Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Jan 5, 2014, 4:41 AM EST for 7 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 6, 2014, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 11 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 5, 2014, 4:41 AM EST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2014, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2014, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 18 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 09:40 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 6, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 W Robbinsville, NC | 2100 FT |
| Jan 6, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 7 W Robbinsville, NC | 3600 FT |
| Jan 6, 10:30 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 4 W Bakersville, NC | 3800 FT |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Newland, NC | DRIFTING SNOW |
| Jan 6, 11:11 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Bakersville, NC | BLOWING SNOW |
| Jan 6, 11:12 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Burnsville, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:13 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Marshall, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:13 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 12 N Waynesville, NC | FINES CREEK AREA |
| Jan 6, 11:15 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Bryson City, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:16 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Robbinsville, NC | |
| Jan 6, 12:20 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Faust, NC |
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 00:00Z, 9.7 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
- 872 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
492 WWUS42 KGSP 050941 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 441 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM FORECAST TO MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. GULF MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL HOVER NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING. THE RESULTING FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY COMBINED WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-048>052-058-051745- /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 441 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...AND AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES AT MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON MONDAY...PARTICULARLY AT THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING STEADILY THROUGH THE 20S MONDAY MORNING...TEENS MONDAY AFTERNOON...TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY SUNSET MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DROPPING BELOW ZERO STARTING AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY...AND DIPPING DOWN BELOW MINUS TEN BY SUNSET MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 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. && $$ NCZ501-503-505-507-509-051745- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140105T1500Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 441 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...ROADS AND SIDEWALKS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY DUE TO A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES ARE ESPECIALLY LIKELY TO BECOME SLIPPERY. WIND CHILL VALUES MAY FALL TO 20 BELOW OR LESS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL LAST UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. SURFACES MAY REMAIN ICY THROUGH LATE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES MAY DIP BELOW MINUS 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE UP TO 0.05 INCH OF ICE EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE IN SOME SPOTS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH MONDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO TEMPERATURES 2 BELOW TO 16 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 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. && $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506-508-510-051500- /O.CON.KGSP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140105T1500Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON 441 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ROADS AND SIDEWALKS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY DUE TO A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ARE ESPECIALLY LIKELY TO BECOME SLIPPERY. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL LAST UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK WHEN TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. ELEVATED SURFACES MAY REMAIN ICY THROUGH LATE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE UP TO 0.05 INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN 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. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-051745- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 441 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AWAY FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO 13 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ MOORE
7 follow-up statements
001 WWUS42 KGSP 051500 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM FORECAST TO MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY COMBINED WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ501-503-505-507-509-052100- /O.EXP.KGSP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140105T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE A DANGER TO PEOPLE OUTDOORS...SUCH AS FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 2 BELOW TO 16 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 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. && $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506-508-510-051600- /O.EXP.KGSP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140105T1500Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO WARM SLOWLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ033-048>052-058-052100- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...AND UP TO 5 INCHES ON RIDGETOPS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON MONDAY...PARTICULARLY AT THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING STEADILY THROUGH THE 20S MONDAY MORNING...TEENS MONDAY AFTERNOON...TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY SUNSET MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DROPPING BELOW ZERO STARTING AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY...AND DIPPING BELOW MINUS TEN BY SUNSET MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 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. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-052100- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AWAY FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO 13 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ 08
106 WWUS42 KGSP 052036 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 336 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY COMBINED WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-048>052-058-060400- /O.UPG.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 336 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES...AND UP TO 5 INCHES ON RIDGETOPS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON MONDAY...PARTICULARLY AT THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING STEADILY FROM THE 20S EARLY MONDAY MORNING...INTO THE TEENS BY AFTERNOON...WITH MANY LOCATIONS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BY SUNSET MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DROPPING BELOW ZERO MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING TO MINUS 15 TO MINUS 30 MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-060400- /O.UPG.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 336 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AWAY FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DROPPING BELOW ZERO LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING TO MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-060400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 336 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM 10 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO MONDAY EVENING...THEN DROPPING AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE 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. && $$ 08
