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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2011, 3:09 AM EDT for 6 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2011, 3:09 AM EDT (07:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 816 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 410 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
599 WWUS72 KGSP 240709 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH FROST AND FREEZE CONCERNS TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL USHER IN A COOLER AIRMASS AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ501-503-505-241600- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP PRIOR TO DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD FALL TO BETWEEN 30 AND 32 DEGREES BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PROVE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE OR POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT AS WELL. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. 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. && $$ NCZ048-053-065-241600- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/ MADISON-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE 309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING MADISON...BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LINGER THROUGH NOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. && $$ NCZ051-052-059-063-064-241600- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... BREVARD 309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-241600- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS AND LINGER UNTIL NOON. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ507-509-241600- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LINGER THROUGH NOON. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ NCZ058-062-241600- /O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ GRAHAM-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN 309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...GRAHAM AND MACON COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT TENDER PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS. && $$ NCZ502-504-506-241600- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FR.Y.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. A FROST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. FROST LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND LINGER UNTIL NOON. FROST WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME LIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING. LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW FROST TO DEVELOP. * IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL PROVE HAZARDOUS TO BOATERS ON AREA LAKES. THE FROST TONIGHT MAY IMPACT TENDER PLANTS. 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 FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS. && $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-241600- /O.NEW.KGSP.FR.Y.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY 309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 30S. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT ENOUGH OVERNIGHT TO ALLOW FROST FORMATION. * IMPACTS...THE FROST WILL IMPACT TENDER PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR TENDER PLANTS. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
1 follow-up statement
699 WWUS72 KGSP 241610 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1210 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH FROST AND FREEZE CONCERNS TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL USHER IN A COOLER AIRMASS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ501-503-505-250015- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110324T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0015.110324T1610Z-110324T2200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 1210 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLLING TO AROUND 30 DEGREES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PROVE HAZARDOUS FOR BOATERS ON AREA LAKES. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ NCZ048-053-065-250015- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110324T1600Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ MADISON-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE 1210 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING MADISON...BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 25 TO 30 DEGREES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ502-504-506-250015- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110324T1600Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 1210 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FROST LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...FROST WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME LIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 30S TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE FROST TONIGHT MAY IMPACT TENDER PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-242200- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110324T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0015.110324T1610Z-110324T2200Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1210 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND BOATERS ON AREA LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ NCZ507-509-241715- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110324T1600Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1210 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-250015- /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD 1210 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. && $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-250015- /O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY 1210 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. * IMPACTS...THE FROST WILL IMPACT TENDER PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR TENDER PLANTS. && $$ MCAVOY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 27 min |
| Mar 23, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 47 min |
| Mar 23, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie, Iredell | 28 min |
| Mar 23, 9:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery | 24 min |
| Mar 23, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie | 13 min |
| Mar 23, 10:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Swain | 42 min |
| Mar 23, 10:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Caldwell, Davie, Iredell | 42 min |
| Mar 23, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and 2 more | 45 min |
| Mar 23, 11:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 52 min |
| Mar 24, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 1:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 31 min |
| Mar 24, 3:09 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie, Iredell and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:09 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood, Henderson and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:09 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell, Madison and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:10 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 6 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.