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Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 4, 20106 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2010, 12:57 AM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 9 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
Mar 4, 2010, 12:57 AM EST (05:57 UTC)
Expired
Mar 4, 2010, 10:09 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:00 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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 317 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2010-03-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2010-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
838 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

749 
WWUS42 KGSP 040557
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1257 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

...HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

NCZ033-048>050-041700-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100304T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0013.100304T0557Z-100304T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1257 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
EST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER
COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...ON TOP OF THE 2 TO 3 INCHES
THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. AREAS CLOSE TO THE TENNESSEE LINE WILL
SEE THE HIGHEST TOTALS...THOUGH JUST ABOUT ANY AREA OVER 4500 FEET
IN ELEVATION WILL SEE GREATER AMOUNTS. COUNTY OFFICIALS ALSO
REPORT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NCZ051-052-041700-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100304T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0013.100304T0557Z-100304T1700Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
1257 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT THAT HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING FOR
SEVERAL HOURS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN HAYWOOD
COUNTY...NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE. THE SAME IS LIKELY TRUE FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SWAIN COUNTY...MOSTLY IN GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS LIKELY
FALLEN IN THESE AREAS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS...WITH ANOTHER COUPLE
INCHES EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF IN THE LATE
MORNING HOURS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW HAS ALSO BEEN
REPORTED...WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NCZ058-041700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0023.100304T0557Z-100304T1700Z/
GRAHAM-
1257 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.

NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GRAHAM COUNTY...MOSTLY NEAR THE
TENNESSEE LINE. BY THE TIME THE SNOW SHOWERS END...1 TO 3 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. IN THE
VALLEYS...ONLY A DUSTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MCAVOY
1 follow-up statement
531 
WWUS42 KGSP 041509
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1009 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

NCZ033-048>052-041615-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100304T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
1009 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

FLURRIES OR OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE SEEN THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HOWEVER...NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 

$$

NCZ058-041615-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100304T1700Z/
GRAHAM-
1009 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

FLURRIES OR OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE SEEN THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HOWEVER...NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 

$$
LANE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 4, 12:47 AM EST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 12:47 AM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1247 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL SLOWLY
SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEAST THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES EXPERIENCE A
WARMING TREND.  THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN
MOUNTAIN STATES THIS WEEKEND TOWARD THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
TRENDS IN BOTH THE RADAR MOSAIC UPSTREAM...AND IR SAT IMAGERY
INDICATE THAT ENHANCED SNOW SHWR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN ONGOING OVER THE
LAST FEW HOURS ALONG THE TN BORDER...AND WILL CONTINUE THRU THE REST
OF THE NGT. CALLS TO COUNTIES ALONG THE TN BORDER HAVE REVEALED THAT
2" OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN ON AVERAGE ACRS THE COUNTIES WITH NOTICEABLE
BLOWING SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 1-2" ON AVERAGE IS EXPECTED THRU THIS
MORNING. SO WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NRN MTNS
(MADISON/YANCEY/MITCHELL/AVERY)...AND A WARNING FOR HAYWOOD AND
SWAIN ABV 3500 FT FOR STORM TOTALS OF 3-5" WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMTS.
A WINTER WX ADV ABV 3500 FT FOR GRAHAM (AND BLO 3500 FT FOR SWAIN
AND HAYWOOD) WILL ALSO BE ISSUED FOR SNOW TOTALS OF 1-3".

