Alert archive / North Carolina / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this freeze warning at Oct 28, 2012, 5:21 AM EDT for 17 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 5 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
- Oct 28, 2012, 5:21 AM EDT (09:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Rabun County, GA, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 3:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mountain Home, NC | COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS HENDERSON COUNTY. A ULTILITY COMPANY THAT SERVES THE MOUNTAIN HOME AREA REPORTED OVER A THOUSAND CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER...RESULTING FROM DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES. |
| Oct 29, 3:45 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tuckasegee, NC | TWO TREES DOWN AND A POWER LINE IN THAT AREA AS WELL. TIME IS NOT SPECIFIC. |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Highlands, NC | A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN MAINLY AROUND HIGHLANDS BUT ONE OR TWO IN OTHER PARTS OF MACON COUNTY. TIME IS NOT SPECIFIC. |
| Oct 29, 7:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newland, NC | ONE TREE BLEW OVER AT MIDDLE SCHOOL IN NEWLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. TIME IS NOT SPECIFIC. |
| Oct 29, 9:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marshall, NC | A COUPLE TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY THIS MORNING. |
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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 1137 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
322 WWUS72 KGSP 280921 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 521 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS EARLY THIS WEEK... .TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TODAY AND MONDAY. THE CENTER OF THIS LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID WEST WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THE BROAD CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-281800- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0001.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.121029T0400Z-121029T1300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 521 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN COUNTIES OF AVERY... MITCHELL...YANCY AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF MCDOWELL...BURKE AND CALDWELL. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON FOLIAGE WILL HELP TO BLOW OVER TREES. SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND NUMEROUS TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ON POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-281800- /O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.121029T0400Z-121029T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.A.0002.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 521 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RABUN COUNTY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND NUMEROUS TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ON POWER LINES. GREATER AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES WILL LIKELY CONTRIBUTE TO MORE SIGNIFICANT TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ GAZ017-NCZ035-056-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003-281800- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.A.0002.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...HICKORY 521 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NED
5 follow-up statements
014 WWUS72 KGSP 281509 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS EARLY THIS WEEK... .TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TODAY AND MONDAY. THE CENTER OF THIS LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ASHORE ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND GET ABSORBED INTO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING FROM THE MIDWEST. THE RESULTING EXCEPTIONAL STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THE BROAD CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BRING A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-290000- /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.121029T0400Z-121029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN COUNTIES OF AVERY... MITCHELL...YANCEY AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF MCDOWELL...BURKE AND CALDWELL. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON FOLIAGE WILL HELP TO BLOW OVER TREES. SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND NUMEROUS TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ON POWER LINES. TREE DAMAGE MAY BE THE MOST SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-290000- /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.121029T0400Z-121029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.HW.A.0002.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RABUN COUNTY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND NUMEROUS TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ON POWER LINES. GREATER AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES WILL LIKELY CONTRIBUTE TO MORE SIGNIFICANT TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ GAZ017-NCZ035-056-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003-290000- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.A.0002.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...HICKORY 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
549 WWUS72 KGSP 281952 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 352 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS EARLY THIS WEEK... .TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH MONDAY. THE CENTER OF THIS LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ASHORE ALONG THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND GET ABSORBED INTO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING FROM THE MIDWEST. THE RESULTING EXCEPTIONAL STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THE BROAD CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BRING A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. NCZ056-282100- /O.CAN.KGSP.HW.A.0002.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ CATAWBA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HICKORY 352 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. THE WIND ACROSS CATAWBA COUNTY IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA. $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-059-062>065-290400- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0002.