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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

January 9, 200716 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Jan 9, 2007, 2:23 AM EST for 16 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 9, 2007, 10:50 AM EST. It was in force for 11 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 9, 2007, 2:23 AM EST (07:23 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 9, 2007, 10:50 AM EST
Expired
Jan 9, 2007, 9:24 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

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

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 251 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 00:00Z on 2007-01-09Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2007-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -38 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2426 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-71 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 090723
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
223 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-091530-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0001.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
223 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF A LINE FROM
HENDERSONVILLE TO ASHEVILLE TO HOT SPRINGS. IN ADDITION TO THE
STRONG WINDS...THE GROUND OVER THE MOUNTAINS IS SATURATED FROM
RECENT RAINFALL. THE COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND STRONG WIND
GUSTS IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A LARGER THAN NORMAL NUMBER OF FALLEN
TREES.

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.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508>510-
SCZ001>003-091530-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
223 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. 

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.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
091530-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-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
223 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$
RB
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 091550
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

GAZ010-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-092300-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0001.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/
RABUN-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD
1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AS WELL
AS PORTIONS OF THE GEORGIA MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE VERY WET GROUND FROM RECENT
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES TO
FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA LATER TODAY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

$$

NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-092300-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL ALSO BE QUITE STRONG IN
THE VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT RUN FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE VERY WET GROUND
FROM RECENT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA LATER TODAY. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ502-504-506-508>510-SCZ001>003-092300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/
HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER
THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH A WET
GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SCATTERED DAMAGE
TO TREES AND POWER LINES. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
092300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-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
1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. THESE WINDS
COMBINED WITH A WET GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL MAY CAUSE A FEW
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL.

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 092004
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
304 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS
MOST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND LOW PRESSURE RETREATS THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-100415-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
304 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
FOR MOST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOR RABUN COUNTY IN
GEORGIA.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH...ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND ALSO THE
LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.
WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND DAMAGE POWER LINES.
WITH GROUND CONDITIONS ALSO BEING QUITE WET FROM RECENT
RAINFALL...TREES MAY BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE HIGH WINDS THIS EVENING. BE COGNIZANT OF
TREES NEAR OR AROUND YOUR DWELLING. DO NOT STAND OUTSIDE WHERE YOU
COULD BE HIT BY FALLING LIMBS...AND PREPARE FOR SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES. BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IF YOU WILL
BE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

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.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ502-504-506-508>510-SCZ001>003-100415-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
304 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR
THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...THE MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA...AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN GEORGIA.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN AND
NEAR THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS OF
THESE SPEEDS WILL LIKELY BLOW ABOUT LOOSE OBJECTS AND BREAK LIMBS
AND BRANCHES OFF TREES. SINCE THE GROUND IS QUITE WET FROM RECENT
RAINFALL...A FEW TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AS WELL. THIS COULD
RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
100415-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-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
304 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR PIEDMONT LOCATIONS IN THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH AT TIMES.
WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING ABOUT LOOSE
OBJECTS...AND BRINGING DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES FROM TREES. A
FEW WEAK OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD ALSO BE BLOWN OVER SINCE
THE GROUND IS VERY WET FROM RECENT RAINFALL.

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

$$

GERAPETRITIS
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 100223
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GUSTY WIND EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BETWEEN NEWLAND AND BURNSVILLE...
THE ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE FOOTHILL COUNTIES FROM
JONAS RIDGE TO LITTLE SWITZERLAND...AROUND THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AND
IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS.

NCZ033-049>053-501-503-505-101030-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0003.070110T0223Z-070110T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE
923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45MPH...ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND ALSO THE LOWER
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.

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

$$

GAZ010-NCZ048-058-059-062>065-507-100330-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
RABUN-MADISON-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL
BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ502-504-506-508>510-SCZ001>003-100330-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.


$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
100330-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-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
923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.


$$
07
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WWUS72 KGSP 100224 CCA
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GUSTY WIND EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BETWEEN NEWLAND AND BURNSVILLE...
THE ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE FOOTHILL COUNTIES FROM
JONAS RIDGE TO LITTLE SWITZERLAND...AROUND THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AND
IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS.

NCZ033-049>053-501-503-505-101045-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
/O.COR.KGSP.LW.Y.0003.070110T0224Z-070110T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE
924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND ALSO THE LOWER
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.

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

$$

GAZ010-NCZ048-058-059-062>065-507-100330-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
RABUN-MADISON-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL
BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ502-504-506-508>510-SCZ001>003-100330-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.


$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
100330-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-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
924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.


$$
07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 2:23 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more19 hr
Jan 9, 2:23 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPBurke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell and 5 more19 hr
Jan 9, 2:41 AM ESTHeavy Snow WarningGSPAvery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more24 hr
Jan 9, 2:41 AM ESTSnow AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Swain24 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2007High Wind Warnings in Georgia, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007

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.