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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 26, 20084 counties in Georgia; Anderson County, Oconee County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 26, 2008, 6:56 AM EST for 4 counties in Georgia; Anderson County, Oconee County, South Carolina. It was in force for 64 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2008, 6:56 AM EST (11:56 UTC)
Expired
Feb 26, 2008, 8:00 AM EST
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Anderson County, SC, Oconee County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 26, 7:30 AM ESTTSTM WND DMGFair Play, SCA POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE SAW AT LEAST TWO TREES BLOWN OVER BY THUNDERSTORM WIND. THE TIME WAS OF THE EVENT WAS OBTAINED BY RADAR DATA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 34 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 169 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2008-02-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2008-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1635 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 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 
WUUS52 KGSP 261155
SVRGSP
GAC119-137-147-257-SCC007-073-261300-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0004.080226T1156Z-080226T1300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
656 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HART COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
  SOUTHERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 800 AM EST

* AT 652 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DAHLONEGA TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF GAINESVILLE
  TO 5 MILES WEST OF AUBURN...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
  HARTWELL...WHITWORTH...VANNA...TURNERVILLE...TOCCOA...TALLULAH
  FALLS...ROYSTON...REED CREEK...NUBERG...MARTIN...LAVONIA...
  HARTWELL...EASTANOLEE...DEMOREST...CORNELIA...CLARKESVILLE...
  CARNESVILLE...CANON...BALDWIN...WESTMINSTER...WALHALLA...SENECA...
  IVA AND FAIR PLAY.

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER
INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING...THROUGH OUR
AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...
1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

LAT...LON 3472 8337 3471 8335 3473 8334 3484 8304
      3430 8260 3421 8273 3429 8277 3422 8296
      3423 8308 3425 8312 3425 8333 3434 8340
      3446 8340 3448 8356 3445 8362 3462 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 1156Z 251DEG 62KT 3451 8378 3425 8378
          3405 8384

$$
MCAVOY
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS52 KGSP 261231
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
731 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

GAC137-261241-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080226T1300Z/
HABERSHAM GA-
731 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HABERSHAM COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3472 8328 3484 8304 3430 8260 3421 8273
      3429 8277 3427 8288 3422 8296 3424 8300
      3423 8308 3425 8312 3425 8333 3434 8338
      3447 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1231Z 251DEG 62KT 3468 8305 3445 8309
          3425 8315

$$

GAC119-147-257-SCC007-073-261300-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080226T1300Z/
HART GA-FRANKLIN GA-STEPHENS GA-ANDERSON SC-OCONEE SC-
731 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST
FOR SOUTHERN OCONEE...SOUTHWESTERN ANDERSON...STEPHENS...FRANKLIN AND
HART COUNTIES...

AT 729 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WESTMINSTER TO LAVONIA TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FRANKLIN SPRINGS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF
WALHALLA TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARNESVILLE TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
CARNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CANON...ROYSTON...VANNA...OAKWAY...SENECA...FAIR PLAY...TOWNVILLE...
HARTWELL...REED CREEK...NUBERG...SADLERS CREEK STATE PARK...IVA AND
STARR

THIS RAPIDLY MOVING LINE OF STORMS MAY CAUSE WINDS FROM 60 TO 70
MPH...AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. THESE WIND
SPEEDS ARE CAPABLE OF TOPPLING TREES AND POWER LINES. SEEK SHELTER ON
THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR OFFICE BUILDING. AVOID ROOMS THAT
MAY BE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES. IF DRIVING...PULL OVER IN A CLEAR
AREA AWAY FROM LARGE TREES AND POWER POLES.

LAT...LON 3472 8328 3484 8304 3430 8260 3421 8273
      3429 8277 3427 8288 3422 8296 3424 8300
      3423 8308 3425 8312 3425 8333 3434 8338
      3447 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1231Z 251DEG 62KT 3468 8305 3445 8309
          3425 8315

$$

MOORE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 26, 6:48 AM EST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 6:48 AM EST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
648 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY BRINGING GUSTY WINDS
AND COOLER TEMPS ALONG WITH SOME RAIN SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN BUILD IN FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY...FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRESSURE THAT BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEKEND. EARLY NEXT WEEK...AN ELONGATED TROF IS PREDICTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
SHORT WAVE NOW DIGGING ACROSS AR HAS A STRONG LLVL JET ASSOCIATED
WITH IT. VAD WIND PROFILE AT BRANDON MS SHOWS A 55 KT SWLY JET AT 3
KFT. THE COLUMBUS AFB MS PROFILER HAS 60 KTS AT 3 KFT. THE STRENGTH
OF THIS LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION HAS RESULTED IN THE RAPID
DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION OVER MS AND MIDDLE TN. THIS JET WILL
TRANSLATE ENE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE MODELS EVEN
STRENGTHEN IT A LITTLE. THIS WILL MEAN VERY GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT
ACROSS THE UPSTATE...SRN NC AND NE GA IN A FEW HOURS. SO EXPECT A
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND EVEN A FEW EMBEDDED TSTMS...THOUGH ALL
CONVECTION WILL BE ELEVATED AND THE ONLY SEVERE THREAT MIGHT BE AN
ISOLATED MIX DOWN OF THE GRADIENT WINDS IN THE SRN NC MTNS. AREAS
FATHER TO THE NORTH MAY MISS OUT ON THE HEAVIER RAIN AND TSTM
THREAT...THOUGH EVERYONE SHOULD SEE SOME PCPN THIS MORNING.

