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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 15, 20078 counties in South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia; 11 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2007, 3:34 AM EDT for 8 counties in South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia; 11 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 15, 2007, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2007, 3:34 AM EDT (07:34 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2007, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2007, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 23 counties

Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Hart County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Union County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:36 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2007-04-15Temperature 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2007-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 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
1440 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
561 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 150734
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
BEGINNING BY MID-AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILLS. SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

GAZ010-017-NCZ051>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003-151600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0004.070415T1600Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0004.070415T1600Z-070417T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
334 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY FOR MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE
MORNING MONDAY.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES. 

$$

NCZ048-151600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0004.070415T1600Z-070417T0000Z/
MADISON-
334 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY FOR MADISON COUNTY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE
MORNING MONDAY.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES. 

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
151600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.070415T1600Z-070416T0000Z/
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
334 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND THE PIEDMONT AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF NEARLY 30
MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH. AS THE GROUND WILL BE WET FROM RECENT RAIN...THIS WILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO BLOW DOWN TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 150945
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
545 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA BEGINNING BY MID-AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO MONDAY
EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD
VALLEY...ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT
NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY
MORNING. 

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>064-151600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.070415T1600Z-070417T0000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD
545 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME
LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY
LATE MORNING MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE. 

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-151600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
545 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT MONDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE. 

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ065-501>510-SCZ001>003-151600-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.070415T1600Z-070417T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
545 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME
LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY
LATE MORNING MONDAY.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
151600-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.070415T1600Z-070416T0000Z/
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
545 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF NEARLY
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH. AS THE GROUND WILL BE WET FROM RECENT RAIN...THIS
WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BLOW DOWN TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES.

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/LANE
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 151458
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1058 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA BEGINNING BY MID-AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO MONDAY
EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD
VALLEY...ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IN ADDITION
TO THE STRONG WINDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY MORNING.

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>064-152000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.070415T1600Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD
1058 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME
LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY
LATE MORNING MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-152000-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1058 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ065-501>510-SCZ001>003-152000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.070415T1600Z-070417T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1058 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME
LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY
LATE MORNING MONDAY.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
152000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.070415T1600Z-070416T0000Z/
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
1058 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF NEARLY
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
MPH. AS THE GROUND WILL BE WET FROM RECENT RAIN...THIS WILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO BLOW DOWN TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$
07
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 151918
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA BEGINNING BY EARLY EVENING AND LASTING INTO MONDAY
EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD
VALLEY...ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IN ADDITION TO
THE STRONG WINDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY MORNING.

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-063-160330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.070417T0600Z-070417T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
318 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE
MORNING MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-160330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.070417T0600Z-070417T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
318 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ064-160330-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BREVARD
318 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE
MORNING MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ065-501>510-SCZ001>003-160330-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
318 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE
MORNING MONDAY.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
160330-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070416T1000Z/
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
318 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF NEARLY 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. AS THE GROUND WILL
BE WET FROM RECENT RAIN...THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BLOW DOWN
TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$
07
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 151920 CCA
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
319 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA BEGINNING BY EARLY EVENING AND LASTING INTO MONDAY
EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD
VALLEY...ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IN ADDITION TO
THE STRONG WINDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY MORNING.

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-063-160345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.070417T0600Z-070417T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
319 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE
MORNING MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-160345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.070417T0600Z-070417T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
319 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ064-160345-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BREVARD
319 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE
MORNING MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THE
FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ065-501>510-SCZ001>003-160345-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
319 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE
MORNING MONDAY.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
160345-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070416T1000Z/
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
319 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF NEARLY 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. AS THE GROUND WILL
BE WET FROM RECENT RAIN...THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BLOW DOWN
TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$
07
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 160310
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1110 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...

.SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...LASTING INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY BE DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. SLIGHTLY
LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY MORNING.

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-063-161115-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.070417T0600Z-070417T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1110 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY. A FREEZE
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS STARTING
THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.
THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE MORNING MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...THEN GRADUALLY LOWER
OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE
EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-161115-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.070417T0600Z-070417T1200Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1110 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY. A
FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND WILL GRADUALLY
LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL
HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ064-161115-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.070416T0400Z-070416T1300Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BREVARD
1110 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.
THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE MORNING MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND WILL GRADUALLY
LOWER OVERNIGHT SO THAT BY SUNRISE MONDAY...MUCH OF THE AREA WILL
HAVE EXPERIENCED A FREEZE.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ065-501>510-SCZ001>003-161115-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1110 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.
THE WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A TIME LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY LATE MORNING MONDAY.

