Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Jan 1, 2014, 3:31 PM EST for 7 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2014, 3:31 PM EST (20:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 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 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 7:50 PM EST | SNOW 0.1 | Walnut, NC | GROUND COVERED BY SNOW AT HWY 25 70 AND UPPER THOMAS BRANCH ROAD. |
| Jan 2, 10:58 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Walnut, NC | |
| Jan 3, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Ene Sugar Mountain, NC | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT FROM SEVEN DEVILS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
858 WWUS42 KGSP 012031 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 331 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE LOW WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THURSDAY EVENING...WHILE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NCZ048-051-052-058-020445- /O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 331 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-020445- /O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 331 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY MAY MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ MCAVOY
10 follow-up statements
921 WWUS42 KGSP 020322 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1022 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE LOW WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THURSDAY EVENING...WHILE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NCZ048-051-052-058-021200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 1022 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-021200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1022 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY MAY MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ CDG
319 WWUS42 KGSP 020956 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 456 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE LOW WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING...WHILE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ048-051-052-058-021800- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 456 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 3500 FEET OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-021800- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 456 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ LANE
495 WWUS42 KGSP 021006 CCA WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 502 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE LOW WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING...WHILE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ048-051-052-058-021830- /O.COR.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 502 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 3500 FEET OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-021830- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 502 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ LANE
301 WWUS42 KGSP 021102 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 602 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. POCKETS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SOME RAIN FREEZING TO SURFACES IN SOME AREAS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. A STRONG COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE LOW WILL THEN CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING...WHILE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ048-021515- /O.NEW.KGSP.ZR.Y.0001.140102T1102Z-140102T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ MADISON- 602 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY. * HAZARDS...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. TONIGHT... PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...PATCHY FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID-MORNING... BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE OF ICE THIS MORNING. TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 3500 FEET OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS AND OTHER SURFACES THIS MORNING. TONIGHT...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-021515- /O.NEW.KGSP.ZR.Y.0001.140102T1102Z-140102T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 602 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. TONIGHT... PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...PATCHY FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID-MORNING... BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...TRACE OF ICE THIS MORNING. TONIGHT...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-021515- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 602 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 3500 FEET OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ LANE
022 WWUS42 KGSP 021451 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 951 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE LOW WILL THEN CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING...WHILE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ048-022300- /O.EXP.KGSP.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ MADISON- 951 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 3500 FEET OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL... RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-022300- /O.EXP.KGSP.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 951 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-022300- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 951 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 3500 FEET OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 0 TO 10 ABOVE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ 08
223 WWUS42 KGSP 022028 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 328 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING...WHILE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. IN ADDITION... WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ048-052-030400- /O.CAN.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNESVILLE 328 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...MAINLY FROM 0 TO 10 BELOW...BUT AS LOW AS 20 BELOW IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OR LOWER TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ051-058-030400- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ SWAIN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRYSON CITY 328 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND GENERALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE HIGHEST RIDGES COULD SEE UP TO 10 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS FROM 5 TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-030400- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 328 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ 08
580 WWUS42 KGSP 030320 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1020 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL QUICKLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY MORNING...WHILE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. IN ADDITION... WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ051-058-031200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ SWAIN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRYSON CITY 1020 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND GENERALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE HIGHEST RIDGES COULD SEE UP TO 10 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS FROM 5 TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-052-031200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE 1020 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER PEAKS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ CDG
139 WWUS42 KGSP 030919 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 419 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ051-058-031200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ SWAIN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRYSON CITY 419 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF...STARTING AROUND DAYBREAK THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND GENERALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE HIGHEST RIDGES COULD SEE UP TO 10 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS FROM 5 TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-052-031200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE 419 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND DAYBREAK...THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER PEAKS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$
288 WWUS42 KGSP 031118 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 618 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. NCZ051-058-031230- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ SWAIN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRYSON CITY 618 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF... STARTING AROUND DAYBREAK THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 10 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 TO 12 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-052-031230- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE 618 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND VERY GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND DAYBREAK...THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 10 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 11 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-031700- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.140103T1118Z-140103T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 618 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AWAY FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 9 TO 20 ABOVE...AND WINDS NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THAT COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ PM
065 WWUS42 KGSP 031209 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 709 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. NCZ033-048>050-052-031700- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.140103T1209Z-140103T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE 709 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. PATCHES OF BLACK ICE CAN BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 10 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. && $$ NCZ051-058-031700- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ SWAIN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRYSON CITY 709 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...GRAHAM AND SWAIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS SEVERE IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. PATCHES OF BLACK ICE CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 10 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 17 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-031700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 709 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AWAY FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 11 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 9 TO 20 ABOVE...AND WINDS NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THAT COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ PM
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 Jan 1, 2:59 PM EST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 2:59 PM EST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
259 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION...BEFORE A COLD FRONT
CROSSES THE FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY. STRONG AND COLD CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND SLOWLY SHIFT
EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
CAROLINAS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT 230 PM EST WEDNESDAY...A SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE WILL WEAKEN
THIS EVENING AS IT LIFTS NE OUT OF AN UPPER TROUGH W OF THE MS RIVER
VALLEY. CIRRUS STREAMING EAST OVER A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE WILL CONTINUE
TO CROSS OUR AREA...AS SHOWN IN MODEL TIME HEIGHTS. THE UPPER TROUGH
WILL AMPLIFY AS IT PROGRESSES ACROSS THE MS RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT AND
THE TN VALLEY ON THURSDAY...WHILE A STRONG SHORTWAVE DROPS INTO ITS
BASE.
HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE CAROLINAS AND GA
TONIGHT...WHILE WEAK MOIST ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE SETS UP IN THE LOW
LEVEL. LOW CLOUDS AND EVENTUALLY PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTH
ACROSS THE AREA...STARTING IN THE PIEDMONT...AND EXTENDING TO THE
MOUNTAINS BY DAYBREAK. WITH SOME LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
IN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS TONIGHT...A FEW AREAS COULD SEE FREEZING RAIN
AROUND DAYBREAK...MAINLY IN THE SW MOUNTAINS. IF TEMPERATURES WARM
WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER BEFORE DAWN AS GUIDANCE SUGGESTS...
FREEZING RAIN WOULD BE LESS LIKELY. ICE AMOUNTS WOULD BE QUITE LIGHT
AT BEST. WITH VERY LOW POPS AND LOW CONFIDENCE...NO FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT THIS TIME.
ON THURSDAY A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NE FROM THE TN VALLEY TO THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...WHILE ANOTHER DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF STREAM
AND MOVES NE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH OUR
AREA FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY MORNING...CROSSING THE AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. POPS WILL RAMP UP AS THE FRONT REACHES THE AREA. RAPID
AND ROBUST COLD ADVECTION WILL SET UP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...
RESULTING A FAST LOWERING OF SNOW LEVELS FROM THE HIGH PEAKS OF NC
IN THE MID AFTERNOON...TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EVENING. MOST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND GENERALLY UNDER
ONE INCH.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RUN AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
TONIGHT...WHILE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL RUN NEAR NORMAL ON
THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 255 PM EST WEDNESDAY...NW FLOW WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY ACROSS
THE NC MTNS THURSDAY EVENING. H8 WINDS INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 KTS
WHILE TEMPS PLUNGE TO -17 DEG C BY 12 UTC FRIDAY. LAPSE RATES WILL
BE STEEPEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BUT SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS
SHOULD INCREASE TO 20 TO 1 LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. OVERALL WE BARELY
HIT 12 HOUR WINTER STORM CRITERIA OVER THE NRN MTNS AND ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TN LINE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW MTNS.
THEREFORE I WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING. THIS
WILL ALSO ALLOW ME TO ROLL THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS AND LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES INTO THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
FEET SHOULD SEE TEMPS DROP TO 5 TO 7 ABOVE BY 12 UTC FRI. WITH THE
STRONG WINDS THIS PUTS THESE ELEVATIONS WELL INTO THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY CRITERIA. ALL OF THIS COMBINED WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS OVER THE WARNING AREA...SO I/M NOT TOO CONCERNED EVEN IF
WE FALL A LITTLE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA ACCUMULATIONS.
FARTHER TO THE EAST...THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE NC BLUE RIDGE LOOK PRIMED FOR A HIGH WIND EVENT. SINCE
THESE ZONES WILL GET CONSIDERABLY LESS SNOWFALL...A HIGH WIND WATCH
WILL BE ISSUED FOR THESE LOCATIONS. I/M GOING WITH A WATCH AS THIS
IS A THIRD PERIOD EVENT AND I/D RATHER NOT PUT A WARNING OUT QUITE
THAT FAR.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL RUN AROUND 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT AND AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL OVER THE MOUNTAINS. FAIR AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
FROM FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM EST...THERE IS REASONABLE CONSENSUS THAT A DEEPENING
CENTRAL CONUS TROUGH WILL PUSH THE POLAR JET SWD INTO TX SAT NIGHT.
THE NUMERICAL MODELS THEN DIVERGE SOMEWHAT SUN INTO MON WITH THE EWD
MIGRATION OF THE ENERGY AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD AIR INFILTRATION.
THE ECMWF REMAINS MORE AMPLIFIED WITH THE FULL LATITUDE TROUGH AS IT
MIGRATES EWD SUNDAY...AND THIS IS BETTER SUPPORTED BY THE CMC AND
THE ENSEMBLES THAN IS THE GFS SOLUTION...SO IT WILL BE PREFERRED.
