Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Feb 18, 2012, 3:03 PM EST for 12 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 19, 2012, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. 1 report 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
- Feb 18, 2012, 3:03 PM EST (20:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 3:07 AM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 8:55 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Bakersville, NC | COUNTY COMMS REPORT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 2448 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
388 WWUS42 KGSP 182003 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 303 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT...SPREADING MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE REGION. COD AIR WILL FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES BY TO THE SOUTH. PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP FROM ABOUT 6000 FEET AT SUNRISE TO ABOUT 2000 FEET BY SUNSET. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE TRANSITION TAKES PLACE... WITH ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER AS WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING AWAY OFFSHORE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE DEGREE OF COLD AIR AND HOW IT MIGHT MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH ON SUNDAY. LATER DEVELOPMENTS WILL DETERMINE IF OR WHEN AN ADVISORY FOR SOME OF THE OTHER MOUNTAINS WILL BE NEEDED. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-190500- /O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0001.120219T1700Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0003.120219T1200Z-120220T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 303 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS AND WALKWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
893 WWUS42 KGSP 190350 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1050 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT...SPREADING MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE REGION. COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES BY TO OUR SOUTH. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BRIEFLY TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO AROUND FREEZING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HAYWOOD AND MADISON COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER AS WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OFFSHORE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO HOW QUICKLY THE COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY. HOWEVER...OTHER AREAS OF THE MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WILL LIKELY SEE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTRY WEATHER AS WELL. ADVISORIES FOR SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-191200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.120219T1200Z-120220T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1050 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS. * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. HIGHER TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDERNEATH BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES IN AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. 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. && $$ NCZ048-052-191200- /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0002.120219T1200Z-120220T0500Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNESVILLE 1050 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MADISON AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. HIGHER TOTALS COULD OCCUR UNDERNEATH BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGH ELEVATION ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ LANE
550 WWUS42 KGSP 190940 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 440 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW REMAINS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TODAY TO THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT...SPREADING MOISTURE BACK INTO THE REGION. AS COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH... AREAS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE BRIEFLY TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET... BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW LATER TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. NCZ035-502-191700- /O.EXB.KGSP.WS.W.0003.120219T1700Z-120220T1100Z/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL- 440 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALEXANDER AND CALDWELL COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET...FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ048-052-191700- /O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0002.120219T1200Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.120219T1700Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.WS.W.0003.120219T1200Z-120220T0500Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNESVILLE 440 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...MADISON AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...SNOW * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK WITH SNOW LATER TODAY. 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. 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ053-191700- /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.120219T1700Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.WS.W.0003.120219T1200Z-120220T0500Z/ BUNCOMBE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHEVILLE 440 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE COUNTY. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * TIMING...LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK LATER TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET...FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ051-059-191700- /O.EXA.KGSP.WS.W.0003.120219T1200Z-120220T0500Z/ SWAIN-NORTHERN JACKSON- 440 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SWAIN AND JACKSON COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...SNOW * TIMING...LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK LATER TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 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. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-191700- /O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0003.120219T1200Z-120220T1100Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 440 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS. * TIMING...INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES IN AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-504-506-191700- /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.120219T1700Z-120220T1100Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY 440 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ064-507-509-191700- /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.120219T1700Z-120220T0500Z/ TRANSYLVANIA-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 440 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...SNOWFALL. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS. * TIMING...LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
071 WWUS42 KGSP 191819 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 119 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW REMAINS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM EASTERN GEORGIA TO THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT...SPREADING MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. AS COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH... AREAS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE BRIEFLY TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET... BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. NCZ048-052-053-200230- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE 119 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MADISON AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...SNOW * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FT...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK WITH SNOW LATE THIS 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. 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ033-035-049-050-501>503-505-200230- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 119 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS. * TIMING...INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES IN AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ051-059-200230- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ SWAIN-NORTHERN JACKSON- 119 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SWAIN AND JACKSON COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...SNOW * TIMING...LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 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. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-504-506-200230- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY 119 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ064-507-509-200230- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ TRANSYLVANIA-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 119 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...SNOWFALL. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ARK