165 WWUS42 KGSP 060239 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT RAIN JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT...HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND ALLOW THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER RAPIDLY TO SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND RAPIDLY FREEZING TEMPERATURES THROUGH DAYBREAK WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOISTURE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. IN ADDITION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND BEHIND THE PASSING FRONT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BRING IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-061100- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. RAPIDLY FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT CREATING WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLY LASTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING LATE MONDAY AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS MONDAY NIGHT...WITH VERY LOW VALUES LINGERING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND 2 TO 4 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND RAPIDLY PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON MONDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WORSEN MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING STEADILY THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT...THROUGH THE TEENS ON MONDAY...AND THEN THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY NIGHT TO REACH VALUES NEAR ZERO TO TEN BELOW BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * WINDS...BRIEF SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT THE HIGHER RIDGES JUST PRIOR TO THE COLD FRONT...BUT THEN NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THROUGH MONDAY...INTO MONDAY NIGHT.. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING AS LOW AS MINUS 15 TO MINUS 30 BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY...WITH SOME HIGH PEAKS AS LOW AS MINUS 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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>065-501-503-505-507-509-061100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ 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 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES...AND WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT...WITH MAINLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW RESULTING. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL THEN ALLOW CONDITIONS TO BECOME VERY SLIPPERY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BITTER TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AND WORSEN MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH...EXCEPT FOR LOCAL 2 INCH TOTALS IN EXTREME NORTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY...WESTERN MACON COUNTY...AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...BRIEF SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT THE HIGHER RIDGES EARLY...THEN NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 MONDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT...THROUGH THE TEENS BY LATE MONDAY AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SNOW AND RAIN THAT WILL FREEZE ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL THEN DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM THE GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-061100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLACK ICE CREATING VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW WILL THE PASSAGE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW AND RAIN WILL THEN FREEZE ON AREA ROADWAYS INTO MONDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT...THROUGH THE 20S ON MONDAY...AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND RAIN FREEZING ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ001>014-019-061100- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND ZERO TO MINUS 5 ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE 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. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
874 WWUS42 KGSP 060914 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND ALLOW ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER RAPIDLY TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND RAPIDLY FREEZING TEMPERATURES THROUGH DAYBREAK WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOISTURE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. IN ADDITION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND BEHIND THE PASSING FRONT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BRING IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-061715- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. RAPIDLY FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING CREATING WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLY LASTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING LATE MONDAY AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS MONDAY NIGHT... WITH VERY LOW VALUES LINGERING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS RIGHT NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND RAPIDLY PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WORSEN MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S AND TEENS THIS MORNING...AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES MONDAY NIGHT...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 6 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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>065-501-503-505-507-509-061715- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T1700Z/ 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 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES...AND WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...ANY LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS COULD GET A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AROUND SUNRISE. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL THEN ALLOW CONDITIONS TO BECOME VERY SLIPPERY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BITTERLY COLD TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AND WORSEN MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH AT SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ALONG WITH NUMEROUS PATCHES OF BLACK ICE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO 14 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S AND TEENS THIS MORNING...AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SNOW AND RAIN THAT WILL FREEZE ON AREA ROADWAYS THROUGH THE MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL THEN DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM THE GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-061715- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLACK ICE CREATING VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...ANY LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW AND RAIN WILL THEN FREEZE ON AREA ROADWAYS THIS MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN SOME SPOTS...ALONG WITH SOME PATCHES OF BLACK ICE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 1 TO 17 ABOVE...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S THIS MORNING...AND DOWN THROUGH THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND RAIN FREEZING ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ001>014-019-061715- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 5 TO 10 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE 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. && $$ MOORE
