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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 26, 20137 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Nov 26, 2013, 2:56 PM EST for 7 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 27, 2013, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 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
Nov 26, 2013, 2:56 PM EST (19:56 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 27, 2013, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 28, 2013, 12:00 AM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 261 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 2013-11-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2013-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 477 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
530 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
477 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
640 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
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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 Nov 26, 2:35 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 2:35 PM EST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
235 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF
THE AREA TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. DRY CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE WEST AND BECOME REINFORCED OVER
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON MONDAY...A WEAK SURFACE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 225 PM EST TUESDAY...A COMPLEX SHORT TERM FORECAST AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
I/LL SIMPLY LIST THE CONCERNS BELOW.

HEAVY RAIN...
A FLOOD WATCH WAS ISSUED WITH THE MORNING UPDATE FOR ALL OF THE
MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL ZONES IN THE FORECAST AREA. A 50 TO 60 KT LLVL
JET IS SUPPORTING STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT ACROSS THE EASTERN
ESCARPMENT OF THE BLUE RIDGE. 24 HOUR PRECIP TOTALS RANGE FROM 2 TO
3 INCHES ACROSS ALL OF THE SOUTHWEST NC MTNS...NE GA AND THE UPSTATE
AS WELL AS THE BLUE RIDGE NORTHWARD FROM POLK TO CALDWELL COUNTIES.
ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IS LIKELY IN THIS AREA BEFORE THE FLOW
VEERS TO THE SSW AND HEAVIER RAIN PUSHES AWAY FROM THE MTNS BETWEEN
03-06 UTC. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR MAIN STEAM RIVER
FLOODING AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG SOME OF THE USUAL PROBLEM STREAMS
IN THIS AREA. THE NAM SOUNDINGS HAVE ELEVATED INSTABILITY THIS
EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT AND THE NE
PIEDMONT OF SC. IF TSTMS BEGIN TO DEVELOP THEN LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING COULD DEVELOP IN PLACES LIKE CHARLOTTE. CONFIDENCE ISN/T
HIGH ENOUGH TO ISSUE A WATCH AT THIS POINT BUT IT/S SOMETHING WE
WILL MONITOR.

WINTER WEATHER...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING
ALONG THE TN BOARDER COUNTIES. THE NAM SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW
STRONG LLVL COLD ADVECTION UNDER UNDERNEATH OF A WARM
NOSE...RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE WRN SLOPES OF
THE NC MTNS STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE WARM NOSE WILL QUICKLY
COLLAPSE AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE REGION...BUT I HAVE
CARRIED A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE GRIDS...ESP NEAR THE TN
LINE. HOWEVER...THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS. BY 12 UTC PCPN SHOULD BE ALL SNOW ALONG THE TN LINE. THERE
WILL ALSO BE STRONG SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING AT THIS TIME WHICH WILL
SUPPORT HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE PCPN WILL BE
ENHANCED BY NW FLOW. BY LATE MORNING THE EVENT WILL TRANSITION INTO
PURE NW FLOW...THOUGH STRONG H8 WINDS AND DEEP MOIST LAYER WILL
SUPPORT ACCUMULATING SNOW WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...THOUGH
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PROBABLY DEVELOP JUST EAST OF THE HEAVIEST
SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE REST OF
THE NC MTNS. RAPIDLY COOLING TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT WIDESPREAD
BLACK ICE. IN ADDITION...THAT SHOT OF DEEP FORCING COULD SUPPORT AN
INCH OR TWO OF SNOW BEFORE PCPN ENDS LATE WED MORNING.

A PERIOD OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.
IN FACT I THINK THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THE I-85 CORRIDOR WILL SEE
SNOWFALL...BUT ONLY A BRIEF PERIOD AND IT SHOULDN/T STICK. I/VE
ADDED THIS TO THE GRIDS. WITH TOMORROW BEING THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY
OF THE YEAR WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS VERY CLOSELY.