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.HW.W.0001.121029T0400Z-121031T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.121029T0400Z-121029T1300Z/ RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 352 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RABUN COUNTY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 40. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND NUMEROUS TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ON POWER LINES. GREATER AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES WILL LIKELY CONTRIBUTE TO MORE SIGNIFICANT TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-290400- /O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0001.121029T0400Z-121031T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.121029T0400Z-121029T1300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 352 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN COUNTIES OF AVERY... MITCHELL...YANCEY AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF MCDOWELL...BURKE AND CALDWELL. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON FOLIAGE WILL HELP TO BLOW OVER TREES. SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND NUMEROUS TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ON POWER LINES. TREE DAMAGE MAY BE THE MOST SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ058-507-509-290400- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0002.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.121029T0400Z-121031T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.121029T0400Z-121029T1300Z/ GRAHAM-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 352 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RABUN COUNTY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ017-NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003-290400- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0002.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.121029T0400Z-121031T1000Z/ HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 352 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. A FEW TREES MAY FALL. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$ DEO
509 WWUS72 KGSP 290212 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1012 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS EARLY THIS WEEK... .TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH MONDAY. THE CENTER OF THIS LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ASHORE ALONG THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND GET ABSORBED INTO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING FROM THE MIDWEST. THE RESULTING EXCEPTIONAL STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THE BROAD CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BRING A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-291015- /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.121029T0400Z-121029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.121029T0400Z-121031T1000Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1012 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN MCDOWELL...BURKE AND CALDWELL COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON FOLIAGE WILL HELP TO BLOW OVER TREES. SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND NUMEROUS TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ON POWER LINES. TREE DAMAGE MAY BE THE MOST SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ058-507-509-291015- /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.121029T0400Z-121029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.121029T0400Z-121031T1000Z/ GRAHAM-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1012 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GRAHAM COUNTY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 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 WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ017-NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003-291015- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.121029T0400Z-121031T1000Z/ HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 1012 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. A FEW TREES MAY FALL. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
307 WWUS72 KGSP 290817 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 417 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT EARLY THIS WEEK... .TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. THE CENTER OF THIS LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ASHORE ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND GET ABSORBED INTO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING FROM THE MIDWEST. THE RESULTING EXCEPTIONAL STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THE BROAD CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BRING A COLD AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THIS WEEK. NCZ507-509-291700- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121029T1300Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 417 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS THIS MORNING IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-291700- /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 417 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN MCDOWELL...BURKE AND CALDWELL COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON FOLIAGE WILL HELP TO BLOW OVER TREES. SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONG WIND TODAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AND NUMEROUS TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ON POWER LINES. TREE DAMAGE MAY BE THE MOST SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS THIS MORNING AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ058-291700- /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ GRAHAM- 417 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAHAM COUNTY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS THIS MORNING AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 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 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. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-291700- /O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.121029T1600Z-121031T0400Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD 417 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. A FEW TREES MAY FALL. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ017-NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003-291700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 417 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH TODAY AND WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. A FEW TREES MAY FALL. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NED