FRONTAL BAND WILL BE PRETTY MUCH OUT OF THE FA BY 18 UTC. I/VE
SPED UP THE TIMING OF PCPN...BUT AS IT STANDS I MAY STILL BE TOO
SLOW. THE NAM STILL HAS DEEP MIXING THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE
FRONTAL BAND AS CAA BEGINS OVER THE REGION. WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE
MIXED LAYER ARE NEARLY 50 KTS...AND BUFKIT GUST POTENTIAL IS IN THE
MID 30 KT RANGE MOST AREAS. 35 KT WINDS ACTUALLY HAVE A PRETTY HIGH
IMPACT IN THIS AREA...AND IT/S ENOUGH FOR ME TO UPGRADE THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY TO A REGULAR WIND ADVISORY. THE SIMILARITY OF THESE
PRODUCT NAMES IS UNFORTUNATE AS A WIND ADVISORY IS A MUCH MORE
SIGNIFICANT PRODUCT. STRONG GUSTS WILL DEVELOP FIRST OVER THE SW NC
MTNS...NE GA AND SW UPSTATE BETWEEN 18 AND 20 UTC...THEN TRANSLATE
EASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OVER THE NEXT
2 TO 4 HRS. THEREFORE I/VA RUN THE WIND ADVISORY INTO MID
EVENING...THOUGH THIS IS TECHNICALLY MY SHIFT PARTNER/S PART OF THE
FORECAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 200 AM TUESDAY...MAIN FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD
WILL BE THE UPCOMING NWFS EVENT. OVERALL...HAVE USED A BLEND OF THE
NAM AND GFS FOR THE FORECAST DETAILS.

TUES NIGHT THRU WED NIGHT...THIS PERIOD BEGINS WITH THE SURFACE LOW
PUSHING OFF TO THE NE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC WITH LLVL NW FLOW FROM
THE SOUTHERN APPS BACK UPSTREAM TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. CAA WELL
UNDERWAY TUES NIGHT INTO EARLY WED AS 850MB TEMPS FALL ACROSS THE
MNTS. AMPLE LLVL MOISTURE AND STRONG NW FLOW WILL COMBINE TO
GENERATE WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NC MNTS...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE TN STATE LINE. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TUES
NIGHT AND THINGS SHOULD BE ALL SNOW IN THE MNTS BY LATE TUES NIGHT.
IT APPEARS THAT THE TIME PERIOD BETWEEN 06-12Z WED WILL BE THE PRIME
TIME FOR POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. DURING THIS TIME...BOTH THE
NAM AND GFS FEATURE THE DEEPEST LLVL MOISTURE AND BEST LAPSE RATES
WITH THE TOP OF THE MOIST LAYER REACHING UP TO AROUND -20 TO -24C.
MODEL SOUNDINGS ALONG THE TN STATE LINE GENERATE SOME CAPE DURING
THIS TIME PERIOD ON THE ORDER OF 25-50 J/KG. THIS IS ALSO WHEN THE
UPPER VORT MAX WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE FA. WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO
SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS BREAK CONTAINMENT WED MORNING AND MAKE THEIR
WAY OUT OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE TN BORDER. DURING THE DAY ON
WED...LLVL MOISTURE GRADUALLY DRIES UP FROM SW TO NE...AND THE DEPTH
OF THE MOISTURE ALSO DECREASES. CONCERNING POPS...WILL CARRY CAT
POPS IN THE BORDER COUNTIES EVERYWHERE BETWEEN 00-12Z. THIS BEGINS
TO DECREASE AFTER 12Z...BASICALLY FOLLOWING THE RETREAT OF THE LLVL
MOISTURE. THINGS SHOULD TAPER OFF PRETTY QUICKLY WED NIGHT AS FLOW
AND MOISTURE BOTH BEGIN TO WANE.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POTENTIALLY LIMITING FACTORS. FIRST...THE
DEPTH OF LLVL MOISTURE ISNT OPTIMAL AND DOESNT REACH INTO THE
DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO...LLVL
WIND DIRECTION APPEARS TO BE AROUND 300 DEGREES FOR THE EVENT WHILE
AN OPTIMAL DIRECTION OF AROUND 320 WOULD BE PREFERRED.
HOWEVER...GIVEN THE DURATION OF THE EVENT...GOOD SUPPLY OF MOISTURE
WITH A POSSIBLE GREAT LAKES TAP...AND STRONG FLOW I CONTINUE FEEL
CONFIDENT THAT WARNING CRITERIA SNOW ACCUMS WILL BE PREVALENT IN THE
TN BORDER COUNTIES BY WED MORNING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW SEEMS A
GOOD BET IN THESE AREAS...WITH EVEN A FEW ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG NW FACING SLOPES. THEREFORE WILL UPGRADE
WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE INCLUDED COUNTIES.
ALSO...WINTER WX ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME SNOW
SHOWERS BREAKING CONTAINMENT AND RESULTING IN LIGHTER ACCUMS JUST
OUTSIDE OF THE WARNING AREA.

