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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 21, 2014Graham County, Swain County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 21, 2014, 3:58 AM EST for Graham County, Swain County, North Carolina. It was in force for 47 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2014, 3:58 AM EST (08:58 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2014, 4:45 AM EST
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Graham County, NC, Swain County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 21, 4:13 AM ESTTSTM WND DMGRobbinsville, NCTREE BLOWN DOWN DOWNTOWN NEAR THE COURTHOUSE.
Feb 21, 4:25 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG4 Nnw Stecoah, NCONE TREE BLOWN OVER ONTO HIGHWAY 28 NEAR FONTANA LAKE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 15 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 20, 10:47 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 237 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2014-02-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2014-02-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-271 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1301 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
279 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.

739 
WUUS52 KGSP 210858
SVRGSP
NCC075-173-210945-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0009.140221T0858Z-140221T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
358 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GRAHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  CENTRAL SWAIN COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 445 AM EST

* AT 353 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SANTEETLAH
  LAKE...OR 10 MILES WEST OF ROBBINSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROBBINSVILLE...SANTEETLAH LAKE...TAPOCO...FONTANA VILLAGE...
  STECOAH...FONTANA LAKE...CLINGMANS DOME...SANTEETLAH...CHEOAH AND
  DEALS GAP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
LINES. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...
800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND
SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3537 8401 3540 8403 3553 8388 3553 8383
      3557 8377 3558 8360 3557 8349 3560 8347
      3555 8337 3522 8390 3521 8396 3526 8402
      3531 8404 3536 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0858Z 222DEG 52KT 3535 8392

$$
JOH
2 follow-up statements
254 
WWUS52 KGSP 210924
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
424 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

NCC075-173-210945-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140221T0945Z/
GRAHAM NC-SWAIN NC-
424 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL SWAIN
AND GRAHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 445 AM EST...

AT 418 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FONTANA LAKE...
OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRYSON CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CLINGMANS DOME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
LINES. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3537 8401 3540 8403 3553 8388 3553 8383
      3557 8377 3558 8360 3557 8349 3560 8347
      3555 8337 3522 8390 3521 8396 3526 8402
      3531 8404 3536 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0924Z 222DEG 52KT 3558 8359

$$
JOH
179 
WWUS52 KGSP 210936
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
436 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

NCC075-173-210946-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140221T0945Z/
GRAHAM NC-SWAIN NC-
436 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SWAIN AND GRAHAM
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 AM EST...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THIS AREA. 
HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3537 8401 3540 8403 3553 8388 3553 8383
      3557 8377 3558 8360 3557 8349 3560 8347
      3555 8337 3522 8390 3521 8396 3526 8402
      3531 8404 3536 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0936Z 222DEG 52KT 3571 8344

$$
JOH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 21, 2:15 AM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 2:15 AM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
215 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE CAROLINA COAST LATE TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT
COOLER WEATHER NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER TROUGH SETS UP OVER THE EASTERN
STATES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 210 AM EST FRIDAY...A WEAKENING LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING INTO THE WRN NC MTNS ATTM. THE ATMOSPHERE
OVER THE REGION IS CHARACTERIZED BY STEEP H7-H5 LAPSE RATES AND VERY
STRONG WIND SHEAR...BUT THERE IS A RELATIVE MINIMUM IN LLVL
DEWPOINTS OVER NRN GA AND THE WRN CAROLINAS. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
RESULT IN A WEAKENING TREND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A SHORT WAVE
WILL LIFT QUICKLY ACROSS TN/KY THIS MORNING...STRENGTHENING DEEP
LAYER FORCING ACROSS THE REGION. SO EVEN THOUGH THE LINE SHOULD BE
FAIRLY WEAK...WIDESPREAD FRONTAL BAND PCPN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
ACROSS THE FA. WITH THE STRONG SHEAR THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE THAT
A STRONGER SHOWER OR A TSTM COULD MIX DOWN DAMAGING WINDS. I SUSPECT
THAT WE WILL ISSUE A FEW SEVERE TSTMS WARNINGS AS THE LINE MOVES
INTO THE MTNS. OVER THE ERN PART OF THE FA ADVECTION OF ATLANTIC
MOISTURE IS RESULTING IN MORE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. THE LINE APPEARS
THAT IT WILL REACH THE I-77 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 12-14 UTC. EVEN IF IT
GETS THERE BEFORE MUCH DAYTIME HEATING...THERE IS STILL A CHANCE
THAT THE LINE COULD INTENSIFY BEFORE LEAVING THE FA. BY THIS TIME
THE LLVL WIND FIELD WILL START TO VEER MORE OUT OF
SOUTHWEST...HOPEFULLY LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY KIND OF SPIN-UP
QLCS TORNADOES ALONG THE LINE. STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE IS STILL
POSSIBLE HOWEVER. THE LINE HAS SLOWED DOWN AS THE MAIN SHORT WAVE
HAS LIFTED OVER THE WRN GREAT LAKES AND THE SRN WAVE IS JUST NOW
STARTING TO EJECT. THE AREA OF RAIN WILL BEGIN TO ACCELERATE TO THE
EAST...BUT PARTS OF THE SW NC MTNS COULD STILL SEE AN INCH OR MORE
OF RAIN THROUGH SUNRISE. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME QUICK RISES ON
STREAMS BUT SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO INDUCE FLASH FLOODING.

