Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Feb 11, 2012, 4:20 AM EST for 5 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 11, 2012, 7:30 AM EST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2012, 4:20 AM EST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 7:30 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2012, 6:00 AM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 1270 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
525 WWUS42 KGSP 110920 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT... .ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-111730- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0002.120211T0920Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ051-052-111730- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0002.120211T0920Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ053-059-111730- /O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ048-111730- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ058-111730- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ GRAHAM- 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JPT
6 follow-up statements
724 WWUS42 KGSP 111237 CCA WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD AIR WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-112045- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WS.W.0002.120211T1230Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ051-052-112045- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WS.W.0002.120211T1230Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ053-059-112045- /O.COR.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ048-112045- /O.COR.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ058-112045- /O.COR.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ GRAHAM- 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 14
375 WWUS42 KGSP 111515 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-112315- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ051-052-112315- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE BITTERLY COLD VALUES FROM 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ048-112315- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ053-058-059-112315- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...NORTHERN JACKSON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
992 WWUS42 KGSP 111721 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-120130- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ051-052-120130- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS WILL SEE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE BITTERLY COLD VALUES FROM 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ048-120130- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ053-058-059-120130- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...NORTHERN JACKSON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE... MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 14
791 WWUS42 KGSP 120151 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FORCE OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH SUNRISE. THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-121000- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT...MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ051-052-121000- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS WILL SEE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE BITTERLY COLD VALUES FROM 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ048-121000- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ053-058-059-121000- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...NORTHERN JACKSON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
091 WWUS42 KGSP 120914 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNIG... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FORCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH SUNRISE. NCZ033-049-050-121500- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNRISE. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 17 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EARLY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ051-052-121500- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNRISE. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 20 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ048-121100- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNRISE. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 17. * WINDS...WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ053-058-059-121100- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...NORTHERN JACKSON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNRISE. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1/2 INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 15 ABOVE. * WINDS...WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JPT
108 WWUS42 KGSP 121111 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE OVER THE AREA TODAY. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-121500- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOW WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND POSSIBLY HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK WILL ALSO NEED SHELTER FROM WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 18 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EARLY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ051-052-121500- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOW WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND POSSIBLY HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK WILL ALSO NEED SHELTER FROM WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 20 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ048-121215- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... $$ NCZ053-058-059-121215- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:10 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 14 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:20 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:05 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon and 3 more | 13 hr |
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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.