534 WWUS72 KGSP 291256 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 856 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT EARLY THIS WEEK... .TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. THE CENTER OF THIS LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ASHORE ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND GET ABSORBED INTO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING FROM THE MIDWEST. THE RESULTING EXCEPTIONAL STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THE BROAD CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BRING A COLD AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THIS WEEK. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-292100- /O.EXP.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 856 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN MCDOWELL...BURKE AND CALDWELL COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON FOLIAGE WILL HELP TO BLOW OVER TREES. SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONG WIND TODAY. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AND NUMEROUS TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ON POWER LINES. TREE DAMAGE MAY BE THE MOST SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ058-292100- /O.EXP.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ GRAHAM- 856 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...GRAHAM COUNTY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ017-NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003-292100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 856 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH TODAY AND WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. A FEW TREES MAY FALL. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-292100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.121029T1600Z-121031T0400Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD 856 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. A FEW TREES MAY FALL. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 07
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Oct 28, 4:34 AM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 4:34 AM EDT, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
434 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH ALONG THE EAST
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BY MONDAY SANDY WILL DEVELOP INTO A
POWERFUL NOR-EASTER. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CURVE WEST AND MOVE
ASHORE NEAR NEW JERSEY MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
UNSEASONABLY CHILLY AND WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA WITH SNOW AND
FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 430 AM EDT...CIRRUS SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY WILL REMAIN
RATHER THICK ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE ECMWF
INDICATE THAT QG FORCING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE APPROACH OF H5 TROF OVER THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF THE INCREASING LIFT AND
LLVL MOISTURE SHOULD SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF A THICK LAYER OF
CLOUDS BETWEEN 050 TO 100 KFT THIS AFTERNOON. OVER THE MTNS...THE
COMBINATION OF INCREASING NW FLOW AND INCREASING SYNOPTIC SCALE
FORCING SHOULD YIELD AN INCREASING AREA OF SHRAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR
THE TN BORDER. THE CONSENSUS OF THE NEAR TERM GUIDANCE INDICATES
THAT COVERAGE MAY RANGE FROM CATE ACROSS THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF
THE NRN MTNS TO SCHC ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS. QPF AMOUNTS WILL ALSO
RANGE FROM OVER .3 OF AN INCH ALONG THE TN LINE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY PEAK DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN A GRADUAL COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE
FROM THE L50S ACROSS THE MTN VALLEYS TO THE MID 40S ACROSS THE HIGH
TERRAIN...HIGHS MAY RANGE IN THE L70S EAST OF I-85. GUSTY NNW WINDS
WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MID MORNING PERIOD...WITH GUSTS INCREASING
GRADUALLY TO 25 TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...H85 CAA WILL DROP TEMPS ACROSS THE MTNS
FROM 0C OVER THE ESCAPEMENT TO -5C OVER THE BLUE RIDGE. GIVEN THE
SHARP CAA...I WILL FAVOR THE 2M TEMPS FROM THE NAM12 OVER THE MOS.
TAKING THIS APPROACH...MIN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
THE U20S ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN TO THE L30S WITHIN THE MTN VALLEYS.
FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT AREAS WILL COOL TO THE LOW 40S. WE WILL ISSUE
A FREEZE WARNING FOR THE NC MTNS AND RABUN COUNTY FOR TONIGHT...THIS
FREEZE WILL LIKELY END THE GROWING SEASON.
DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS ON MON...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 MBS ACROSS THE NC MTNS. IN ADDITION...CAA
SHOULD SUPPORT A MIXED LAYER BETWEEN 1 TO 2 KFT OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50
KTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN. IN ADDITION...NW FLOW AND
PERIOD OF UPPER FORCING WILL MAINTAIN TN BORDER PRECIPITATION
OVERNIGHT. BY LATE TONIGHT...MOST OF THE PRECIP NEAR THE TN BORDER
SHOULD FALL A SNOW OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW. THE SNOW THAT DOES
FALL WILL LIKELY HAVE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT...ALLOWING IT TO
ACCUMULATE TO TREES AND POWERLINES. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAIN WITH
SOIL TEMPERATURES...SOME READINGS REMAIN VERY WARM ACROSS THE
REGION. THE WARM SOIL WILL LIKELY REDUCE ANY ACCUMS INITIAL...BUT
UNTREATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL SEE THE FIRST SFC ACCUMS.
THEREFORE...ANY ACCUMS ON THE GROUND TONIGHT WILL LIKELY REMAIN LESS
THAN AN INCH. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE WINTER PRECIPITATION
ACCUMULATING ON TREES AND POWERLINES...COUPLED WITH STRONG NW WIND
GUSTS. GIVEN THIS SCENARIO...WE WILL UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH
ACROSS THE NRN MTNS AND FOOTHILLS TO A WARNING. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE
MTNS...WE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE WINDS WITH A HIGH WIND WATCH. IT
APPEARS THAT SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC IMPACT...RELATED TO POWER OUTAGES
AND DOWN TREES AND LIMBS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE TN BORDER OF THE NRN MTNS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 415 AM SUNDAY...THE LATEST GFS AND NAM ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
IN BRINGING SANDY ONTO THE JERSEY COAST MONDAY NIGHT...THEN DRIVING
THE STORM INTO NORTHERN MARYLAND BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL
THEN SLOWLY LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AS THE STRONG REX BLOCK OVER THE
NORTH ATLANTIC BREAKS DOWN BY TUE NIGHT.
