Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Dec 8, 2009, 2:31 PM EST for 8 counties in South Carolina; 28 counties in North Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 4:39 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. 37 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2009, 2:31 PM EST (19:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2009, 4:39 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 42 counties
Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 5:15 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Abbeville, SC | SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN IN AND AROUND THE CITY. 1 TREE BLOWN ONTO A HOUSE. |
| Dec 9, 5:18 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | Laurens, SC | NO DAMAGE NOTED. THIS WAS AHEAD OF THE LINE OF STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A GRAVITY WAVE IN THE COLD POOL. |
| Dec 9, 5:25 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Cross Hill, SC | ONE MOBILE HOME BLOWN OVER ON LIBERTY SPRINGS RD. NO INJURIES. OTHER MOBILE HOMES LIFTED OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS ON BILLY LEOPARD RD. |
| Dec 9, 5:25 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Cross Hill, SC | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON SPRING ST. TRAMPOLINES BLOWN OVER AND DEBRIS EVERYWHERE. |
| Dec 9, 5:27 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Greenwood, SC | SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN...MAINLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF GREENWOOD. ALSO A TREE THROUGH A HOUSE ON HALTIWANGER RD. |
| Dec 9, 5:37 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 N Greenwood, SC | NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN |
| Dec 9, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Charlotte, NC | COUNTY REPORTS A FEW TREES FELL AROUND THE COUNTY BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Dec 9, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Salisbury, NC | COUNTY REPORTS SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINE BLOWN DOWN AROUND COUNTY BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM. |
| Dec 9, 1:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Concord, NC | LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN ON POWER LINES. |
| Dec 9, 3:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bakersville, NC | WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Asheville, NC | WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Brevard, NC | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN...MAINLY IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bryson City, NC | WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Burnsville, NC | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. ONE TREE DOWN ON A CAR...AND A PORTION OF BLUE ROCK ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Concord, NC | COUNTY REPORTS A FEW TREES DOWN AROUND COUNTY. HARDEST HIT AREAS WERE MIDLAND AND HARRISBURG. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cooksville, NC | TWO TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR COOKSVILLE. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Franklin, NC | WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hendersonville, NC | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN...MAINLY IN THE MILLS RIVER AND EDNEYVILLE AREAS. ONE TREE DOWN ON A CAR AND ONE TREE DOWN ON A MOBILE HOME. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marshall, NC | WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newland, NC | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Robbinsville, NC | WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Shelby, NC | COUNTY REPORTS TWO TREES BLOWN DOWN BY WIND. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sylva, NC | WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Waynesville, NC | WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 3:55 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clayton, GA | COUNTY REPORTS TREES DOWN ALL AROUND THE COUNTY. ROUTE 76 AREA HAS BEEN THE HARDEST HIT SO FAR. |
| Dec 9, 3:58 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clarkesville, GA | TREES BLOWN DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Elberton, GA | COUNTY REPORTS WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gastonia, NC | SCATTERED TREES BLOWN DOWN ALL AROUND COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marion, NC | ABOUT 5 TREES BLOWN DOWN BY WIND ALL AROUND COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marshville, NC | COUNTY REPORTS A FEW TREES DOWN ALL AROUND COUNTY. ONE TREE DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 205 AND BRANTLEY ROAD IN MARSHVILLE. |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rutherfordton, NC | FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN AROUND COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Statesville, NC | COUNTY REPORTS A FEW TREES DOWN AROUND COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Dec 9, 4:04 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Toccoa, GA | COUNTY REPORTS WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Dec 9, 4:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Anderson, SC | SCATTERED REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALL AROUND COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 4:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Abbeville, SC | FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...SCATTERED ABOUT COUNTY. |
| Dec 9, 5:02 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Union, SC | COUNTY REPORTS ABOUT 4 OR 5 TREES BLOWN DOWN AROUND COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON...SCATTERED ABOUT. |