049 WWUS42 KGSP 061739 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1239 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .MOISTURE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. IN ADDITION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND BEHIND THE PASSING FRONT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT...BUT THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BRING IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-070200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 1239 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLY LASTING INTO TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TONIGHT...WITH VERY LOW VALUES LINGERING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS RIGHT NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WORSEN TONIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 6 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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>065-501-503-505-507-509-070200- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ 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 1239 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING WORSEN TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO 14 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL THEN DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM THE GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-070200- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 1239 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 5 TO 10 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NED
757 WWUS42 KGSP 062051 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 351 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW INTO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO MAINLY SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR SNOW FLURRIES TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LINGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ARRIVING FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BRING IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-070500- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 351 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLY LASTING INTO TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TONIGHT...WITH VERY LOW VALUES LINGERING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS RIGHT NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY EVENING AND THEN WORSEN TONIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 6 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-070500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 351 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING WORSEN TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES... * WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO 14 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL THEN DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM THE GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-070500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 351 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 5 TO 10 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE 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. && $$ HG
839 WWUS42 KGSP 062314 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 614 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE IN THE MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER AND HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS STRETCHING OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-070900- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 614 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CREATE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...WITH 30 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES...AS LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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>065-501-503-505-507-509-070900- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ 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 614 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CREATE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...WITH 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES...AS LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING RANGE FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-070900- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 614 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT IN MOST LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
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 5, 3:59 AM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 3:59 AM EST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
359 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A VERY STRONG AND DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWING AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT OVER THE REGION EARLY MONDAY AND USHER IN RECORD LEVEL COLD
TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS AIRMASS WILL SLOWLY
WARM BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 300 AM...CURRENTLY UPGLIDE SHWRS/DRIZZLE CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN
COVERAGE ACRS SC AND THE NC PIEDMONT. MEANWHILE...NUMEROUS TEMP
SENSORS ARE HOVERING IN THE 30-32 DEG RANGE ACRS MUCH OF THE NC
FOOTHILLS AND NW PIEDMONT. GIVEN THE STRONGER RADAR RETURNS HEADING
TOWARD THE NC PIEDMONT...I PLAN TO EXPAND THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
TO INCLUDE THE REST OF THE NC FOOTHILLS....AND ALL THE NW PIEDMONT.
I WILL HAVE IT GO TILL 15Z...THO TEMPS SHUD START WARMING ABV
FREEZING BEFORE THEN.
FOR TODAY...THE BAND OF MOIST UPGLIDE PRECIP SHUD SHIFT EAST OF THE
AREA BY LATE MORNING...WHILE THE NEXT BAND OF PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH
APPROACHING ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL STILL BE TO THE WEST. SO EXPECT A
LULL IN -RA/DZ FOR THE AFTN. HOWEVER...CLOUDS SHUD PERSIST...SAVE
FOR SOME OF THE BREAKS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE NC MTN VLYS DUE TO
STRONG SWLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW. TEMPS APPEAR TRICKY...AS COLD POOL WILL
LINGER EAST OF THE MTNS...BUT LACK OF PRECIP SHUD ALLOW SOME WARMING
AIDED BY STRONG WAA. FOR NOW...FORECASTING TEMPS TO RISE INTO THE
40S AS THE DAY WEARS ON.
TONIGHT...GUIDANCE HAS SLOWED DOWN TIMING OF STRONG ARCTIC FROPA
SLIGHTLY...BRINGING IT THRU THE CWFA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM
MONDAY. A SWLY 50-60 KT LLJ WILL TRANSVERSE THE CWFA JUST AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. SO A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG SOME OF THE RIDGES. HOWEVER...SHUD BE CONFINED IN AREA AND TOO
BRIEF TO WARRANT ANY HEADLINE FOR IT ATTM. OTHERWISE...POPS RAMP UP
TO LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL FOR A FEW HOURS OVERNIGHT. QPF LOOKS
LIGHT...GENERALLY UNDER 0.25" FOR MOST AREAS...EXCEPT 0.25-0.5"
ABOVE 3500 FT IN THE MTNS. SNOW LEVELS SHUD START TO FALL AROUND
MIDNIGHT TO VALLEY FLOORS BY 6 AM. EVEN SOME CHANGEOVER MAY OCCUR IN
THE NC FOOTHILLS BEFORE PRECIP TAPERS OFF. GIVEN A SLIGHTLY SLOWER
TIMING OF THE CAA...SNOW ACCUMS LOOK TO BE CONFINED MOSTLY TO ABOVE
3500 FT UNTIL CLOSE TO DAYBREAK...WHEN IT WILL START ACCUMULATING IN
THE VALLEYS. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO ALREADY BE IN THE TEENS TO MID
20S BY DAYBREAK IN THE MTNS. MEANWHILE...TEMPS WILL CONT TO RISE OR
HOLD STEADY WITH STRONG WAA AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACRS THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF THE CWFA...INCLUDING CHARLOTTE...WHERE SOME 50S MAY OCCUR
BEFORE FROPA. THERE DOESN/T LOOK TO BE ENUF INSTBY OR FORCING FOR
THUNDER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM SUNDAY...NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM EARLIER THINKING WITH
REGARD TO THE IMPACTS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS FROM THE PASSAGE
OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MONDAY MORNING...SO IT IS TIME TO ACT.
