Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Chill Warnings in 2009
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind chill warning at Feb 4, 2009, 4:46 AM EST for Avery County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 4, 2009, 4:55 AM EST. It was in force for 5 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 4, 2009, 4:46 AM EST (09:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 4, 2009, 4:55 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2009, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:46 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS42 KGSP 040946 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 446 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 NCZ033-049-050-041800- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.W.0001.090204T0946Z-090204T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.090204T1500Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 446 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. BY THE TIME THE SHOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...AN ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ NCZ048-051-052-058-059-041800- /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 446 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA...ALONG WITH NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. BY THE TIME THE SHOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...AN ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS A FOOT OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ053-041800- /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ BUNCOMBE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHEVILLE 446 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIDE RANGE OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS BUNCOMBE COUNTY BY THE TIME THE SHOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING. THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY AROUND WEAVERVILLE AND BARNARDSVILLE ARE EXPECTED TO GET AROUND 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW... WHILE THE AREA RIGHT AROUND ASHEVILLE TO BLACK MOUNTAIN MAY SEE ONLY 2 TO 3 INCHES. THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AROUND THE AIRPORT MAY ONLY GET ONE OR TWO INCHES. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ501-503-505-041800- /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 446 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. ONLY AN INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ062-063-041800- /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN 446 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING ACROSS MACON AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ507-509-041800- /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 446 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ064-065-041800- /O.EXT.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 446 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ036-037-057-071-072-082-041400- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090204T1400Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...SALISBURY... CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE 446 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG AND UNION COUNTIES THROUGH SUNRISE. THESE SHOWERS MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITION TENTH TO QUARTER OF AN INCH. HOWEVER...EARLIER SNOW SHOWERS RESULTED IN A GENERAL ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE I-77 CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY EXIST ON NEARLY ALL AREA ROAD SURFACES...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL AT LEAST MID MORNING OWING TO THE WIDESPREAD ICY CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS42 KGSP 040957 CCA WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 455 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 NCZ033-049-050-041815- /O.COR.KGSP.WC.W.0001.090204T0955Z-090204T1500Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.090204T1500Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 455 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...AN ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ NCZ048-051-052-058-059-041815- /O.COR.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 455 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA...ALONG WITH NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...AN ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS A FOOT OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ053-041815- /O.COR.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ BUNCOMBE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHEVILLE 455 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIDE RANGE OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS BUNCOMBE COUNTY BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING. THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY AROUND WEAVERVILLE AND BARNARDSVILLE ARE EXPECTED TO GET AROUND 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW... WHILE THE AREA RIGHT AROUND ASHEVILLE TO BLACK MOUNTAIN MAY SEE ONLY 2 TO 3 INCHES. THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AROUND THE AIRPORT MAY ONLY GET ONE OR TWO INCHES. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ501-503-505-041815- /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 455 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. ONLY AN INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ062-063-041815- /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN 455 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING ACROSS MACON AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ507-509-041815- /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 455 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ064-065-041815- /O.EXT.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 455 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ036-037-057-071-072-082-041400- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090204T1400Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...SALISBURY... CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE 455 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG AND UNION COUNTIES THROUGH SUNRISE. THESE SHOWERS MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITION TENTH TO QUARTER OF AN INCH. HOWEVER...EARLIER SNOW SHOWERS RESULTED IN A GENERAL ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE I-77 CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY EXIST ON NEARLY ALL AREA ROAD SURFACES...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL AT LEAST MID MORNING OWING TO THE WIDESPREAD ICY CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS42 KGSP 041404 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 904 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 NCZ036-037-057-071-072-082-041515- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090204T1400Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...SALISBURY... CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE 904 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW HAS ENDED AND MOVED SOUTH OF THE I-77 CORRIDOR AREA. $$ NCZ033-049-050-042215- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090204T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.090204T1500Z-090205T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 904 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...AN ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ NCZ048-051-052-058-059-042215- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 904 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA...ALONG WITH NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...AN ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS A FOOT OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ053-042215- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ BUNCOMBE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHEVILLE 904 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WIDE RANGE OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS BUNCOMBE COUNTY BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING. THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY AROUND WEAVERVILLE AND BARNARDSVILLE ARE EXPECTED TO GET AROUND 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW... WHILE THE AREA RIGHT AROUND ASHEVILLE TO BLACK MOUNTAIN MAY SEE ONLY 2 TO 3 INCHES. THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AROUND THE AIRPORT MAY ONLY GET ONE OR TWO INCHES. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ501-503-505-042215- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 904 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. ONLY AN INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ062-063-042215- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN 904 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING ACROSS MACON AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ064-065-507-509-042215- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 904 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL START TO IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ BSH