| Dec 9, 5:04 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gaffney, SC | COUNTY REPORTS SCATTERED TREES BLOWN DOWN AROUND COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 1119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 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 081931 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 231 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A BELT OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TODAY AND OVERSPREAD MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME OF THE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509- 090345- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0004.091209T1100Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0017.091208T2100Z-091209T1100Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 231 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD INCREASE TO AS MUCH 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT. AFTER SUNRISE...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE VALLEYS AS WELL. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS ALL THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WITH SEVERAL WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS EXPECTED TO TOPPLE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BECAUSE OF THE WET SOIL FROM RECENT RAINFALL EVENTS. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND FOR ROADS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ001>014-019-090345- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.A.0002.091209T1100Z-091210T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 231 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEST GEORGIA. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE...VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...WE SHOULD WARM UP ENOUGH IN THE AFTERNOON TO BE ABLE TO MIX SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH 40 MPH...A FEW GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL KNOCK DOWN NUMEROUS TREES THAT THE WET SOIL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD IN THE GROUND. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD ALSO KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES AND DAMAGE BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. LATER GUIDANCE WILL DETERMINE IF THE WATCH IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING OR REPLACED WITH AN ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MOORE
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 090300 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1000 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A BELT OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH SUNRISE. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME OF THE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509- 091100- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.091209T1100Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091209T1100Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1000 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. ALTHOUGH WINDS ON THE VALLEY FLOORS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER...GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT MAY BRIEFLY BRING LOCALIZED AREAS OF STRONG WINDS DOWN TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. AFTER SUNRISE...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO MIX DOWN INTO THE VALLEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS ALL THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CONTINUING AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE EXPECTED TO TOPPLE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BECAUSE OF THE WET SOIL FROM RECENT RAINFALL EVENTS. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND FOR ROADS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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 AND POWER OUTAGES. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ001>014-019-091100- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.A.0002.091209T1100Z-091210T0000Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1000 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE...VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...WE SHOULD WARM UP ENOUGH IN THE AFTERNOON TO BE ABLE TO MIX SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH 40 MPH...A FEW GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL KNOCK DOWN NUMEROUS TREES DUE TO VERY MOIST SOIL FROM THE RECENT WET WEATHER. LATER GUIDANCE WILL DETERMINE IF THE WATCH IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING OR REPLACED WITH AN ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ LANE
000 WWUS72 KGSP 090939 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 439 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS LIKELY TODAY... .VIRGOROUS WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY...AND THE STRONG MOUNTAIN WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING WILL DEVELOP EAST INTO THE PIEDMONT AS THE DAY WEARS ON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO UPROOT TREES...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT GROUND CONDITIONS ARE VERY MOIST. IN ADDITION... POWER INTERRUPTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE POWER POLES OR SNAP POWER LINES. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ001>014-019-091600- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0002.091209T1100Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.HW.W.0004.091209T0939Z-091210T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 439 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. AS THE DAY WEARS ON SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE LIKELY... AND DURING THE AFTERNOON...GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TREES MAY BE UPROOTED AND POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509- 091600- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091209T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0004.091209T0939Z-091210T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 439 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. TREES MAY BE UPROOTED AND POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CSH