STRONG WINDS...
THE NAM AND OUR WORKSTATION WRF INDICATE THAT STRONG WINDS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY..NORTHERN GREENVILLE
COUNTY AND ACROSS THE NC BLUE RIDGE FROM POLK COUNTY NORTHWARD. THE
STRONG WINDS SHOULD RAPIDLY DEVELOP BETWEEN 10-12 UTC AS THE COLD
ADVECTION STRENGTHENS BEHIND THE RETREATING LOW. THE WET GROUND WILL
ALSO HELP THE STRONG WINDS BLOW DOWN TREES. THE WARNING WILL RUN
THROUGH 23 UTC WEDNESDAY.

COLD TEMPERATURES...
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL RUN AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...WITH HIGHS ON THURSDAY STILL 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM EST TUESDAY.....HIGHS ON THANKSGIVING DAY WILL STILL
RUN 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...THOUGH HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRING CLEAR SKIES AND QUIET WEATHER.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM EST TUESDAY...NOT MUCH CHANGE IS NEEDED TO THE PREVIOUS
FCST. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO DISPLAY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL
SYNOPTIC PATTERN AND THE GFS ENS SPREAD REMAINS ON THE LOW SIDE.
THUS ...WILL ANTICIPATE A QUASI/ZONAL FLOW OR WEAKLY RIDGED ATMOS
REINFORCING STRONG SFC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FA FRI THROUGH SUN.
THERE WILL BE SOME STREAMLINE H5 VORT PASSING OVERHEAD SAT AND SUN
WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SCT/BKN ACU/CI WHICH WONT AFFECT SFC TEMPS
MUCH. HOWEVER...THE STRONG SFC RIDGE WILL CONTINUE A COOL AND DRY
NE/LY FLOW AND WILL EXPECT ONLY A MINOR MODIFICATION THE AIRMASS AND
MAX TEMPS LIMITED AT LEAST 10 DEGREES F BELOW NORMAL FRI THROUGH
SUN. MINS WILL RADIATE ABOUT 8-10 DEGREES F COOLER THAN NORMAL
DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. A LOOSE AND UNORGANIZED H5 TROF WILL
IMPINGE UPON THE AREA LATE SUN THROUGH MON WITH A WEAKLY DEFINED SFC
REFLECTION. THERE WILL BE SOME LLVL MOISTURE FLUX AHEAD OF THIS
FEATURE AND PROBABLY ENOUGH LIFT TO PRODUCE NUSIANCE TYPE LOW QPF
-SHRA. THUS...THE GOING CHANCE POPS WERE ONLY MODIFIED SLIGHTLY LATE
SUN THROUGH MON. THINGS WILL DRY OUT PRETTY QUICKLY MON NIGHT AS
ANOTHER STRONG CP HIGH BUILDS SOUTH. MAX TEMPS WILL BE HINDERED MON
WITH ALL THE CLOUD COVER AND SHOULD BE HELD BELOW NORMAL BY A CAT OR
SO. MAX TEMPS ON TUE WILL NEAR OR REACH AROUND NORMAL IN GOOD
INSOLATION AS A FAIRLY STRONG UPPER RIDGE BUILDS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...LIFR CIGS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTN
HOURS AND OVERNIGHT AS COLD AIR DAMMING WILL SUPPORT CONTINUED LOW
CIGS. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
HELPING TO LOWER VSBYS AS WELL. IMPROVEMENT WILL HAPPEN STARTING
AROUND 13-15 UTC AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AIRFIELD...LIFTING
CIGS AND TURNING THE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. EVEN THOUGH THE
WINDS HAVE RECENTLY GONE ALMOST DUE EAST...IT/S EXPECTED THEY WILL
REMAIN MORE OUT OF THE NE THE REST OF THE DAY AND NORTH TONIGHT. IF
THE NAM IS RIGHT A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE
MID-MORNING HOURS ON WED. THE MODEL HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THIS
AND FORCING IT GENERATES SEEMS REASONABLE. I DID NOT INCLUDE
ANYTHING WITH THIS TAF...BUT IT/S SOMETHING TO WATCH CLOSELY.

