Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 23, 2010, 7:54 PM EST for 15 counties in North Carolina; Habersham County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 23, 2010, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2010, 7:54 PM EST (00:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2010, 8:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2010, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Habersham County, GA, Avery 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, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 1700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
273 WWUS72 KGSP 240054 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 754 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING... .SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TONIGHT. WINDS SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-241100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.100124T0100Z-100124T2000Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 754 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET IN MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SUNDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TONIGHT. WINDS SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 07
3 follow-up statements
170 WWUS72 KGSP 240854 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM BREVARD AND ASHEVILLE EASTWARD. NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-241700- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.100124T0854Z-100124T2000Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN 354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AS WELL AS SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO DEVELOP IN SOME VALLEYS OPEN TO THE SOUTHEAST...INCLUDING THE MARSHALL AND HOT SPRINGS AREAS. MORE SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS...SUCH AS BRYSON CITY AND ROBBINSVILLE...WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ GAZ010-241700- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.100124T0854Z-100124T2000Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON 354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET AS WELL AS SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO DEVELOP IN SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS OPEN TO THE SOUTH...INCLUDING CLAYTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ GAZ017-241700- /O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET AND ALONG SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-501-503-505-241700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET AND SOME OF THE HIGHER RIDGES WILL SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. HOWEVER...VALLEYS OPEN TO THE SOUTHEAST...SUCH AS THE FRENCH BROAD...SHOULD ALSO SEE A PERIOD OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MCAVOY
210 WWUS72 KGSP 241634 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM BREVARD AND ASHEVILLE EASTWARD. GAZ010-NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-242000- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN 1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AS WELL AS SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO DEVELOP IN SOME VALLEYS OPEN TO THE SOUTHEAST...INCLUDING THE MARSHALL AND HOT SPRINGS AREAS. MORE SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS...SUCH AS BRYSON CITY AND ROBBINSVILLE...WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ GAZ026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ006>014-019- 250045- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.100124T2000Z-100125T0500Z/ FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE... MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA... CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION... CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS OF OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-501-503-505-242000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET AND SOME OF THE HIGHER RIDGES WILL SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. HOWEVER...VALLEYS OPEN TO THE SOUTHEAST...SUCH AS THE FRENCH BROAD...SHOULD ALSO SEE A PERIOD OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ017-242000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET AND ALONG SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NED
332 WWUS72 KGSP 242018 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINDY CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON MONDAY IN THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS...THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL THEN PICK UP ON MONDAY...WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE DAY. NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-250500- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.100124T2018Z-100124T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN 318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH TONIGHT...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 DEVELOPING THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ010-250500- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON 318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON MONDAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-250500- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.100124T2018Z-100124T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH TONIGHT...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 DEVELOPING THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ017-NCZ501-503-505-250500- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/ HABERSHAM-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON MONDAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ006>014-019- 250500- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100125T0500Z/ FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE... MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA... CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION... CHESTER...GREENWOOD 318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS OF OPEN WATER. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON MONDAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ018-NCZ035-068-502-504-506>510-SCZ001>005-250500- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/ STEPHENS-ALEXANDER-CLEVELAND-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...SHELBY...LENOIR...MORGANTON... MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON MONDAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
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 Jan 23, 6:04 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 6:04 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
604 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ORGANIZE AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SWING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
SUNDAY AND PUSH EAST OF THE REGION BY MONDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE
FRONT...COOL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
LARGE MID LEVEL LOW WILL PUSH OVER THE NRN PLAINS TONIGHT...AS A MID
LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE EAST COAST RIPPLES EAST. SFC LOW PRESSURE
WILL TRACK NORTH ACROSS THE HEARTLAND OVERNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL SWEEP EAST...REACHING THE WESTERN NC
MTNS AROUND SUNRISE. LLVL WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY...WITH H85 WINDS
REACHING 50-60 KTS OVER THE MTNS. GIVEN SATURATED LLVL CONDITIONS
AND STRENGTHENING UPSLOPE FLOW...SHRA SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE EAST
FACING SLOPES THIS EVENING. RAINFALL COVERAGE WILL QUICKLY EXPAND
ACROSS THE REST OF THE MTNS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AROUND MIDNIGHT.
