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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 26, 20144 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this freeze warning at Mar 26, 2014, 2:07 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 27, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 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
Mar 26, 2014, 2:07 PM EDT (18:07 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 27, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2014, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Hart County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Cabarrus County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Union County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 225 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 2014-03-26Temperature 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 2014-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
89 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 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.

541 
WWUS72 KGSP 261807
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
207 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068>072-082-508-510-SCZ004>014-019-270215-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0002.140327T0400Z-140327T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.140327T0400Z-140327T1300Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
207 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA 
  AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND 
  PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DAMAGE TENDER 
  VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE COULD KILL CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL 
  CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
LG
3 follow-up statements
307 
WWUS72 KGSP 270114
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
914 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068>072-082-508-510-SCZ004>014-019-271000-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.140327T0400Z-140327T1300Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
914 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA 
  AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND 
  PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DAMAGE TENDER 
  VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE COULD KILL CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL 
  CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
07
704 
WWUS72 KGSP 270825
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
425 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068>072-082-508-510-SCZ004>014-019-271300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140327T1300Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
425 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA 
  AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND 
  PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DAMAGE TENDER 
  VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE COULD KILL CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL 
  CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

CDG
338 
WWUS72 KGSP 271300
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
900 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

.TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO THE MID AND UPPER 30S THIS MORNING.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068>072-082-508-510-SCZ004>014-019-271400-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140327T1300Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
900 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ENDED
THE FREEZE WARNING.

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE BRINGING WARMER AIR INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

$$
LGL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Mar 26, 1:39 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 1:39 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
139 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD
INTO THURSDAY...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE. A SERIES OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL
AFFECT THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. EXPECT MILD HIGH PRESSURE TO
BE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER FROM SUNDAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM...CURRENT FORECAST ON TRACK WITH ONLY MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRENT TEMP/DEWPOINT TRENDS

AS OF 0940 AM...TWEAKED THE HOURLY TEMP/DEWPOINT TRENDS WITH
BCCONSSHORT WHICH IS CURRENTLY BANG ON. EVEN WITH FULL SUN...MAX
TEMPS TODAY WILL BE 15 DEGREES OR SO BELOW AVERAGE. WILL CONTINUE
WITH FREEZE WATCH TONIGHT FOR PIEDMONT AREAS THAT ARE TURNED ON. WE
WILL MOST LIKELY BE UPGRADING TO A FREEZE WARNING...BUT WOULD LIKE
TO UPDATE MIN TEMP GRID FIRST WITH THE 12Z GUIDANCE AS A COUPLE
COUNTIES ARE MARGINAL. WILL TRY TO GET THE WARNING OUT AS SOON AS
ALL THE CONS/BC DATA SETS ARE AVAILABLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

AS OF 640 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE ALL
BUT BOTTOMED OUT WITH MOST LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS REPORTING IN
THE MID TO UPPER 20S WITH HIGHER ELEVATION SITES FALLING INTO THE
TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS.  WINDS REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
LEADING TO BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING.  STILL EXPECTING
THESE WINDS TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS AS FLOW ALOFT WEAKENS AND HIGH PRESSURE SUBSIDENCE SHRINKS THE
MIXED LAYER.  LATEST RADAR IMAGERY FROM AROUND THE REGION INDICATES
SOME LIGHT/MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING AROUND
PORTIONS OF EAST TN WITH A FEW BANDS PERHAPS MAKING INTO THE NC
MOUNTAINS.  THIS REMAINING ACTIVITY IS STILL PROGGED TO CEASE
SHORTLY WITH SKIES CLEARING GRADUALLY THROUGH MORNING.
OTHERWISE...ADJUSTED TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS TO REFLECT LATEST
OBSERVATIONS AND LEFT THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AS IS.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

AS OF 300 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO
TAPER OFF ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NC THIS MORNING.
LATEST NEAR TERM GUIDANCE INDICATES VERY LITTLE IF ANY ACTIVITY
THROUGH THE 8-9Z TIMEFRAME...THUS PER COLLABORATION WITH
NEIGHBORS...WILL CANCEL CURRENT WW ADVISORY WITH THE NEW FCST
PACKAGE THIS MORNING.  STRONG 850MB FLOW AND TIGHTENING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WARRANT CONTINUATION OF CURRENT WIND ADVISORY
PRODUCT ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN THEREFORE NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE.
TEMPERATURES/DEWPOINTS CONTINUE TO PLUMMET AS COLD/DRY HIGH PRESSURE
ADVECTS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.  MOST LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY SITTING
AT OR BELOW FREEZING WITH SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE NC
MOUNTAINS BEING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.  THESE BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL YIELD DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL VALUES ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGETOPS AND PEAKS THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...COVERAGE SEEMS ISOLATED THEREFORE NO PRODUCTS REGARDING
WIND CHILLS WILL BE ISSUED AND WILL JUST HIGHLIGHT IN THE HWO.