STILL EXPECTING THE FRONT TO BE PUSHING EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AT
SUNRISE MONDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD HAVE ALREADY CHANGED TO SNOW
ACROSS THE MTNS. E OF THE MTNS...LINGERING PRECIP COULD CHANGE OVER
TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING MID
MORNING...AS COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND FRONT...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT
ACCUM IS EXPECTED. TEMPS MAY FALL BRIEFLY...THEN STABILIZE OR RISE A
FEW DEGREES DURING LATE MORNING...BUT THEN STRONG COLD ADVECTION
WILL TAKE OVER AND TEMPS WILL FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW PRODUCTION WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE TN BORDER THROUGHOUT MONDAY
AS TEMPS FALL AND MOISTURE IS PUSHED UP THE W SIDE OF THE MTNS.
THERE ARE SOME MIXED SIGNALS AS TO WHAT THE POTENTIAL FOR
ACCUMULATION WILL BE. ON THE ONE HAND...THE MODELS FCST WEAK SFC
BASED CAPE UPSTREAM...BUT THE SURFACE MIGHT BE FREEZING BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON UPSTREAM...WHICH MIGHT CUT BACK ON MOISTURE FLUX FROM THE
GROUND. THERE SHOULD BE SOME MID LEVEL FORCING IN THE AFTERNOON AS
DPVA MOVES OVERHEAD...BUT THE 850MB WIND RETAINS A MORE WESTERLY
COMPONENT...WHICH ALSO DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A GREAT LAKES CONNECTION.
THESE MIGHT PROVE TO BE LIMITING FACTORS...SO THE POTENTIAL LOOKS TO
BE SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 3-5 INCHES ON MTN PEAKS AND 2
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. GIVEN THAT NEIGHBORING OFFICES ARE GOING WITH
A WARNING...THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WILL BE TO ALSO GO WITH A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG THE TN BORDER STARTING
AT MIDNIGHT AND RUNNING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY. NOTE THAT ONLY THE
RIDGETOPS ARE LIKELY TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA ACCUMULATION...WHILE
THE VALLEYS WILL GET LESS SNOW...BUT THAT PERHAPS THE IMPACT OF
BLOWING SNOW AND VERY COLD TEMPS MIGHT MAKE IT DANGEROUS ENOUGH THAT
PUBLIC IMPACT JUSTIFIES THE WARNING.
THE ARCTIC AIR REALLY TAKES HOLD MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPS
WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL...LIKELY MORE THAN 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. THE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO TREND COOLER WITH EACH RUN...SO
THE FCST LOWS ARE NOW SOLIDLY IN RECORD TERRITORY. WIND GUST
POTENTIAL MAY PEAK MONDAY EVENING AS THE SHORT WAVE PASSES THROUGH.
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL THROUGH THE ADVISORY RANGE MONDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MTNS...AND BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET
MONDAY. FOR THAT REASON...A WIND CHILL WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE
MTNS AND HIGH ELEVATION FOOTHILL ZONES FOR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON
TUESDAY. VALUES MAY REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA OUTSIDE THE MTNS...SO AN
ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. ON TUESDAY...HIGH TEMPS WILL
REMAIN IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S OVER THE MTNS. TEMPS WILL PROBABLY
STAY BELOW FREEZING OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS...WHICH WOULD BE REMARKABLE
WITH NO SNOW ON THE GROUND. GUIDANCE TEMPS WERE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN
THE PREV FCST ONCE AGAIN...AND THIS TREND WAS FOLLOWED.
THE REST OF THE SHORT RANGE REMAINS QUIET. THE ARCTIC HIGH REMAINS
IN CONTROL THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE AIR MASS SLOWLY MODIFYING.
TEMPS WILL REMAIN RATHER COLD...ONLY NOT TO THE EXTREME WE WILL SEE
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM EST SUNDAY...THE LATEST 00Z GFS/ECMWF AGREE THAT SWLY
FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION WED NIGHT INTO THU...WITH
A WEAK SOUTHERN STREAM UPPER SHORTWAVE PASSING OVERHEAD THU NIGHT
INTO EARLY FRI. THE ECMWF DEVELOPS UPPER RIDGING ACROSS THE REGION
FRI THRU EARLY SUN AS ANOTHER SOUTHERN STREAM UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH
EJECTS OUT OF THE DESERT SW AND REACHES WESTERN GULF.