BY LATE TONIGHT...NUM TO SCT SHRA SHOULD RESPOND TO DEEPER LIFT
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. RAINFALL RATES WILL PEAK DURING
THE PASSAGE OF PRE FRONTAL BAND OF SHRA AND EMBEDDED TSRA ON SUNDAY.
BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE...THE BAND SHOULD SWEEP ACROSS THE MTNS
AND NE GA SUN MORNING...PUSHING EAST OF I-85 DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WIND PROFILES INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOUTH TO NORTH
TRAINING CONVECTIVE CELLS. OVERALL...RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD RANGE
FROM 2-3 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT. AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE TSRA WILL LIKELY SEE HIGHER AMOUNTS.
HEAVY RAINFALL RATES SHOULD PRODUCE SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD
EVENTS...POSSIBLE RESULTING IN RIVER FLOODING LATER SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MON MORNING. FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN...EXTENDED TO 6AM
MON EAST.
WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE RIDGES ON
SUNDAY...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS EARLY AS THE PRE DAWN HOURS ON
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ELEVATION AND WIND STRENGTH REMAIN
UNCERTAIN...HOWEVER...A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
SFC BASED CAPES WILL SURGE INTO THE 100-200 J/KG RANGE EAST OF I-85
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HELICITY AND LLVL SHEAR VALUES APPEAR VERY HIGH
ACROSS THE CWA. THE GREATEST COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR
LIES ACROSS NE GA...UPSTATE...AND I-77 CORRIDOR. THIS MAY PROVIDE
ENOUGH SUPPORT OF A FEW SVR WIND EVENTS AND POSSIBLY SHORT TRACK
TORNADOES...WILL HIGHLIGHT IN THE HWO.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM SATURDAY...STRONG UPPER DIVERGENCE WILL TRANSIT THE
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AS A 140 KT JET CORE CROSSES THE REGION AHEAD OF
THE UPPER TROUGH. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
DURING THE EVENING HOURS...WITH PLENTY OF LIFT AND MOISTURE TO
WARRANT CAT POPS ACROSS THE ERN HALF UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WILL CONTINUE
THE THUNDER MENTION IN ERN PIEDMONT SECTIONS AS SFC DEWPOINTS SURGE
NORTHWARD E OF INTERSTATE 77 JUST PRIOR TO FROPA. STEADY DRYING IS
THEN ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT. SOME SHALLOW MOISTURE ON WESTERLY POST
FRONTAL FLOW WILL ARRIVE IN THE WESTERN MTNS TOWARD DAYBREAK...BUT
WITH A LIMITED UPSLOPE COMPONENT.
THE CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL MIGRATE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON
MONDAY. BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL SET UP WITH MIXING. THERE IS AN
INTERESTING BIT OF INSTABILITY SHOWING UP OVER THE NC PIEDMONT MON
AFTN AS THE UPPER THERMAL TROUGH MOVES IN FROM THE W. LOW END SHOWER
CHANCES WILL BE MENTIONED ACROSS WRN NC...WITH SLIGHT CHANCES NEARER
THE SC BORDER. COLD ADVECTION WILL THEN START IN EARNEST LATE IN THE
DAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND A MORE
ORTHOGONAL NW FLOW INTO THE SRN APPALACHIANS. AT LEAST SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD DEVELOP...WITH LIGHT ACCUMS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND NEAR THE TN BORDER THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BREEZY TO
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH MIXING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTN AS
THE TIGHT PRES GRAD PERSISTS.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHC OF LINGERING NW FLOW
SNOW OVER THE N MTNS TUE NIGHT...OTHERWISE HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM
THE W WED AND SFC RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE AREA THRU THE DAY THU.
