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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 28, 2007, 2:20 PM EST for 12 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 29, 2007, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2007, 2:20 PM EST (19:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2007, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2007, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 269 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
- 1413 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS42 KGSP 281920 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 220 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...PERIODS OF SNOW OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .. NCZ033-048>052-058-290500- /O.CAN.KGSP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070129T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.070128T1920Z-070129T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.070129T0900Z-070129T1400Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE 220 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE NUMEROUS FROM THE SMOKIES TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN SHELTERED LOCATIONS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH... ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-290500- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.070129T0900Z-070129T1400Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 220 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH... ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ RB
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS42 KGSP 282107 CCA WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 405 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...PERIODS OF SNOW OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... NCZ033-048>052-058-290700- /O.CAN.KGSP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070129T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.070128T2105Z-070129T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.070129T0900Z-070129T1400Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE 405 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE NUMEROUS FROM THE SMOKIES TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN SHELTERED LOCATIONS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH... ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-290700- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.070129T0900Z-070129T1400Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 405 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH... ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ RB
000 WWUS42 KGSP 290212 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 912 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...PERIODS OF SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... NCZ033-048>052-058-291015- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070129T1400Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.070129T0900Z-070129T1400Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE 912 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE NUMEROUS FROM THE SMOKIES TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN SHELTERED LOCATIONS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTERS REPORT THAT ROADS ARE SLICK AND VERY TREACHEROUS ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...WHICH WILL BRIEFLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-291015- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.070129T0900Z-070129T1400Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 912 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH... ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ 14
000 WWUS42 KGSP 290335 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1035 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...PERIODS OF SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... NCZ053-059-291145- /O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070129T1400Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.070129T0900Z-070129T1400Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 1035 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. WHILE THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF DRIFTING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADS AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH... ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ501-503-505-506-291145- /O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070129T1400Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 1035 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER THE LEE SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND THE WESTERN MOST FOOTHILLS. UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW WILL FALL WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. HOWEVER...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NCZ033-048>052-058-291145- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070129T1400Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.070129T0900Z-070129T1400Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE 1035 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE NUMEROUS FROM THE SMOKIES TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN SHELTERED LOCATIONS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTERS REPORT THAT ROADS ARE SLICK AND VERY TREACHEROUS ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...WHICH WILL BRIEFLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ062>065-291145- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.070129T0900Z-070129T1400Z/ MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1035 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH... ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MCAVOY
000 WWUS42 KGSP 290903 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 403 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... NCZ033-048>053-058-059-291400- /O.CAN.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070129T1400Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070129T1400Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 403 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL LINGER ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS MORNING...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SNOW FLURRIES SHOULD END BY THE MIDDLE PART OF THE MORNING. PEOPLE VENTURING OUT THIS MORNING SHOULD EXPECT SLIPPERY SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH...WHEN COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES STARTING OUT THIS MORNING RANGING FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MID TEENS...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET COULD HAVE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS MINUS 10. THE LOW WIND CHILLS SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB AND WINDS DIMINISH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ501-503-505-506-291015- /O.CAN.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070129T1400Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 403 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH A STRAY SNOW FLURRY MIGHT OCCUR NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY...NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ NCZ062>065-291400- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070129T1400Z/ MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 403 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES FIRST THING THIS MORNING...WILL BRING THE WIND CHILL DOWN BELOW MINUS 5 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM AND WINDS DIMINISH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MOORE
000 WWUS42 KGSP 291409 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 909 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-291515- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070129T1400Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 909 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR MOST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS...ALLOWING WIND CHILL VALUES TO RISE ABOVE 5 BELOW ZERO. TEMPERATURES HAD WARMED SLIGHTLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO WARM...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE QUITE COOL FOR MOST OF THE DAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA UNTIL NOON. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 chill advisory went out at Jan 28, 9:46 AM EST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 9:46 AM EST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
946 AM EST SUN JAN 28 2007
.SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
CLOUDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT BEHIND FRONT
AND WINDS HAVE INCREASED FROM THE W TO SW AS EXPECTED. WRAPAROUND
MOISTURE OVER KY AND TN IS BRINGING LIGHT SNOW TO MTNS...MAINLY
ALONG TN BORDER. MT MITCHELL GOT AROUND AN INCH OVERNIGHT AND SNOW
ADVSRY IS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THOSE TN BORDER COUNTIES. FORECAST
IN GOOD SHAPE BUT HAVE TWEAKED TEMP/DP/RH AND WINDS BASED ON
LATEST TRENDS/GUIDANCE.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 637 AM EST SUN JAN 28 2007/
SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
UPDATED ZFP ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR CLEARING NOTED ON FOG PRODUCT IR
IMAGERY AND 88D DEPICTION OF RAIN GETTING READY TO CLEAR MY EASTERN
COUNTIES.
PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 308 AM EST SUN JAN 28 2007/
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FOR THE VERY NEAR TERM...KGSP RADAR SHOWS VERY LIGHT PRECIP
ASSOCIATED WITH A QUICK MOVING SHORT WAVE OVER AL/GA. EXPECT MOST OF
THIS LIGHT PRECIP TO MAKE IT EAST OF THE FCST AREA BY SUNRISE... BUT
SOME SORT OF EARLY MORNING WORDING WILL BE INCLUDED OVER THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA TO HANDLE IT.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONCERNS FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF THE
FORECAST...BUT AT LEAST MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT. HOT ON THE
HEELS OF THE FIRST WAVE...ANOTHER MORE POWERFUL LOOKING WAVE SEEN ON
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER THE UPPER MS VALLEY WILL DIVE DOWN ACROSS
THE SRN APPALACHIANS LATE IN THE DAY JUST AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
INCREASES WITH THE STRENGTHENING NW FLOW AT 850 MB. NW FLOW PRECIP
PRODUCTION SHOULD INCREASE AS THE WAVE ARRIVES LATE IN THE DAY ALONG
WITH SOME HELP FROM WEAK UPPER DIVERGENCE. THE EXTRA QG FORCING
SUPPORTS A CATEGORICAL POP ON THE TN BORDER FOR AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND WIND DIRECTION AT 850MB ARE NOT
QUITE IDEAL WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CUT DOWN ON SNOW AMOUNTS...BUT
THE COLD TEMPS AT 850MB SUGGEST A RELATIVELY HIGH SNOW RATIO. FOR
NOW...SOMETHING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 2-3 INCHES LOOKS GOOD SO THE
ADVISORY WILL BE LEFT ALONE...BUT AN UPGRADE TO A WARNING LATER IN
THE DAY IS CERTAINLY NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. AWAY FROM THE TN
BORDER...THE STRENGTHENING COLD ADVECTION AT 850 MB IN THE WAKE OF
THE FIRST WAVE SHOULD ALLOW FOR DEEP MIXING FROM MID AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EVENING...SUGGESTING THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTS REACHING
40 MPH OR SO ACROSS ALL BUT THE NC PIEDMONT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ISSUED FOR NOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT EVERYWHERE BUT THE NC
PIEDMONT...AND THAT AREA WILL BE WATCHED. SINCE A SNOW ADVISORY IS
ALREADY IN EFFECT ALONG THE TN BORDER...THOSE ZONES WILL BE LEFT OUT
AS WELL. THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPS SHOULD RESULT IN A WIND
CHILL PROBLEM OVER THE NORTHERN NC MTNS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT
THIS WILL BE LEFT TO THE DAY SHIFT.