THE TRUE SFC COLD FRONT WILL WORK ACROSS THE FA LATER
TODAY...BRINGING MUCH DRIER AIR IN IT/S WAKE. DOWNSLOPE FLOW SHOULD
STILL HELP TEMPERATURES TO WARM WELL INTO THE 60S OVER MOST OF THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. QUIET AND COOLER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 1 AM FRI...CONUS EAST OF THE ROCKIES WILL BE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A VERY BROAD UPPER TROUGH SATURDAY INTO THE EARLY PART
OF THE WEEK...SO BROAD IN FACT THAT THE FLOW IS NEARLY ZONAL. LLVL
RIDGE SHIFTS ONTO THE ATLANTIC EARLY SATURDAY AND LIGHT SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL BEGIN TO PREVAIL AT THE SURFACE...BUT WITHOUT ENOUGH
MOISTURE FOR CLOUDS/PRECIP UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME
LLVL RH INCREASES FROM THE SOUTH...WITH WEAK UPGLIDE ALSO PROVIDING A
BIT OF LIFT...SO POPS BEGIN TO RAMP UP GENTLY BEGINNING LATE SUN
AFTN. COLD FROPA SUNDAY NIGHT...PUSHING ACRS MOST OF THE AREA BY 12Z
MON. WINDS TURN UPSLOPE ALONG THE TENN BORDER POST FROPA WITH
SUFFICIENT LLVL RH TO EXPECT SOME RA/SN SHOWERS. TEMPS WILL REMAIN
PLEASANTLY WARM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...PARTICULARLY HIGHS WHICH WILL
BE AROUND 10 DEG ABOVE NORMAL. LOWS WILL MAINLY BE IN THE 30S SAT
NIGHT...SLIGHTLY COOLER SUNDAY NIGHT OVER THE PIEDMONT BUT MORESO IN
THE MOUNTAINS WHERE THE FRONT WILL HAVE HAD A MORE SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
BY DAYBREAK.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 150 AM EST FRIDAY...NEARLY ZONAL UPPER FLOW FROM WEST TO EAST
AT 12Z MONDAY ALONG WITH FAIRLY GOOD MEDIUM MODEL AGREEMENT WILL
GIVE AWAY TO MODEL DIFFERENCES LATER IN THE WEEK.
HOWEVER...CONSENSUS IS FOR COOLER WEATHER IN MID TO LATE WEEK AS
SOME DEGREE OF UPPER TROFINESS WILL BE ESTABLISHED EAST OF THE
ROCKIES. MAIN GLARING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF LATER IN
THE WEEK IS THE GFS HAS A MUCH GREATER AMPLITUDE TROUGH OVER THE
EAST WITH THE DEEPER CLOSED OFF UPPER LOW CLOSER TO GREAT LAKES. THE
ECMWF ON THE OTHER HAND HAS A MUCH FLATTER TROUGH OVER THE EAST...IN
FACT NEARLY ZONAL FLOW THUR AND FRI.

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE EARLY IN THE WEEK WILL GIVE IN TO THE PASSAGE OF
A COLD FRONT IN MID WEEK. THE GFS INDICATES THIS IS A STRONG COLD
FRONT PASSING WED AFTERNOON BEING THE LEADING EDGE OF COLD AIR FROM
NW CANADIAN TERRITORIES WHICH WOULD BECOME ESTABLISHED THURS AND
FRI. THE ECMWF HAS A WEAKER COLD FRONT PASSING LATE TUES WITH THE
SOURCE REGION OF THE COLDER AIR COMING FROM THE CANADIAN PACIFIC
RATHER THAN THE COLDER NW CANADA. WITH WIDE DIFFERENCES AT THIS
POINT IT SEEMS BEST TO CONTINUE THE SLIGHT POPS IN ROUGHLY THE SAME
PERIODS WE HAVE BEEN CARRYING FOR DAYS AS THE FRONT PASSES. FORECAST
BUFKIT SOUNDINGS ARE NOW MORE IN FAVOR OF EITHER RAIN OR SNOW
ALTHOUGH EARLY IN THE POSSIBLE PRECIP PERIOD IN BEST CHANCE OF
SEEING SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. NOT  MUCH FAN FAIR EITHER WAY WITH
THE FRONT WITH NO INSTABILITY AND LITTLE SHEAR. COOLER OR COLDER
HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL LATE IN THE WEEK.

