Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Jan 3, 2012, 12:25 AM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 3, 2012, 12:25 AM EST (05:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:28 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 3, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Cruso, NC | |
| Jan 3, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Newland, NC | HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF NEWLAND |
| Jan 3, 6:02 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Bakersville, NC | LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NRN END OF COUNTY. |
| Jan 3, 6:08 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Waynesville, NC | 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NRN END OF COUNTY. |
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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 1906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
152 WWUS42 KGSP 030525 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1225 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING... .STRONG AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN BITING WIND CHILLS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. NCZ033-049-050-031700- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0001.120103T0525Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1225 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES AROUND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. 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 WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ048-051-052-058-059-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 1225 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS... AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ALONG THE TENNESSEE LINE OVER THE SMOKIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ053-062>064-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD 1225 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE COUNTY * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY...AND ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF SNOW SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ065-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE 1225 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...HENDERSON COUNTY * HAZARDS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW IN SPOTS. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE MEANS THAT REFREEZING OF ROADS WILL OCCUR...RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE. BE PREPARED FOR VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS THAT APPEAR CLEAR MAY BE COVERED BY A THIN LAYER OF ICE. && $$ NCZ501-503-505-507-509-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1225 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. 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
3 follow-up statements
049 WWUS42 KGSP 030813 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 313 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING... .STRONG AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN BITING WIND CHILLS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. NCZ052-031700- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNESVILLE 313 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...HAYWOOD COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 13 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. 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. && 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 WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ048-031700- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MADISON- 313 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS... AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 6 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. 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. && 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 WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ051-031700- /O.EXA.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ SWAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRYSON CITY 313 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS... AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 3500 FEET. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 313 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES AROUND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 11 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. 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 WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ058-059-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SYLVA 313 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS... AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ053-062>064-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD 313 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 7 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ065-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE 313 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...HENDERSON COUNTY * HAZARDS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE MEANS THAT REFREEZING OF ROADS WILL OCCUR...RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE. BE PREPARED FOR VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS THAT APPEAR CLEAR MAY BE COVERED BY A THIN LAYER OF ICE. && $$ NCZ501-503-505-507-509-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 313 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. 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. && $$ 07
150 WWUS42 KGSP 031121 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 621 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING... .STRONG AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN BITING WIND CHILLS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. NCZ051-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ SWAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRYSON CITY 621 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS... AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 3500 FEET. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 621 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES AROUND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 11 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. 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 WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ052-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNESVILLE 621 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HAYWOOD COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 13 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ058-059-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SYLVA 621 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS... AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ053-062>064-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD 621 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY ROADS...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY...AND AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW FROM TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY TO MACON COUNTY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 7 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...ICE...AND WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ065-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE 621 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...HENDERSON COUNTY * HAZARDS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE COUNTY. 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. && $$ NCZ501-503-505-507-509-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 621 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE MEANS THAT REFREEZING OF ROADS WILL OCCUR...RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE. BE PREPARED FOR VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS THAT APPEAR CLEAR MAY BE COVERED BY A THIN LAYER OF ICE. && $$ 07
855 WWUS42 KGSP 031700 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1200 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 NCZ051-031800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ SWAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRYSON CITY 1200 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY BELOW 3500 FEET... SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH TO BRING WIND CHILL VALUES ABOVE FIVE BELOW ZERO. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ033-048>050-031800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1200 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH TO BRING WIND CHILL VALUES ABOVE FIVE BELOW ZERO. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ052-031800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNESVILLE 1200 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH TO BRING WIND CHILL VALUES ABOVE FIVE BELOW ZERO. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ058-059-031800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SYLVA 1200 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH TO BRING WIND CHILL VALUES ABOVE FIVE BELOW ZERO. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ053-062>064-031800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD 1200 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH TO BRING WIND CHILL VALUES ABOVE FIVE BELOW ZERO. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ065-031800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE 1200 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ501-503-505-507-509-031800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1200 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ ARK
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 2, 10:47 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 10:47 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1047 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION
AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM IS THEN
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE CAROLINAS OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 1045 PM...CALLS TO THE MTN COUNTIES INDICATE THAT ROAD
CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY SLICK. RECENT WARM TEMPS HAVE WARM THE
ROADS TO RESULT IN MELTING OF EARLIER SNOW. WIDESPREAD TEMPS IN THE
TEENS AND L30S HAS RESULTED IN BLACK ICE AND SNOW COVERED
ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. I HAVE
EXPANDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO HIGHLIGHT THE POOR ROAD
CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE NC MTNS. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE MTNS
CONTINUES TO LOOK GOOD GIVEN COLD CLOUD TOP TEMPS...WITH VALUES ON
IR SATE DOWN TO -33 C. UNCA 0Z SOUNDING FROM WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
INDICATES A VERY COLD PROFILE WITH NEAR SATURATION UP TO H650.