AHEAD OF THIS DIGGING UPSTREAM SYSTEM...LOW LEVEL SRLY UPGLIDE FLOW
SAT NIGHT INTO SUN WILL GRADUALLY RETURN ATLANTIC AND GULF MOISTURE
ACROSS THE REGION. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH OF A WARM NOSE ALOFT TO
ALLOW ANY SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY PRECIP TO BE EITHER RAIN OR
FREEZING RAIN. THE OFFSHORE SFC HIGH PRES CENTER IS NOT IN A
FAVORABLE POSITION FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN TRANSIENT IN SITU CAD
EARLY SUNDAY...SO ANY PRECIP BEGINNING AS FREEZING RAIN SHOULD BE
ABLE TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN FAIRLY QUICKLY BY LATE SUN MORNING. THE
LOW LEVEL SRLY JET WILL THEN INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TO ALLOW
PRECIP CHANCES AND RAIN RATES TO INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE SW
MTNS.
MEANWHILE...THE 500 MB VORTEX WILL DEEPEN OVER ONTARIO SUN NIGHT
THROUGH MON. THIS WILL DRIVE THE DEEP AND COLD TROUGH EWD...WITH THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVING THROUGH STARTING SUN
NIGHT...AND WITH REINFORCING COLD AIR ARRIVING THROUGH TUE MORNING
AS THE TROUGH BOTTOMS OUT OVER THE SRN APPALACHIANS. A RAPID
CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW IS THUS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT/MON MORNING
WITH ANY LINGERING POST FRONTAL MOISTURE OR NW UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE
WRN MTNS. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD BREAK CONTAINMENT E OF THE BLUE
RIDGE EARLY MON AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE BRIEF ROUND OF NW FLOW
MOISTURE IN THE COLD AIR FOLLOWING FROPA LATE SUN NIGHT INTO
MON...ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE COULD ARRIVE ON MON NIGHT JUST AS
850 MB TEMPS FALL TO BELOW MINUS 20 C ACROSS THE NC MOUNTAINS.
SNOW...WIND...OR WIND CHILL ADVISORIES COULD BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF
THE PERIOD FROM EARLY MONDAY INTO TUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
A COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL THEN SETTLE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY INTO WED...WITH MINS 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO...AND
MAXES 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO. A COLD WAVE OUTLOOK COULD BE
NEEDED.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR UNDER HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS UNTIL LOW CLOUDS ARRIVE IN
SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO FOR A LOW MVFR CIG AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY
IN LIGHT MOIST LOW LEVEL LIFT. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE MID
TO LATE MORNING. GUIDANCE DOES NOT SUPPORT A VSBY RESTRICTION AT
THAT TIME. WINDS WILL REMAINS FORM THE S.
ELSEWHERE...VFR UNDER HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS INITIALLY. MOIST LOW LEVEL
LIFT WILL SUPPORT LOW INCREASING LOW LEVEL CLOUDS TONIGHT...WITH
MVFR CIGS BEFORE DAWN...EXCEPT AFTER DAWN AT KHKY...AND IFR AT KAND.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE BETTER BY MID MORNING...THROUGH
RAINFALL RATES WILL BE TOO LOW FOR VSBY RESTRICTIONS IN NC. GUIDANCE
SUPPORTS MVFR VSBY RESTRICTIONS LATE THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO RAIN
AND FOG AT KGSP AND KGMU...WITH IFR AT KAND.
OUTLOOK...PRECIPITATION/RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
FOR MUCH OF THURSDAY...AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. RAPID
IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED OUTSIDE THE MTNS DURING THE AFTERNOON/
EVENING. VERY GUSTY NW WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THU
NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY...ESP ACROSS THE MTNS. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RETURN ON FRIDAY AND LINGER INTO SATURDAY. MOISTURE RETURNING AHEAD
OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY PRODUCE RESTRICTIONS AND LIGHT PRECIP BY
EARLY SUNDAY.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
20-02Z 02-08Z 08-14Z 14-20Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 93% MED 78%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 83% HIGH 92%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 94% MED 69%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 82%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 86% HIGH 85%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 95% MED 74% HIGH 82%
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...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NCZ053-065-501-503-505-507-509.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
NCZ033-048>052-058.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR NCZ048-051-052-058.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...JATHazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 4:25 AM EST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 425 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 NCZ033-048>052-058-020930- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 425 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO WILL BE FELT AT THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. ..FRIDAY...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD COME TO AN END FRIDAY MORNING. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH MOISTURE WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ053-059-062-501-503-505-020930- BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 425 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NEAR THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT...A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER... LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FARTHER EAST INTO THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THURSDAY EVENING...AND MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AND ACROSS THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO WILL BE FELT AT THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH MOISTURE WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-063>065-068>072-082- 502-504-506>510-SCZ001>014-019-020930- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 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- 425 AM EST WED JAN 1 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. LANE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:41 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell, Polk and 1 more | 13 hr |
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Sources
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