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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 28, 201525 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this freeze warning at Mar 28, 2015, 2:00 AM EDT for 25 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 29, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 28, 2015, 2:00 AM EDT (06:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 29, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 29, 2015, 10:31 AM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 39 counties

Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 222 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2015-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2015-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -225 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175194Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1339 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-225 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

376 
WWUS72 KGSP 280600
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
200 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...WIDESPREAD SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES FORECAST AGAIN TONIGHT...

.CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION ALONG WITH CALMING WINDS AND CLEAR
SKIES WILL SETUP PRIME RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE WELL BELOW NORMAL
LEVELS...WITH SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL
MID MORNING SUNDAY BEFORE DIURNAL WARMING PREVAILS.

GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065-068>070-502-504-
506>510-SCZ001>003-281600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0001.150329T0400Z-150329T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.150329T0400Z-150329T1500Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150328T1600Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BRYSON CITY...
WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...
KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE
200 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

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

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND
  PIEDMONT ALONG WITH EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE MOUNTAINS
  OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO GROW THIS SEASON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ004>014-019-281600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0001.150329T0400Z-150329T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.150329T0400Z-150329T1500Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...ROYSTON...LAVONIA...
FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...REED CREEK...ELBERTON...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...INDIAN TRAIL...
WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...
TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...
GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...
LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...GREENWOOD
200 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

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

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA 
  AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID
  50S.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO GROW THIS SEASON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CDG
5 follow-up statements
931 
WWUS72 KGSP 281556
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1156 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...WIDESPREAD SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES FORECAST AGAIN TONIGHT...

.CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION ALONG WITH CALMING WINDS AND CLEAR
SKIES WILL SETUP PRIME RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE WELL BELOW
NORMAL LEVELS...WITH SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO PERSIST
UNTIL MID MORNING SUNDAY BEFORE DIURNAL WARMING PREVAILS.

GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065-068>070-502-504-
506>510-SCZ001>003-282100-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150328T1600Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.150329T0400Z-150329T1500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BRYSON CITY...
WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...
KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE
1156 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
11 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EDT TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND 
  PIEDMONT ALONG WITH EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE 
  MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO AROUND 50 THIS AFTERNOON.
  LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO GROW THIS SEASON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ004>014-019-282100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.150329T0400Z-150329T1500Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...ROYSTON...LAVONIA...
FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...REED CREEK...ELBERTON...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...INDIAN TRAIL...
WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...
TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...
GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...
LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...GREENWOOD
1156 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
11 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA 
  AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS IN THE
  LOWER TO MID 50S SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO GROW THIS SEASON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
WIMBERLEY
880 
WWUS72 KGSP 281842
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
242 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...WIDESPREAD SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES FORECAST AGAIN TONIGHT...

.CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION ALONG WITH CALMING WINDS AND CLEAR
SKIES WILL SETUP VERY GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE WELL BELOW
NORMAL...WITH SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL
MID MORNING SUNDAY BEFORE DIURNAL WARMING PREVAILS.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-502-504-506>510-SCZ001>014-019-290400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.150329T0400Z-150329T1500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
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-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...
REED CREEK...ELBERTON...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...
STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...
HOT SPRINGS...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...
LAKE JUNALUSKA...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...
SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...
INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE...SENECA...
EASLEY...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...
SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...
ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON...
UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...GREENWOOD
242 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
11 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND
  PIEDMONT...ALONG WITH FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH
  CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT RANGING FROM THE MID TEENS IN THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...TO THE MID 20S IN THE
  PIEDMONT. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON MOST AREAS WILL WARM INTO THE
  50S.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO GROW THIS SEASON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
WIMBERLEY
181 
WWUS72 KGSP 290211
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1011 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...WIDESPREAD SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES FORECAST AGAIN TONIGHT...

.CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION ALONG WITH CALMING WINDS AND CLEAR
SKIES WILL SETUP VERY GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE WELL BELOW
NORMAL...WITH SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL
MID MORNING SUNDAY BEFORE DIURNAL WARMING PREVAILS.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-502-504-506>510-SCZ001>014-019-291500-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.150329T0400Z-150329T1500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
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-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...
REED CREEK...ELBERTON...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...
STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...
HOT SPRINGS...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...
LAKE JUNALUSKA...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...
SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...
INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE...SENECA...
EASLEY...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...
SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...
ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON...
UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...GREENWOOD
1011 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND 
  PIEDMONT...ALONG WITH FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND UPSTATE 
  SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT RANGING FROM THE MID TEENS IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...TO THE MID 20S IN THE 
  PIEDMONT. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON MOST AREAS WILL WARM INTO THE 
  50S.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO GROW THIS SEASON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
07
870 
WWUS72 KGSP 290944
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
544 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2015

...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...