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. NUMEROUS TREES ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
161000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070416T1000Z/
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
1110 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE GROUND WILL BE WET FROM RECENT RAIN AND THIS
WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BLOW DOWN TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 160729
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
329 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY OVER MUCH OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. SLIGHTLY
LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. MUCH OF THE REST OF THE PIEDMONT OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

NCZ033-049-050-161600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.070417T0600Z-070417T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.070417T0400Z-070417T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070416T1300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
329 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.
THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FOUND ON THE EASTWARD SLOPES.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN
TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL KEEP SOME AREAS FROM FALLING BELOW
FREEZING TONIGHT. HOWEVER...HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SHELTERED
VALLEYS ARE LIKELY TO FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

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. NUMEROUS TREES WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION...LEADING TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES. 

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-063-161600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.070417T0600Z-070417T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.070417T0400Z-070417T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070416T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
329 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
8 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT
NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN
TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL KEEP SOME AREAS FROM FALLING BELOW
FREEZING TONIGHT. HOWEVER...HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SHELTERED
VALLEYS ARE LIKELY TO FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

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. NUMEROUS TREES WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION...LEADING TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NCZ035-056-161600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070416T1000Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HICKORY
329 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR ALEXANDER AND CATAWBA COUNTIES IN THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE
MORNING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY.

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. NUMEROUS TREES WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES. 

$$

NCZ064-161600-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070416T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BREVARD
329 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT
NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE 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. NUMEROUS TREES WILL 
CONTINUE TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ065-501>510-SCZ001>003-161600-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
329 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH
THE DAY TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT
NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS.

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. NUMEROUS TREES 
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
161600-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-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...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
329 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY
LATE MORNING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. WITH THE GROUND
WET FROM RECENT RAIN THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BLOW DOWN SEVERAL
TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 161429
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1029 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE
ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
MUCH OF THE REST OF THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.
IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS... FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-063-170000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.070417T0400Z-070417T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1029 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FOUND ON THE EASTWARD SLOPES.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT TONIGHT ALTHOUGH THE STRONG
WINDS WILL KEEP SOME AREAS FROM FALLING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SHELTERED VALLEYS ARE LIKELY TO
FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

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. NUMEROUS TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION...LEADING TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ035-056-064-065-501>510-SCZ001>003-170000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...HICKORY...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1029 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS 
HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

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. NUMEROUS TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
170000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-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...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1029 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE GROUND WET FROM RECENT
RAIN THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BLOW DOWN SEVERAL TREES AND CAUSE
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 161454
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1054 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. SLIGHTLY
LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. MUCH OF THE REST OF THE PIEDMONT OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS... FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

NCZ036-037-057-068>072-082-170000-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE
1054 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

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>053-058-059-062-063-170000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.070417T0400Z-070417T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1054 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FOUND ON THE EASTWARD SLOPES.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT TONIGHT ALTHOUGH THE STRONG
WINDS WILL KEEP SOME AREAS FROM FALLING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SHELTERED VALLEYS ARE LIKELY TO
FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

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. NUMEROUS TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION...LEADING TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ035-056-064-065-501>510-SCZ001>003-170000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...HICKORY...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1054 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

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. NUMEROUS TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>014-019-170000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1054 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE GROUND WET FROM
RECENT RAIN THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BLOW DOWN SEVERAL TREES
AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 161932
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
332 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO LINGER...

.THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OFF TO OUR WEST AND
VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST U.S. WILL REMAIN 
TIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL REMAIN THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...WITH STRONG WIND
GUSTS POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALL NIGHT. IN ADDITION
TO THE STRONG WINDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED 
OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-063-170000-
/O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T1000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.070417T0400Z-070417T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
332 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FOUND ON THE EASTWARD SLOPES.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT ALTHOUGH THE STRONG WINDS WILL
KEEP SOME AREAS FROM FALLING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SHELTERED VALLEYS ARE LIKELY TO
FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

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. NUMEROUS TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION...LEADING TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ035-064-065-501>510-SCZ001>003-170000-
/O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T1000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
332 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

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. NUMEROUS TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

$$

NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-170000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE
332 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN THROUGH SUNSET...WITH WINDS
DIMINISHING THEREAFTER.

