Alert archive / North Carolina / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this red flag warning at Feb 12, 2009, 6:00 AM EST for 16 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 12, 2009, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2009, 6:00 AM EST (11:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2009, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2009, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Alexander County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Union County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1308 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 467 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KGSP 121100 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 600 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-121200- /O.CAN.KGSP.FW.A.0003.090212T1600Z-090212T2300Z/ 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- 600 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE LATEST FIRE DANGER. $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-130200- /O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0003.090212T1600Z-090212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0005.090212T1400Z-090213T0200Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 600 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON AS NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH. ONE AND TEN HOUR FUEL MOISTURES ARE EXPECTED TO DRY RAPIDLY TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KGSP 122032 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 332 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-130200- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090213T0200Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 332 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF LESS THAN 20 HAVE BEEN COMMON THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GENERALLY 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...BRIEF WINDS OF 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. ONE AND TEN HOUR FUEL MOISTURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW INTO THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ 07
000 WWUS82 KGSP 130151 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 851 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-130300- /O.EXP.KGSP.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090213T0200Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 851 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RECOVERED AND RISEN ABOVE 25 PERCENT. WINDS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA HAVE BECOME LIGHT AS WELL. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Feb 12, 5:26 AM EST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:26 AM EST, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
526 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER FROM TODAY INTO FRIDAY. LOW
PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRIDAY AND MOVE
NORTHEAST. THIS LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST LATE SATURDAY.
COOL CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN OUR TEMPERATURES TO NEAR
NORMAL EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
UPDATED TO CORRECT WORDING ABOUT WINDS...UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE
TRACKING TOWARD NEW ENGLAND WHILE THE FRONT WILL HEAD OFF THE COAST
TODAY. SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS RELAXED SOMEWHAT...ESP ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT...BUT WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG OVER THE MTNS AS SFC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE W TODAY... MAINLY TO THE N. WILL
DOWNGRADE HIGH WIND WARNING TO WIND ADVSRY FOR MTNS AND FOOTHILLS
OUTSIDE THE NC N MTNS AND NW FOOTHILLS WHERE HWW WILL CONTINUE. A
FEW CLOUDS WILL LINGER OVER THE MTNS THIS MORNING AS MOISTURE WRAPS
AROUND LOW TO THE NE...OTHERWISE LOOK FOR CLR SKIES. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 60S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WITH 50S MTNS.
UPPER LOW CONTINUES MOVG OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT WITH A
WEAK RIDGE DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA...AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
FROM THE W. SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE W
LATE...AHEAD OF AN UPPER LOW MOVG ACROSS THE PLAINS...BUT NOT ENOUGH
TO KEEP TEMPS FROM FALLING INTO THE M-U30S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...
WITH L30S IN THE MTNS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 AM THURSDAY...THE GOING THINKING ON HOW FRIDAY/S WX WILL
BE UNFOLDING IS STILL PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK ALTHOUGH CHANCES OF ANY
LATE DAY SHOWERS IN THE FAR SW ARE DIMINISHING AS THE INITIAL
UPGLIDE FLOW IS ON THE WEAK SIDE...ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER LVLS
OTHERWISE...EXPECT A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MAINLY HIGHER LVL CLOUDS AS
THE DAY WEARS ON WITH AFTERNOON MAX TEMPS ABOUT 10-15 DEG F ABOVE
NORMAL. THE ENCROACHMENT OF DEEPER RH REMAINS LIKELY FOR FRIDAY
AHEAD OF COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM...AND SOME DEGREE PCPN DEVELOPMENT
LOOKS PROBABLE WITHIN THE INCREASING WAA FLOW...ESPECIALLY ACRS THE
MTNS AND SW CWFA. HOWEVER...QPF SHOULD BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE AS BAND
OF LLVL FORCING OFF TO OUR SOUTH STANDS POISED TO WRING OUT MOST OF
THE AVAILABLE INFLOW SLATED FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINAS.
