Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2006
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 24, 2006, 3:06 PM EST for Alexander County, North Carolina; Habersham County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 24, 2006, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.
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 Habersham County, GA, Alexander County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 45 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 239 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
- 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
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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019- 252115- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 309 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 24, 2:32 PM EST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 2:32 PM EST, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
232 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...
THE EFFECTS OF THE PASSAGE OF A RATHER ROBUST VORT WILL BE THE MAIN
CONCERN FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A PERIOD OF NW FLOW SNOW
SHOWERS...BRIEFLY ENHANCED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED VORT WILL BE
SCATTERED ACRS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES STARTING LATER THIS
EVENING. BRIEF NATURE OF LIFT AND BRIEF/SHALLOW EXTENT OF LLVL RH
FIELD SHOULD RESULT IN A FAIRLY MINOR EVENT...PERHAPS A COATING OF
SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND AN INCH UP HIGH...MAINLY ACRS THE NORTHERN
NC MTNS...UNTIL SNOW SHOWERS TAPER TO FLURRIES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
OF GREATER CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SEVERAL
IMPRESSIVE PARAMETERS STILL EXIST...A PERIOD OF STRONG LLVL CAA
TONIGHT ALONG WITH A MODERATE AMOUNT SFC PRESSURE RISES...ALL
WITHIN 45-50KT 85H JET AND UNDERNEATH STRONG 70H/50H JET...THE CORE
OF WHICH TRANSLATES ACRS WESTERN NC. THE BEST COMBINATION OF
FAVORABLE PARAMETERS FOR DAMAGING WIND IS ACRS THE NORTHERN NC
MTNS TONIGHT WHERE THE 12 UTC ETAKIT INDICATES ABOUT 70 KTS ATOP
MIXED LAYER AT KTNB. EVEN FURTHER SW ACRS THE CHAIN...LLVL CAA
IS PROGGED TO BE STRONG TONIGHT...ASSISTED BY ADDITIONAL DOWNWARD
FORCING THANKS TO THE NC MTNS BEING ON THE COLD SIDE OF MID-LVL
FRONTOGENESIS MAX WHICH MAKES IT TO ABOUT THE BLUE RIDGE BY
DAYBREAK. BASED ON THIS PLAN ON UPGRADING HIGH WIND WATCH
TO WARNING FOR ALL OF NC MTNS.
ACRS THE NC FTHLS AND SC/GA MTNS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS SEEM TO BE
LESS PROBABLE. NW 85H JET MAX IS STILL QUITE STRONG...NEARLY 50
KTS...BUT THERE IS MUCH LESS CONTRIBUTION OF MID-LVL FRONTOGENESIS
MAX AWAY FROM THE NC MTNS...AND ESPECIALLY ACRS THE GA MTNS WHICH
ARE FURTHEST AWAY FROM STRONG MID-LVL JET. IT IS ALSO DEBATABLE
OF HOW DEEP MIXED LAYER GETS TONIGHT AWAY FROM THE HIGH
TERRAIN...AND BY THE TIME IT DOES LATER IN THE MORNING...VERY
LITTLE CAA IS LEFT. POPULATING WITH 12 UTC ETA12 WINDS ARE EVEN LESS
THAN PREVIOUS FCST...DEPICTING VERY SMALL POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
WINDS ANY WHERE EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...SO BEST TO DOWNGRADE TO
ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS.
THE GRADIENT WILL GRADUALLY RELAX ACROSS THE REGION WED NIGHT...WITH
AMPLIFIED DRY RIDGING THEN MOVING IN THU THROUGH FRI.
&&
.LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
A SOUTHERLY GULF FETCH WILL SET UP ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE LOWER MS
RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN LOW PRES IN THE SRN PLAINS AND HIGH PRES
DEPARTING THE SE COAST. UPGLIDE MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE DEEPENING
PLAINS SYSTEM WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS SATURDAY
NIGHT...AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY. INSTABILITY SHOULD
RECOVER SOMEWHAT WITH A FAVORABLE LATE DAY SUNDAY FROPA...BUT BEST
LI/CAPE VALUES AND 850 MB EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE AXIS
SHOULD REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION...SO NO THUNDER MENTION YET.
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE...AND ADDITIONAL UPPER SHORTWAVE ENERGY DIVING
INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEVELOPING EASTERN TROUGH...SHOULD MOVE
BACK INTO THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY TO CONTINUE NW
FLOW PRECIPITATION CHANCES. SNOW LEVELS MAY WORK DOWN INTO THE
HIGHER TERRAIN MON/MON NIGHT FOR SOME LIGHT ACCUMS.
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 18 UTC TAF PACKAGE...SOLE SIG WX CONCERN IS WINDS. WSW LVL
FLOW AHEAD OF APPROACHING SHARP VORT MAY RESULT IN SOME LOW AMPLITUDE
WIND GUSTS TIL SUNSET. WIND SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHWESTERLY COMPONENT
SLATED ROUGHLY FOR THE 04-06 UTC TIMEFRAME AS LLVL CAA GETS
UNDERWAY. BEST CHANCE FOR WIND GUSTS TONIGHT REMAIN CLOSER TO THE
HIGHER TERRAIN...AT KAVL/KHKY. DEEPEST MIXING FOR THE LATTER MORNING
HOURS IS AT KAVL WHERE POTENTIAL TO TAP SOME STRONG WINDS EXIST AND
WILL BUMP UP GUST MAGNITUDE AT KHKY AS WELL WITHIN DEEPENING MIXING
AS THE MORNING WEARS ON. BONA FIDE WIND GUSTS SHOULD DEVELOP ACRS
THE UPSTATE AND KCLT TAFS COINCIDENT WITH DEEPENING MIXED LAYER
14-15 UTC.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR GAZ010 FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM
WEDNESDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ017 FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065 FROM 6 PM
TUESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ034-035-054-055-066-067 FROM 6 PM TUESDAY
TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ001>003 FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM
WEDNESDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...CSH/HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...CSHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 3:03 PM EST, 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 303 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-252015- 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- 303 PM EST TUE JAN 24 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 THROUGH WEDNESDAY A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND RABUN COUNTY IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...SEE THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE...CAENPWGSP. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANY ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT AND MAINLY LIMITED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION. GERAPETRITIS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 9:55 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:47 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson and 7 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:06 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 24 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.