Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Jan 11, 2011, 10:09 PM EST for 7 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 38 hr. 20 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2011, 10:09 PM EST (03:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2:15 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 5 Nw Bakersville, NC | HALF INCH NEW SNOW...10.5 INCHES ON GROUND. |
| Jan 12, 7:58 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Little Switzerland, NC | |
| Jan 12, 8:21 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Linville, NC | |
| Jan 12, 6:07 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Marshall, NC | SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 12, 6:07 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Mars Hill, NC | SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 12, 6:07 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Faust, NC | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 12, 6:07 PM EST | SNOW 18 | Faust, NC | SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 12, 6:09 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Burnsville, NC | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 12, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Bakersville, NC | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 12, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 12 | Bakersville, NC | SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 12, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.2 | 1 E Flat Springs, NC | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jan 13, 2:20 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Burnsville, NC | NEW SNOW 2 TO 3 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 2:20 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Newland, NC | NEW SNOW IN PAST 24 HOURS |
| Jan 13, 2:20 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Bakersville, NC | NEW SNOW 6 TO 8 INCHES AROUND COUNTY IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 2:20 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Burnsville, NC | NEW SNOW 6 TO 8 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS AROUND COUNTY. |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Hot Springs, NC | 2 INCH SNOW DEPTH |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Marshall, NC | 12 INCH SNOW DEPTH |
| Jan 13, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Beech Mountain, NC | 31 INCH SNOW DEPTH |
| Jan 13, 7:50 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Linville, NC | |
| Jan 13, 9:19 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 E Mcguires, NC | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 261 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
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 106 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
243 WWUS42 KGSP 120309 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE - MORE SNOW HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .EXPECT SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT WILL BRING MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THIS SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR TENNESSEE BORDER. NCZ033-048>052-058-121115- /O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0003.110112T0309Z-110113T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...BLACK ICE AND FROZEN ROAD SURFACES. HEAVY SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. WINDY CONDITIONS WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP AS WELL DURING THE NIGHTS. * TIMING...BLACK ICE WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...2 TO 6 OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL PROBLEMS WILL BE COMPOUNDED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 15 TO 25. LOWS 10 TO 20. 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...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE MEANS THAT REFREEZING OF ROADS WILL OCCUR...RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE. BE PREPARED FOR VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS THAT APPEAR CLEAR MAY BE COVERED BY A THIN LAYER OF ICE. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-053-056-057-059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-121115- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110112T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HICKORY...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA... AND MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BLACK ICE AND FROZEN ROAD SURFACES. WINDY CONDITIONS WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO PREVIOUS SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE MEANS THAT REFREEZING OF ROADS WILL OCCUR...RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE. BE PREPARED FOR VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS THAT APPEAR CLEAR MAY BE COVERED BY A THIN LAYER OF ICE. && $$
4 follow-up statements
670 WWUS42 KGSP 120703 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 203 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL TO AFFECT THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA WHILE ICY ROAD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ELSEWHERE... .MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE VERY COLD AIRMASS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. ELSEWHERE...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP MANY ROADWAYS ICE AND SNOW COVERED FROM RECENT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. BLACK ICE WILL REMAIN A PROBLEM AT LEAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...AND COULD REDEVELOP TONIGHT. NCZ033-048>050-121700- /O.CAN.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 203 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...MADISON...YANCEY...MITCHELL...AND AVERY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS AND BITTER WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 10 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. ROADWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY SINCE ROADS MAY ALREADY HAVE A COATING OF ICE FROM THE RECENT WINTRY WEATHER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. LOWS IN THE TEENS...WITH SOME SINGLE DIGITS...TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING AND AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 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...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-121700- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE 203 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LESSER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON TOP OF THE SMOKIES. 2 TO 4 INCHES IN LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADWAYS SNOW COVERED AND QUITE SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY SINCE MANY ROADS ALREADY HAVE A LAYER OF SNOW AND ICE FROM RECENT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. BLOWING SNOW CAUSED BY GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS. 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...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ053-059-121700- /O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 203 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND FROZEN ROAD SURFACES ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE TODAY BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...LOCATIONS NORTH OF ASHEVILLE AND SYLVA SHOULD SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. THE REST OF THE ADVISORY AREA...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. LOWS IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-062>065-068>072-082- 501>510-SCZ001>014-019-121700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110112T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 203 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BLACK ICE AND FROZEN ROAD SURFACES. * TIMING...ICY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO PREVIOUS SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES THROUGH NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE MEANS THAT REFREEZING OF ROADS WILL OCCUR...RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE. BE PREPARED FOR VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS THAT APPEAR CLEAR MAY BE COVERED BY A THIN LAYER OF ICE. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