THE ABOVE MENTIONED SURFACE RIDGE WILL MIGRATE TO THE EAST
EVENTUALLY SETTING UP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING.
DESPITE SUNNY SKIES TODAY...COLD ADVECTION WILL PREVAIL YIELDING
HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 10-12 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.  GUSTY WINDS
THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS
STRENGTHENING SUBSIDENCE INVERSION LIMITS AVAILABLE MIXING.
DESPITE LOW RH VALUES TODAY...WILL FORGO ANY FIRE WX
HEADLINES/PRODUCTS DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION INCREASING SOIL
MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION.  AS DEEP LAYER RIDGING CONTINUES TO
BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR
ABUNDANT RADIATIONAL COOLING.  TEMPERATURES WILL FALL DIURNALLY TO
BELOW NORMAL LEVELS ONCE AGAIN...THUS PLAN TO UPGRADE CURRENT FREEZE
WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 245 AM WEDNESDAY...TEMPS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE ON THURSDAY
(ALTHOUGH REMAINING A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL)...AS HEIGHTS RISE ACROSS
THE EAST IN RESPONSE TO FALLING WESTERN CONUS HEIGHTS/AN
INCREASINGLY ACTIVE SOUTHERN STREAM. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WAVES
AND ASSOCIATED CYCLONE WILL EJECT FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE
THURSDAY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT INTO THE TENN/OHIO VALLEY THU
NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY. THE GULF WILL ESSENTIALLY BE WIDE OPEN AHEAD OF
THIS FRONTAL ZONE...AND PWATS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO A COUPLE
OF STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE THE NORM ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST
BY EARLY FRIDAY. DEEP CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT SHOULD SUPPORT A
HEALTHY SHOWER BAND ACROSS THE TENN VALLEY LATE THU NIGHT...WHICH
WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS EARLY FRIDAY. HOWEVER...AS
THE SURFACE CYCLONE LIFTS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...AND ANOTHER WAVE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE ARKLATEX...THE FRONT WILL SLOW
DOWN AND FRONTAL FORCING WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THE SHOWER BAND
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. THEREFORE...CATEGORICAL POPS WILL
BE LIMITED TO THE MTNS FRI MORNING. NEVERTHELESS...THE VERY MOIST
ENVIRONS AND WEAK UPGLIDE/UPSLOPE FLOW SHOULD SUPPORT SCT/NUM
SHOWERS...AND PERHAPS A TS OR TWO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

AS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW EJECTS FROM
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS FRI NIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY...ANOTHER FRONTAL BAND
IS EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS THE TENN VALLEY AS THE FRONT MAKES
ANOTHER RUN FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...LIKELY CROSSING THE AREA
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THERE
WILL BE MORE IN THE WAY OF BUOYANCY IN THE WARM SECTOR DURING THIS
TIME...SUPPORTING BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...MODEL
SIGNALS ARE NOT VERY SUPPORTIVE OF A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT...AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS FEATURE VEERED/UNIDIRECTIONAL WIND
PROFILES. NEVERTHELESS...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE
NON-ZERO SAT AFTERNOON. A CONTINUATION OF VERY MOIST PROFILES SHOULD
ALSO SUPPORT A THREAT FOR LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL.

SHOWERS/TS SHOULD COME TO AN END SAT EVENING...AS THE FRONTAL ZONE
IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP EAST OF THE AREA...INTRODUCING DRIER/COOLER AIR
AND POSSIBLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF NW FLOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MTNS. SOME
SNOW MAY FALL AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENN BORDER EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 240 AM EDT TUESDAY...LATEST GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST
THAT WE WILL SEE QUIET WEATHER WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT
THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD.

H5 HEIGHTS WILL RISE OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES OFFSHORE AND AN UPPER RIDGE AXIS APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. THE RIDGE AXIS IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION BY
MONDAY WITH A DE-AMPLIFYING UPPER WAVE PASSING TO OUR NORTH TUE.

