Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 1, 2011, 4:35 AM EST for 17 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2011, 4:35 AM EST (09:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties 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, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:34 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
784 WWUS72 KGSP 010935 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 435 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-012100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.110201T2300Z-110202T1100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 435 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES...WILL SEE THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL PICKUP DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE FROM LATE EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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
7 follow-up statements
462 WWUS72 KGSP 011945 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 245 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ001>014-019-021100- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0004.110202T1100Z-110202T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 245 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING ON AREA LAKES DIFFICULT. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY CROSSWINDS DURING THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-021100- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.110201T2300Z-110202T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 245 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES...WILL SEE THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL PICKUP DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE FROM LATE EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SECOND PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS WILL START AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE BACK TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$ ARK
191 WWUS72 KGSP 020209 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 909 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-021100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 909 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES...WILL SEE THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SECOND PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS WILL START AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. WINDS TURN NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE BACK TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ001>014-019-021100- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0004.110202T1100Z-110202T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 909 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING ON AREA LAKES DIFFICULT. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY CROSSWINDS DURING THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$
627 WWUS72 KGSP 020855 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 355 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 NCZ501-503-505-507-509-021700- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0004.110202T1100Z-110202T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0500Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 355 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES...WILL SEE THE HIGHEST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. WINDS TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE BACK TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-065-021700- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE 355 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES...WILL SEE THE HIGHEST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. WINDS TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE BACK TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-021700- /O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0004.110202T0855Z-110202T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 355 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TODAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING ON AREA LAKES DIFFICULT. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY CROSSWINDS DURING THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-021700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD 355 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES...WILL SEE THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SECOND PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS WILL START AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. WINDS TURN NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE BACK TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$ JPT
484 WWUS72 KGSP 020929 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 429 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-021730- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 429 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. WINDS TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-021730- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD 429 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SECOND PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS WILL START AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-021730- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 429 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TODAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING ON AREA LAKES DIFFICULT. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY CROSSWINDS DURING THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ JPT
740 WWUS72 KGSP 021653 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1153 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-030100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1153 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...TURNING NORTHWESTERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-022300- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD 1153 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SECOND PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS WILL START AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...TURNING NORTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-022300- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1153 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING ON AREA LAKES DIFFICULT. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY CROSSWINDS DURING THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$ ARK
068 WWUS72 KGSP 022256 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 556 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-030000- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD 556 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-030000- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 556 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-030500- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 556 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
085 WWUS72 KGSP 030234 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 934 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 NCZ048-053-065-507-509-030345- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0500Z/ MADISON-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 934 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED AND WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-030500- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 934 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BUT DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 9:51 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 9 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:45 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 27 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.