252115-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
RABUN-CALDWELL-SWAIN-MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...MARION...
MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
309 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. 

BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE 
INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ035-066-067-SCZ001>003-252115-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-POLK-RUTHERFORD-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON
309 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. 

BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE 
INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
252115-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
309 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. 

BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE 
INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 9:55 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more12 hr
Jan 24, 3:47 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson and 7 more11 hr
Jan 24, 3:06 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPAlexander24 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2006High Wind Warnings in Georgia, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006

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.