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Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 20, 20076 counties in Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this red flag warning at May 20, 2007, 11:18 AM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at May 20, 2007, 2:28 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 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
May 20, 2007, 11:18 AM EDT (15:18 UTC)
In effect from
May 20, 2007, 2:28 PM EDT
Expired
May 21, 2007, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:17 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2007-05-20Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2007-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2314 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 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 
WWUS82 KGSP 201518
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1118 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...VERY DRY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH MONDAY...

.A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LOWER THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON IN NORTHEAST
GEORGIA FROM RABUN COUNTY TO ELBERT COUNTY.

GAZ018-026-028-029-202330-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0013.070521T1600Z-070522T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0026.070521T1600Z-070522T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070521T0000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
1118 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT OVER
NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOR SEVERAL HOURS TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. FUELS IN THIS AREA ARE VERY DRY...WHICH WILL COMBINE
WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

GAZ010-017-202330-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0013.070521T1600Z-070522T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
1118 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LIKELY TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT OVER
NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOR SEVERAL HOURS TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON. FUELS IN THIS AREA ARE VERY DRY...WHICH WILL
COMBINE WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$
LG
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS82 KGSP 201828
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
228 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...VERY DRY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH MONDAY...

.A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LOWER THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON IN NORTHEAST
GEORGIA FROM RABUN COUNTY TO ELBERT COUNTY.

GAZ010-017-211000-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0013.070521T1600Z-070522T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.FW.W.0026.070521T1600Z-070522T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070521T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
228 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT OVER NORTHEAST
GEORGIA FOR SEVERAL HOURS TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. FUELS IN THIS AREA ARE VERY DRY...WHICH WILL COMBINE
WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-211000-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0026.070521T1600Z-070522T0000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
228 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT
OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOR SEVERAL HOURS TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON. FUELS IN THIS AREA ARE VERY DRY...WHICH WILL
COMBINE WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
LG
000 
WWUS82 KGSP 210004
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
804 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...VERY DRY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH MONDAY...

.A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LOWER THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
NEAR 20 PERCENT IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA MONDAY AFTERNOON.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-210815-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070521T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0026.070521T1600Z-070522T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
804 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS82 KGSP 210714
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
314 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2007

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-211600-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0026.070521T1600Z-070522T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
314 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA BY NOON TODAY...AND WILL LIKELY REACH THE UPPER
TEENS BY MID-TO-LATE AFTERNOON. THIS LOW HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND EXTREMELY DRY FUEL MOISTURE WILL CREATE
A THREAT FOR RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THIS AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
LANE
000 
WWUS82 KGSP 212353
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
753 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2007

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-220100-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070522T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
753 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WITH COOLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS RISING
ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES SO THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON
TIME.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at May 20, 11:02 AM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 11:02 AM EDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1102 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE DEEP SOUTHEAST AS A WEAK...BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT MOVES DOWN INTO NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT.  THIS FRONT WILL DISSIPATE...AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER
THE EAST COAST THROUGH MID WEEK.   A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...STALLING OUT BY FRIDAY
OVER TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY...WHICH WILL CONTINUE OUR DRY WEATHER.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING/...
GOING FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. MADE SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO TEMPERATURE AND
DEWPOINTS BASED ON LATEST TRENDS. ALSO...LOADED NEW NAM12 WINDS INTO
THE GRIDS FOR TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE MAIN STORY FOR THE SHORT TERM WILL BE TEMPERATURES...AS THE
AIRMASS REMAINS QUITE WARM UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BUILDING UPPER
RIDGE. A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHEAST
PORTION OF THE CWFA BY LATE MON AFTERNOON. THERE IS A LITTLE
CONVERGENCE AND WEAK INSTABILITY INDICATED BY THE MODELS...BUT I
DON/T SEE ANYTHING TO WARRANT MORE THAN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS.

THE BACK DOOR FRONT MAKES A BIT MORE HEADWAY INTO THE REGION ON
TUESDAY...BUT CONVERGENCE...MOISTURE...AND INSTABILITY ALONG/AHEAD
OF THE BOUNDARY APPEAR WEAK AT BEST AND POPS WILL BE HELD IN THE
SLIGHT CHANCE RANGE.

EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL ALLOW MOISTURE TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE REGION TUE NIGHT INTO WED. HOWEVER...THE MAIN RESULT OF
THE MOISTURE INCREASE IS EXPECTED TO BE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND
SLIGHTLY COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ON WED...AS INSTABILITY AND
LIFT WILL BE LACKING.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST OFF THE EAST COAST THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG THE WESTERN
PERIPHERY OF THIS FEATURE SHOULD ALLOW FOR HIGH ENOUGH MOISTURE
CONTENT TO RESULT IN ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DIURNAL
TSRA...MAINLY ACROSS THE MTNS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. THE MODELS
CONTINUE THEIR TREND OF POSTPONING THE BREAK DOWN OF THE SOUTHEAST
UPPER RIDGE...AND THEREFORE DELAYING THE PROGRESS OF A COLD FRONT
INTO OUR AREA FROM THE TENN/OHIO VALLEY. IN FACT...I THINK THIS IS
THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE DAY THAT THE GFS HAS ADVERTISED THE FRONT
SAGGING INTO THE AREA ON DAY 7. UNTIL THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN AND
ALLOWS THE COLD FRONT TO MAKE SOME HEADWAY INTO THE REGION...THE
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE A LOW CHANCE AT BEST.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LEE TROF WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT ALL FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT TAF SITES. WIND
SPEEDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE UNDER 10 KTS. AT KAVL WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AFTER SUNRISE...AND BY MID AFTERNOON SHOULD
INCREASE TO AROUND 12 KTS. OVERNIGHT THE TROF WILL PUSH
EAST...TURNING WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT.  FOR KCLT...THIS MEANS A WIND SHIFT SOMETIME DURING THE
LATE EVENING HOURS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE THAT HAPPENING AT AROUND 0400
UTC...THOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE QUITE LIGHT BEHIND THE TROF.

AVIATION OUTLOOK...INCREASING MOISTURE WITH EASTERLY FLOW OFF THE
ATLANTIC COULD RESULT IN RESTRICTIONS TO CEILINGS BY THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK...MAINLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
THESE SAME EASTERLY WINDS WOULD PROVIDE SOME MIXING...AND AT LEAST
PARTIALLY OFFSET INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH WOULD LIMIT
FOG FORMATION.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
RH IS EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SEVERAL
HOURS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. HOWEVER...WIND WILL BE A NON-ISSUE...
SO A RED FLAG WARNING WILL ONLY BE REQUIRED FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
FOR MONDAY...RH IS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY
FORECAST. ONCE AGAIN...WINDS WILL NOT BE A CONCERN...AND SHOULD IN
FACT BE VERY LIGHT. NEVERTHELESS...IT APPEARS THAT WE WILL NEED TO
ISSUE ANOTHER FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

UNFORTUNATELY...THERE DOESN/T APPEAR TO BE ANY SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF
FROM THE DRY WEATHER IN SIGHT. CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE DURING THE WEAK...BUT COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
     018-026-028-029.
     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
     EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...LG
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...JDL
AVIATION...BPM
FIRE WEATHER...
Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 5:27 AM EDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
527 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-210930-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
527 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FROST ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ033-035>037-049-050-056-057-063>065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ001>014-019-210930-
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
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-
527 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-210930-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
527 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   RED FLAG WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LANE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 3:26 AM EDTFire Weather WatchGSPElbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens11 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2007Every red flag 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.