THERE WILL A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE
SYSTEM. I CAN/T SAY I/VE EVEN SEEN A 960 MB LOW APPROACHING US FROM
THE NE ALONG WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION. ONCE MIXING STARTS ON
MONDAY...I/D EXPECT WINDS TO REACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA OVER
MOST OF THE MTNS AND NC FOOTHILLS. IN FACT...THEY COULD EXTEND
ACROSS OTHER PARTS OF THE FOOTHILLS AND EVEN THE PIEDMONT BOTH
MONDAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FOR NOW I/VE ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR ALL THE MTNS OF THE CAROLINAS AND NE GA AND THE NC
FOOTHILLS THAT ARE NOT ALREADY IN A HIGH WIND WARNING. ABUNDANT HIGH
CLOUDS COULD LIMIT THE MIXING AWAY FROM THE MTNS...WHICH IS WHY I
HAVE NOT EXTENDED THE WATCH ANY FURTHER EAST. THE HIGH WIND WATCH
WILL RUN THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY TUESDAY. BUT PARTS OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS COULD SEE DAMAGING WINDS EVEN INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT.
SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RAMPED UP...AND A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE
ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE NC MTNS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SRN TIER
RUNNING FROM MACON COUNTY TO HENDERSON COUNTY. THESE AREAS WILL SEE
DOWNSLOPE DRYING AND WARMING...AND WHILE THERE WILL BE A FEW PERIODS
OF SYNOPTICALLY DRIVEN FORCING THAT WILL DRIVE SNOW SHOWERS INTO
THESE ZONES...I DON/T SEE THEM EVEN APPROACHING WINTER STORM
CRITERIA. OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR
THE TN LINE IT/S A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY. SOME OF THE MODEL SNOWFALL
TOTALS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE IN THIS AREA. THE WATCH COULD HAVE BEEN
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS. FOR EXAMPLE...I DOUBT BRYSON CITY OR ROBBINSVILLE WILL
SEE MUCH SNOW. BUT AS IT/S A WATCH...AND IT/S VERY EARLY IN OUR
SEASON...I WANTED TO KEEP THE EXTENT RATHER BROAD. THE BEST FORCING
DEVELOPS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WHICH IS WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOW
SHOULD FALL. BUT DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL
START TO MEASURE...AND SLICK AREAS ARE A GOOD BET WHILE SCHOOL IS IN
SESSION. THEREFORE WE HAVE STARTED THE WATCH AT 10 UTC ON MONDAY.
I WENT BELOW THE GUIDANCE FOR MTN TEMPS MONDAY AND TUESDAY...
BLENDING IN THE SREF 2 METER TEMPS. POPS AND QPF WERE DERIVED FROM
THE SREF AS WELL AS HPC/S QPF. WE WILL HAVE A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
GRID AVAILABLE SHORTLY.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 415 AM SUNDAY...NO TIME TO UPDATE THE EXTENDED ON THIS SHIFT.
I/M TRY TO GET TO IT BEFORE LEAVING. HERE IS THE EXTENDED DISCUSSION
FROM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON...
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...AS OF 2 PM SATURDAY...THE LATEST GUIDANCE OUT
IN THE MEDIUM RANGE HOLDS ONTO THE IDEA THAT ANOTHER SURGE IN NW
FLOW PRECIP PRODUCTION WILL OCCUR ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS SEEN IN
BOTH THE GFS AND THE 00Z ECMWF. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THAT THE GFS
HAS UPPER SUPPORT WITH A STRONG VORT LOBE MOVING ACROSS THE MTNS
WITH GOOD DPVA AND MOISTURE UP ABOVE 700 MB...SUGGESTING IT WILL BE
MOIST UP TO A HIGH ENOUGH ALTITUDE FOR ICE NUCLEI TO REMAIN ACTIVE.
WITH THAT IN MIND... THE CHANCE POP WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH TUE
NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MAINLY FOR SNOW SHOWERS ON THE TN BORDER. A
FEW MORE INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE IF THE GFS PRECIP AMTS ARE TO BE
BELIEVED. TEMPS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL.
