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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Apr 17, 2007, 2:32 PM EDT for 14 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 73 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2007, 2:32 PM EDT (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2007, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 73 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2054 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KGSP 171832 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 232 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...STRONG WINDS STILL OCCURRING OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST AND FINALLY ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>510-172100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0017.070417T1832Z-070417T2100Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON... MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 232 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...SOME TREES AND LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN. $$ LG
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS72 KGSP 171945 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 345 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO THIS EVENING... .A LARGE AND INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER THE AREA. NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>510-180000- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070417T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0032.070417T1945Z-070418T0000Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON... MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 345 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ LG
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 17, 10:53 AM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 10:53 AM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1053 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007
.SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
MAIN ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SHORT TERM WAS TO LOWER DEWPOINTS AND TO
SLOW THE DIMINISHING WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE AFTERNOON.
GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE MIXING OF LOW DEWPOINTS
DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN WELL MIXED ATMOSPHERE. EXPECT THERE WILL BE
A DEWPOINT RECOVERY WHEN THE WINDS FINALLY BACK OFF...BUT THAT
WILL BE LATE TODAY. BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS...AND OUTPUT FROM
LOCAL WRF WILL TRANSITION HIGH WIND WARNING TO WIND ADVISORY IN
BUNCOMB/HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM. WILL EXTEND THE WIND ADVISORY
UNTIL 5PM FROM HAYWOOD COUNTY/TRANSLYVANIA COUNTIES EASTWARD TO AN
ALEXANDAR...BURKE...RUTHERFORD LINE. WILL EXCLUDE SC MOUNTAINS
FROM EXTENDED WIND ADVISORY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO 20-25% IN THE NC MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTY NW WINDS IN THE 30-40 MPH RANGE. LAND
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATE FUELS HAVE DRIED SUFFCIENTLY FOR A
RED FLAG WARNING FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL 6 PM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON &&
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 621 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007/
SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
BASED UPON DAMAGE REPORTS CONTINUING TO COME IN FROM THE FRENCH
BROAD VALLEY AND AN IMPRESSIVE 30 KT SUSTAINED WIND ON THE 0600
UTC MAV FOR AVL AT 15 UTC...HAVE EXTENDED THE HIGH WIND WARNING
UNTIL NOON FOR BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES. I HOPE THAT WILL
HOLD THINGS. AN ISOLATED STRONG GUST IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
WESTERN NC FOOTHILLS AS WELL...BUT I EXPECT THAT ANY DAMAGE WILL
BE VERY ISOLATED. NO OTHER CHANGES.
PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 240 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007/
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THEIR 3RD
ROUND OF HIGH WINDS IN ABOUT THE PAST 36 HOURS...EACH OF WHICH
HAS DERIVED FROM A DIFFERENT FORCING MECHANISM. CURRENTLY A
PRONOUNCED MOUNTAIN WAVE HAS FORMED JUST EAST OF THE CREST OF THE
APPALACHIANS...WHICH CAN BE SEEN BY THE SLOPING ISENTROPIC
SURFACES ON CROSS SECTIONS CUT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. WE HAVE HAD
AN 80 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN...A 63 MPH GUST
FROM AN AUTOMATED SENSOR ON THE WESTERN BURKE/MCDOWELL COUNTY LINE
AND MOST RECENTLY A 57 MPH GUST AT THE AVL AIRPORT. BOTH THE NAM
AND GFS HAVE CAUGHT ON TO THIS FEATURE AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR 850
MB WIND MAX JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE MTNS. THE NAM IS RESOLVING THE
FEATURE BETTER...WHICH IS NO SURPRISE CONSIDERING THE MODEL/S
HIGHER RESOLUTION. THE WAVE WILL WEAKEN QUICKLY AFTER 12 UTC. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING RUNS THROUGH 6 AM...WHICH IS PROBABLY A COUPLE
HOURS SHORTER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. HOWEVER...AT THIS POINT FOLKS
HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY WARNED...AND I/LL SIMPLY RUN A WIND
ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THROUGH NOON FOR THESE ZONES. I WILL ALSO
CANCEL THE FREEZE WARNING AS TEMPS ARE WELL ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS
MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS.
