Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Nov 15, 2006, 4:45 AM EST for 12 counties in North Carolina; Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Nov 15, 2006, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2006, 4:45 AM EST (09:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2006, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2006, 6:00 AM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Habersham County, GA, 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 Greer radar (KGSP), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:45 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 5:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sylva, NC | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN SYLVA...CASHIERS AND RURAL LOCATIONS FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH NIGHT. |
| Nov 15, 6:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bryson City, NC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE FROM LAST EVENING THROUGH OVERNIGHT. |
| Nov 15, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Asheville, NC | 30 REPORTS OF TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN COUNTY OVERNIGHT. |
| Nov 15, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bakersville, NC | ONE TREE DOWN OVERNIGHT. |
| Nov 15, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Brevard, NC | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY OVERNIGHT. |
| Nov 15, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Burnsville, NC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN COUNTY OVERNIGHT. |
| Nov 15, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clarkesville, GA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN COUNTY OVERNIGHT. |
| Nov 15, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clayton, GA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON WOLF FORK ROAD OFF 441. TREE DOWN ON BRIDGE CREEK ROAD. BOTH OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. |
| Nov 15, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Franklin, NC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY OVERNIGHT. |
| Nov 16, 5:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Robbinsville, NC | POWERLINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 28 IN TOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1773 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 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 150945 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 445 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...INCREASINGLY WINDY THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY FLOW OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL GIVE RISE TO GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATER TODAY. SOME WIND GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-152100- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0005.061115T1800Z-061116T0900Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 445 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGH ELEVATIONS... WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WET GROUND...SOME TREES COULD BE TOPPLED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-152100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0020.061115T1800Z-061116T0900Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 445 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WET GROUND...SOME TREES COULD BE TOPPLED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>014-019-152100- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0047.061115T1800Z-061116T0900Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 445 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERHAPS SPREAD INTO THE UPSTATE THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH 35 MPH TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ CSH
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 151901 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 201 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...INCREASINGLY WINDY THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL GIVE RISE TO GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME WIND GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-160515- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061116T0900Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 201 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGH ELEVATIONS... WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. WITH HEAVY RAIN CAUSING WET SOIL...SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-160515- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-061116T0900Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 201 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WET SOIL...SOME TREES COULD BE TOPPLED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>014-019-160515- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-061116T0900Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 201 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH 35 MPH TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
000 WWUS72 KGSP 160248 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 948 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT...WHILE A VIGORUOS UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE REGION. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-161100- /O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061116T1100Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 948 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGH ELEVATIONS... WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. WITH HEAVY RAIN CAUSING WET SOIL...SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-161100- /O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-061116T1100Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS 948 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTIUNE ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH 35 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-161100- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-061116T1100Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 948 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WET SOIL...SOME TREES COULD BE TOPPLED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>014-019-161100- /O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-061116T1100Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 948 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH 35 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ KRENTZ
000 WWUS72 KGSP 161107 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 607 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-162300- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061116T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0048.061116T1107Z-061116T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 607 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...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. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA HAS ENDED. THE WIND WILL REMAIN GUSTY TODAY THOUGH...WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH POSSIBLE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-162300- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-061116T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0048.061116T1107Z-061116T2300Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 607 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE THREAT OF STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH CAROLINA HAS ENDED. THE WIND WILL REMAIN GUSTY TODAY THOUGH...WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH POSSIBLE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ004>014-019-162300- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-061116T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0048.061116T1107Z-061116T2300Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-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...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 607 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...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. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH 35 MPH... SO CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR INTERESTS ON AREA LAKES. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Nov 15, 3:28 AM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 3:28 AM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
328 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
ON THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS MORNING...ENERGY DIVING INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CLOSE OFF MID/UPR LVL LOW...TRACK TOWARD
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATER TODAY AND THEN WOBBLE ENE THROUGH
THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT. THE RESULTANT INCREASINGLY STRONG WAA PATTERN
DEVELOPING DOWNSTREAM OF THIS SYSTEM WILL AID CONSIDERABLY IN THE
EXPANSION AND INCREASE IN MAGNITUDE OF SHOWER ACTIVITY ACRS THE
CWFA. MASSIVE LARGE SCALE LIFT ALONG AND OUT AHEAD OF VIGOROUS VORT
MAX SWINGING THROUGH BASE OF UPPER LOW ALONG WITH INCREASINGLY
FAVORABLE UPPER JET POSITIONING WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT COPIOUS
RAINFALL INTO TONIGHT.
STORM TOTAL MODEL CONSENSUS AND HPC EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THREAT HAVE
NOW TRENDED TOWARD A HIGHER RISK OF EXPERIENCING FLOODING ACRS PARTS
OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. HAVE GONE AHEAD AN HOISTED FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR ALL OF THE MTNS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ROUGHLY ALONG AND
WEST OF A CONOVER TO SPARTANBURG TO ANDERSON LINE. SIMPLY CANNOT
IGNORE THE PROGGED SSELY 55-60 LLVL WHICH TRANSLATE ACRS THE CWFA
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...GIVEN EXPECTED HVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED
CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS...STRONG WINDS REACHING THE SFC ARE PROBABLE...