ELSEWHERE...THE CHARLOTTE DISCUSSION ABOVE IS QUITE SIMILAR TO THE
REST OF THE FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT TAF SITES WITH LIFR CIGS AND LOW
VSBYS IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL BE NE EXCEPT AT KAVL WHERE THE WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THE REST OF
THE REGION WED MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT KAVL STARTING LATE TONIGHT. A
PERIOD OF SNOW IS A GOOD BET AT KAVL STARTING AROUND 12 UTC. THE NAM
GENERATES SNOW ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THROUGH THE MID
MORNING HOURS ON WED. THIS COULD VERIFY...BUT FOR NOW I ELECTED TO
KEEP SNOW OUT OF THE TAF.

OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WED AFTN...THOUGH IT WILL BE
WINDY. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT ONWARD.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            19-01Z        01-07Z        07-13Z        13-19Z
KCLT       HIGH  85%     MED   78%     MED   67%     HIGH  84%
KGSP       HIGH  80%     MED   70%     MED   69%     HIGH  82%
KAVL       HIGH  86%     HIGH  83%     MED   72%     HIGH  80%
KHKY       MED   76%     MED   72%     LOW   56%     HIGH  85%
KGMU       MED   79%     MED   65%     MED   62%     MED   78%
KAND       HIGH  83%     HIGH  85%     MED   78%     MED   74%

THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018-026.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ010.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ053-
     065-501-503-505-507-509.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-035-048>053-056-
     058-059-062>065-068-069-501>510.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
     WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ059-
     062>064-502-504-506-508-510.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NCZ033-048>052-058.
SC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ003.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>008.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ001-002.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 26, 10:20 AM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1020 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

NCZ033-048>052-058-271530-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
1020 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

..WEDNESDAY...HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. SEE WINTER STORM WATCH.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING
TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ010-NCZ053-059-062>065-501>507-509-SCZ001>003-271530-
RABUN-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
1020 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

..WEDNESDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. SEE WIND ADVISORY.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING
TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ017-018-026-NCZ035-056-068-069-508-510-SCZ004>008-271530-
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-
1020 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING
TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ028-029-NCZ036-037-057-070>072-082-SCZ009>014-019-271530-
HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1020 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE ISOLATED URBAN FLOODING IN THE PIEDMONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING
TO OUR OFFICE.

07

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 26, 8:56 AM EST, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
856 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

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

0815 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CONCORD                 35.41N  80.59W
11/26/2013  E0.10 INCH       CABARRUS           NC   CO-OP OBSERVER

            LIGHT GLAZE ON SURFACES OF CARS.

&&

SBK
Local storm report, Nov 26, 9:12 AM EST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
912 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

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

0911 AM     FREEZING RAIN    SHEFFIELD               35.97N  80.68W
11/26/2013  E0.10 INCH       DAVIE              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES COVERED IN ICE. STILL
            EXPERIENCING -FZRA. 31 F.

&&

SBK
Local storm report, Nov 26, 9:15 AM EST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
915 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

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

0614 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CANTON                  35.55N  82.84W
11/26/2013  E0.15 INCH       HAYWOOD            NC   PUBLIC

            TREE ICED OVER AND HANGING INTO STREET DISRUPTING
            TRAFFIC.

&&

SBK
Local storm report, Nov 26, 10:02 AM EST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1002 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

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

0955 AM     FREEZING RAIN    COLUMBUS                35.25N  82.20W
11/26/2013  E0.25 INCH       POLK               NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            NCDOT REPORTS FALLEN TREES ON ROADS AROUND COUNTY.

&&

JAT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 26, 4:41 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchGSPAvery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more10 hr
Nov 26, 4:56 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell and 4 more34 hr
Nov 26, 10:01 AM ESTFlood WatchGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 15 more15 hr
Nov 26, 10:06 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania47 hr
Nov 26, 2:47 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSPBuncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell, Polk and 1 more24 hr
Nov 26, 2:56 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more42 hr
Nov 26, 3:18 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania6 hr
Nov 26, 6:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion48 min

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013

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.