TEMPERATURES GO FROM A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY TO A LITTLE BELOW
NORMAL BY THURSDAY. IF THE GFS IS RIGHT...COULD BE MUCH MORE BELOW
NORMAL ON THE TEMPS LATE IN THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL ON TRACK TO
CROSS THE AIRFIELD BETWEEN 12 AND 15 UTC THIS MORNING. CIGS WILL
GRADUALLY FALL AHEAD OF THE LINE WITH IFR CIGS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AROUND 10 UTC. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 KTS AT TIMES THIS
MORNING. THE WINDS ARE AS HIGH AS 60KTS JUST 3KFT OFF THE
GROUND...THOUGH AS THEY ARE FROM THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE SFC WINDS
AND THE ATMOSPHERE IS MIXED...I DIDN/T THINK THIS WARRANTED A LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR GROUP. ISOLD TO SCT SHRA MAY ALSO DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE LINE WHICH I HAVE HANDLED WITH A FEW HOURS OF VCSH. THE LOW
CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR QUICKLY BY LATE MORNING AS THE TRUE SFC COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH...GRADUALLY VEERING THE WINDS TO WNW BY EARLY
AFTN.

ELSEWHERE...SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO KCLT BUT WITH RESTRICTIONS AND
PRECIP MOVING IN AN HOUR OR TWO EARLIER AND ENDING EARLIER AS WELL.
KAVL HAS THE LEAST CHC OF SEEING ANY TS...SO NO PROB30 THERE. KAVL
WILL ALSO SEE SOME LLWS AS THE LINE MOVES THRU GIVEN THE STRONG SLY
JET LOW LEVEL JET.

OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            07-13Z        13-19Z        19-01Z        01-07Z
KCLT       HIGH  81%     MED   72%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       MED   71%     MED   70%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       LOW   58%     HIGH  99%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       MED   71%     MED   65%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       LOW   57%     MED   69%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       MED   65%     MED   72%     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...NONE.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR NCZ033-
     048>052-058-059-062>064.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY
SHORT TERM...WIMBERLEY
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 2:31 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
231 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ001>014-019-220745-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-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-
231 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING...BRINGING WITH
IT A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS. DUE TO THE
PRESENCE OF ESPECIALLY STRONG WINDS ALOFT...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY
ACCOMPANY PRECIPITATION. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
BE A THREAT WITH ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...BUT A FEW OF THEM
COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-220745-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
231 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...TORNADO WATCH 19 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-049-050-053-064-220745-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-
231 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE
3500 FEET...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PORTION OF THE MOUNTAINS
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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING...BRINGING WITH
IT A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE A THREAT WITH ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS IN
ADDITION TO THE WIND THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-220745-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
231 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...TORNADO WATCH 19 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.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.

   TORNADO WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

08

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 21, 3:26 AM EST, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
326 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

NCZ051-058-062-210930-
GRAHAM-MACON-SWAIN-
326 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN SWAIN...NORTHWESTERN
MACON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM EST...

AT 324 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF
FONTANA VILLAGE TO 15 MILES WEST OF MURPHY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AQUONE...
  CHEOAH...DEALS GAP...NANTAHALA...CLINGMANS DOME...SANTEETLAH
  LAKE...FONTANA LAKE...WESSER...TAPOCO...STECOAH...SANTEETLAH...
  ROBBINSVILLE...NEWFOUND GAP...NANTAHALA LAKE...LUADA...KYLE...
  FONTANA VILLAGE AND ALMOND.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS.

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM
APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3537 8401 3541 8403 3553 8388 3553 8383
      3557 8377 3557 8349 3567 8334 3566 8330
      3569 8325 3515 8366 3516 8374 3523 8370
      3525 8371 3525 8384 3521 8396 3523 8401
      3531 8404 3536 8404

JOH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 3:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham, Swain64 min
Feb 21, 4:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain45 min
Feb 21, 6:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPRutherford48 min
Feb 21, 6:56 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln49 min
Feb 21, 7:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCatawba, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and 1 more50 min
Feb 21, 8:16 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Davie, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan44 min
Feb 21, 8:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion46 min
Feb 21, 9:11 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union79 min
Feb 21, 9:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.