Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 9, 2007, 2:23 AM EST for 11 counties in North Carolina; Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 9, 2007, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2007, 2:23 AM EST (07:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2007, 9:24 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Habersham County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 271 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
- 2426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KGSP 090723 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 223 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-091530- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0001.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 223 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF A LINE FROM HENDERSONVILLE TO ASHEVILLE TO HOT SPRINGS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...THE GROUND OVER THE MOUNTAINS IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL. THE COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND STRONG WIND GUSTS IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A LARGER THAN NORMAL NUMBER OF FALLEN TREES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508>510- SCZ001>003-091530- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR...MORGANTON... MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 223 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019- 091530- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 223 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ RB
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 091550 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 GAZ010-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-092300- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0001.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/ RABUN-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD 1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE GEORGIA MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE VERY WET GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA LATER TODAY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-092300- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL ALSO BE QUITE STRONG IN THE VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT RUN FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE VERY WET GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA LATER TODAY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ017-NCZ502-504-506-508>510-SCZ001>003-092300- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/ HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON... MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH A WET GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SCATTERED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019- 092300- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.070109T1700Z-070110T0500Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1050 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH A WET GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL MAY CAUSE A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ LANE
000 WWUS72 KGSP 092004 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 304 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND LOW PRESSURE RETREATS THROUGH NEW ENGLAND. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-100415- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 304 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOR RABUN COUNTY IN GEORGIA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND ALSO THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. WITH GROUND CONDITIONS ALSO BEING QUITE WET FROM RECENT RAINFALL...TREES MAY BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED. PREPARE NOW FOR THE HIGH WINDS THIS EVENING. BE COGNIZANT OF TREES NEAR OR AROUND YOUR DWELLING. DO NOT STAND OUTSIDE WHERE YOU COULD BE HIT BY FALLING LIMBS...AND PREPARE FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ017-NCZ502-504-506-508>510-SCZ001>003-100415- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON... MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 304 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...THE MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN GEORGIA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN AND NEAR THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS WILL LIKELY BLOW ABOUT LOOSE OBJECTS AND BREAK LIMBS AND BRANCHES OFF TREES. SINCE THE GROUND IS QUITE WET FROM RECENT RAINFALL...A FEW TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AS WELL. THIS COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019- 100415- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 304 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR PIEDMONT LOCATIONS IN THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING ABOUT LOOSE OBJECTS...AND BRINGING DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES FROM TREES. A FEW WEAK OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD ALSO BE BLOWN OVER SINCE THE GROUND IS VERY WET FROM RECENT RAINFALL. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GERAPETRITIS
000 WWUS72 KGSP 100223 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...GUSTY WIND EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BETWEEN NEWLAND AND BURNSVILLE... THE ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE FOOTHILL COUNTIES FROM JONAS RIDGE TO LITTLE SWITZERLAND...AROUND THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AND IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049>053-501-503-505-101030- /O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0003.070110T0223Z-070110T1100Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE 923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45MPH...ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND ALSO THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-058-059-062>065-507-100330- /O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ RABUN-MADISON-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. $$ GAZ017-NCZ502-504-506-508>510-SCZ001>003-100330- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON... MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019- 100330- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 923 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 100224 CCA NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...GUSTY WIND EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BETWEEN NEWLAND AND BURNSVILLE... THE ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE FOOTHILL COUNTIES FROM JONAS RIDGE TO LITTLE SWITZERLAND...AROUND THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AND IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049>053-501-503-505-101045- /O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.LW.Y.0003.070110T0224Z-070110T1100Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE 924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND ALSO THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-058-059-062>065-507-100330- /O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ RABUN-MADISON-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. $$ GAZ017-NCZ502-504-506-508>510-SCZ001>003-100330- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON... MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019- 100330- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070110T0500Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 924 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ 07
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 Jan 9, 1:26 AM EST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 1:26 AM EST, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
126 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A SHORT WAVE IS DIVING DOWN FROM THE NW...BRINGING A CHANCE OF A
RAIN/SNOW MIX TO THE NC MTNS FROM LATE MORNING-MID AFTN...THEN ALL
SNOW LATER TODAY-TONIGHT. DEEPER MOISTURE ARRIVES LATER THAN PREV
RUNS AND IT TAKES A BIT LONGER FOR WINDS TO SHIFT TO A BETTER NW
UPSLOPE COMPONENT. USING A MODEL BLEND I STILL CAME UP WITH 1-3
INCHES ALONG TN BORDER COUNTIES WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. WILL ISSUE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN WATCH AREA...WITH AN
ADVISORY ALONG SOME OF THE ADJACENT ZONES TO THE SE.
THE OTHER CONCERN THIS AFTN-EVE WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN COLD
ADVECTION FLOW. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS SHOW GOOD ISENTROPIC DESCENT BY
THIS AFTN..CONTINUING TIL MIDNIGHT BEFORE SHORTWAVE MOVES NE AND
WINDS TAPER OFF. WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE WIND WATCH
AREA FOR THIS AFTN-EVE...AND A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE REST OF THE
MTNS.
ONCE THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...COOL...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
FOR MID WEEK...WITH TEMPS AT OR BELOW AVG ON WED...THEN WARMING
ABOVE AVG IN S RETURN FLOW THU-FRI.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
A LARGE...POSITIVELY TILTED LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF
OVER THE WESTERN US BY THIS WEEKEND...THEN SLOWLY MOVE E. THIS WILL
PUT THE REGION BACK SW FLOW WITH ABOVE AVG TEMPS. LOW CHANCE RAIN
DEVELOPS OVER WEEKEND BEFORE THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES UNDER A DRY
AIR REGIME. NORTHWEST FLOW MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NC MTNS
LATER IN THE MORNING...BRINGING SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. KAVL
IS ONLY EXPECTED SEE FLURRIES AT BEST. THE REMAINING TAF SITES WILL
STAY DRY...WITH A FEW SCATTERED LOW AND MID CLOUD DECKS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL PROGRESSIVELY CLEAR AGAIN DURING THE EVENING.
THE MAIN CONCERN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL AGAIN BE GUSTY
WINDS. GUSTY UP-VALLEY FLOW SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AT
KAVL. OTHER TAF SITES WILL EXPERIENCE OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS BETWEEN
20 AND 25 KT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE INTO THE 10 TO 12 KT
RANGE LATE TUESDAY EVENING.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ010-017 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY.
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ018-026-028-029 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
NC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR NCZ033-048>052 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6
AM WEDNESDAY.
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NCZ033-034-048>050-053>055-065-501-503-
505-507 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082 FROM
NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-066-067-502-504-
506-508>510 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
...SNOW ADVISORY FOR NCZ053-058-059 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM
WEDNESDAY.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ001>003 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY.
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ004>014-019 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...RB
AVIATION...GMSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 5:06 PM EST, 9 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 506 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-092215- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 506 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE SNOW POTENTIAL...PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WATCH...CAEWSWGSP. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...PLEASE SEE THE HIGH WIND WATCH...CAENPWGSP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TO RELAY SNOWFALL OR WIND REPORTS LATER TUESDAY. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-092215- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 506 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL USHER IN COLDER AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH MOST FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS WILL STAY DRY...SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE HIGH TERRAIN...AND A FEW HIGHER ELEVATION SPOTS COULD SEE SOME SNOW MIX IN LATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2:23 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 10 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:23 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:41 AM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:41 AM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Swain | 24 hr |
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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.