000 WWUS72 KGSP 091327 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 827 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS LIKELY TODAY... .VIRGOROUS WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY...AND THE STRONG MOUNTAIN WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING WILL DEVELOP EAST INTO THE PIEDMONT AS THE DAY WEARS ON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO UPROOT TREES...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT GROUND CONDITIONS ARE VERY MOIST. IN ADDITION... POWER INTERRUPTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE POWER POLES OR SNAP POWER LINES. NCZ035-036-052-053-056-059-062>065-068-069-501>510-SCZ002-003- 005>008-092200- /O.NEW.KGSP.FG.Y.0020.091209T1327Z-091209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HICKORY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY 827 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR VALLEYS. THE FOG WILL DISSIPATE BY MID MORNING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT LATER THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING. BY MID AFTERNOON...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. TREES MAY BE UPROOTED AND POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-037-048>051-057-058-070>072-082- SCZ001-004-009>014-019-092200- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-DAVIE-MADISON- YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-ROWAN-GRAHAM-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...MOCKSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE... CHEROKEE...SALISBURY...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 827 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. AS THE DAY WEARS ON SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE LIKELY... AND DURING THE AFTERNOON...GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TREES MAY BE UPROOTED AND POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NED
000 WWUS72 KGSP 091548 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1048 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS LIKELY TODAY... .VIRGOROUS WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY. PEAK WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO UPROOT TREES...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT GROUND CONDITIONS ARE VERY MOIST. IN ADDITION...POWER INTERRUPTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE POWER POLES OR SNAP POWER LINES. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-100000- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-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-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1048 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND 20 T0 25 MPH ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. PEAK WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF UPROOTED TREES. IN ADDITION...POWER INTERRUPTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE POWER POLES OR SNAP POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NED
000 WWUS72 KGSP 100007 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 707 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-100900- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.091210T0007Z-091210T0900Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 707 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SURGE OF COLD AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN WIND ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH PEAK GUSTS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 40 TO 55 MPH... GENERALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SCATTERED UPROOTED TREES...AND MAY CAUSE POWER INTERRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-100900- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0025.091210T0007Z-091210T0900Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 707 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SURGE OF COLD AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN WIND ACROSS THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH PEAK GUSTS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH... GENERALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN A FEW UPROOTED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-100115- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 707 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED SUCH THAT THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS HAVE ENDED. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THIS EVENING AS WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND LOSE THEIR GUSTINESS. $$ ARK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Dec 8, 12:56 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 12:56 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1256 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
DEEP MOISTURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE WEST
TODAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORGANIZES OVER THE PLAINS.
THIS LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...
PUSHING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY.
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ON
THURSDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE MID ATLANTIC INTO THE WEEKEND AS A
WEAKER LOW PASSES JUST SOUTH OF OUR AREA.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AS WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS RIDGED ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE
APPALACHIANS TODAY. FLOW AROUND THE LOW WILL STEADILY STRENGTHEN
OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. DEEP ISENTROPIC LIFT IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON. AT 16Z...THE
REGION OF ISENTROPIC LIFT WAS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NE GA AND
CORRESPONDED WITH A REGION OF WIDESPREAD STRATIFORM RA. I WILL KEEP
CATE POPS ACROSS THE CWA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. THE
COOLEST TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ALONG THE EASTERN UPSLOPE AREAS
OF THE NRN MTNS...FAVORING VALUES IN THE 33-35 DEGREE RANGE. TEMPS
MAY START TO RISE OVERNIGHT AS RETURN FLOW STRENGTHENS AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT. I WILL INCLUDE NON DIURNAL TEMPS WITH THIS UPDATE.
AFOREMENTIONED 60+ KT LLVL JET WILL TRANSLATE ENE ACRS THE CWFA
TONIGHT. Q-VECTOR ANALYSIS INDICATES THE STRONGEST DEEP FORCING WILL
BYPASS THE CWFA TO OUR NW...BUT COINCIDENT WITH THE LIFT RESULTING
FROM THE STOUT LLVL WAA FLOW...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. MODEL CONSENSUS QPF...A BROAD MAXIMA ALONG AND EAST/SOUTH
OF THE BLUE RIDGE INDICATES THAT THE CHANCES FOR EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL
BE LIMITED. THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER ELEVATION 60 KT WIND GUSTS
IS INCREASING...BUT GIVEN OVERALL CROSS VALLEY FLOW...THERE EXISTS
JUST A LOW PROBABILITY OF STRONG GUSTS TRANSLATING TO THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. THERE DOES EXIST THE POTENTIAL FOR DEEP CONVECTIVE
ELEMENTS TO AID IN DOWNWARD TRANSPORT OF STRONGER WIND GUSTS...
BUT AT THIS POINT...THIS THREAT IS UNCERTAIN. AT THIS JUNCTURE
WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NC/GA MTNS.
