Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2012, 9:18 PM EST for 8 counties in South Carolina; 20 counties in North Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2012, 9:18 PM EST (02:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 3:37 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 34 counties
Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
081 WWUS72 KGSP 130218 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 918 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT... .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL LET UP SOME LATE TONIGHT...THOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-053-056-057-063>065-068>072- 082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-131030- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.120113T0218Z-120113T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 918 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH ABOUT 2 AM. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE THEREAFTER...THOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS...COMBINED WITH WET GROUND...WILL RESULT IN A NUMBER OF DOWNED TREES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO POSE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONDITIONS WILL BE UNSAFE FOR BOATING ON AREA LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS WELL. 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. && $$ 14
1 follow-up statement
943 WWUS72 KGSP 130837 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 337 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL KEEP WINDS BREEZY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-053-056-057-063>065-068>072- 082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-131645- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0004.120113T0837Z-120113T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 337 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE UNSAFE FOR BOATING ON AREA LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 3:37 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.