MEANWHILE...THE FASTER GFS PUSHES THIS THROUGH INTO THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY BY SAT NIGHT AND MAINTAINS SWLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION.
AT THE SURFACE...MOIST RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION BY
WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. WITH
INCREASING ISENTROPIC LIFT AND A PASSAGE OF UPPER SHORTWAVE ON
THU...LIGHT PRECIP WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION BY EARLY THU
AFTERNOON. PRECIP WILL BE MAINLY LIQUID THOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET OF PRECIP. THE ECMWF THEN
DEVELOPS BROAD AREAS OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SE THU NIGHT
INTO SAT...WHILE THE GFS KEEPS THE HIGH OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST AND
SLOWLY PUSHES A COLD FRONT INTO THE TN VALLEY BY FRI NIGHT
MAINTAINING DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. THE GFS SLOWLY
PUSHES THE FRONT THROUGH THE REGION SAT NIGHT INTO SUN WITH A SERIES
OF SURFACE WAVES RIDING ALONG THE FRONT. USING A COMPROMISE BETWEEN
THE DRY ECMWF AND THE WET GFS...HAVE INHERITED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ON
FRI AND LOWERED POPS FROM THE HIGH END CHANCE/LIKELY TO THE 30/40
PERCENT RANGE ON SAT. THANKS TO WELL ABOVE FREEZING TEMPS...PRECIP
WILL BE ALL LIQUID. TEMPS WILL START OUT AROUND 10-15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL ON THU AND QUICKLY WARM BACK UP TO NEAR NORMAL BY FRI.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...SPOTTY LIGHT PATCHES OF -RA/DZ ARE EXPANDING ON AREA
RADARS. THE TEMP AT KCLT IS HOVERING AROUND 34...WITH A DEWPT STILL
IN THE MID 20S. THE THINKING IS THAT PRECIP WILL BE TOO LIGHT AND
WAA TOO STRONG TO GET FREEZING RAIN AT THE TERMINAL. HOWEVER...SOME
METARS NOT TOO FAR NORTH ARE AT 32. SO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT IFR CIGS...PROBABLY LOWERING TO LIFR SOMETIME
THIS MORNING. A WEAK IN SITU WEDGE WILL LINGER...WITH FCST SNDGS
SHOW LOW CLOUDS STAYING THRU THE DAY. SO NOT EXPECTING CIGS TO RISE
ABOVE IFR TODAY. MAY SEE MORE FOG THAN CURRENTLY FCST DURING THE
DAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...THEN SHIFT OUT OF THE SW THIS EVENING AND
INCREASING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TO THE WEST. A BAND OF
PRECIP WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TOWARD END OF TAF
PERIOD...SO HAVE PROB30 FOR SHRA.
AT KHKY...CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF KCLT ABOVE AS SPOTTY
LIGHT PRECIPITATION MOVES IN. TEMPS ARE HOVERING AROUND 34
DEGREES...SO NOT EXPECTING AS MUCH OF A FREEZING RAIN THREAT...AND
HAVE REMOVED THAT FROM THE TAF. HOWEVER...FREEZING TEMPS ARE NOT FAR
TO THE EAST...SO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY. THE MAIN ISSUE
WILL BE PERSISTENT IFR CIGS...WITH CONDITIONS FURTHER WORSENING THIS
EVENING...AS A BAND OF PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO PUSH IN TOWARD END OF
TAF PERIOD FROM THE WEST.
ELSEWHERE...MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL OTHER SITES
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KAVL WHERE CIGS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT LIFR
LEVELS. SPOTTY LIGHT PRECIP CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACRS PRIMARILY THE
PIEDMONT SITES. STILL TOO LIGHT TO CAUSE ANY VSBY RESTRICTIONS.
TEMPS ARE HOVERING IN THE MID 30S...SO NO FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED.
AN IN SITU WEDGE WILL LINGER ACRS THE AREA TODAY...SO GENERALLY IFR
TO LIFR RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED THRU MOST OF THE DAY. A BAND OF
PRECIP WILL START TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST WITH LEADING EDGE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT.
OUTLOOK...PRECIP AND RESTRICTIVE CIGS WILL CONTINUE ACRS THE AREA
UNTIL A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES EARLY MONDAY. CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE TO VFR BY MIDDAY MONDAY...BUT NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW WILL
RETURN TO THE MTNS WITH GUSTY NW WINDS DEVELOPING ACRS THE REGION.