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
LATEST SATELLITE IMAGE INDICATES WIDESPREAD LOW LEVEL CLOUDS FROM
THE SPINE OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS NORTHWEST TO THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY. BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE AND SATELLITE TRENDS...COOL AND
MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
OVERNIGHT. THE UPSLOPE FLOW SHOULD SUPPORT -SHSN ACROSS ALONG THE TN
BORDER AREAS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. COLD CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES AND
RADAR RETURNS AROUND 20 DBZ INDICATE THAT SOME AREAS HAVE SEEN
MODERATE SNOWFALL THIS EVENING. IN FACT...NEWLAND...NC REPORTED 2
INCHES OF SNOWFALL BETWEEN 8 PM AND 630 PM. I WILL INCREASE THE
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL NEAR THE TN BORDER OF THE NRN MTNS BY AN
INCH...ADVERTISING 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE GOING WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
STILL LOOKS GOOD. EAST THE NORTHWEST FLOW...CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN
DRY WITH A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND. I WILL MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO THE
SKY FORECAST.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES TONIGHT AND
THU...BUT TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO WARM AT LEAST A CATEGORY HIGHER THAN
TODAY ON THU. WENT WITH A MOS BLEND OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS...BUT
LOWERED MOS GUID BY SEVERAL DEGREES IN MOUNTAINS IN DEFERENCE TO
SNOW COVER.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 130 PM WEDNESDAY...WE STILL EXPECT THE SHORT RANGE PART OF THE
FORECAST TO BE RELATIVELY QUIET. THERE MIGHT BE SOME LINGERING
FLURRIES OR ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NRN MOUNTAINS THURSDAY
EVENING...BUT THE MODELS SHOW THE MOISTURE PULLING OUT BY 06Z SO
THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE GONE BY MIDNIGHT. ONE LAST MAIN VORT LOBE
SHOULD DROP DOWN AROUND THE UPPER TROF THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING...BUT IT WILL BE CHANNELLED AND UNACCOMPANIED BY ANY
MOISTURE...SO NO MAJOR EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED. OTHERWISE...THE EAST
COAST UPPER TROF SHOULD PULL OUT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT ALLOWING
THE UPPER PATTERN TO FINALLY BECOME MORE PROGRESSIVE. UPPER RIDGING
IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY SETTLING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THIS
SHOULD BEGIN A NICE WARMING TREND TO BRING US BACK TOWARD CLIMO.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM WED...A BROAD RIDGE WILL COVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND
ERN U.S. AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD ON SUN. A STRONGLY
SHEARED WAVE WILL MOVE E OVER THE RIDGE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON
SUN...BUT WITH LITTLE MORE THAN SCATTERED CLOUDS TRAILING SWD
DOWN THE APPALACHIANS ACROSS THE NRN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA.

THE ERN RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON AS DEEP LOW PRES EJECTS E
OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE PLAINS. SFC RIDGING WILL HOLD IN
PLACE...WITH LEE TROUGHING JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO WARM...WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S EVERYWHERE BUT THE
HIGH MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTN.

HANDLING OF THE MAIN UPPER LOW WILDLY DIVERGES AMONG THE MODELS ON
TUESDAY...WITH THE FASTEST GFS MOVING THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE MID MS
VALLEY TO THE SRN APPALACHIANS...THE ECM SPINNING THE LOW ABOUT THE
UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH THE PERIOD...AND THE GEFS MEAN EVOLVING INTO A
POSITIVE TILT TROUGH UP THE OH VALLEY. HPC IS CLOSEST TO THE
ECM...SO WILL LEAN THAT WAY AS WELL. THIS RESULTS IN DEEPER MOISTURE
AHEAD OF THE LOW REACHING THE FORECAST AREA MAINLY TUESDAY THROUGH
TUE NIGHT. TEMP PROFILES AND THICKNESSES APPEAR WARM ENOUGH FOR ALL
LIQUID PTYPES THROUGHOUT. A MOIST LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL THEN
LIKELY PERSIST INTO WED...AS THE SYSTEM OCCLUDES TO THE N AND A COLD
FRONT SLOWLY PUSHES SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE AREA.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR WITH A FEW MID LVL CLOUDS LINGERING THRU THU AFTN. A
NORTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 6-9 KTS. MARGINAL NORTHWEST GUSTS MAY
REDEVELOP OVER KCLT BY 18Z ON THURSDAY.

AT KAVL...MOIST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UP THE FRENCH
BROAD VALLEY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE UPSLOPE FLOW SHOULD
SUPPORT BKN TO OVC CLOUD COVER AROUND 2500 TO 3500 FT. AFTER ABT
12Z...ANOTHER GUSTY DAY EXPECTED. SKIES SHUD CLR AND WNDS ABATE THU
EVE.

ELSEWHERE...NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 6-10 KTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE TERMINALS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WILL
REMAIN VFR...WITH FEW TO SCT CU BETWEEN 040-050 KFT THURSDAY AFTER
MID MORNING.

OUTLOOK...LOOKS LIKE VFR/GENERALLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. ALSO VFR ON MONDAY...THOUGH SOME
INCREASE IN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS IS LIKELY.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ033-048>052.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ058.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TJB
NEAR TERM...ARK/LG/NED
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...ARK/NED
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 3:06 PM EST, 9 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
306 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-053-056>059-062>065-068>072-
082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-042015-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
306 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-048>052-042015-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
306 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 3, 9:09 PM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
909 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-041200-
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
909 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

...PATCHY BLACK ICE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

MELT WATER WILL FREEZE TO UNTREATED ROAD AND SIDEWALK SURFACES
TONIGHT. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND ELEVATED WALKWAYS WILL SEE
THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PATCHY BLACK
ICE MAY REMAIN UNTIL TEMPERATURES WARM AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO BE ALERT FOR PATCHES OF ICE WHEN DRIVING
TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

NED

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 12:57 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSPGraham9 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010

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.