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. NUMEROUS TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>014-019-170000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
332 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET...AND THEN DIMINISH THEREAFTER.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 162343
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
743 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO LINGER...

.THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OFF TO OUR WEST AND
VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST U.S. WILL REMAIN
TIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL REMAIN THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...WITH STRONG WIND
GUSTS POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALL NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO
THE STRONG WINDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-170045-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE
743 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA EARLY
THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH STILL FAIRLY STRONG FROM THE NW...WITH GUSTS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH...NO FURTHER DAMAGE IS EXPECTED AND THE WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>014-019-170045-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
743 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND THE
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

$$

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-063-170745-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T1000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.070417T0400Z-070417T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
743 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE FOUND ON THE EASTWARD SLOPES.

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT . STRONG WINDS WILL KEEP SOME
AREAS FROM DROPPING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. HOWEVER... HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND SHELTERED VALLEYS ARE LIKELY TO FALL BELOW FREEZING
FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

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. NUMEROUS TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION...LEADING TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ035-064-065-501>510-SCZ001>003-170745-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070417T1000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
743 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

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. NUMEROUS TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES.

$$

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 Apr 15, 3:03 AM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 3:03 AM EDT, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
303 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WILL LET THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH RUN THROUGH 10 UTC. THE PRODUCT MAY
NEED TO BE EXTENDED...BUT WE CAN WORRY ABOUT THAT IN A COUPLE HOURS.
PCPN HAS REDEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AS LLVL FLOW
BACKS AN UPPER DIFFLUENCE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER
TROUGH. IT APPEARS THAT THE SEVERE THREAT EARLY THIS MORNING HAS
MOVED EAST OF THE REGION...BUT WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT...IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT STRONGER STORMS COULD DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. IN FACT...HODOGRAPHS LOOK QUITE INTERESTING THROUGH 12 UTC
AND WE MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THE LAST OF THE TORNADO THREAT THROUGH
SUNRISE IN THE EASTERN ZONES. LATER THIS AFTERNOON FREEZING LEVELS
WILL BE VERY LOW. BOTH THE MAV AND NAM HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF CAPE IN
THE NC PIEDMONT AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS..ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE
LOW EL/S...SO A FEW SEVERE HAIL EVENTS LOOKS QUITE POSSIBLE IN THIS
AREA LATER IN THE DAY.

HAVE UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING IN ALL THE
COUNTIES WHERE THE WATCH IT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. THIS INCLUDES
THE MOUNTAINS OF NC...SC AND NE GA AND THE WESTERN NC FOOTHILLS.
PLAN TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY EAST OF THERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON...AS
WINDS COULD GUSTS INTO THE MID 40 MPH RANGE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE AS
STRONG COLD ADVECTION MIXING MOVE INTO THE REGION IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. WIND THREAT WILL BE WITH US FOR A WHILE. MET GUIDANCE HAS
MID 30 KT SUSTAINED WINDS AT KAVL TMRW...BUT THIS IS PROBABLY A BIT
ON THE HIGH SIDE. FOR NOW WILL JUST RUN THE WARNING THROUGH THE END
OF THE DAY TOMORROW AND WILL LET LATER SHIFTS JUDGE WHETHER IT NEEDS
TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME OR SPACE. I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF
SEEING DAMAGING WINDS IN THESE AREAS LATE TODAY AS THE GFS HAS 60+
KT H8 WINDS OVER A GOOD BIT OF THE FA...QUITE RARE FOR THE GFS.

THE OTHER ISSUE FOR LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT IS SNOWFALL. TEMPS FALL
DRAMATICALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE UPPER LOW ROUNDS INTO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY
DROP AND WE SHOULD SEE A BURST OF 3 TO 6 HRS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE
3500 FEET BEGINNING 18 UTC IN THE SW AND SPREADING ACROSS THE REST
OF THE HIGH TERRAIN BY AROUND 2100 UTC. I HAVE ISSUED A WARNING FOR
ALL ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN COUNTIES THROUGH NOON
TOMORROW...BUT JUST FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR FROM MADISON COUNTY DOWN TO SWAIN. THIS LINES UP WITH A LOCAL
SNOW TOOL THAT WE USE...AND MAKES SENSE WITH THE RATHER WARM H8
TEMPS.

