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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 12, 2009Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia; 15 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2009, 3:09 AM EST for Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia; 15 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2009, 3:09 AM EST (08:09 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2009, 12:00 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Habersham County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 258 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2009-02-12Temperature 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2009-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 327 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS72 KGSP 120809
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
309 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

GAZ010-017-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-SCZ001>003-
121700-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.090212T0809Z-090212T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
309 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING.

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.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-121715-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
309 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FAR WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
TODAY.

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.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 120827
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
327 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-121700-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
327 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FAR WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
TODAY.

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.

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-121700-
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090212T1700Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
327 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

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.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-SCZ001>003-
121700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090212T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
327 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 121654
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1154 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

GAZ010-017-NCZ035-048-051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510-
SCZ001>003-121800-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090212T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1154 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL THE LATE PART OF THE AFTERNOON. A
FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT...BUT WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE TOPS OF SOME RIDGES ABOVE 5000 FEET.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-122300-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1154 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FAR WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS GENERALLY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...BUT SOME GUSTS CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREES
AND POWER LINES ARE EXPECTED EVEN DOWN IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS. THE WIND SHOULD DIMINISH GRADUALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

MOORE

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 12, 2:59 AM EST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 2:59 AM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
259 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/...
UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TRACKING TOWARD NEW ENGLAND WHILE THE FRONT
WILL HEADS OFF THE COAST TODAY. THE 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 CANCEL HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ALL BUT
THE NC N MTNS AND NW FOOTHILLS. 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 AS THERE REMAINS THE
SMALL POTENTIAL FOR LATER DAY LIGHT SHOWERS TO ENCROACH UPON THE FAR
SW CWFA WITHIN THE INCREASING UPGLIDE FLOW. 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 /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...CLR. SW WINDS 10-12KT TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT...THEN WNW AT
12G20KT FRI. DEVELOPMENT OF LEE TROF MAY CAUSE WINDS TO GO WSW DURG
AFTN HOURS.

ELSEWHERE...ALSO CLR EXCEPT A FEW SC KAVL. SW WINDS ACROSS PIEDMONT
10-12KT TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT...THEN W AT 12G20KT FRI. 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 FRI.

OUTLOOK...VFR AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS THRU FRI...THEN A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS FRI NIGHT-SAT.
HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE AREA FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
RAINFALL ACROSS WESTERN NC RANGED FROM NEAR 0.20 ACRS THE PIEDMONT
TO UPWARDS OF AN INCH ACRS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND SW MTNS. WILL
NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO GOING FIRE WX WATCH UNTIL COLLABORATION
WITH NCFS DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TO DETERMINE WHERE FUELS WERE
SUFFICIENTLY MOISTENED.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR GAZ010-017.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ048-051>053-058-059-
     062>065-507-509.
     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
     068>072-082-501>510.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ033-049-
     050-501-503-505.
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...CSH
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 12:28 AM EST, 2 hours 41 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

Local storm report, Feb 11, 9:31 PM EST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
931 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S LAURENS             34.49N 82.03W
02/11/2009                   LAURENS            SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TWO TREES DOWN AND A POWERLINE.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S GAFFNEY             35.04N 81.66W
02/11/2009                   CHEROKEE           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TELEVISION ANTENNA WAS RIPPED OFF THE ROOF OF A HOUSE
            BY STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. PORTIONS OF THE CHIMNEY
            HAVE ALSO BEEN DESTROYED.

&&

DEO
Local storm report, Feb 11, 10:31 PM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1031 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW HARRISBURG        35.35N 80.68W
02/11/2009                   CABARRUS           NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE ROOF OF A MOBILE HOME WAS PEALED BACK AND THE HOME
            WAS SHIFTED ABOUT A FOOT OFF ITS FOUNDATION.

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DEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 10:21 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPElbert, Franklin, Hart, Stephens2 hr
Feb 11, 7:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford63 min
Feb 11, 8:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union57 min
Feb 12, 6:00 AM ESTRed Flag WarningGSPAlexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more15 hr
Feb 12, 5:55 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPAvery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey12 hr
Feb 11, 7:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Greenville, Pickens38 min
Feb 11, 7:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Chester, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union, York47 min
Feb 11, 8:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Chester, Union, York35 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2009Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2009Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2009Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.