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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

January 30, 2013Alexander County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Jan 30, 2013, 6:21 PM EST for Alexander County, North Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2013, 6:21 PM EST (23:21 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Alexander County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 119 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2013-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 29 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2013-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
29 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
525 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
353 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jan 30, 2:52 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 2:52 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
252 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO DRIER HIGH PRESSURE ON
THURSDAY. ANOTHER...FAIRLY WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION
ON FRIDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK IN FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM EST ON WEDNESDAY...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE GSP COUNTY WARNING AREA UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING. PLEASE CHECK
OUR WARNINGS/WATCHES/ADVISORIES FOR DETAILED INFORMATION.

LATEST REGIONAL DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBS REVEALED THAT A
STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH SQUALL LINE WAS STRETCHING FROM NE
GEORGIA TO THE FAR WESTERN NC MOUNTAINS. THIS LINE HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING LOCAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.
THE LATEST NAM/GFS/RAP/HI-RES ARW ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THIS
CONVECTIVE LINE WILL CROSS THE WESTERN NC MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA THROUGH 21Z (5PM EST)...UPSTATE SC AND NC FOOTHILLS 21Z-00Z
(5PM-8PM)...NC PEIDMONT INCLUDING THE CHAROLLTE METRO AREA 00Z-03Z
(8PM-11PM). SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF
20-35MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THIS LINE. CURRENT
LAPS AND THE SPC HOURLY MESOSCALE ANALYSIS REVEALED STRONG LOW LEVEL
WIND SHEAR OF +40KTS(0-1KM LAYER) WITH SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES OF
100-200J/KG ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL
SUPPORT WIDEPSREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES ACROSS THE
AREA. IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNPOUR WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES
WILL OCCUR DURING THE PASSAGE OF THIS SQUALL LINE. I HAVE CARRIED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEATHER GRIDS FOR ALL LOCATIONS THROUGH
THE PERIOD. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...WITH POPS TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

STRONG NW COLD ADVECTION FLOW WILL TAKE PLACE BEHIND THE DEPARTING
FRONT TONIGHT. H85 TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO COOL TO -10C ACROSS
THE NORTHERN NC MOUTAINS. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDENT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE TO GENERATE UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE TN BORDER
LINE MIDNIGNTH INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL QPF VALUES FROM
THE UPSLOPE PRECIP WILL BE LIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES FALLING TO THE MID 20S
WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE AND FROZE SLUSH THURSDAY
MORNING...SO I WILL CONTINUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WITH COLD AIR MASS
MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT...OUR MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES ON
THURDAY WILL BE AROUND 30 DEGREES COOLER THAN THIS MORNING'S LOW. WE
WILL SEE CLEARING SKIES WITH MUCH COOLER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ON
THURSDAY AS DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF NOON WEDNESDAY...THE SHORT RANGE WILL BE RELATIVELY TRANQUIL
AS WE REMAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF A BROAD UPPER LONG WAVE TROF THROUGH
THE PERIOD. A CLIPPER LIKE WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE TROF WILL PASS TO
THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL DRIVE A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE REGION. THE FRONT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A DECENT SLUG OF LOW
TO MID LEVEL MOISTURE THAT WILL GET RUN UP THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
MTNS BY SOME STRONG W TO NW FLOW AT 850MB. THIS SHOULD FORCE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MTNS MAINLY NEAR THE TN BORDER.
THE AIR MASS IS COLD ENOUGH THAT WHATEVER FALLS SHOULD BE ALL SNOW.
HARD TO SAY IF THE FRONT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANY OF THE SNOW
SHOWERS TO BREAK CONTAINMENT AND MOVE OUT E OF THE BLUE RIDGE...BUT
WITH THE UPPER SUPPORT BEING SO FAR TO THE N...THINK THE ANSWER IS
NO. THE PRECIP SHOULD BE FAIRLY SHORT LIVED AND WILL TAPER OFF
QUICKLY FRIDAY MORNING. AFTER THAT...SOME SHORT WAVE RIDGING WILL
CROSS THE REGION...SUPPORTING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE...FOR FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT. BY SATURDAY...THE NEXT WAVE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NW
WILL APPROACH THE REGION...WITH AN INCREASE IN DEEPER MOISTURE AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME ISENTROPIC LIFT IN THE AFTERNOON. WILL START
TO INCREASE THE PRECIP CHANCES FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 1030 AM EST WEDNESDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE SHOWS A SUBTLE
PATTERN CHANGE TOWARD THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. WE START OUT WITH
A BROAD UPPER TROF OVER EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. A SHORT WAVE DROPPING
DOWN INTO THE TROF WILL DRIVE A WEAK SYSTEM ACROSS THE REGION ON
SATURDAY NIGHT...TO WHICH THE GFS/ECMWF RESPOND WITH SOME LIGHT
PRECIP. A CHANCE OVER THE MTNS AND SLIGHT CHC E OF THE MTNS SHOULD
SUFFICE...AND THIS WOULD BE MAINLY LIGHT SNOW OVER THE MTNS AND
MAINLY RAIN OUTSIDE THE MTNS...BUT THIS HAS VERY LOW POTENTIAL TO BE
ANYTHING MORE THAN A MINOR EVENT. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BUILD BACK
ACROSS THE REGION FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM...AGAIN
RELATIVELY WEAK...WILL FOLLOW ON MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY WITH A COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS ONE ALSO HAS VERY LOW POTENTIAL AND WAS
HANDLED WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF CHC OR SLIGHT CHC POP FOR RAIN/SNOW
MAINLY OVER THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. THE GFS SHOWS THIS FRONT COMING
BACK NORTH AND REACTIVATING AS A WARM FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...BUT THIS
WAS DISREGARDED FOR THE TIME BEING AS THE ECMWF WAS DRY. TEMPS
SHOULD BE A BIT ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...LATEST REGIONAL RADARS INDICATE THAT A
STRONG SQUALL LINE WAS STRETCHING FROM NW GEORGIA TO EXTREME WESTERN
NC MOUNTAINS. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE WESTERN NC
MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH 22Z...UPSTATE SC AND NC
FOOTHILLS 22Z-01Z...AND NC PIEDMONT INCLUDING KCLT 02Z-05Z. STRONG S
WINDS OF 20-30KT WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS LINE ALONG WITH STRONG
LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. MVFR CEILINGS WILL
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE LIFTING TO VFR
TONIGHT AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH SQUALL LINE MOVES
OFF TO THE EAST. WIND GUSTS TO +45MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNINGS AND
HEAVY DOWNPOUR WILL OCCUR DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE SQUALL LINE.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR BEHIND THE FRONT WITH WINDS VEERING
FROM S/SW TO W/NW. WITH DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILD IN FROM THE
WEST ON THURSDAY...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH W/NW WINDS OF
15-20KTS THROUGH 18Z THU FOR ALL TERMINALS.