.ABUNDANT RADIATIONAL COOLING YIELDING SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. THESE LOW TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE WARMING TO ABOVE FREEZING
LEVELS.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-502-504-506>510-SCZ001>014-019-291500-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150329T1500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
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-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...
REED CREEK...ELBERTON...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...
STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...
HOT SPRINGS...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...
LAKE JUNALUSKA...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...
SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...
INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE...SENECA...
EASLEY...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...
SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...
ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON...
UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...GREENWOOD
544 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND 
  PIEDMONT...ALONG WITH FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND UPSTATE 
  SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 20S.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO GROW THIS SEASON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CDG
983 
WWUS72 KGSP 291431
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1031 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2015

...TEMPERATURES WARMING THIS MORNING...

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-502-504-506>510-SCZ001>014-019-291545-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150329T1500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
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-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1031 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

MOST AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN AIR TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE
FREEZING...THOUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS REMAIN A BIT COOLER. HOWEVER...WITH ABUNDANT
SUNSHINE...GROUND SURFACES AND PLANTS ARE LIKELY OUT OF DANGER
FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THEREFORE THE FREEZE WARNING IS BEING
CANCELLED EARLY.

$$
WIMBERLEY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Mar 28, 1:20 AM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 1:20 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
120 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST
TONIGHT. COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE WEEKEND.
A LOW PRESSURE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PASS
OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. MOISTURE WILL RETURN MID TO
LATE WEEK AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AS OF 110 AM EDT SATURDAY...LATEST RADAR ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO
INDICATE MINOR NWFS EVENT UNDERWAY ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF
WESTERN NC.  REPORTS OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH OR
LESS HAVE FILTERED INTO THE OFFICE...WITH ONE REPORT OF NEARLY TWO
INCHES AT BEECH MTN.  STILL EXPECTING THE ACTIVITY TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MORNING LEADING TO
LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUM.  FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE
UPSTATE...LIGHT CONVECTIVE SHOWERS CONTINUE TO EXIT THE REGION TO
THE SOUTH.  A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS HAVE ACTUALLY PRODUCED SOME SLEET
SOUTH OF I85 AS PROFILES CONTINUE TO COOL.  THUS...POPS WERE TWEAKED
TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE ABOVE WITH SC UPSTATE POPS DROPPING OFF OVER
THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH ALL POPS REMOVED BY NLT 12Z.  WOULD NOT
BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME MINOR FOG ISSUES IN THE EXTREME NEAR TERM
ADJACENT TO ANY SHOWERS OVER THE UPSTATE...HOWEVER WITH WINDS
INCREASING DONT SEE ANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES ARISING.
OTHERWISE...TWEAKED TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS TO REFLECT LATEST
OBSERVATIONS AND LEFT THE REMAINDER OF THE FCST AS IT WAS.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

AS OF 230 EDT FRIDAY...SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED ALONG THE
FOOTHILLS IN RESPONSE TO CONTINUED VERY WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT AT THE
LOWER THETA LEVELS. THESE LIGHT SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLIDE
EAST WITH THE SHORTWAVE AND DIMINISH THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD
CLOUDINESS CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA WHICH HAS KEPT TEMPS DOWN
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...WITH ONLY A FEW PEEKS OF SUNSHINE IN
EXTREME WESTERN ZONES. AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES AND THE SHORTWAVE
AND ATTENDANT FRONT CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST...LOW CLOUDS WILL BEGIN
TO LIFT AND SKIES GRADUALLY CLEAR TOWARDS THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR
ALL BUT THE MOUNTAINS AS WINDS BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AND DOWNSLOPING
OFF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCREASES...ACTING TO REDUCE SATURATION IN
LOW LEVELS AND CLEAR THE CLOUDS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. THE TWO MAIN
CONCERNS FOR THE NEAR TERM PERIOD REMAIN OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES
WITH FREEZE POTENTIAL AND POSSIBLE ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

STRONG CAA BEHIND THE FRONT ESPECIALLY AS SKIES CLEAR TOWARD MORNING
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT...WITH
WIDESPREAD 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS /A FEW TEENS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS/
AND SOLIDLY IN THE 30S ELSEWHERE. THE FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM FOR AREAS
SOUTH OF I-40 HAS BEEN ACTIVATED STARTING TONIGHT...AND BASED ON
UPDATED LOW TEMPS WILL EXTEND THE CURRENT FREEZE WARNING ANOTHER
TIER OF COUNTIES SOUTH INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA...AND THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA JUST WEST OF
CHARLOTTE. WINDS DO DIMINISH ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT
BUT SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY BETWEEN 5-10MPH INHIBITING FROST
FORMATION SO AT THIS TIME DO NOT PLAN TO ISSUE A FROST ADVISORY FOR
AREAS SOUTH OF THE FREEZE WARNING...BUT WINDS WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED CLOSELY.