AT THE SURFACE...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE
DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SUN AND REMAIN IN PLACE THRU MONDAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION ON TUE AS AN ASSOCIATED LOW
PRESSURE TRACK EASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER...MODELS AGREE
THAT THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY AS IT CROSSES THE MTNS.
HENCE...HAVE INHERITED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS MAINLY ALONG THE TN BORDER
AT THIS TIME. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT
BEYOND DAY 7. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN NEAR NORMAL ON SUNDAY...WITH A
FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL MON/TUE.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...SKC CONDITIONS WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDNESS OVERNIGHT WITH CLOUDINESS BECOMING MORE OPAQUE
EARLY THU. NO VSBY RESTRICTIONS. W/NW WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT
SE/S OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK...SHOWER CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM W TO E THU NIGHT AS GULF
MOISTURE OVERSPREADS THE REGION. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR FRI AND SAT ALONG WITH RESTRICTIONS.
SHOWERS WILL END SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE EAST. DRY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            17-23Z        23-05Z        05-11Z        11-17Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%

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...FREEZE WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     MORNING FOR GAZ018-026-028-029.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     MORNING FOR NCZ068>072-082-508-510.
SC...FREEZE WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     MORNING FOR SCZ004>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...LG
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...JOH
AVIATION...LG
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 10:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1050 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068>072-082-508-510-SCZ004>014-019-271500-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1050 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF
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.

   FREEZE WATCH.

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

..THURSDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ROUND OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
..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.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-501>507-509-
SCZ001>003-271500-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-
MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-
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-
1050 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

..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.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

HG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 26, 8:30 AM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
830 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

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

0700 AM     SNOW             5 ESE COLUMBUS          35.22N  82.12W
03/26/2014  E0.0 INCH        POLK               NC   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SCATTERED LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED GROUND
            THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW FELL TUESDAY EVENING. LOCATION
            JUST OFF PENIEL ROAD.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 26, 8:49 AM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
849 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

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

0800 AM     SNOW             FAIRVIEW                35.52N  82.40W
03/26/2014  E1.0 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT ELEVATION AROUND 2600 FEET. ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW
            WHICH FELL MOSTLY TUESDAY EVENING.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 26, 10:12 AM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1012 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

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

0730 PM     SNOW             LEICESTER               35.65N  82.69W
03/25/2014  E2.0 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   PUBLIC

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 26, 10:15 AM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1015 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

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

0608 AM     SNOW             MAGGIE VALLEY           35.52N  83.09W
03/25/2014  E3.0 INCH        HAYWOOD            NC   PUBLIC

            STILL SNOWING HEAVILY.

0637 AM     SNOW             LINVILLE                36.07N  81.87W
03/25/2014  E1.0 INCH        AVERY              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MODERATE SNOW FALLING

0700 AM     SNOW             E FLAT SPRINGS          36.25N  81.91W
03/25/2014  M2.1 INCH        AVERY              NC   COCORAHS

            2.1 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AND 2 INCHES ON THE GROUND THIS
            FELL SINCE ABOUT 2 AM.

0710 AM     SNOW             5 N BAKERSVILLE         36.09N  82.16W
03/25/2014  M4.1 INCH        MITCHELL           NC   COCORAHS

            4.1 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN LAST 4 HOURS AND 4 INCHES ON
            THE GROUND.

0730 AM     SNOW             2 NW ASHEVILLE          35.59N  82.57W
03/25/2014  M0.5 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED HALF INCH OF SNOW ON NW SIDE OF ASHEVILLE.
            ALSO GETTING REPORTS OF LIGHT SNOW FALLING ON THE EAST
            SIDE OF ASHEVILLE.

0747 AM     SNOW             CANTON                  35.55N  82.84W
03/25/2014  E4.5 INCH        HAYWOOD            NC   PUBLIC

            A 4.5 INCH VERY WET SNOW IN CANTON CLINGING TO TREES..
            STILL SNOWING.

0757 AM     SNOW             SPRUCE PINE             35.92N  82.07W
03/25/2014  E2.0 INCH        MITCHELL           NC   PUBLIC

0800 AM     SNOW             WAYNESVILLE             35.48N  83.00W
03/25/2014  M4.0 INCH        HAYWOOD            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED 5 PLACES RANGING FROM OVER 3 INCHES TO NEARLY
            5 INCHES. AVERAGE ABOUT 4 INCHES. ELEVATION AROUND 2500
            FEET. AROUND 30 DEGREES. JUST FLURRIES AT 8 AM.

0800 AM     SNOW             2 S SPRUCE PINE         35.89N  82.07W
03/25/2014  E3.0 INCH        MITCHELL           NC   PUBLIC

            A WET 3 INCHES OF SNOW SOUTH OF SPRUCE PINE FROM SOCIAL
            MEDIA REPORT.