OUTLOOK...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE REGION ON
THURSDAY...BECOMING CENTERED OVER THE CWA BY SATURDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS SHOULD FAVOR VFR...WITH MORNING VALLEY FOG POSSIBLE.

AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR GAZ017-018-026-028-
     029.
     FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-
     048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-
     068>072-082-502-504-506>510.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST
     THURSDAY FOR NCZ033-048>050.
     FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ059-062>065.
SC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...PAT
NEAR TERM...JOH
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...JOH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 3:23 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506>510-SCZ001>014-019-312030-
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 21 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS
AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE PASSING COLD FRONT. ISOLATED FLOODING COULD DEVELOP ALONG
STREAMS AND RIVERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
RAPIDLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATING
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER...AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ052-053-501-503-505-312030-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 21 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   TORNADO WATCH.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS
AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE PASSING COLD FRONT. ISOLATED FLOODING COULD DEVELOP ALONG
STREAMS AND RIVERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
RAPIDLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATING
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER...AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ033-048>050-312030-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 21 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   TORNADO WATCH.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS
AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE PASSING COLD FRONT. ISOLATED FLOODING COULD DEVELOP ALONG
STREAMS AND RIVERS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ051-058-312030-
SWAIN-GRAHAM-
323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS
AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. ISOLATED
FLOODING COULD DEVELOP ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE
WESTERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER...AND AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME SLIPPERY
ROADWAYS LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ010-NCZ059-062>065-312030-
RABUN-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 21 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FLOOD WATCH.
   TORNADO WATCH.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS
AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE PASSING COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE
OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER...AND AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME SLIPPERY
ROADWAYS LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

WIMBERLEY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 30, 4:57 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
457 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0411 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SENECA                  34.69N 82.96W
01/30/2013                   OCONEE             SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OAK TREE WITH A 12 INCH DIAMETER FELL ONTO A FENCE IN
            SENECA.

&&

OUTLAW
Local storm report, Jan 30, 5:23 PM EST, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
523 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW WHITWORTH         34.50N 83.11W
01/30/2013                   FRANKLIN           GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAM RADIO REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN ONTO MOBILE
            HOME.

&&

ARK
Local storm report, Jan 30, 5:27 PM EST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
527 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0512 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BLACK MOUNTAIN          35.61N 82.33W
01/30/2013                   BUNCOMBE           NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            HIGHWAY 70 IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AT GROVESTONE
            RD...THE RESULT OF STREAM FLOODING.

&&

MCAVOY
Local storm report, Jan 30, 5:46 PM EST, 35 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 4:16 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSPAvery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey30 hr
Jan 30, 6:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham, Macon, Swain111 min
Jan 30, 12:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGraham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain58 min
Jan 30, 1:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 1 more59 min
Jan 30, 1:58 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHaywood, Jackson, Macon2 hr
Jan 30, 2:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAvery, Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey63 min
Jan 30, 3:02 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe, Henderson, Jackson, Transylvania, Yancey58 min
Jan 30, 3:11 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPTransylvania79 min
Jan 30, 3:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPTransylvania53 min
Jan 30, 3:44 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPTransylvania6 hr
Jan 30, 3:50 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPSwain12 hr
Jan 30, 3:50 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPSwain12 hr
Jan 30, 3:54 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPTransylvania36 min
Jan 30, 4:26 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Henderson2 hr
Jan 30, 4:37 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPJackson113 min
Jan 30, 4:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPAvery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey6 hr
Jan 30, 5:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Caldwell, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford60 min
Jan 30, 5:22 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPBuncombe, Henderson3 hr
Jan 30, 5:28 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPPolk, Rutherford32 min
Jan 30, 5:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford64 min
Jan 30, 5:57 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGSPSwain22 hr
Jan 30, 5:57 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGSPSwain18 hr
Jan 30, 6:04 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPHaywood5 hr
Jan 30, 6:59 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania56 hr
Jan 30, 3:48 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPOconee2 hr
Jan 30, 4:11 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPOconee, Pickens34 min
Jan 30, 4:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens58 min
Jan 30, 5:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Anderson60 min
Jan 30, 6:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAbbeville, Cherokee, Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg63 min

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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.