A SECONDARY SHORTWAVE PUSHING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW PROVIDING UPSLOPE
COMPONENT TO THE RIDGES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SMOKIES. NAM REMAINS
A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH BULLSEYE OF MOISTURE ALONG THE SMOKIES
BUT EVEN RESULTANT SREF PROBS HAVE AT BEST 50-60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
>1 INCH SNOW...LINING UP WELL WITH WPC PROBS. AS TEMPERATURES FALL
THIS EVENING AND NORTHWEST FLOW INCREASES...DESPITE DRYING
ALOFT...SHOULD BE ENOUGH LIFT TO GET LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
SNOW SHOWERS WITH BEST CHANCES OF ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY AT
ELEVATIONS 2500FT OR GREATER. DEEP LEVEL MOISTURE PRETTY MUCH GONE
BY 09Z WITH ONLY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AT 850MB AND BELOW REMAINING
THROUGH ABOUT 12Z...AND THUS BEST CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY
BETWEEN 00-06Z. STORM TOTAL SNOW IS JUST UNDER 2 INCHES AT THE
HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SMOKIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE SO NO
ADVISORY PLANNED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM FRIDAY...THE MAIN STORY FOR THE SHORT TERM WILL BE THE
ABNORMALLY COLD TEMPS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. CP HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION SAT NIGHT PRODUCING IDEAL
RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS. ALL GUIDANCE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN
ADVERTISING FREEZING TEMPS ACROSS THE BOARD SAT NIGHT...WITH UPPER
TEENS TO MID 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MID 20S TO AROUND 30
ELSEWHERE. THEREFORE...WILL POST A FREEZE WATCH FOR ALL OF THE AREA
WHERE THE FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM HAS BEEN TURNED ON. THE HIGH WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA DURING SUNDAY ALLOWING FOR WEAK WARM
ADVECTION TO KICK IN. EVEN SO...MAX TEMPS ON SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE TO
BE A COUPLE CATEGORIES BELOW CLIMO.

ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT
WHICH WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT INTO THE MOUNTAINS BY 12Z MONDAY AND
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL NOT HAVE A
GREAT DEAL OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...SO PRECIP SHOULD BE ON THE
LIGHT SIDE AND SPOTTY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. PRECIP THAT DOES FALL
SHOULD BE MAINLY LIQUID AS TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. THE EXCEPTION MY BE THE
OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE NC MOUNTAINS WHERE A RAIN/SNOW
MIX MAY OCCUR. DRYER AIR IS FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY
AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. AN UPTICK TEMPS
IS ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY THANKS TO DOWNSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 205 PM FRIDAY...THE MID-WEEK PERIOD WILL FEATURE A TRANSITION
TOWARD A WARMER AND DRIER PATTERN...AS THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS
OFF THE EAST COAST. IN FACT...WITH HEIGHTS FALLING IN THE WEST AND
RISING IN THE EAST...THE CONUS IS IN STORE FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PATTERN
SHIFT DURING THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK. AS SUCH...IT IS NOT
SURPRISING THAT THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE STRUGGLING A BIT WITH THE
SHORT WAVE DETAILS DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THE FIRST AREA OF
UNCERTAINTY REGARDS A (LIKELY DAMPENING) SHORT WAVE TROUGH EJECTING
OUT OF THE ARKLATEX SOMETIME AROUND WED...WITH THE MORE PROGRESSIVE
GFS SPREADING UPGLIDE PRECIP INTO THE CWA BY THE END OF THE DAY
WED...WHILE THE ECMWF IS AT LEAST 12 HOURS SLOWER. WE OPTED TO GO
WITH SOMEWHAT OF A BLEND...WITH SLIGHT/LOW CHANCE POPS OVERSPREADING
THE AREA BY THE END OF WED.