VERY COLD AND DRY HIGH PRES SETTLES IN FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
WITH WINTRY PRECIP POSSIBLY RETURNING WITH ANOTHER FRONT ON THURSDAY.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
09-15Z 15-21Z 21-03Z 03-09Z
KCLT MED 70% MED 76% MED 70% HIGH 86%
KGSP MED 66% HIGH 81% HIGH 87% HIGH 94%
KAVL HIGH 81% HIGH 81% HIGH 93% HIGH 83%
KHKY MED 70% HIGH 82% HIGH 91% HIGH 97%
KGMU MED 71% MED 78% HIGH 85% HIGH 94%
KAND MED 72% HIGH 84% HIGH 88% HIGH 86%
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
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY JAN 7TH...
AVL... 3 IN 1879
CLT...12 IN 1884
GSP... 9 IN 1904
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY JAN 7TH...
AVL...21 IN 1988
CLT...24 IN 1988
GSP...27 IN 1988
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY
FOR NCZ033-048>052-058.
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-501>510.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JOH
NEAR TERM...ARK
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...JOH
AVIATION...ARK
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 4:21 PM EST, 12 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 421 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 NCZ033-049-050-052130- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 421 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO MONDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL DETERMINE IF OR WHEN A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED. ..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO AND HIGHS IN THE TEENS. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THEY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-051-052-058-052130- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 421 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL DETERMINE IF OR WHEN A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED. ..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO AND HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THEY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-NCZ053-059-062>065-507-509-052130- RABUN-HABERSHAM-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 421 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES. ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL FALL MAINLY AS SNOW. ..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS AROUND ZERO AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THEY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035-036-501>506-052130- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 421 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL LINGER THROUGH DAYBREAK SUNDAY. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. BLUSTERY WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THEY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-SCZ001>014-019- 052130- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 421 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 20S TO AROUND 30. BLUSTERY WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THEY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 12:35 AM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1235 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 NCZ037-057-071-072-082-050900- DAVIE-ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOCKSVILLE...SALISBURY...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE 1235 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77 IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT... A FEW PATCHES OF VERY LIGHT RAIN HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS PRECIPITATION MAY MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES IN THIS AREA ARE CURRENTLY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S...AND SHOULD HOVER THERE THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. GIVEN THE DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE PIEDMONT...HOWEVER...A FEW PATCHES OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN COULD DEVELOP AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO AROUND FREEZING. MOST LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN DRY OR PERHAPS SEE JUST VERY LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES. HOWEVER...ANY PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN COULD CAUSE A VERY THIN GLAZE OF ICE TO FORM...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ICY SPOTS IF TRAVELING THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. NCZ507>510-SCZ003-050900- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 1235 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...PATCHES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS... SPOTTY LIGHT SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SOUTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO FORCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLOUDS AND DRIZZLE AS MOIST AIR IS FORCED UP THE SLOPE OF THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT. TEMPERATURES WERE HOVERING NEAR 32 DEGREES IN SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. ANY ACCUMULATION COULD CAUSE SLIPPERY PATCHES ON ROADWAYS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN WILL BE ISOLATED TO JUST A FEW SMALL AREAS. IF TEMPERATURES COOL A FEW MORE DEGREES...AN ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED LATER IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. PEOPLE DRIVING UP THE BLUE RIDGE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SALUDA GRADE ON INTERSTATE 26...SHOULD BE CAREFUL AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SLICK PATCHES ON ROADS AND BRIDGES. MOORE
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 4:24 AM EST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 424 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 NCZ070>072-082-SCZ003-007>009-051200- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD... MONROE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 424 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS... PATCHY LIGHT RAIN HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPSTATE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT EARLY THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE...TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING NEAR FREEZING IN AN AREA EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY...EAST THROUGH THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA. THESE COUNTIES ARE JUST SOUTH OF A FREEZE ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO RISE TOWARD DAYBREAK...WHILE THE LIGHT RAIN TAPERS OFF. IN THE MEANTIME...THERE MAY BE SOME SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION EARLY THIS MORNING. ARK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:41 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:36 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 44 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:36 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 16 more | 50 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:32 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 9 hr |
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Sources
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