000 WWUS42 KGSP 041514 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1014 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 NCZ033-049-050-042315- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090204T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1014 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...AN ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT...VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ048-051-052-058-059-042315- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 1014 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA...ALONG WITH NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...AN ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS A FOOT OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT...VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ053-042315- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ BUNCOMBE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHEVILLE 1014 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WIDE RANGE OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS BUNCOMBE COUNTY BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING. THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY AROUND WEAVERVILLE AND BARNARDSVILLE ARE EXPECTED TO GET AROUND 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW... WHILE THE AREA RIGHT AROUND ASHEVILLE TO BLACK MOUNTAIN MAY SEE ONLY 2 TO 3 INCHES. THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AROUND THE AIRPORT MAY ONLY GET AROUND AND INCH. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT...VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ501-503-505-042315- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 1014 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. ONLY AN INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ062-063-042315- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090205T0500Z/ MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN 1014 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING ACROSS MACON AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NCZ064-065-507-509-042315- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090205T1500Z/ TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1014 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT...VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RETURN TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ BSH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Feb 4, 4:06 AM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 4:06 AM EST, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
406 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE IN FROM THE NORTH TODAY BETWEEN HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND LOW PRESSURE MOVING AWAY
FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS HIGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE
DEEP SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
MUCH MILDER THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AT 0850Z...CLT TDWR INDICATED THAT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WAS STILL
OCCURRING ACROSS MECKLENBURG AND UNION NC COUNTIES. THE SNOWFALL IS
FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TRACK SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING...FOLLOWING THE
DEFORMATION ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASTERN CAROLINA LOW. LIGHT
SNOW AND BLACK ICE WILL MAKE MORNING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...WE WILL
CONTINUE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM. LATEST OBSERVATIONS
ACROSS THE MTNS INDICATE THAT TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS...HIGH ELEVATION AREAS OBSERVING TEMPS FROM 0 TO -7 F.
WINDS AROUND 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30-35 MPH WILL RESULT IN LOW
WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING...IMPROVING SLIGHTLY THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN RAPIDLY COOLING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WE WILL
ISSUE A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THE NRN MTNS UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING.
THE REST OF THE NC MTNS WILL BE UNDER A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM
THIS MORNING UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY.
ACROSS THE NC MTNS...LATEST RADAR...SATELLITE...AND SFC OBS CONTINUE
TO INDICATE THAT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE UPSLOPE
AREAS. MODEL GUIDANCE AND SATELLITE INFORMATION INDICATE THAT
ABUNDANT LLVL MOISTURE AND NW WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE TN BORDER
COUNTIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL START TO DECREASE
THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY WIND DOWN OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...SNOW
RATIOS WILL LIKELY REMAIN QUITE ELEVATED DUE TO A FAVORABLE LLVL
PROFILE. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 7-12 INCHES
ACROSS THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE NRN MTNS TO 4-7 INCHES FROM
MADISON SW TO GRAHAM...SWAIN...AND NRN JACKSON. WILL WILL KEEP THE
WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY IN PLACE.
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY SHOULD VERIFY BELOW 0Z MOS
GUIDANCE...RANGING FROM 5-10 DEGREES ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TO
MID 20S IN THE VALLEYS...GENERALLY U30S TO NEAR 40 EAST OF THE MTNS.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD RAPIDLY COOL AFTER SUNSET WITH FRESH CAA AND
CLEARING SKY COVER. MIN TEMPS SHOULD RANGE FROM NEAR ZERO ACROSS THE
RIDGES TO SINGLE DIGITS IN THE VALLEYS...MID TEENS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 315 AM WEDNESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BE OVER BY 12 UTC THU.
MAX TEMPS WILL STILL BE QUITE COLD...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT
MANY AREAS WILL HAVE SNOW COVER. FRI AND SAT WILL SEE FAIR WEATHER
WITH QUICKLY MODERATING TEMPERATURES AS A STRONG DEEP LAYER RIDGE
BUILDS NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 3 AM WEDNESDAY...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE OVER THE GULF TO END THE WEEKEND AND START THE UPCOMING WEEK.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ON BOTH MODELS OVER FL...GA AND SC SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER KY SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY...THEN BEGINS MOVING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT MONDAY AHEAD
OF THE NEXT DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE
PLAINS STATES EARLY MONDAY. BOTH MODELS SHOW ONE BIG LOW MOVING
RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY. THERE
IS VARIATION AFTER THAT BETWEEN THE MODELS. BOTH DO AGREE ON A
STRONG SHORTWAVE EJECTING EAST FROM TEXAS IN MID WEEK. IT IS THE
TIMING OF WHEN THIS ENERGY WILL ARRIVE THAT WILL DETERMINE THE
FORECAST FOR OUR AREA IN THE WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AND END OF
CURRENT FORECAST PERIOD. AT LEAST THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAR
WARMER THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...AT 6Z...A LIGHT TO MODERATE BAND OF SNOW AND IFR CEILINGS
WAS LOCATED NORTH TO SOUTH ALONG I-77 AND ACROSS THE TERMINAL. THIS
BAND SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE I-77 CORRIDOR BY 8Z...IMPROVING TO VFR.
LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW SHOULD RESULT ACROSS THE REGION...COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BLACK ICE ON UNTREATED PAVED
SURFACES. MODEL GUIDANCE SUPPORTS WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST...330-340
DEGREES...THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. SPEEDS SHOULD RANGE FROM 9-13 KTS
WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 KTS. BY MID EVENING...WIND GUSTS SHOULD
DISSIPATE...LEAVING VFR CONDITIONS WITH NW WINDS AROUND 8 KTS.
ELSEWHERE...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS WILL
CONTINUE TO THIN WITH DOWNSLOPE FLOW. MTN AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS ACROSS THE FAVOR UPSLOPE AREAS...STREAKING
DOWNSTREAM AT TIMES. EARLY THIS EVENING...WIND GUSTS SHOULD
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...KAVL COULD SEE GUSTS
IN THE U20S THROUGH 6Z.
OUTLOOK...QUIET WX CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN THURSDAY THRU THE WEEKEND.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
RH/S ONLY HIT RED FLAG CRITERIA FOR A COUPLE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON
OVER NE GA OWING TO THE UNUSUALLY COLD MAX TEMPERATURES WE ARE
EXPECTING. WE HAVE ELECTED TO KEEP THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH GOING FOR
TODAY SINCE WE COULD STILL HIT CRITERIA IF DEWPOINTS ARE A LITTLE
LOWER THAN EXPECTED. ALSO...WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH AT TIMES
THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN A GREATER DANGER OF
FIRE SPREAD THAN USUAL IF WE DO START TO HIT THE RH CRITERIA. WINDS
WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM ON THU...BUT RH/S LOOK MUCH LOWER. WE SHOULD
HIT THE RED FLAG HUMIDITY CRITERIA WITH EASE AND A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH AS BEEN ISSUED FOR THU FOR NE GA AS WELL.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
FOR GAZ017-018-026-028-029.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-
048>053-058-059.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ048-
051>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR NCZ033-049-050.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ033-049-
050.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ036-
037-057-071-072-082.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ062-
063-501-503-505.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...NED
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...NED
FIRE WEATHER...MCAVOYHazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 1:44 AM EST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 NCZ033-048>052-058-059-050645- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ053-050645- BUNCOMBE- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ062-063-050645- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ507-509-050645- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SHOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TEND TO FORM IN BANDS...AND WHILE MOST AREAS WON/T SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOCATIONS UNDER A SNOW BAND COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW. CLOSER TO THE TENNESSEE LINE HEAVIER SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED. WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL FALL TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ064-065-050645- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. SCATTERED SHOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TEND TO FORM IN BANDS...AND WHILE MOST AREAS WON/T SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOCATIONS UNDER A SNOW BAND COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW. CLOSER TO THE TENNESSEE LINE HEAVIER SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED. WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL FALL TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ501-503-505-050645- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GAZ017-018-026-028-029-050645- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY SEE ENOUGH SNOW TO CREATE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY MAY NOT REACH FREEZING IN SOME LOCATIONS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN FREEZE WATER PIPES THAT ARE POORLY INSULATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GAZ010-SCZ001-002-004-005-010-011-019-050645- RABUN-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY SEE ENOUGH SNOW TO CREATE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY MAY NOT REACH FREEZING IN SOME LOCATIONS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN FREEZE WATER PIPES THAT ARE POORLY INSULATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ035-056-068>070-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ003-006>009-012>014-050645- ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PATCHY AREAS OF BLACK ICE WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME NORTHERN PART OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY MAY NOT REACH FREEZING IN SOME LOCATIONS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN FREEZE WATER PIPES THAT ARE POORLY INSULATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ036-037-057-071-072-082-050645- IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- 144 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND AND AGAIN TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY MAY NOT REACH FREEZING IN SOME LOCATIONS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN FREEZE WATER PIPES THAT ARE POORLY INSULATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 14
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 4, 2:07 AM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 207 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 NCZ035-056-068>070-502-504-506>510-041500- ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HICKORY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS 207 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...PATCHY BLACK ICE THIS MORNING... A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS FELL ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES HAVE SINCE FALLEN TO SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HAS RESULTED IN PATCHES OF BLACK ICE ON MANY ROAD SURFACES. BLACK ICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM AT LEAST UNTIL MID- MORNING...AND PROBABLY LATER...OWING TO THE UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. MCAVOY
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Wind Chill Warnings in North Carolina, 2009Every wind chill 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.