965 WWUS42 KGSP 192334 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 634 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL REMAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT... NCZ048-052-053-200500- /O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE 634 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REPLACES WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...HIGH ELEVATIONS OF MADISON...HAYWOOD...AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...SNOW * TIMING...TONIGHT * ACCUMULATIONS...1-2 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGH ELEVATION ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ051-059-200045- /O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ SWAIN-NORTHERN JACKSON- 634 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PRECIPITATION MAY BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING IN THE BALSAMS AND SMOKIES...WITH VERY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE...BUT THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS PASSED. $$ NCZ064-200045- /O.CAN.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ TRANSYLVANIA- 634 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT RAIN MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE ENDING. VERY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BUT THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ NCZ033-035-049-050-501>503-505-200600- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 634 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-504-506-200600- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY 634 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON SECONDARY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ507-509-200500- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 634 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET. * IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LANE/MCAVOY
593 WWUS42 KGSP 200239 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 939 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL REMAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT... NCZ035-049-050-501>503-505-201100- /O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ ALEXANDER-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPRUCE PINE 939 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MITCHELL AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. A FEW AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL ALSO DEVELOP. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO 2 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ033-201100- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ AVERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWLAND 939 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-504-506-201100- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY 939 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE INTO THE EARLY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS ON SECONDARY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ507-509-200500- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 939 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET. * IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ048-052-053-200500- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNESVILLE 939 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGH ELEVATIONS OF MADISON...HAYWOOD...AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...SNOW * TIMING...TONIGHT * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGH ELEVATION ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
646 WWUS42 KGSP 200508 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1208 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 NCZ048-052-053-507-509-200615- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T0500Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNESVILLE 1208 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY TAPER TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WAS ALLOW TO EXPIRE. $$ NCZ033-201100- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ AVERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWLAND 1208 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ035>037-049-050-056-057-501>506-201100- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...HICKORY...SALISBURY 1208 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MITCHELL AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND POINTS EASTWARD ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR TOWARD THE TRIAD. * HAZARDS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. A FEW AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY ALSO BEEN SEEN. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL COATING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
326 WWUS42 KGSP 200807 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 307 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 NCZ033-200915- /O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ AVERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWLAND 307 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A FEW SNOW FLURRIES MAY DEVELOP THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PATCHES OF BLACK ICE COULD BE A PROBLEM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE PART OF THE MORNING...UNTIL TEMPERATURES WARM BACK ABOVE FREEZING. $$ NCZ035>037-049-050-056-057-501>506-200915- /O.CAN.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...HICKORY...SALISBURY 307 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PATCHES OF BLACK ICE COULD DEVELOP ON UNTREATED ROADS ACROSS THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT THROUGH DAYBREAK...AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. TEMPEATURES SHOULD WARM BACK ABOVE FREEZING BY 10 AM. $$ MOORE
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 Feb 18, 2:41 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 2:41 PM EST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
241 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT TO THE
CAROLINA COAST ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING WET WEATHER UNTIL THE
SYSTEM MOVES OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
THE REGION MONDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH TUESDAY. A SERIES OF COLD
FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM...AS A VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE TROF TRACKS ACROSS TX THIS
EVENING...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORGANIZES ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE
SFC LOW WILL TRACK FROM THE LA COAST TO NRN GA BY 12Z SUNDAY. AS THE
LOW APPROACHES...A STRONG COUPLED JET DIVERGENCE SIGNATURE CROSSES
THE CWFA ON TOP OF LLVL WAA AND MID LVL FRONTOGENESIS. SO EXPECT A
RAIN SHIELD TO SPREAD ACRS THE FA FROM SW TO NE THIS EVENING...WITH
NEAR 100 POP BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY ACRS THE ENTIRE AREA. THERE WILL BE
VERY STRONG FORCING FOR PRECIP...BUT QPF WILL BE PROBABLY BE LIMITED
DUE TO ONGOING CONVECTION ALONG THE GULF COAST REGION. QPF GENERALLY
0.25 TO 0.5" ACRS THE SRN TIER THRU DAYBREAK SUNDAY...WITH LESS ACRS
NC. TEMPS WILL SLOWLY DROP THRU THE NIGHT TO THE MID 30S MTNS AND
UPR 40S PIEDMONT...AS A HYBRID COLD AIR DAMMING EVENT INTENSIFIES.
SUNDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS PROGGED TO TRACK QUICKLY FROM
NRN GA TO THE SE NC COASTAL WATERS BY 00Z MONDAY AND DEEPEN TO
AROUND 1000 MB. IN THE UPPER LEVELS THE STRONGEST Q CONVERGENCE WILL
CROSS THE CWFA SUNDAY MORNING. THEN A DEFORMATION ZONE WILL BEGIN TO
PIVOT AND SHIFT EAST FROM ERN KY/TN TO THE NC MTNS BY EVENING. BOTH
THE NAM AND GFS FCST SNDGS SHOW PROFILES IN THE NRN MTNS CHANGING
FROM RA TO SN FROM LATE MORNING THRU THE AFTN HOURS. THE NAM TRIES
TO HOLD ONTO A WARM NOSE...BUT THIS SCENARIO SEEMS UNLIKELY WITHIN A
DEFORMATION ZONE. USING A TOP-DOWN APPROACH FAVORING THE GFS
PROFILES...RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW ACRS THE NRN NC MTNS AND ADJACENT
BLUE RIDGE STARTING AROUND 15Z...WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING THRU THE
DAY. MEANWHILE...A DRY SLOT WILL PUNCH INTO THE SRN HALF OF THE
CWFA...SO POPS SHUD TAPER OFF. (ALTHOUGH DRIZZLE MAY LINGER THRU THE
DAY.) AS FOR ACCUM...TAKING A BLEND OF GUIDANCE AND USING HPC/S
SLR...THE CURRENT WATCH ZONES DO REACH 12-HR WARNING CRITERIA.
OUTSIDE OF THOSE AREAS...IT IS HIGHLY ELEVATION-DEPENDENT...WITH THE
SW NC MTNS GETTING ONLY ADVISORY-LEVEL SNOW ABOVE ABOUT 5000 FT.
ALSO...THE I-40 CORRIDOR MAY GET SOME SNOW ACCUM AS THE LOW EXITS
LATE SUN AFTN/EVE. CONFIDENCE SEEMS HIGH ENUF TO UPGRADE THE WATCH
TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...BUT NO HIGH ENUF TO ISSUE ANYTHING
OUTSIDE THAT AREA. WILL MENTION POTENTIAL IMPACTS FOR THE REST OF
THE MTNS IN THE HWO.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...A GFS/ECMWF BLEND WAS USED FOR THIS FCST
PERIOD WITH THE NAM CONSIDERED AN OUTLIER. AS UPPER TROF PULLS OFF
TO THE NE AND SFC LOW TRACKS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST PRECIP CHC DROPS
OFF SUN NIGHT AND LATEST GFS BUFKIT SOUNDINGS ELIMINATES WARM NOSE
ALOFT...WHICH KEEPS TEMP PROFILES COLD ENOUGH FOR RAIN/SNOW PIEDMONT
AND SNOW MTNS BEFORE IT ENDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON MRNG LOWS WILL BE
IN THE U20S-L30S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WITH 20S MTNS. UPPER RIDGE AND
SFC HIGH PRES BUILD OVER THE REGION MON WITH LOWS ABOUT 5 DEG BELOW
AVG. RIDGE MOVES E MON NIGHT-TUE AND AS SFC HI MOVES OFFSHORE...S
RETURN FLOW BEGINS TO PICK UP. TEMPS WARM TO NEAR AVG AND MOISTURE
STARTS TO ADVANCE NE TOWARD THE AREA AS THE NEXT SHORTWAVE
APPROACHES FROM THE W. FOR NOW INCREASED CLOUDS OVER THE AREA BUT
HELD POPS BELOW SLIGHT CHC THRESHOLD THRU THE DAY TUE.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...A STRONG POSITIVE HEIGHT ANOMALY WILL BE
LOCATED OFF THE US WEST COAST AT THE START OF THE EXTENDED RANGE
FORECAST. THIS WILL KEEP THE ERN CONUS UNDER A BROAD TROUGH THROUGH
MOST OF THE WED-SAT PERIOD. WHILE THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN GENERAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE SIGNIFICANT SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES...THERE
CONTINUE TO BE SHORT WAVE...AND THUS SENSIBLE WX DIFFERENCES...IN
THEIR SOLUTIONS. HPC HAS ACCOUNTED FOR THIS BY GOING MAINLY WITH A
BLEND OF THE GFS AND ECMWF ENSEMBLES FROM WED ONWARD.