0800 AM     SNOW             BURNSVILLE              35.92N  82.30W
03/25/2014  M4.0 INCH        YANCEY             NC   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF MEASURED 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN OR
            NEAR BURNSVILLE.

0800 AM     SNOW             2 NNE UPTON             36.09N  81.67W
03/25/2014  E2.0 INCH        CALDWELL           NC   PUBLIC

            NEAR BLOWING ROCK IN CALDWELL COUNTY SNOW THIS MORNING
            RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES.

0800 AM     SNOW             UNION GROVE             36.02N  80.86W
03/25/2014  E0.0 INCH        IREDELL            NC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            ONLY A DUSTING ON GRASS.

0830 AM     SNOW             SYLVA                   35.37N  83.22W
03/25/2014  E0.5 INCH        JACKSON            NC   PUBLIC

            ABOUT A HALF INCH OF SNOW NEAR SYLVA.

0845 AM     SNOW             COVE CREEK              35.61N  83.01W
03/25/2014  M3.8 INCH        HAYWOOD            NC   PUBLIC

            ELEVATION 3300 FEET. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

0850 AM     SNOW             CASAR                   35.51N  81.62W
03/25/2014  E0.0 INCH        CLEVELAND          NC   PUBLIC

            A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW ON GRASS IN CASAR.

0852 AM     SNOW             SALUDA                  35.24N  82.35W
03/25/2014  M1.9 INCH        POLK               NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     SNOW             FAIRVIEW                35.52N  82.40W
03/25/2014  E0.2 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ABOUT A QUARTER INCH OF SNOW ON GRASS AND TREES. ALL
            MELTED WHEN IT LANDED ON ROADS AND OTHER PAVED SURFACES.

0900 AM     SNOW             LAKE JUNALUSKA          35.53N  82.98W
03/25/2014  E4.0 INCH        HAYWOOD            NC   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS OF AROUND 4 INCHES SNOW.

0900 AM     SNOW             SALUDA                  35.24N  82.35W
03/25/2014  E0.0 INCH        POLK               NC   PUBLIC

            A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW ON GRASS IN SALUDA AREA WITH 38
            DEGREES IN THE VALLEY.

0900 AM     SNOW             SALUDA                  35.24N  82.35W
03/25/2014  E1.0 INCH        POLK               NC   PUBLIC

            NEAR SALUDA A LITTLE HIGHER IN ELEVATION. AROUND 1 INCH
            OF SNOW.

0903 AM     SNOW             HILDEBRAN               35.72N  81.42W
03/25/2014  E0.2 INCH        BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ABOUT A QUARTER INCH OF SNOW ON GRASS AND STILL SNOWING
            MODERATELY IN FAR EASTERN BURKE COUNTY.

0930 AM     SNOW             LEICESTER               35.65N  82.69W
03/25/2014  E1.0 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   PUBLIC

0955 AM     SNOW             TAYLORSVILLE            35.92N  81.18W
03/25/2014  E0.1 INCH        ALEXANDER          NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SNOWING MODERATELY NOW AND STICKING TO CARS AND GRASS

1000 AM     SNOW             BURNSVILLE              35.92N  82.30W
03/25/2014  E5.0 INCH        YANCEY             NC   PUBLIC

            HAS STOPPED SNOWING AND SUN IS SHINING NOW. SOCIAL
            MEDIA REPORT.

1032 AM     SNOW             N PATTERSON             35.99N  81.56W
03/25/2014  E0.2 INCH        CALDWELL           NC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            ACCUMS JUST ON GRASS

1053 AM     SNOW             4 N BELWOOD             35.54N  81.52W
03/25/2014  E0.1 INCH        CLEVELAND          NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            DUSTING ON STATIONARY OBJECTS AND GRASS.

1109 AM     SNOW             1 S MORGANTON           35.73N  81.70W
03/25/2014  E0.5 INCH        BURKE              NC   PUBLIC

            SALEM COMMUNITY JUST SOUTH OF MORGANTON

1208 PM     SLEET            5 E COLUMBUS            35.25N  82.12W
03/25/2014  E0.0 INCH        POLK               NC   NWS EMPLOYEE

            A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET FELL WITH A SOUTHEASTERLY
            MOVING BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS CONTAINING SLEET.

0101 PM     SNOW             MARS HILL               35.83N  82.55W
03/25/2014  E4.0 INCH        MADISON            NC   PUBLIC

            4 INCHES ON GROUND MAINLY FROM EARLIER TODAY AND HEAVY
            SNOW WAS JUST FALLING BUT HAS JUST TAPERED OFF AT THE
            END OF THE CALL.