254 WWUS42 KGSP 121657 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1157 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER SOME OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE VERY COLD AIRMASS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. ELSEWHERE...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP MANY ROADWAYS ICE AND SNOW COVERED FROM RECENT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP TONIGHT. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-062>065-068>072-082- 501>510-SCZ001>014-019-121800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110112T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1157 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. * TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING IN FULL SUN AND AREAS OF BLACK ICE ARE MELTING. MORE ICE CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ051-052-058-130100- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE 1157 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LESSER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON TOP OF THE SMOKIES. 2 TO 4 INCHES IN LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW SLIPPERY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS. 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...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-130100- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1157 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...MADISON...YANCEY...MITCHELL...AND AVERY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS AND BITTER WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 10 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY. ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. LOWS IN THE TEENS...WITH SOME SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 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...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ053-059-130100- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 1157 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...LOCATIONS NORTH OF ASHEVILLE AND SYLVA SHOULD SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. THE REST OF THE ADVISORY AREA... INCLUDING DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. LOWS IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
327 WWUS42 KGSP 130319 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1019 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER... .MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE VERY COLD AIR MASS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. ELSEWHERE...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP MANY ROADWAYS ICE AND SNOW COVERED FROM RECENT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. BLACK ICE WILL BE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NCZ051-052-058-131130- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE 1019 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LESSER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON TOP OF THE SMOKIES. ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE IN LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW SLIPPERY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MIDDLE TEENS. 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...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-131130- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1019 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...MADISON...YANCEY...MITCHELL...AND AVERY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS AND BITTER WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY. ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE TEENS...WITH SOME SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ053-059-131130- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 1019 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...LOCATIONS NORTH OF ASHEVILLE AND SYLVA SHOULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE REST OF THE ADVISORY AREA...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...COULD SEE ANOTHER INCH. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
400 WWUS42 KGSP 130805 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 305 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO GRADUALLY END THIS MORNING... .MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP MANY ROADWAYS ICE AND SNOW COVERED FROM BOTH THE ONGOING AND RECENT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY BE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NCZ051-052-058-131700- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE 305 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY BELOW 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LESSER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES AROUND NOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER NOON AS WELL. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING...BRINGING NEW SNOWFALL TOTALS TO 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE SURROUNDING VALLEYS THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP ROADS VERY SLIPPERY. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...LIMITING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN SOME AREAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TODAY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TEENS. 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...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-131700- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 305 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...MADISON...YANCEY...MITCHELL...AND AVERY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS AND BITTER WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRIEFLY FLARE UP IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY...BUT WITH BITTER WIND CHILLS AROUND DAYBREAK. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THIS WILL BRING NEW SNOWFALL TOTALS TO 6 TO 9 INCHES SINCE EARLY YESTERDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY. MANY ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BETWEEN MINUS 5 AND MINUS 10 THIS MORNING. 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...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ053-059-131700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 305 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...LOCATIONS NORTH OF ASHEVILLE AND SYLVA COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