HAVE EXPANDED AND INCREASED CHANCE POPS FOR WED. A SRN STREAM LOW
WEAKENS AS IT APPROACHES THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...RECENT MODEL
TRENDS INDICATE THAT INSTEAD OF CONFLUENT FLOW DOWNSHEAR OF THE
WAVE...MORE IN THE WAY OF RIDGING IS LIKELY...WHICH MAY HELP TO
MAINTAIN A STRONGER WAVE. THAT IS...THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR MORE
WIDESPREAD PCPN ON WED THAN WHAT I HAVE IN THE GRIDS ATTM.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
ON THU YET ANOTHER UPPER LOW ROTATES DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE OMEGA
BLOCK. THIS ONE COULD BE QUITE INTERESTING FOR THE EASTERN UPSTATE
AND THE NC MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. BOTH MODELS IMPLY WEAK
INSTABILITY...A GOOD COLD POOL AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AS A SFC
FLOW FORMS IN THE LEE. THEY RESPOND WITH QUITE A BIT OF CONVECTIVE
PCPN. IF THIS PANS OUT...THERE IS GOOD CHANCE OF A FEW SEVERE
HAIL...AND POSSIBLY WIND EVENTS THU AFTERNOON OVER OUR EASTERN
ZONES. STAY TUNED.
AVIATION /07Z-06Z/...
WIND IS STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM AT KAVL...WHERE SPEEDS HAVE ACTUALLY
BEEN ON THE INCREASE THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. IN FACT...THE SITE
WAS GUSTING TO 49 KTS AT TAF ISSUANCE TIME. GUSTS IN THE 35-45 KT
RANGE ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING...BUT THE
WIND SHOULD BEGIN TO DIE DOWN DURING THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...KGSP
WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 20 KTS FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING AS A
RESULT OF THE /GAP WIND/ PHENOMENON. KCLT CAN EXPECT SOME GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KTS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. WIND WILL DROP OFF
CONSIDERABLY AT ALL SITES BY AROUND SUNSET.
FIRE WEATHER...
RH VALUES ARE IN THE 20S AND EVEN THE UPPER TEENS IN THE EASTERN
PART OF THE NC MTNS...THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE
UPSTATE AS STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW IS KEEPING THE ATMOSPHERE BOTH
WARM AND DRY. WINDS ARE ALSO WELL WITHIN RED FLAG CRITERIA IN MANY
OF THESE SAME AREAS. I DIDN/T INHERIT ANY KIND OF WATCH...AND
HAVEN/T BEEN ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH ANY LAND MANAGEMENT FOLKS.
THEREFORE...AT THIS POINT I WILL ISSUE A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR
NORTH CAROLINA...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON A RED FLAG WARNING...EXCEPT
FOR NE GA WHERE WE GOT THE GO-HEAD YESTERDAY. IF ANYONE IS READING
THIS FROM EITHER STATE OF FEDERAL LAND MGMT AGENCIES WHO WOULD
LIKE TO COLLABORATE...PLEASE CALL
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR GAZ010-017.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR NCZ051-058-059-062-063.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ033-035-
048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ033-035-
048>050-052-064-501>510.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR NCZ053-065.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ053-065.
SC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR SCZ001>003.
&&
SHORT TERM...LG
FIRE WEATHER...LGHazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 6:11 AM EDT, 8 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 611 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 NCZ035-501>510-SCZ001>003-181015- ALEXANDER-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- 611 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH 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. WIND ADVISORY .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-181015- 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- 611 AM EDT TUE APR 17 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ018-026-028-029-181015- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 611 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062>064-181015- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- 611 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... 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. WIND ADVISORY .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ053-065-181015- BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- 611 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... 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. HIGH WIND WARNING .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ010-017-181015- RABUN-HABERSHAM- 611 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS 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. WIND ADVISORY RED FLAG WARNING .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 17, 10:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1050 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0209 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S SWANNANOA 35.57N 82.39W
04/17/2007 BUNCOMBE NC CO-OP OBSERVER
A WEATHER SPOTTER ON FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN RECORDED A PEAK
GUST FOR THE EVENT OF 83 MPH OCCURRING AT 209 EDT LAST
NIGHT. THERE WERE AT LEAST A DOZEN 75 MPH GUSTS DURING
THE EVENT FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE
SECOND HIGHEST GUST WAS 81 MPH WHICH OCCURRED AT 245 EDT
MONDAY 4/16. THE ELEVATION IS 4320 FEET MSL. THE RECORD
WIND FOR THIS SITE IS OVER 100. IN SEPT...2004 HURRICANE
IVAN PRODUCED A 96 MPH GUST ON FLAT TOP.
0209 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 S ASHEVILLE 35.43N 82.55W
04/15/2007 HENDERSON NC ASOS
THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE EVENT AT THE ASHEVILLE
REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 66 MPH AT 1032 PM EDT SUNDAY 4/15.
THE SECOND HIGHEST GUST WAS 62 MPH AT 830 PM SUNDAY.