SOUTHERLY 85H JET...THE MAIN MECHANISM FORCING PCPN...WILL
TRANSLATE QUICKLY TO THE COAST SATURDAY MORNING AND VEER TO A
WESTERLY DIRECTION IN THE AFTERNOON. CERTAINLY ENOUGH MID AND UPPER
LVL DRYING WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO ALLOW CLEARING AS LONG
AS THE SFC/BLYR FLOW BECOMES WESTERLY AS WELL AND WILL FAVOR THE
NAM/SREF WHICH ADVERTISES THIS AS SUCH. AFTER NEARLY A WEEK OF
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS...SATURDAY MAXES WILL BE MUCH CLOSER TO
MID-FEBRUARY NORMALS. SAVE FOR UPSLOPE NC MTN CLOUDS...FAIR AND
COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 2 AM THURSDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST BEGINS WITH A
SHORTWAVE MOVING RATHER RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST...BEING OVER THE
PLAINS STATES EARLY SUNDAY AND JUST NORTH OF OUR AREA SUNDAY
EVENING. THE GFS HAS MUCH LESS MOISTURE...BUT THEN AGAIN THE ECMWF
HAS MORE MOISTURE HOWEVER THAT TAKES A TRACK MOSTLY OVER NORTHERN
FLORIDA. BOTH MODELS ARE INDICATING A SNOWY SCENE OVER CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. DO NOT WANT TO JUMP HEAD
FIRST ON THIS YET. AS THAT SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN AND PROVIDE DRY AND COOLER
CONDITIONS MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM MAY BRING A
BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECIP AMOUNTS
LOOK BETTER THAN IN THE PAST FEW SYSTEMS. BOTH GFS AND ECMWF TAKE
THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY. EXPECT SOME
INCREASING SNOW IN THE NC MOUNTAINS AS WE GET LATE INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...CLR SKIES TODAY. SW WINDS 10-12KT SHOULD SLOWLY SWING WNW
AT 12G20KT DURING THE MRNG. DEVELOPMENT OF LEE TROF MAY CAUSE WINDS
TO GO WSW THIS AFTN. WINDS WILL DECOUPLE AND BECOME LGT THIS EVE.
ELSEWHERE...ALSO CLR EXCEPT A FEW SC KAVL. SW WINDS ACROSS PIEDMONT
10-12KT WILL PICK UP FROM THE W AT 12G20KT AFT 15-16Z...15G25KT AT
KHKY. DEVELOPMENT OF LEE TROF MAY CAUSE WINDS TO GO WSW DURG AFTN
HOURS...ESP KAND. NW WINDS KAVL 10-12KT WITH OCNL GUST
20KT...INCREASING TO 20G30KT. WINDS WILL DECOUPLE AND BECOME LGT
THIS EVE.
OUTLOOK...VFR AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS THRU FRI...THEN A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN WITH
CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS FRI NIGHT-SAT. HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE
AREA FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL WAS LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 0.30 ACRS THE NORTHERN
NC PIEDMONT...ENUF DRYING ON GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...COMBINED WITH
LOW RH VALUES...WILL CAUSE FUELS TO DRY RAPIDLY TODAY. IN
COLLABORATION WITH NCFS...WILL ISSUE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NC
FTHLS/PIEDMONT...AND WHERE RAINFALL WAS HEAVIER...ACRS THE NC
MTNS...WILL ISSUE FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR GAZ010-017.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ035-048-051>053-058-
059-062>065-502-504-506>510.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ033-049-
050-501-503-505.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-
508-510.
SC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR SCZ001>003.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...RB
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...RB
FIRE WEATHER...CSHHazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 12:28 AM EST, 5 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1228 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-130530- RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 1228 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>014-019-130530- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1228 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-130530- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 1228 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-130530- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 1228 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-130530- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 1228 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE WEATHER WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 12, 5:56 AM EST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 556 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-122300- 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...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 556 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY... DESPITE A WETTING RAINFALL YESTERDAY...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CAUSE RAPID DRYING OF FUEL MOISTURE. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEARING 25 PERCENT. BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED SINCE THIS INCREASED FIRE DANGER WILL PROMOTE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE. CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR FURTHER GUIDELINES REGARDING THE FIRE DANGER.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 7:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford | 63 min |
| Feb 11, 8:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 57 min |
| Feb 11, 10:21 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 12, 5:55 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 12 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.