WILL PLAN ON CARRYING EMBEDDED TSTM CHANCE WHERE NAM IS PROGGING
WEAK DESTABILIZATION...AS PER 0-3KM MUCAPE FIELD...ENCROACHING
FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE EVENING...AND PERHAPS POOLING ALONG
NWWD MOVING WEDGE BOUNDARY ACRS THE LOWER PIEDMONT. A LOW END
SVR HAIL EXISTS FOR THE NC MTNS TONIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED
TSTMS...ALTHOUGH THE MTNS ARE INCREASINGLY REMOVED FROM THE
BETTER LAPSE RATES AND COOL MID-LVL TEMPS NEARER DEEP MID/UPPER
LVL CYCLONE. IT IS ALSO UNCERTAIN JUST HOW FAR NW WEAK SFC BASED
CAPE DEVELOPS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IMPRESSIVE VERTICAL SHEAR TO
PROMOTE AN ENHANCED CONVECTIVE WIND DAMAGE THREAT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 240 AM TUESDAY...BY 12 UTC WED THE HEART OF A 70KT LLVL JET IS
PROGGED BY THE NAM AND GFS TO HAVE SHIFTED EAST OF THE FA...WITH
LLVL COLD ADVECTION BEGINNING. THIS WILL PUT AN END TO PCPN BY THE
MID MORNING HOURS. THE NAM ACTUALLY HOLDS ON TO WEAK IN SITU COLD
AIR DAMMING MOST OF THE DAY IN A NARROW AXIS ALONG AND E OF
INTERSTATE 85. AS THE LLVL FLOW STAYS OUT OF THE SW...THERE IS
LIMITED DOWNSLOPE TO SCOUR THE CAD...SO THIS MAKES SOME SENSE. I
STILL THINK IT/S A LITTLE OVERDONE AND I HAVE ALL OF THE FOOTHILLS
AND PIEDMONT MIXING OUT BY EARLY AFTN. MODEL SOUNDINGS DON/T LOOK
GOOD AT ALL FOR CONVECTION AS A STRONG MID LEVEL INVERSION WILL
ALREADY BE SETTING UP AFTER 12 UTC. I KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
CONVECTION OVER THE EXTREME SOUTH...BUT WITH THE VEERING FLOW THERE
IS VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF ANY SEVERE STORMS THIS FAR WEST.
WHILE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST OF THE REGION...THE
MIXED LAYER WILL BECOME FAIRLY DEEP BY THE AFTN HOURS. GFS BUFKIT
SOUNDINGS SHOW 58 KTS AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER AT GSP...AND
UPPER 40 KT WINDS MUCH LOWER IN THE SOUNDING. IF THIS WERE TO
VERIFY...WIND GUSTS OF 40 KTS OR MORE WOULD AFFECT A GOOD BIT OF THE
UPSTATE...NE GA AND THE SRN NC PIEDMONT. THE MTNS IN THESE
SITUATIONS ARE ACTUALLY LESS LIKELY TO SEE STRONG WINDS AS THE
MIXING ISN/T AS DEEP AND THE GRADIENT TENDS TO BE WEAKER WITH WSW
ORIENTED FLOW THAN IT IS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE HIGH TERRAIN. THE NAM
SOUNDINGS ARE NOT AS IMPRESSIVE...BUT SOME OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH
IT/S SHALLOWER MIXED LAYER. WITH WET GROUND...GFS-LIKE WINDS WOULD
TOPPLE NUMEROUS TREES ACROSS THE REGION...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN
EVENT WITH A HIGH ENOUGH IMPACT FOR A HIGH WIND WARNING. I WON/T GO
SO FAR AS TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH OWING TO THE MORE PESSIMISTIC
NAM...BUT IT/S SOMETHING TO WATCH CLOSELY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD INTO THE REGION STARTING WED
NIGHT. THIS IS A COLD HIGH WITH IT/S ORIGIN OVER SRN SASKATCHEWAN
WHERE TEMPS RIGHT NOW ARE -20 TO -30 DEG. I SUSPECT THAT MAX TEMPS
THU AND FRI ARE TOO WARM IN THE MOS. I DID SHAVE A COUPLE
DEGREES...BUT DIDN/T STRAY MUCH. FRIDAY MORNING...IN
PARTICULAR...COULD BE A COLD ONE OVER THE REGION AS THE CENTER OF
THE HIGH WILL BE OVERHEAD. WITH THE COLD AIR WILL COME LOW
DEWPOINTS. I/VE STAYED CLOSE TO THE MAV MOS...BUT ONCE AGAIN...AS WE
WILL SEE SOME WEAK DOWNSLOPE ON THU AS THE HIGH CROSSES THE
MTNS...DEWPOINTS COULD VERIFY QUITE A BIT LOWER.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 200 AM TUESDAY...STARTING AT 00Z SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT TONIGHT THAN LAST NIGHT BUT STILL
HAVE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN TIMING. AT LEAST THE GFS AND ECMWF
BOTH AGREE ON THE CENTER OF THE HIGH OVER THE MID ATLANTIC INITIALLY
FRIDAY NIGHT AND GRADUALLY MOVING OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC. THE GFS
STILL MOVES THE LOW FASTER FROM THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TO THE
GEORGIA/SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. BOTH TAKE THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE
ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE INFLUENCE OF THE HIGH
RIDGING SOUTHWEST FROM THE VIRGINIA COAST WILL CREATE TEMPERATURE
PROFILES SUITABLE FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIP. IF THIS SYSTEM WERE TO