THIRD HIGHEST WAS 60 MPH AT 939 PM SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
CONTINUED WITH A PEAK WIND FOR THE DAY OF 58 MPH AT 943
AM EDT MONDAY 4/16. THE PEAK GUST EARLY TUESDAY 4/17 WAS
56 MPH WHICH OCCURRED AT 132 AM EDT.
0209 AM EXTR WIND CHILL ASHEVILLE 35.57N 82.55W
04/15/2007 E0 F BUNCOMBE NC AIRPLANE PILOT
OBSERVER
0209 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S SWANNANOA 35.57N 82.39W
04/17/2007 BUNCOMBE NC CO-OP OBSERVER
A WEATHER OBSERVER AT FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN RECORDED A PEAK
GUST FOR THE EVENT OF 83 MPH AT 209 AM EDT LAST NIGHT.
THERE WERE AT LEAST A DOZEN 75 MPH GUSTS DURING THE EVENT
FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE SECOND HIGHEST
GUST WAS 81 MPH WHICH OCCURRED AT 245 AM EDT MONDAY 4/16.
THE ELEVATION IS 4320 FEET MSL. THE RECORD WIND FOR THIS
SITE IS OVER 100. IN SEPT...2004 HURRICANE IVAN PRODUCED
A 96 MPH GUST ON FLAT TOP.
1032 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 S ASHEVILLE 35.43N 82.55W
04/15/2007 HENDERSON NC ASOS
THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE EVENT AT THE ASHEVILLE
REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 66 MPH AT 1032 PM EDT SUNDAY 4/15.
THE SECOND HIGHEST GUST WAS 62 MPH AT 830 PM EDT SUNDAY.
THE THIRD HIGHEST WAS 60 MPH AT 939 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE
HIGH WIND CONTINUED WITH A PEAK WIND FOR THE DAY OF 58
MPH AT 943 AM EDT MONDAY 4/16. THE PEAK GUST EARLY
TUESDAY 4/17 WAS 56 MPH WHICH OCCURRED AT 132 AM EDT.
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 S ASHEVILLE 35.43N 82.55W
04/15/2007 HENDERSON NC AIRPLANE PILOT
THE VERY HIGH GRADIENT WIND AT THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL
AIRPORT RESULTED IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO ONE HANGER AND
MODERATE TO ANOTHER HANGER. THIS OCCURRED SUNDAY EVENING
DURING THE EVENTS WORST WIND GUSTS.
1000 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CLAYTON 34.88N 83.40W
04/16/2007 RABUN GA CO-OP OBSERVER
THE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED SOME TREES DOWN AND
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AROUND CLAYTON.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Apr 17, 10:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1050 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0209 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S SWANNANOA 35.57N 82.39W
04/17/2007 BUNCOMBE NC CO-OP OBSERVER
A WEATHER OBSERVER AT FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN RECORDED A PEAK
GUST FOR THE EVENT OF 83 MPH AT 209 AM EDT LAST NIGHT.
THERE WERE AT LEAST A DOZEN 75 MPH GUSTS DURING THE EVENT
FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE SECOND HIGHEST
GUST WAS 81 MPH WHICH OCCURRED AT 245 AM EDT MONDAY 4/16.
THE ELEVATION IS 4320 FEET MSL. THE RECORD WIND FOR THIS
SITE IS OVER 100. IN SEPT...2004 HURRICANE IVAN PRODUCED
A 96 MPH GUST ON FLAT TOP.
1032 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 S ASHEVILLE 35.43N 82.55W
04/15/2007 HENDERSON NC ASOS
THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE EVENT AT THE ASHEVILLE
REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 66 MPH AT 1032 PM EDT SUNDAY 4/15.
THE SECOND HIGHEST GUST WAS 62 MPH AT 830 PM EDT SUNDAY.
THE THIRD HIGHEST WAS 60 MPH AT 939 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE
HIGH WIND CONTINUED WITH A PEAK WIND FOR THE DAY OF 58
MPH AT 943 AM EDT MONDAY 4/16. THE PEAK GUST EARLY
TUESDAY 4/17 WAS 56 MPH WHICH OCCURRED AT 132 AM EDT.
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 S ASHEVILLE 35.43N 82.55W
04/15/2007 HENDERSON NC AIRPLANE PILOT
THE VERY HIGH GRADIENT WIND AT THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL
AIRPORT RESULTED IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO ONE HANGER AND
MODERATE TO ANOTHER HANGER. THIS OCCURRED SUNDAY EVENING
DURING THE EVENTS WORST WIND GUSTS.
1000 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CLAYTON 34.88N 83.40W
04/16/2007 RABUN GA CO-OP OBSERVER
THE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED SOME TREES DOWN AND
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AROUND CLAYTON.
&&
OUTLAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 3:07 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham and 12 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:53 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham and 12 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:45 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood and 8 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2007Every wind advisory 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.