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 Jan 11, 9:57 PM EST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 9:57 PM EST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
957 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM OUR AREA THIS EVENING AS
COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WEDNESDAY...AND CENTERS ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING FAVORABLE FOR WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL ABOVE
3500 FT OVER THE TN BORDER COUNTIES. CHANNELED SHORT WAVE ENERGY
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THRU WED. AN UPPER LEVEL COLD POOL WILL
MOVE OVER AS WELL INCREASING THE CONDITIONAL INSTABILITY. WITH DEEP
MOISTURE...FOR A NW FLOW SNOW...REMAINING OVER THE AREA AND EASILY
INTO THE SNOW GROWTH REGION...AND UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE
DEVELOPING...THE TN BORDER COUNTIES SEEM PRIMED FOR A SIGNIFICANT NW
FLOW EVENT. IN FACT...LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO UPGRADE SOME BELOW
3500 FT AREAS TO A WARNING AND POSSIBLY INCLUDE SOME NON-BORDER
COUNTIES IN AN ADV. HOWEVER...WILL JUST START BY UPGRADING THE WATCH
AREA TO A WARNING FOR NOW. ELSEWHERE...CLOUDS ARE DIMINISHING
OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS AS DOWNSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPS AND LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE MOVES EAST. THE CLOUDS AND INCREASING WINDS HAVE KEPT THE
TEMPS FROM DROPPING AS QUICKLY AS FCST. HOWEVER...STILL EXPECT LOWS
INTO THE LOWER 20S OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS AND TEENS TO LOWER 20S OVER
THE MTNS. SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE MTNS WED WHILE THE AREAS OUTSIDE
OF THE MTNS SHOULD FINALLY SEE SOME GOOD MELTING. DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND
SUNSHINE SHOULD HELP PUSH TEMPS INTO THE MID 30S...WITH TEENS AND
20S REMAINING OVER THE MTNS. SOME CLOUDS COULD BREAK CONTAINMENT AND
MOVE OVER THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...THEY SHOULD DO
LITTLE TO INHIBIT WARMING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM TUESDAY...THE COMBINATION OF ENCROACHING MID-LVL COLD
POOL AND COLD AND MOIST NW LLVL FLOW WILL KEEP WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER
COUNTIES...INTO THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...THE FAIR AND CHILLY FCST WILL
REMAIN PRETTY MUCH AS INHERITED AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE COLDER MAV
GUIDANCE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL
AVERAGE AROUND 15 DEG F BELOW CLIMO. CLIPPER-LIKE SYSTEM TO TRACK
FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...BUT ANY LIGHT FROZEN PCPN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL
REMAIN NORTH OF THE CWFA. ANOTHER VERY COLD NIGHT IS STORE FOR THE
REGION...WITH FRIDAY MORNING LOW TEMPS WELL DOWN INTO THE TEENS WITH
SOME SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MTNS. SLOW MODERATION IN MAX TEMPS REMAINS
ON TRACK...BUT STILL EXPECTING FRIDAY MAXES AROUND 10 DEG F BELOW
NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM TUE...THE UPPER PATTERN DURING THE MEDIUM RANGE WILL
FEATURE A QUASI-ZONAL SPLIT FLOW...WITH A PERSISTENT GREAT LAKES
TROF AND A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES RIPPLING THRU THE FLOW FROM SW
CANADA THRU THE GREAT LAKES. A SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED
TO DIVE INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...AND LIFT
THRU THE CWA TUE NGT INTO WED.
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL TRACK INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY 12Z
SATURDAY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE AXIS WILL BE ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD TO THE GULF COAST. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL SAG SWD ACRS
THE OHIO VALLEY AND STALL OUT IN E-W FASHION FROM TX TO THE
CAROLINAS BY SUNDAY. MODELS IN DISAGREEMENT ON TIMING OF THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SFC WAVE INVOF THE ARKLATEX REGION ALONG THE
FRONT...BUT ALL DEPICT DEVELOPMENT INTO A MILLER-B OR JUST PRIMARY
OHIO VALLEY LOW FOR TUE-WED. THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE TIME TO TAP INTO
SOME GULF MOISTURE...BUT LLVL FLOW OVER THE CWA REMAINS WSWLY FROM
SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY...REALLY DELAYING ONSET OF PRECIP. THE POSITION
OF THE FRONTAL LOOKS TO BE JUST TO OUR NORTH...SO REALLY EXPECT
MAINLY JUST RAIN...WITH POSSIBLE SNOW/SLEET MIXED IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS IF ONSET IS EARLY ENUF. HOPEFULLY...MUCH OF THE SNOW WILL
HAVE MELTED AND QPF WILL NOT BE TOO HIGH. BUT A SLOW NE-MOVING LOW
WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS COULD RESULT IN 1-2" QPF IN THE
MTNS...WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME FLOODING WITH RAPID SNOWMELT.
&&
.AVIATION /03Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...DRYING FINALLY OCCURRING FROM THE SW THIS
EVENING AS SKIES CLEAR OVER THE UPSTATE AND SCATTER OUT AT KAVL.
EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE WITH VFR AT KGSP/KGMU AND MVFR AT
KCLT/KHKY BY 3Z. KCLT/KHKY GO VFR NEAR 5Z. EXPECT VFR THRU THE REST
OF THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...SOME MVFR CLOUDS COULD MOVE UP THE FRENCH
BROAD VALLEY. IN ADDITION...SOME CLOUDS COULD BREAK CONTAINMENT WITH
TEMPO LOW VFR CIGS AT KCLT/KHKY WED AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS WILL
BECOME WLY THIS EVENING...THEN WNW OVERNIGHT. W TO WSW WIND TUE
MORNING BECOMES W TO WNW AND GUSTY TUE AFTERNOON. KAVL WILL SEE A
STEADY INCREASE IN SPEED AND GUSTS THRU THE PERIOD WITH THE USUAL UP
VALLEY DIRECTION.
OUTLOOK...ANY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO KAVL AS MOISTURE
MOVES UP THE VALLEY. GUSTY WINDS COULD CONTINUE AS WELL. DRY HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THU AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ010-
017-018-026-028-029.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY FOR
NCZ035>037-053-056-057-059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ033-
048>052-058.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ033-
048>052-058.
SC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY FOR
SCZ001>014-019.
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SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...RWH
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...ARK
AVIATION...RWHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 3:03 PM EST, 7 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 303 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-053-056-057-059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-122015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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- 303 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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. NCZ033-048>052-058-122015- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 303 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2:25 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Polk and 2 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.