Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Feb 7, 2007, 12:03 AM EST for 10 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 12 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
- Feb 7, 2007, 12:03 AM EST (05:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:08 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 526 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 865 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 070503 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1203 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES BY SUNRISE. A STRONG WIND FIELD EXISTS SOUTH OF THE LOW...AND WINDS HAVE ALREADY GUSTED OVER 70 MPH ATOP MOUNT MITCHELL THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST OF THE REGION...WINDS WILL TURN MORE OUT OF THE NORTH AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE STRONGER WINDS AFFECTING VALLEY LOCATIONS AND PARTS OF THE LEE SLOPES FROM LAKE LURE AND BLACK MOUNTAIN NORTHWARD. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-071400- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0002.070207T0900Z-070207T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.070207T0503Z-070207T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1203 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTHWEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A FEW SMALL-SCALE AREAS OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. INITIALLY THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...AS THE EARLY MORNING HOURS PROGRESS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LOWER IN ELEVATION. EVENTUALLY THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE LEE SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AFFECTING AREAS FROM LAKE LURE AND BLACK MOUNTAIN...NORTH TO LITTLE SWITZERLAND...JONAS RIDGE AND AREAS JUST SOUTH OF BLOWING ROCK. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND LIMBS...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. $$ NCZ053-507-071400- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.070207T0503Z-070207T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...LAKE LURE 1203 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTHWEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A FEW SMALL-SCALE AREAS OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. INITIALLY THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...AS THE EARLY MORNING HOURS PROGRESS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LOWER IN ELEVATION. EVENTUALLY THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE LEE SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AFFECTING AREAS FROM LAKE LURE AND BLACK MOUNTAIN...NORTH TO LITTLE SWITZERLAND...JONAS RIDGE AND AREAS JUST SOUTH OF BLOWING ROCK. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND LIMBS...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>065-509-070900- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1203 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DUE TO THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW TREES OR POWER LINES COULD BE TOPPLED. 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. $$ MCAVOY
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 070917 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 417 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA THIS MORNING. STRONG WIND FIELDS SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FROM THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY NORTH. NCZ048-065-071700- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070207T1700Z/ MADISON-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE 417 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...AND THE SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN THIS MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CRAGGY AND BLACK MOUNTAINS. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND LIMBS...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING THE BLACK MOUNTAIN AREA. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS COULD ALSO OCCUR IN ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...MARSHALL AND VICINITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ052-059-063-064-509-071700- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.070207T0917Z-070207T1700Z/ HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD 417 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... GENERALLY THE AREA SOUTH AND WEST OF THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DUE TO THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW TREES OR POWER LINES COULD BE TOPPLED. 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. $$ NCZ051-058-062-071700- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.070207T0917Z-070207T1700Z/ SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN 417 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR. STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES AND THE NANTAHALA MOUNTAINS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ033-049-050-053-501-503-505-507-071700- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070207T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... LAKE LURE 417 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT THIS MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH MAY OCCUR... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND LIMBS...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE LEE SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AFFECTING AREAS FROM LAKE LURE AND OLD FORT...NORTH TO LITTLE SWITZERLAND...JONAS RIDGE AND AREAS JUST SOUTH OF BLOWING ROCK BY SUNRISE. 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. $$ GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-071700- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.070207T0917Z-070207T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE 417 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ LANE
000 WWUS72 KGSP 071637 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1137 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-072100- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070207T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.070207T1700Z-070207T2100Z/ 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 1137 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. LINGERING WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS POSSIBLE AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ052-064-509-072100- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070207T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.070207T1700Z-070207T2100Z/ HAYWOOD-TRANSYLVANIA-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...BREVARD 1137 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. LINGERING WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ059-063-071745- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070207T1700Z/ NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SYLVA 1137 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. EXPECT JUST BREEZY CONDITIONS TO REMAIN INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WIND SPEEDS AVERAGING BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ051-058-062-SCZ001>003-071745- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070207T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... FRANKLIN 1137 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. LINGERING NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WILL BE SEEN INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ CSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:17 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:17 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Polk, Transylvania | 8 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 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.