0217 PM     SNOW             E FLAT SPRINGS          36.25N  81.91W
03/25/2014  M4.5 INCH        AVERY              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.6 INCHES FELL IN ONE HOUR 1 TO 2 PM. 4.5 INCHES FOR
            EVENT. 3 INCHES ON GROUND. 27 DEGREES NOW. ROADS ARE
            CLEAR.

0405 PM     SNOW             NEWLAND                 36.09N  81.93W
03/25/2014  E4.0 INCH        AVERY              NC   911 CALL CENTER

            3 TO 4 INCHES FELL TODAY...MOST MELTED ON ROADWAYS

0408 PM     SNOW             WAYNESVILLE             35.48N  83.00W
03/25/2014  E0.0 INCH        HAYWOOD            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            ALL SNOW FROM EARLIER HAS MELTED. A TRACE IN RECENT
            SNOW SHOWERS.

0415 PM     SNOW             MARSHALL                35.80N  82.68W
03/25/2014  E2.0 INCH        MADISON            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            1 TO 2 INCHES FELL TODAY...MOST HAS MELTED.

0430 PM     SNOW             2 SW SPRING CREEK       35.78N  82.88W
03/25/2014  E0.0 INCH        MADISON            NC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            5 INCHES ON THE GROUND THIS MORNING. ALMOST ALL MELTED
            TODAY.

0445 PM     SNOW             2 W ASHEVILLE           35.57N  82.58W
03/25/2014  E0.5 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY SNOW SHOWER. ALL THE MORNINGS SNOW HAD MELTED.

0500 PM     SNOW             5 N BAKERSVILLE         36.09N  82.16W
03/25/2014  M8.0 INCH        MITCHELL           NC   COCORAHS

            4.5 INCHES PAST 9 HRS.

0549 PM     SNOW             FAIRVIEW                35.52N  82.40W
03/25/2014  E0.5 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY SNOW FALLING. ROADS NOW GETTING COVERED. HAD 3
            INCHES BEFORE MELTING EARLIER TODAY.

0656 PM     SNOW             3 SE SPRUCE PINE        35.88N  82.03W
03/25/2014  M0.5 INCH        MITCHELL           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4.5 INCHES FELL THROUGH THIS MORNING. ALMOST ALL MELTED
            THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL 0.5 INCHES OVER THE PAST
            HOUR.

0712 PM     SNOW             FAIRVIEW                35.52N  82.40W
03/25/2014  M1.5 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

0730 PM     SNOW             LEICESTER               35.65N  82.69W
03/25/2014  E2.0 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   PUBLIC

0816 PM     SNOW             2 W ASHEVILLE           35.57N  82.58W
03/25/2014  M2.0 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 INCHES FELL IN ONE HOUR 7 TO 8 PM.

0842 PM     SNOW             AVL AIRPORT             35.45N  82.54W
03/25/2014  M0.3 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   OTHER FEDERAL

0846 PM     SNOW             4 S OLD FORT            35.58N  82.18W
03/25/2014  M1.0 INCH        MCDOWELL           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

0848 PM     SNOW             3 SW CHEROKEE           35.44N  83.36W
03/25/2014  M1.5 INCH        SWAIN              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM     SNOW             E FLAT SPRINGS          36.25N  81.91W
03/26/2014  M7.9 INCH        AVERY              NC   COCORAHS

            3355 FEET ELEVATION. 7.9 INCHES SNOW FOR THE EVENT
            WHICH WAS 0.53 WATER EQUIVALENT. 1.3 INCHES IN PAST 12
            HOURS. 4 INCHES ON GROUND.

0700 AM     SNOW             5 ESE COLUMBUS          35.22N  82.12W
03/26/2014  E0.0 INCH        POLK               NC   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SCATTERED LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED GROUND
            THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW FELL TUESDAY EVENING. LOCATION
            JUST OFF PENIEL ROAD.

0730 AM     SNOW             3 E WOODFIN             35.64N  82.54W
03/26/2014  M1.5 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN THE BEAVERDAM CREEK AREA NEAR ELEVATION 3000 FEET.
            HAD 1.5 INCHES SNOW WHICH FELL MOSTLY DURING TUESDAY
            EVENING BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

0800 AM     SNOW             FAIRVIEW                35.52N  82.40W
03/26/2014  E1.0 INCH        BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT ELEVATION AROUND 2600 FEET. ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW
            WHICH FELL MOSTLY TUESDAY EVENING.

&&

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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.