MODEL DISCREPANCY AND FORECAST UNCERTAINTY AMPLIFIES LATER IN THE
WEEK...AS THE GFS IS MUCH MORE AMPLIFIED WITH A NORTHERN STREAM
SHORT WAVE TROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. THE RESULT IS THE CARVING OF
ANOTHER EASTERN LONG WAVE TROUGH BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.
MEANWHILE...THE LESS AMPLIFIED ECMWF ALLOWS FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL
UPSTREAM SHORT WAVE ENERGY...ADVERTISING ANOTHER FRONT LOADING UP
ACROSS THE MISS VALLEY BY FRIDAY. OUR CURRENT COURSE OF ACTION IS TO
RESERVE THE HIGHEST POPS FOR THURSDAY...WHEN BOTH MODELS DEPICT SOME
QPF RESPONSE (ALBEIT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS)...WHILE MOST PERIODS
PAST WED WILL SEE AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE. TEMPS SHOULD MODERATE TO
AT LEAST NORMAL LEVELS DURING THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /05Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL TAF SITES
THROUGH THE PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AT THE SFC BENEATH
CONTINUED NW FLOW ALOFT.  INITIALIZED ALL TAFS WITH MID LEVEL VFR
CIGS WITH EROSION EXPECTED AFTER A FEW HOURS LEADING TO PREVAILING
HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AT KAVL WHERE UPSTREAM NW
FLOW INDUCED SHSN WILL LEAD TO LINGERING LOW CLOUDS.  THUS...ADDED A
LOW CONFIDENCE TEMPO TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY STRAY SHSN OR MVFR CIGS THAT
ADVECT UP THE VALLEY TOWARDS KAVL.  OTHERWISE...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
WILL DOMINATE THE TAF SITES ON SATURDAY BENEATH GUSTY NW WINDS.

OUTLOOK...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHING FOR MONDAY.  CIG/VISB RESTRICTIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS FROPA ON MONDAY AT ALL SITES...ESPECIALLY FOR
MID/LATE MORNING AT KAVL.  BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE REGAINS
CONTROL FOR TUESDAY...AHEAD AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT AND RESULTANT
MOISTURE RETURN ON WEDNESDAY.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            05-11Z        11-17Z        17-23Z        23-00Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%

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

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH 28TH...

GSP  26  1982
CLT  25  1982
AVL  11  1887

RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH 29TH...

GSP  26  1899
CLT  26  2013
AVL  19  1982

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
     GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR GAZ010-017.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
     NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-502-
     504-506>510.
     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR NCZ035>037-048-051>053-
     056>059-062>065-068>070-502-504-506>510.
SC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
     SCZ001>014-019.
     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR SCZ001>003.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...CDG/JAT/TDP
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...JDL
AVIATION...CDG
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 6:50 PM EDT, 7 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

NCZ501-503-505-282300-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ004>014-019-282300-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30. TENDER
VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ048-051-052-058-282300-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT
SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   FREEZE WARNING.

PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP
TO AN INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
3500 FEET.

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

..SATURDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. SEE CAENPWGSP FOR MORE DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EARLY SATURDAY ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES. ANY TENDER
VEGETATION THAT HAS BEGIN GROWING MAY BE DAMAGED.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ033-049-050-282300-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...MAINLY NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER...THIS EVENING. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET.

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

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ053-059-062>065-068>070-507>510-SCZ001>003-282300-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT
SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

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

   FREEZE WARNING.

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

..SATURDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. SEE CAENPWGSP FOR MORE DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30. TENDER
VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-282300-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT
SATURDAY...

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.

   FREEZE WARNING.

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

..SATURDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. SEE CAENPWGSP FOR MORE DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30. TENDER
VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

07

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 27, 9:49 PM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
949 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

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

0948 PM     SNOW             FAUST                   35.91N  82.53W
03/27/2015  E0.5 INCH        MADISON            NC   PUBLIC

&&

JAT
Local storm report, Mar 27, 10:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

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

0938 PM     SNOW             4 NW SMOKEMONT          35.59N  83.36W
03/27/2015  E0.3 INCH        SWAIN              NC   PUBLIC

&&

JAT
Local storm report, Mar 27, 10:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1044 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

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

1022 PM     SNOW             ENE BEECH MOUNTAIN      36.19N  81.87W
03/27/2015  E1.0 INCH        AVERY              NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JAT
Local storm report, Mar 27, 10:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1046 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

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

1045 PM     SNOW             NEWLAND                 36.09N  81.93W
03/27/2015  E1.0 INCH        AVERY              NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

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Local storm report, Mar 27, 10:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1049 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

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

1044 PM     SNOW             4 E COVE CREEK          35.60N  82.94W
03/27/2015  E0.0 INCH        HAYWOOD            NC   PUBLIC

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SBK
Local storm report, Mar 27, 11:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1122 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015

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

1100 PM     SNOW             FLAT SPRINGS            36.25N  81.91W
03/27/2015  M1.5 INCH        AVERY              NC   COCORAHS

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.