RECENT RADAR TRENDS INDICATES NW TO SE BANDS OF SHSN. THESE BANDS
COULD RESULT IN SPOTS OF SNOWFALL A LITTLE GREATER THAN FORECAST
EAST...BUT BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. OTHERWISE...WIND CHILL ADVISORY
AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUE TO LOOK WELL PLACED AND TIMED. EAST
OF THE MTNS...FLURRIES TO -SHSN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS.
AS OF 715 PM...LATEST WV IMAGES SHOWS A S/W DIGGING ACROSS WESTERN TN.
MODEL FIELDS VERIFY WELL WITH THE SATELLITE PLACEMENT OF THE VORT
MAX...FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTURBANCE ALONE WILL PEAK ACROSS
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH 3Z. CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
MTNS HAVE COOLED BETWEEN -23 C TO -30C...THE COLDEST TEMPS OVER THE
CENTRAL MTNS. RADAR INDICATES LIGHT REFLECTIVITY AS FAR EAST AS THE
UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. IT APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST SNOWFALL
RATES ACROSS THE MTNS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 3Z...THEN ACCUMULATING SNOW
SHOULD GRADUALLY FAVOR THE TN BORDER AREAS. FLURRIES WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE EAST OF THE MTNS THROUGH 3Z. SO FAR...ONLY LIMITED REPORTS
OF LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW. THE CURRENT POP AND SN FORECAST APPEARS
TO BE WORKING WELL...NO ADJUSTMENTS NEED FOR THE SNOW ADVISORY.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE MTNS TO L20S
EAST. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS THE MTNS...RESULTING IN WIND
CHILL ADVISORY VALUES ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN...NO CHANGES NEEDED TO
THE WSW.
AS OF 200 PM...A SHARP/DEEP 500 MB TROF CONTINUES TO DIG DEEPER
TONIGHT...OPENING THE DOOR FOR ARCTIC AIR TO DROP SOUTH ALL THE WAY
TO THE GULF COAST. VERY STRONG QG FORCING WITH EXTREME HEIGHT FALLS
AT 500 MB THIS EVENING WILL CROSS THE AREA WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
TROF AXIS. AT 850 MB...MOISTURE HAS REACHED THE TN/NC BORDER..WITH
MRX RADAR RETURNS BLOSSOMING. THE NAM SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE
ON LLVL MOISTURE/STEEP LAPSE RATES UPSTREAM. BLENDING THE NAM INTO
THE INHERITED FCST FOR POP/QPF RESULTS IN GENERALLY MINOR CHANGES.
EXPECT CATEGORICAL POPS IN THE FAVORED NORTHWEST FLOW UPSLOPE AREAS.
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FT SHUD GET A SOLID 2-3 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH
LOCALLY 4+ INCHES POSSIBLE. SO THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
(WSW) STILL LOOKS GOOD. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WARNING CRITERIA MAY
BE REACHED IN THE SMOKIES AND NORTHERN NC MTNS ABOVE 3500 FT IF THE
SNOW SHOWERS ARE PARTICULARLY HEAVY (BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENUF
TO UPGRADE GIVEN THE SHORT DURATION OF BEST CONDITIONS).