FOR TUE NIGHT/WEDNESDAY...A POTENT SHORT WAVE WILL LIFT ACROSS THE
NEW ENGLAND STATES TUE NIGHT. STRONG RIDGING DOWN ACROSS THE GULF
WILL LIMIT THE SFC REFLECTION OF THE TROUGH THIS FAR SOUTH. IN
FACT...THERE ISN/T AN IDENTIFIABLE SFC FRONT...OR MUCH FORCING...AND
THAT PART OF THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY. THE LLVL THICKNESSES
IMPLY WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON WED AS WELL.
THE LONG WAVE THROUGH WILL DEEPEN A LITTLE OVER THE ERN STATES WED
NGHT/THU...AIDED BY A SHORT WAVE THAT CROSSES THE FA THU MORNING.
CHANCE POPS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE FORECAST AHEAD OF THIS THROUGH.
TEMPERATURES STILL LOOK MILD...AND ONLY RAIN IS EXPECTED. THE
ENSEMBLES HAVE ANOTHER SHORT WAVE CROSSING THE FA ON FRIDAY. TIMING
THIS SERIES OF SHORT WAVES FOR THE THU/FRI TIME FRAME IS NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE...AND LOW CHANCE POPS HAVE BEEN SPREAD OUT ACROSS MOST OF
BOTH DAYS. IN REALITY...PCPN CHANCES WILL PROBABLY BE CONFINED TO
SHORTER INTERVALS...BUT THOSE INTERVALS CANNOT BE NAILED DOWN.
INTERESTINGLY...THERE IS PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE LONG WAVE AXIS
PUSHING EAST OF THE REGION ON DAY 7 AND INTO NEXT SUNDAY...AND THAT
PART OF THE FORECAST LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. HOWEVER...MUCH COLDER AIR
WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW THE THOUGH...WITH THE PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPS COMING /BRIEFLY?/ TO AN END AT THE END OF THE EXTEND RANGE.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...THE FIRST 6 HOURS OF THE TAF SHUD BE VFR
WITH INCREASING MID CLOUDINESS. SOME STRATOCU WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
ACRS THE UPSTATE BY 00Z...AND MAY DIP TO MVFR. LIGHT RAIN WILL
DEVELOP FROM SW TO NE THIS EVENING...WITH CIGS/VSBY QUICKLY LOWERING
TO IFR/LIFR OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY SE TO SW THIS
AFTN...THEN TURN NE THIS EVENING WITH ONSET OF PRECIP.
SUNDAY MORNING THRU 18Z...THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE FALLING ACRS THE
AREA. TEMPS WILL BE DROPPING...BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY WINTRY PRECIP
AT ANY OF THE TAF SITES THRU 18Z. WINDS MAY BE GUSTY ACRS THE
PIEDMONT.
OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD PCPN WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM SW TO NE
SUNDAY AFTN...CHANGING TO SNOW/SLEET IN THE NORTHERN NC MTNS. THERE
IS A CHC OF SOME MIX OF SNOW AT KHKY/KCLT...BUT CONFIDENCE IS STILL
LOW...AND EVEN IF IT DOES...NOT EXPECTING A BIG IMPACT. A BETTER CHC
OF SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW AT KAVL SUNDAY EVENING. QUIET WX CONDS ARE
ON TAP MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH SHOWER CHANCES INCREASING WEDNESDAY.
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...NONE.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...ARK
SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...MCAVOY
AVIATION...ARKHazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 5:06 AM EST, 9 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 506 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-191015- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 506 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-191015- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 506 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME LOCATIONS COULD HAVE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER THE SMOKIES AND BALSAM MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506-508-510-191015- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- EASTERN POLK- 506 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE PAST TO THE SOUTH AND REDEVELOP OFF THE COAST ON SUNDAY. AS THIS HAPPENS...COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH LATE IN THE DAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY SUNDAY NIGHT. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL DETERMINE IF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL OR PART OF THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-191015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 506 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. MOORE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 10 hr |
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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.