EXPECT TEMPS NEAR AVG WED AND A CAT OR TO ABOVE AVG THU. HPC MODEL
BLEND USING THE GEM AND ECMWF SHOWS GOOD CONSISTENCY AND STILL
DEPICTS H5 SHORTWAVE TROF DIGGING OVER TX THU NIGHT-FRI WITH AN
ASSOC SFC WAVE DEEPENING IN THE NW GULF THU NIGHT AND MOVING ACROSS
THE DEEP S FRI. AS MOISTURE SURGES N AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM EXPECT
INCRSNG POPS THU NIGHT WITH A CHC OF SNOW DEVELOPING IN THE MTNS AND
ACROSS THE N ZONES AND PSBLY MIXING IN WITH RAIN ACROSS SOME OF THE
S ZONES. TEMPS SHOULD BE A COUPLE CATEGORIES BELOW AVG DURING THE
DAY FRI BUT STILL WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN AT LOWER ELEVS...INCLUDING
SOME OF THE LOWER MTN VALLEYS...BUT SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVS. HAVE
SOLID CHC POPS FRI NIGHT AS SFC LOW PASSES S OF AREA WITH SNOW OVER
MTNS AND N CWA...MOSTLY RAIN S BUT PSBLY MIXING WITH SNOW. CHC
PRECIP TAPERS OFF FROM THE W SAT BUT STILL HELD ON TO LOW CHC POPS
IN THE W...SOLID CHC E. SINCE THE COLDER AIR COMES IN BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM NOT LOOKING AT SIG SNOW ACCUM ATTM. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES.
&&
.AVIATION /23Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...AT 2315Z...MVFR CEILING AND NORTHEAST WIND WILL PERSIST
UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS WINDS VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST
BEFORE DAWN...CEILINGS WILL DROP TO IFR...AND THEN LIFR AS
PRECIPITATION AND RESULTANT FOG LOWERS VISIBILITY TO MVFR. BY
AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT WILL BRING
VISIBILITY DOWN TO IFR...WHILE VERTICAL MIXING RAISES THE CEILING
TO IFR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND
WILL BE CARRIED IN THE VICINITY.
ELSEWHERE...THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE THAT SITES WHERE RESTRICTIONS
ARE IN PLACE WILL SEE MUCH IMPROVEMENT TONIGHT...AS LOW LEVEL
UPSLOPE FLOW ONLY IMPROVES WITH VEERING SURFACE WINDS. THEREFORE...
VISIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN SCALED BACK FOR TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE...CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MVFR TO LIFR AS
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS TONIGHT...AND VISIBILITY WILL FALL AGAIN.
KAVL WILL SEE ITS HEAVIEST RAIN AND IFR VISIBILITY IN THE LATE
MORNING...WHILE FOOTHILLS SITES EXPERIENCE THE WORST CONDITIONS IN
THE MID AFTERNOON. ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL EXIST TO MENTION
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SC TAF SITES. BY LATE AFTERNOON
KAVL WILL SEE IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR VISIBILITY AND IFR CEILING AS THE
FRONTAL ZONE MOVES EAST.
OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT FROM THE WEST IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
NIGHT...ALTHOUGH VFR MAY BE UNATTAINABLE OVERNIGHT GIVEN THE LACK OF
HEATING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EAST OF THE MTNS ON MONDAY...BUT NW
FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE MTNS MON NIGHT-TUE NGHT. FAIR WX
IS EXPECTED WED AND THU.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SCZ001>007-010>012-019.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR SCZ008-009-013-014.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...NED
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...RB
AVIATION...JATHazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 3:34 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 NCZ033-048>053-059-065-501-503-505-242045- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 35 OF 45 MPH MAY DEVELOP TOWARD DAYBREAK. A WIND ADVISORY COULD BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT IF THE EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS INCREASE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. VERY GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE IN THE DAY. HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT MAY BRING THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN INTO THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-NCZ058-062>064-507-509-SCZ001>003-242045- RABUN-HABERSHAM-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK. A WIND ADVISORY COULD BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT IF THE EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS INCREASE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE IN THE DAY. ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS ALONG OR AHEAD OF THE FRONT COULD BRING THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN INTO THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ502-504-506-508-510-SCZ004>007-010>012-019- 242045- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-GREENWOOD- 334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY DEVELOP WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-013-014-242045- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER- 334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 85. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY DEVELOP WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GERAPETRITIS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 3:54 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain | 11 hr |
| Jan 24, 8:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 4 days |
| Jan 24, 11:19 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston | 3 days |
| Jan 24, 11:34 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Cleveland | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:20 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 25 min |
| Jan 24, 5:36 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:02 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert | 24 min |
| Jan 24, 6:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Elbert | 24 min |
| Jan 24, 6:29 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Franklin, Stephens | 6 hr |
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