ANOTHER ISSUE FOR TONIGHT WILL BE GUSTY WINDS WHILE TEMPS DROP INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN. THE COMBINATION
RESULTS IN WIND CHILL VALUES IN -5 TO -15 F RANGE FOR ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 3500 FT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THRU
NOON TUESDAY. ALSO...THE GUSTY WINDS ARE WITHIN LAKE WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA ACRS MOST OF THE NC MTNS (INCLUDING ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500
FT). SO A SEPARATE LAKE WIND ADVISORY (NPW) WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL
THE NC MTNS TO COVER THE LOCATIONS NOT IN THE WSW.
OUTSIDE THE MTNS...AS THE STRONG SHORTWAVE PASSES...A BRIEF PERIOD
OF CLOUDINESS MAY BREAK CONTAINMENT WITH A FEW FLURRIES HERE AND
THERE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. OTHERWISE...IT SHUD BE MOSTLY CLEAR
WITH A NOTICEABLE BREEZE CONTINUING AND TEMPS DROPPING WELL INTO THE
20S.
TUESDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY QUICKLY WANES BY LATE
MORNING...WHILE CLOUDS AND GUSTY WINDS MAY LINGER A BIT LONGER. ALL
HAZARDS EXPIRE AT NOON. THE NAM AND GFS BOTH SHOW 850 MB TEMPS
DROPPING TO -14 TO -16 C AT 12Z...WITH THE THERMAL TROF AXIS OVER
THE CWFA AT MIDDAY. A BLEND OF MOS RESULTS IN HIGHS 10 TO 15 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL...DESPITE DOWNSLOPE AND FULL SUN EAST OF THE MTNS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM MONDAY...THE TROUGH OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL
MOVE OFF THE COAST TUE NGHT AND WED. A CONSIDERABLY WEAKER SHORT
WAVE WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PATTERN WILL BECOME
MORE ZONAL ON THURSDAY AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY MODIFY OVER THE
REGION.
LLVL THICKNESSES WILL RECOVER TUE NIGHT...BUT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND A
VERY DRY AIRMASS TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL INTO THE TEENS TO LOWER
20S OVER THE FORECAST AREA. EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE QUITE COLD...ALL
THREE OFFICIAL CLIMATE SITES...GSP...CLT...AVL ARE FORECAST TO STAY
ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE THEIR RECORD LOWS FOR THE DATE.
WHILE STILL BELOW NORMAL...MAX TEMPS WED WILL BE 8 TO 10 DEGREES
WARMER THAN TUESDAYS/S. AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS THE RECOVERY WILL BE
CLOSER TO 15 DEGREES. HIGH CLOUDS SHOULD INCREASE DURING THE DAY AS
THE SHORT WAVE APPROACHES. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY WELL BELOW
LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THE NEXT SHORT WAVE WILL CROSS THE FA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. H8 TEMPS
BRIEFLY COOL TO -4 TO -6 ALONG THE TN LINE...AND THE MOIST LAYER
DOESN/T LOOK VERY DEEP AND H7 HEIGHTS ARE HIGH. THEREFORE...I ONLY
EXPECT FLURRIES WITH THIS EVENT...OR POSSIBLY MORE JUST HIGH
ELEVATION RHYME ICING. ON THURSDAY TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
RECOVER WITH HIGHS RISING TO NORMAL OR EVEN A LITTLE ABOVE UNDER
SUNNY SKIES.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM MONDAY...THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DISPARITY BETWEEN THE
02/12Z GFS AND THE 02/00Z ECMWF. HOWEVER...THE 02/12Z ECMWF CAME IN
TRENDING CLOSELY TO THE GFS. THAT SAID...THE 02/12Z GEFS ENSEMBLE IS
MUCH DRIER THAN EITHER OPERATIONAL MODEL...SO CONFIDENCE IS ON THE
LOW SIDE. ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPS FRIDAY AND HOLDS ON THRU SUNDAY AS A
SERIES OF WEAK WAVES MOVE THRU THE FLOW. THE GFS HAS A STRONGER NRN
STREAM SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY WHILE THE ECMWF
HOLDS OFF UNTIL MONDAY NITE. AT THE SFC...WARM DRY HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAY WILL LEAD TO LOWS NEAR NORMAL AND HIGHS 10
TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE WRN BORDER OF
THE CWFA BY THE END OF THE DAY SAT. MOISTURE MOVING IN WITH THIS
FRONT MAINLY HOLDS OFF UNTIL SATURDAY WHEN CHC POP SPREADS INTO ALL
