Alert archive / North Carolina / Snow Advisories in 2006
Snow Advisory 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this snow advisory at Mar 23, 2006, 5:22 AM EST for 12 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 23, 2006, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2006, 5:22 AM EST (10:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2006, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2006, 10:38 AM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties 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), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 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 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 269 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
- 2373 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS42 KGSP 231022 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 522 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA. WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND COOLING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. AS WINDS COME AROUND TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-231830- /O.NEW.KGSP.SN.Y.0013.060324T0500Z-060324T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 522 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ RB
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS42 KGSP 231638 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1138 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA. WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND COOLING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. AS WINDS COME AROUND TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-240045- /O.CON.KGSP.SN.Y.0013.060324T0500Z-060324T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 1138 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS42 KGSP 232016 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 316 PM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THEN LIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE COINCIDENT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE TROF...AND MUCH COLDER AIR THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION. THE RESULT SHOULD BE ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER...FEATURING POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW FOR LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062-063-240430- /O.UPG.KGSP.SN.Y.0013.060324T0500Z-060324T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HS.W.0004.060324T0300Z-060324T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN 316 PM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...FIRST AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING...THEN FURTHER NORTH FROM LATE EVENING ON...AT THE SAME TIME THAT SNOW LEVELS DROP BELOW 3000 FEET. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD OCCUR FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING ON FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NCZ053-064-065-240430- /O.EXT.KGSP.SN.Y.0013.060324T0300Z-060324T2300Z/ BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 316 PM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...FROM WEAVERVILLE AND BARNARDSVILLE TO ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...BREVARD AND LAKE TOXAWAY. HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET COULD SEE POSSIBLY 3 OR 4 INCHES...BUT MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE THE LESSER RANGE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BE MOST PREVALENT FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...AND SLOWLY ERODE FROM THE SOUTH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS42 KGSP 240323 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1023 PM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...SNOW TO INCREASE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THEN LIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS TROUGH MOVES IN. MUCH COLDER AIR THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO OVER SPREAD THE REGION AS WELL. THE RESULT SHOULD BE ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER...FEATURING POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW FOR HIGH ELEVATION LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062-063-241130- /O.CON.KGSP.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060324T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN 1023 PM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...THEN SNOW LEVELS DROP BELOW 3000 FEET. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING ON FRIDAY... ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NCZ053-064-065-241130- /O.CON.KGSP.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060324T2300Z/ BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1023 PM EST THU MAR 23 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE COUNTIES ALONG THE LOWER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE AND BREVARD...WILL SEE SNOW. HOWEVER AMOUNTS THERE WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 1 INCH...AND MAYBE ONLY A DUSTING. SNOW WILL BE MOST PREVALENT OVERNIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...AND SLOWLY ERODE FROM THE SOUTH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS42 KGSP 240915 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 415 AM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 ...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST TODAY AND SWING ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. MEANWHILE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION. LOW LEVEL COLD AIR OVER THE AREA WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE ADVANCING UPPER LEVEL LOW...WHICH WILL ENABLE CONTINUED SNOWFALL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062-063-241715- /O.CAN.KGSP.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060324T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060324T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN 415 AM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTIUNE TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE MAJORITY OF ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WHERE 1-2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS COULD RECIEVE UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. VALLEY AREAS SHOULD NOT SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AS WARMING DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CHANGE ANY SNOW TO RAIN AROUND 1000 AM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NCZ053-064-065-241715- /O.CON.KGSP.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060324T2300Z/ BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 415 AM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTIUNE TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE MAJORITY OF ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WHERE 1-2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS COULD RECIEVE UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. VALLEY AREAS SHOULD NOT SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AS WARMING DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CHANGE ANY SNOW TO RAIN AROUND 1000 AM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KRENTZ
000 WWUS42 KGSP 241538 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1038 AM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .OCCASIONAL FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER TODAY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BUT THE LATEST DATA SUGGEST THAT THE THREAT FOR HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS PASSED FOR NOW. NO MORE THAN AN INCH OF NEW SNOW IS FORECAST FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-241645- /O.CAN.KGSP.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060324T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 1038 AM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL LINGER AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN AN INCH. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory 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 snow advisory went out at Mar 23, 3:48 AM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 3:48 AM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
348 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
EXPECT INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING AHEAD OF UPPER RIDGE AXIS
MOVING OVER AREA. AS AXIS TRACKS E THIS AFTN AREA GETS INTO WEAK SW
FLOW WITH INCREASING MOISTURE. A SHORT WAVE APPROACHES FROM THE W
THIS AFTN FOR AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN BEGINNING IN THE
W...SPREADING ACROSS AREA THIS EVE...WITH SNOW DEVELOPING AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE MTNS. AS SYSTEM CONTINUES E OVERNIGHT...NW FLOW
DEVELOPS AND TEMPS COOL...MAKING FOR A POTENTIALLY SNOWY NIGHT FOR
THE MTNS. MODELS DIFFER IN AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND LIFT. HAVE
TRENDED TOWARD CHANCE POPS IN THE W THIS AFTN...SPREADING ACROSS
AREA..THEN LIKELY POPS OVER MTNS TONIGHT-FRI MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
CONTINUING OVER MTNS INTO SUN. FCST QPF SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR 1-3
INCHES SNOW OVER NC MTNS BY SAT MORNING. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE
BUT WITH THE DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL GO
FOR A SNOW ADVSRY FOR 1-2 INCHES OVER NC MTNS AND MENTION LOCALLY
HIGHER AMTS. NW FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SAT INTO SUN AND UPPER
TROF MAY ENHANCE INSTABILITY...BUT AMT OF MOISTURE IS HIGHLY
UNCERTAIN AND HAVE TAPERED OFF SNOW AMTS IN GRIDS...SHOWING LITTLE
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. THIS WINTER SNOW EVENT WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE
ADJUSTED WITH EACH FORECAST PACKAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN SUN FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE
WEEK...WITH NEXT SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE W MON NIGHT AND BRINGING
ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE MTNS...RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. NO
CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXPENDED FORECAST WITH THIS PACKAGE.
&&
.AVIATION...
THE 6Z EDITION OF THE TAF SET WILL REMAIN VFR WITH CIGS AND VIS.
BROAD PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE MIXING LAYER
SHOULD RESULT IN WINDS BELOW 10KTS OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS.
HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TIME. LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SW AFTER 0Z FRI. A FEW SHRA
WILL SHOULD RESULT FROM BETTER ISENTROPIC LIFT EXPECTED BETWEEN 3-9Z
FRI. THE NAM AND GFS MODEL QPF VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE COVERAGE
EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WILL
KEEP TAFS DRY FOR NOW.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FREEZE WARNING FOR NCZ034>037-054>057-066>072-082 UNTIL 7 AM
THURSDAY.
...SNOW ADVISORY FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065 FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY.
SC...FREEZE WARNING FOR SCZ006>009-011>014-019 UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...RB
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 4:42 AM EST, 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 442 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-240945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-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- 442 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS...AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 3:16 PM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
Snow Advisories in North Carolina, 2006Every snow advisory 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.