ESPECIALLY ACRS THE HIGH TERRAIN. ACCORDINGLY HAVE GONE AHEAD AND
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NC/GA MTNS AND A WIND ADVISORY
FOR THE HIGHER NC FOOTHILL ZONES AND SC MTNS. NO SURE HOW QUICKLY
GUSTS WILL BE REALIZED IN THE LOWER TERRAIN...SINCE A PERIOD OF
IN-SITU WEDGING IS PROBABLE...BUT LATER THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTS ON
THE SAVANNAH RIVER LAKES COULD BECOME PROBLEMATIC AND THEN THIS
EVENING ELSEWHERE ACRS THE PIEDMONT. SPC NEW DAY 1 HAS SLIGHT RISK
AREA NOW AS FAR NORTH ALONG A LINE FROM KAVL-KCLT...AS MODELS
CONTINUE TO CREEP UP THE AMOUNT OF CAPE FCST TO BE AVAILABLE FOR
STORMS TO PROPAGATE THROUGH TONIGHT AS SELY ELY INFLOW OF HIGHER
THETA-E BOUNDARY LAYER OFF THE ATLANTIC COULD SUPPORT DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS OR EVEN A TORNADO. PLAN ON ISSUING A SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK TO
ADDRESS THREAT.
OCCLUDED FRONT JUST TO OUR EAST BY 12Z THURSDAY AND FRONT SWEEPS
QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE AREA AS DRY SLOT MOVES IN SHUTTING OFF PRECIP
BY AFTERNOON...XCPT FOR MTNS. LOOKS LIKE DEFORMATION ZONE WILL BE
FARTHER TO THE WEST THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST. SCATTERED TO ISOLATED
PRECIPITATION CONTINUES OVER THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AS COPIOUS LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS AND FLOW BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY UPSLOPE.
MOISTURE SLOWLY PULLS OUT BY FRIDAY MORNING AND NW FLOW ABATES.
TEMPS/THICKNESSES THURSDAY NIGHT DO FALL BELOW CRITICAL WINTER WX
LEVELS WITH BEST COLD AIR FROM 06Z TO 18Z FRIDAY. THAT SAID...STILL
NOT VERY COLD AT THE SURFACE. QPF REMAINS LOW...SO SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS NOT EXPECTED ATTM.
WINDS DIMINISH THURSDAY...BUT WILL STILL BE WINDY TO BREEZY. LATER
SHIFTS WILL NEED TO DETERMINE IF WIND PRODUCTS SHOULD CONTINUE
DURING THE DAY. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE EARLY THURSDAY WITH COLD AIR
FILTERING FROM THE WEST. TEMPS ONLY A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A BROAD EASTERN CONUS TROUGH WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...WITH SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. THE TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY AND SHARPEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
SOME SHALLOW NW FLOW MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK INTO THE NRN
NC MTNS ON SUNDAY...WITH THE MOISTURE BECOMING DEEPER AS THE UPPER
TROUGH APPROACHES SUNDAY NIGHT. GFS 850 MB TEMPERATURES FALLING TO
MINUS 8 DEGREES C BY MONDAY MORNING SHOULD SUPPORT SNOW IN THE
UPSLOPE AREAS AS LAPSE RATES STEADILY STEEPEN ALOFT. ONLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE FEATURED AT THIS POINT
GIVEN THE BRIEF NATURE OF THE EVENT. THE NW FLOW MOISTURE WILL THEN
DRY UP BY MONDAY NIGHT AND DRY RIDGING WILL DOMINATE ON TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
IT WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE CIG OR VSBY RESTRICTIONS
DUE TO PCPN DEVELOP ACRS THE FA. PREDOMINATE CONDITIONS FOR THE
UPSTATE TAFS AND KAVL SHOULD STAY VFR THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
AFTERNOON...AND KCLT PERHAPS AS LONG AS 22 UTC. FROM THEN ON OUT
...THE RISK OF WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS/VSBY AND INCREASINGLY GUSTY WIND
WILL RISE DRAMATICALLY THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR GAZ010-017 FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
THURSDAY.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028 FROM 1 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM THURSDAY.
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ018-026-028-029 FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 AM THURSDAY.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NCZ033>035-048>056-058-059-062>068-
501>510 FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM THURSDAY.
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065 FROM 1 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM THURSDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ034-054-055-066-501-503-505-507-509 FROM
1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM THURSDAY.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SCZ001>008-010 FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7
AM THURSDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ001>003 FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
THURSDAY.
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ004>014-019 FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4
AM THURSDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...CSH/RWH
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...CSHHazardous weather outlook, Nov 14, 3:46 PM EST, 12 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 346 PM EST TUE NOV 14 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-152100- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 346 PM EST TUE NOV 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORM SYSTEM. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM COULD ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE MOUNTAINS BEHIND THE FRONT MAY PRODUCE A SNOW AND SLEET MIX IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CAESPSGSP. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 4:32 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 14 more | 26 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:45 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford | 25 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.