BUT THE I-77 CORRIDOR. LOWS SAT NITE WILL BE 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
KEEPING ANY PRECIP THAT FALLS BEFORE DAYBREAK AS RAIN. HIGHS SAT 10
TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH WARMING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE
FRONT...AND ASSOCIATED SFC WAVES...MOVE INTO THE AREA SAT NIGHT AND
TO THE SRN BORDER OF THE CWFA BY THE END OF THE DAY SUN. THIS IS
WHERE THE ECMWF HAS CHANGED AS IT WAS MUCH SLOWER PREVIOUSLY. KEEP
CHC POP IN SAT NITE AND SUN WITH LOWS 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
AND HIGHS AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE GFS PUSHES THE FRONT
WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA MONDAY WITH DRY HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN WHILE
THE ECMWF KEEPS THE FRONT STALLED JUST SOUTH WITH A WAVE MOVING IN.
GIVEN THE DIFFERENCES...HAVE POP DIMINISHING TO SLIGHT CHC SUN NITE
AND REMAINING THERE MON. LOWS COOL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL...BUT DID NOT GO AS COLD AS THE MEX GUIDANCE GIVEN THE SLOWER
ECMWF. HIGHS FALL TO ONLY A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /04Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATES THAT GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS...BETWEEN 320 TO 340 DEGREES...WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT AND
THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON TUESDAY. A FEW HIGH WAVE CLOUDS ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...THE SKC FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE REST
OF THE PERIOD. VIS WILL REMAIN UNLIMITED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
AT KAVL...A PERIOD OF UPPER FORCING WILL KEEP SHSN AROUND THE
TERMINAL THROUGH 3Z...PUSHING VIS AND CIGS TO TEMPO MVFR. NNW WINDS
WILL REGULARLY GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO 30 KTS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. UP
VALLEY FLOW WILL KEEP CIGS ON THE BORDERLINE OF MVFR TO VFR THROUGH
DAYBREAK...THEN SKY SHOULD SCT AND LIFT.
ELSEWHERE...FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATES THAT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON TUESDAY. A
FEW LIGHT SHSN TO FLURRIES MAY PASS OVER THE TERMINALS THIS
EVENING...THEN BECOMING DRY. A FEW HIGH WAVE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT...THE SKC FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE REST OF THE
PERIOD. VIS WILL REMAIN UNLIMITED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY EVENING ONWARD.
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...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY FOR GAZ010.
NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-
048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-048>052-
058-059-062>064.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...NED
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...RWH
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 10:50 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1050 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506- 508-510-SCZ001>014-019-040400- 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- 1050 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES WILL REMAIN UNTIL MIDNIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER LOW CROSSES THE REGION. A FEW AREAS MAY SEE A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064-040400- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- 1050 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-040400- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1050 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-040400- RABUN- 1050 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES WILL REMAIN UNTIL MIDNIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER LOW CROSSES THE REGION. A FEW AREAS MAY SEE A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
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Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Every winter storm 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.