Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Dec 25, 2012, 3:04 PM EST for 11 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. 4 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:04 PM EST (20:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bryson City, NC | COUNTY 911 REPORTS ABOUT 3 OR 4 CALLS ABOUT TREES DOWN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...STARTING AROUND 2 AM. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Franklin, NC | COUNTY REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY. REPORTS STARTED COMING IN MAINLY AROUND 7 AM. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Robbinsville, NC | COUNTY 911 REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES AND SCATTERED POWER LINES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY. MOST CALLS WERE RECEIVED BETWEEN 730 AND 830 AM. REPORTS WERE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sylva, NC | COUNTY 911 CENTER REPORTS SCATTERED TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY...5 OR 6 SEPARATE REPORTS...WITH MOST CALLS RECEIVED 7 TO 8 AM. |
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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 271 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
- 898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
236 WWUS72 KGSP 252004 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 304 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS EVENING AND MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL TENNESSEE AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL FORM OUT AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS...LATE TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP INTO THE LOWER VALLEYS AS WELL AND SPREAD UP THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS...TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE MOUNTAINS. NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-260500- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0004.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.121226T0300Z-121226T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1700Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN 304 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...GRAHAM...JACKSON...AND MACON COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...MAXIMIZING JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL WIND PROBLEMS COULD REDEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AS WELL...ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE WET SOIL. 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 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. PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-064-065-501-503-505-260500- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.121226T0300Z-121226T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 304 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS AND MAXIMIZE AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOILS FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ010-260500- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.121226T0300Z-121226T1700Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON 304 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS AND MAXIMIZE TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO KNOCK DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
2 follow-up statements
268 WWUS72 KGSP 260342 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1042 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL FORM OUT AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS... LATE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE MUCH WEAKER IN THE VALLEYS...OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THERE AS WELL. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS... TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE MOUNTAINS. NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-261000- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN 1042 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...GRAHAM...JACKSON...AND MACON COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...MAXIMIZING JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL WIND PROBLEMS COULD REDEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AS WELL DUE TO THE WET SOIL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. 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 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. PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-064-065-501-503-505-261000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1042 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND MAXIMIZE AROUND DAYBREAK. THE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ010-261000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON 1042 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND MAXIMIZE AROUND DAYBREAK. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LANE
315 WWUS72 KGSP 260917 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL FORM OUT AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS... THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE MUCH WEAKER IN THE VALLEYS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THERE AS WELL. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS...TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE AREA. NCZ033-048>050-053-064-261730- /O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... BREVARD 417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE. * TIMING...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AS WELL DUE TO THE WET SOIL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. 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. 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. PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-261730- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN 417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...GRAHAM...JACKSON...AND MACON COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL WIND PROBLEMS WILL REDEVELOP FOR THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AS WELL DUE TO THE WET SOIL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED. && $$ NCZ507-509-261730- /O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE BLUE RIDGE PORTIONS OF POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. * WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. 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. && $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506- 508-510-SCZ001>014-019-261730- /O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. * WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ065-501-503-505-261730- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/ HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE 417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HENDERSON COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISH FOR EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ010-261730- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON 417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 7:15 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:04 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 27 hr |
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High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Every high wind 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.