RAPID WEAKENING AND BACKING OF THE NW FLOW SHOULD RESULT IN ANY
LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS TO COME QUICKLY TO AN END BY MONDAY MORNING
WITH DISSIPATING UPSLOPE CLOUDS SOON TO FOLLOW. UNDER BROAD L/WV
TROUGHING...SUNSHINE WILL COMBINE WITH CHILLY TEMPS...EXPECT
AFTERNOON MAXES ABOUT 10 DEG F BELOW LATE JANUARY NORMALS. SOME
CHANNELED VORT ENERGY ROTATES THRU THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TUESDAY
WITH THE RESULTANT LLVL FLOW ACRS THE CWFA BEING WNW AND OF MODERATE
MAGNITUDE. IT STILL DOES NOT LOOK ANYTHING MORE THAN A SMALL SNOW
SHOWER THREAT FOR THE NORTHERN NC WILL BE WARRANTED FOR THIS PERIOD.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LINGERING COLD NW FLOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW SHOWER CHANCES INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE NC MTNS. DEVELOPING
LLVL RETURN ON TAP FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS SFC RIDGING TRANSLATES
TO THE COAST...BUT DEBATABLE HOW MUCH OF A WARMUP THIS WILL
PRODUCE...AND HAVE BLENDED GOING MAXES LOWER WITH 28/00 UTC MEX
GUIDANCE INDICATING TEMPS SVRL CATEGORIES BELOW NORMAL. STILL
LOOKING AT AN UNSETTLED WX PERIOD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A DEGREE OF
SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY WORKS INTO THE CWFA. NO CHANGES TO THE GOING
SENSIBLE WX FCST THU/FRI AND WILL KEEP THE FCST DRY ON SATURDAY.
AVIATION /08Z-06Z/...
THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER WAVE SHOULD CARRY THE BEST ISENTROPIC
UPGLIDE PAST US JUST TO OUR SOUTH EARLY THIS MORNING...SO WHILE
LIGHT PRECIP WILL FALL FOR MOST OF THE PRE-DAWN HOURS THE VISIBILITY
SHOULD REMAIN 6 MILES OR ABOVE. LOW CLOUD CEILINGS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
TO REMAIN VFR THROUGH SUNRISE AT MOST TERMINALS. THE EXCEPTION WOULD
BE KAND WHERE THEY WILL FLIRT WITH A 3000 FT CEILING AT TIMES...SO
THIS WAS INCLUDED IN A TEMPO GROUP. THE PASSAGE OF THE SHORT WAVE
AND THE DOWNSLOPE DEVELOPING EAST OF THE MTNS IN ITS WAKE SHOULD
PUSH THE LOW CLOUDS OUT OF ALL TAFS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KAVL. THE
MODELS SUGGEST THAT THE MID LEVEL STUFF MAY HANG ON INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AT KCLT SO THIS WAS RETAINED. OTHERWISE...THE WIND WILL BE
THE MAIN CONCERN AS WE SHOULD MIX DEEPLY ENOUGH IN THE AFTERNOON TO
TAP THE INCREASING WNW FLOW...SO EXPECT GUSTY WINDS FROM THAT
DIRECTION. THE NEXT POTENT-LOOKING SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE OVER THE
FCST AREA LATE IN THE DAY. FOR NOW...THOUGH...IT LOOKS LIKE ANY LOW
CLOUDS/PRECIP WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TN BORDER AND AWAY FROM KAVL.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ053-059-
062>065-501>510.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ033-048>052-058.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007-
010>014-019.
&&
SHORT TERM...RBHazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 4:19 AM EST, 10 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 419 AM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 NCZ033-048>052-058-290930- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 419 AM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW SHOWER CHANCES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN INCREASINGLY WINDY AND CHILLY AIRMASS OVERSPREADS THE REGION. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WSWGSP FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A CHILLY AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE SEEN FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK FEATURING OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWER CHANCES AND WINDY PERIODS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NCZ053-059-062>065-290930- BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON- 419 AM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN INCREASINGLY WINDY AND CHILLY AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NPWGSP FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A CHILLY AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE SEEN FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK FEATURING OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWER CHANCES AND WINDY PERIODS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ501>510-SCZ001>007-010>014-019- 290930- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 419 AM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NPWGSP FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-290930- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- 419 AM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 4:02 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 15 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 6 more | 14 hr |
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in North Carolina, 2007Every wind chill 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.