FINALLY ON THURS...UPPER FLOW DEAMPLIFIES AS THE UPPER TROF PUSHES
EASTWARD. TEMPS WARM ACROSS THE FA BY ABOUT 5-10 DEGREES AS SURFACE
HIGH BUILDS INTO THE AREA. EXCEPT FOR SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS AND FLURRIES ACROSS THE NORTHERN MNTS THURS MORNING...DRY
THUR AFTERNOON.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 245 AM TUESDAY MORNING...THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD BEGINS
DRY...AS THE LONGWAVE TROF AXIS CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST AND OUT
OVER THE ATLANTIC ON FRIDAY. A DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
BEHIND THE TROF BRIEFLY...AND THEN QUICKLY MOVES OFFSHORE AS ANOTHER
LOW TRACKS OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. LONG RANGE MODELS HAVE THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE OUR AREA LATE FRIDAY WITH
PRECIP POSSIBLE OVER THE CWA. THE GREATEST POPS REMAIN OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW
EARLY SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE LATEST GFS AND ECMWF ARE COMPUTING
WEAKER SURFACE WINDS. THUS...ITS LOOKING LESS LIKELY THAT THERE WILL
BE ENOUGH DYNAMIC FORCING FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL.

FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND...THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD DRY OUT ONCE
AGAIN AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES QUICKLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES. THE LATEST GFS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP A FULL-LATITUDE
TROF INTO THE EASTERN STATES LATE MONDAY AND INTO EARLY
TUESDAY...WITH A VERY WET FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTERING THE AREA ON
MONDAY. GFS IS STILL SHOWING GOOD PHASING OF THIS TROF WITH A RIDGE
THAT BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES DURING THE SAME TIME
PERIOD. THIS COULD RESULT IN ENHANCED LLVL CONVERGENCE AND
SIGNIFICANT VALUES OF OMEGA AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE 00Z
ECMWF REMAINS SLOWER WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT STILL MAINTAINS THE SAME
OVERALL PATTERN CHARACTERISTICS. BASED ON THIS...I DECIDED TO
INCREASE POPS TO SOLID CHANCE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 635 AM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING QUICKLY EASTWARD
ACROSS NRN GA AND THE WRN NC MTNS. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF LIGHTNING
IN THIS LINE. WHILE IT WILL PROBABLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE
CAROLINAS...ALL TAF SITES WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF KHKY SHOULD
SEE A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HRS. SEE THE TAFS FOR THE
EXACT TIMING. LOW CIGS ARE ALSO MOVING INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF THE
LINE. AFTER THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH LOW CIGS AND PERIODIC SHOWERS
SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AT WHICH TIME THE TRUE
SFC FRONT WILL MOVE IN. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL TURN OUT OF THE
WSW AND BECOME QUITE GUSTY AT TIMES. TOWARD 00 UTC THE FLOW SHOULD
VEER MORE OUT OF THE WNW AS COLDER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE IN AND SKIES
CLEAR. ONLY EXCEPTION TO CLEARING SKIES WILL BE KAVL. LOOKS LIKE
THEY WILL SEE OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.

WED THROUGH SAT...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE REGION WED AND THU. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE W FOR FRI-FRI NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE REBOUNDING FOR THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
     WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ053-059-062-501-503-505.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ033-
     048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     NCZ035>037-051-052-056>059-062>064-068>072-082-502-504-
     506-508-510.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
     WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ033-048>052-058.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY
SHORT TERM...BSH
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 4:05 AM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
405 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-063-064-068>072-082-
502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-270915-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-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-
405 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...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.

NCZ051-052-058-270915-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
405 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

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.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ053-501-503-505-270915-
BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
405 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

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.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ033-048>050-270915-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
405 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

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.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ059-062-270915-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
405 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

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.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ065-507-509-270915-
HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
405 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 3:31 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPElbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens26 hr
Feb 26, 3:40 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSPRabun44 hr
Feb 26, 7:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPElbert42 min
Feb 26, 3:05 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPElbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens6 hr
Feb 26, 8:03 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg42 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.