THE MOISTURE WILL FINALLY START TO PULL OUT ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
THE REMNANT LOW MOVES AWAY. WE WILL REMAIN UNDER A DEEP NW FLOW
ALOFT AS AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD
IN FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPS BELOW
NORMAL THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. SOME MODERATION SHOULD HAPPEN ON
SATURDAY AS HEIGHTS RISE AND HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...AT 6Z...THE TERMINAL WAS ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE REGION
OF GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY. IT APPEARS THAT PERIODS OF
GUSTY CONDITIONS MAY REMAIN UNTIL 10Z...THEN 35010KT SHOULD HOLD
UNTIL MID MORNING. SKY COVER SHOULD REMAIN DOMINATED BY THICK CIRRUS
THROUGH SUNRISE. BY 15Z...DEEPENING MIXING SHOULD SUPPORT THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF GUSTS AROUND 17 KTS. NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS
INDICATES THAT A LAYER OF MVFR CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP AROUND MID DAY...I
WILL HIGHLIGHT WITH A TEMPO BETWEEN 15Z - 19Z. GUSTS WILL STRAIGHTEN
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF
PERIOD. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE A THICK LAYER OF CLOUDS WILL
DEVELOP WITH THE ARRIVAL OF GREATER SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...I WILL FORECAST OVC060.
KAVL...OBS TRENDS AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT LMVFR TO IFR
CEILINGS FROM UPSLOPE CLOUDS WILL DOMINATE THE TERMINAL SKY THROUGH
THE TAF PERIOD. SHRA MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE TERMINAL THIS AFTERNOON
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING AND STRENGTHEN NW
FLOW. AT THIS TIME...I WILL KEEP THE TAF DRY DUE TO PLACEMENT AND
TIMING UNCERTAINTY...PRECIP POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY
CLOSER TO THE TN LINE. NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. GUSTS WILL REMAIN IN THE L20S KTS THIS MORNING AND WILL
INCREASE TO 30 KTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 6-10KTS AND BKN TO OVC
CIRRUS WILL REMAIN OVER THE FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT TERMINALS THROUGH
EARLY THIS MORNING. BY 15Z...DEEPENING MIXING SHOULD SUPPORT THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF GUSTS AROUND 17 KTS. GUSTS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE A THICK LAYER OF CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF GREATER SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...I WILL FORECAST BKN TO OVC BETWEEN 040 TO 060 KFT.
OUTLOOK...THE CIRCULATION AROUND TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL YIELD
GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. UPSLOPE CLOUDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE RESTRICTIVE CEILINGS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
GAZ010-017.
FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
GAZ010.
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
NCZ035-048-051>053-056-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510.
FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NCZ048-051>053-058-059.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY
FOR NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505.
SC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
SCZ001>003.
&&
SYNOPSIS...MCAVOY
NEAR TERM...NED
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...MCAVOY
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Oct 27, 11:11 PM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1111 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 GAZ010-017-NCZ035-048-051>053-056-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510- SCZ001>003-290315- RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA- GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 1111 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION INTO AN INTENSE EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND MOVE ASHORE SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC MONDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT...LASTING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...FALLING TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TENNESSEE LINE BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF AND END ON WEDNESDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF UPSLOPE SNOW IS INCREASING...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE ISSUED AS WE GAIN GREATER CONFIDENCE ON AMOUNTS AND TIMING. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT THE GREATEST SNOWFALL TO BE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY POSSIBLY TO SEVERAL INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY OUT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-290315- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 1111 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION INTO AN INTENSE EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND MOVE ASHORE SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT...LASTING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...FALLING TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TENNESSEE LINE BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF AND END ON WEDNESDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF UPSLOPE SNOW IS INCREASING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE ISSUED AS WE GAIN GREATER CONFIDENCE ON AMOUNTS AND TIMING. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT THE GREATEST SNOWFALL TO BE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY POSSIBLY TO SEVERAL INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY OUT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-290315- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1111 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY EVOLVES INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM AND MOVES ASHORE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS IF THE STORM COMES ASHORE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH. SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE FREEZING TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WHICH COULD LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:46 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:21 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | GSP | Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Graham and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:21 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson and 10 more | 53 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:36 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 61 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:36 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Jackson, McDowell | 61 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:52 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 43 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Freeze Warnings in Georgia, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
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.