RUNNING OUT OF TIME...SO I WON/T GO INTO DETAIL ON LATER TIME
PERIODS...BUT WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE GRADIENT
REMAINS VERY TIGHT ALONG THE LEE AND WINDS MAY NOT ABATE IN SOME OF
THE MOUNTAIN GAPS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NO CHANGES MADE TO THE EXTENDED PART OF THE FORECAST WITH THIS
PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z-06Z/...
A COMPLEX AVIATION FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 6-8 HOURS...AS GUIDANCE
DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITUATION. LIFR
CIGS/IFR VISBY WERE ONGOING AT MOST TERMINALS OUTSIDE OF KAVL AT
06Z. THIS APPEARS TO BE TIED TO A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT THAT HAS
DEVELOPED JUST SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KGSP TO KCLT. WE DON/T EXPECT
THIS BOUNDARY TO MOVE A WHOLE LOT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
HOWEVER...IT WILL NOT HAVE TO MOVE FAR TO CREATE HAVOC WITH CIGS/
VISBY. IN ADDITION...HEAVIER SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE AREA MAY
ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE LOW CIGS/VISBY FROM TIME TO TIME...MAKING THE
SITUATION EVEN MORE COMPLEX. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FORECAST LIFR/IFR
CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH INDICATE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT THROUGH 12Z.
AFTERWARDS...CIGS SHOULD INCREASE TO MVFR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...AS
THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS TO THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL BECOME VERY
STRONG AND GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF STRONG COLD FRONT.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
     GAZ010-017.

NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
     NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
     NCZ048-051-052.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
     NCZ033-049-050.

     FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR NCZ035>037-
     056-057-068>072-082-502-504.

SC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
     SCZ001>003.

     FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR SCZ009-014.

&&

SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...MCAVOY
AVIATION...JDL
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 4:45 PM EDT, 10 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

NCZ033-048>050-152045-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ051>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-152045-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ502-504-152045-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

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

   FLOOD WATCH
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ010-017-NCZ506-508-510-SCZ001>003-152045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-152045-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-CHESTER-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.

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

   FLOOD WATCH
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

SCZ008-152045-
CHEROKEE-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>007-010>013-019-152045-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-
GREENWOOD-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

07

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 9:40 PM EDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
940 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

NCZ070>072-082-SCZ009-014-150300-
CABARRUS-CHESTER-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-UNION-YORK-
940 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL APPROACH THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA
BEFORE MIDNIGHT...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE UPSTATE INTO THE
CHARLOTTE METRO AREA BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING.  HAIL AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW OF THESE STORMS AS
THEY RACE NORTH NEAR 40 MPH.

A COUPLE OF THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD POSSIBLY PRODUCE SEVERE
WEATHER WITH NICKLE SIZE HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING OVER 55 MPH.  ALSO
DANGEROUS LIGHTING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED.

ADDITION THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PIEDMONT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  PEOPLE SHOULD GO INDOORS AND LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS

BENTHALL
Local storm report, Apr 14, 9:57 PM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
957 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 PM     HAIL             7 SE UNION              34.65N 81.54W
04/14/2007  M1.00 INCH       UNION              SC   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOP IN SANTUC MEASURED 1 INCH HAIL ON PORCH.

&&

TBENTHALL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion48 min
Apr 14, 9:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenwood, Laurens61 min
Apr 14, 9:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester27 min
Apr 14, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPYork44 min
Apr 14, 10:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion53 min
Apr 15, 3:34 AM EDTHigh Wind WarningGSP56 hr
Apr 15, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville49 min
Apr 15, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg39 min
Apr 14, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMecklenburg36 min
Apr 15, 5:45 AM EDTFreeze WarningGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more27 hr
Apr 15, 12:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMcDowell29 min
Apr 15, 12:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke66 min
Apr 15, 12:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCaldwell67 min
Apr 15, 2:02 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPAlexander29 min
Apr 15, 2:34 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPIredell41 min
Apr 15, 3:18 PM EDTFreeze WatchGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more12 hr
Apr 15, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPRowan29 min
Apr 15, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMecklenburg46 min
Apr 15, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus35 min

Nearby

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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.