MOVE SLIGHTLY FARTHER SOUTH WE WOULD GET EVEN LESS PRECIP. SEEING
THAT THERE IS VERY LITTLE NOTICEABLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS MODEL
RUNS...CANNOT SEE A REASON TO CHANGE MUCH AT ALL IN THE GRID. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER FROM LATE SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. THE VERY END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD HAS CONTRASTING
SOLUTIONS WITH THE GFS TAKING A SYSTEM SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST
AREA...JUST SKIRTING OUR SOUTHERN ZONES. THE ECMWF HAS A DEVELOPING
LOW OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE
HEADED ALMOST STRAIGHT AT US FOR TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...CAD WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN
BETWEEN 7-12 KTS ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL 10Z-12Z. CEILINGS WILL
LOWER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...REACHING LIFR BETWEEN 4Z-6Z.
CEILINGS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AROUND 12Z. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
INDICATE THAT A LLVL JET WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDS MORNING...LIKELY CREATING A PERIOD OF LLWS
BETWEEN 12Z-15Z. AFTER SUNRISE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT. MOMENTUM TRANSFER WITHIN MIXING LAYER
WILL YIELD GUSTS INTO THE 20-30 KTS BY 15Z. CEILINGS AND VIS WILL
RAPIDLY IMPROVE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT.
OUTLOOK... VFR EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A GULF COAST STORM
SYSTEM COULD SPREAD LIGHT MIXED PRECIP INTO THE REGION FRI NIGHT AND
SATURDAY.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR GAZ010-017.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BSH
NEAR TERM...NED/CSH
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 5:16 AM EST, 9 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 516 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ001>014-019-091030- 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- 516 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM. RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION ENDS WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA WEST OF ANDERSON AND CLEMSON...AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED...THOUGH ISOLATED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS STREAM AND LAKE LEVELS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL FORM NORTH OF A WARM FRONT AND WILL HAVE LITTLE CHANCE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...LATE TONIGHT THAT FRONT MAY MOVE INTO THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PART OF THE UPSTATE. IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR...AREAS FROM ELBERTON TO LAURENS AND CHESTER COULD SEE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. AS THE GROUND WILL BE WET FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHTS RAIN...QUITE A FEW TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-091030- RABUN-HABERSHAM-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- 516 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND 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. RAIN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM. RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION ENDS WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS STREAM AND LAKE LEVELS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WHILE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR GRADIENT WINDS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM COULD ENHANCE THE DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL...AND POSSIBLY BRING STRONG WINDS DOWN INTO THE VALLEYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. AS THE GROUND WILL BE NEARLY SATURATED FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHTS RAIN...QUITE A FEW TREES COULD FALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. MCAVOY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2:31 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:18 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2009High Wind Warnings in South Carolina, 2009High Wind Warnings in Georgia, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009
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.