Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2015, 3:48 AM EST for 8 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 8 hr. 27 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
- Feb 24, 2015, 3:48 AM EST (08:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2015, 12:10 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:56 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Ssw Marshall, NC | MEASURED 1.5 INCHES SNOW IN MADISON COUNTY. |
| Feb 24, 4:15 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Canton, NC | |
| Feb 24, 5:17 AM EST | SNOW 3.3 | 2 Nw Waynesville, NC | 3800FT ELEVATION |
| Feb 24, 6:07 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 Ssw Marshall, NC | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Banner Elk, NC | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Beech Mountain, NC | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 2 S Smokemont, NC | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Stecoah, NC | |
| Feb 24, 7:05 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Sylva, NC | HEAVY SNOW PRESENTLY. |
| Feb 24, 7:06 AM EST | SNOW 4.1 | 3 E Wesser, NC | 2050 ELEVATION |
| Feb 24, 7:25 AM EST | SNOW 4.4 | 2 Nw Waynesville, NC | 3800 FT ELEVATION |
| Feb 24, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Linville, NC | |
| Feb 24, 8:21 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Linville, NC | |
| Feb 24, 8:30 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Bryson City, NC | |
| Feb 24, 8:37 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Newland, NC | |
| Feb 24, 8:37 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Cullowhee, NC | |
| Feb 24, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | Waynesville, NC | |
| Feb 24, 9:02 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Nnw Faust, NC | |
| Feb 24, 9:03 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Waynesville, NC | |
| Feb 24, 9:22 AM EST | SNOW 5.9 | Webster, NC | |
| Feb 24, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Cullowhee, NC | |
| Feb 24, 9:40 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Bryson City, NC | JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN |
| Feb 24, 9:52 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 6 W Luck, NC | NEAR MAX PATCH MOUNTAIN |
| Feb 24, 9:52 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Cashiers, NC | |
| Feb 24, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Tuckasegee, NC | NEAR BEAR LAKE |
| Feb 24, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 Nnw Maggie Valley, NC | |
| Feb 24, 11:30 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Newland, 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 266 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
- 1637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
676 WWUS42 KGSP 240848 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 348 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL CONTINUES THROUGH MORNING... .A SURFACE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS NOW MOVING THROUGH REGION ALLOWING FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. LATEST GUIDANCE HAS COME IN WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER SNOWFALL TOTALS THEREBY WARRANTING EXPANSION OF ADVISORY OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA PIEDMONTS. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-241700- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150224T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0003.150224T0848Z-150224T2100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...ELK PARK... CROSSNORE...SUGAR MOUNTAIN...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS... BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA 348 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ADJACENT TO TENNESSEE. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS THAT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON HIGHWAYS * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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-NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-241700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150224T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD... CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE 348 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS THAT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON HIGHWAYS * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...WINDS LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY. * VISIBILITY...ONE MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ004>014-019-241700- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150224T1700Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-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... BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE... MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS... SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA... 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 348 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT ALONG WITH UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS THAT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 1 INCH OR LESS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON HIGHWAYS * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ CDG
2 follow-up statements
873 WWUS42 KGSP 240939 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 439 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL CONTINUES THROUGH MORNING... ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A SURFACE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS NOW MOVING THROUGH REGION ALLOWING FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. LATEST GUIDANCE HAS COME IN WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER SNOWFALL TOTALS THEREBY WARRANTING EXPANSION OF ADVISORY OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THEN TRACK ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS WEDNESDAY EVENING. AT THE SAME TIME...COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE DOWN FROM THE NORTH. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN...BUT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AS THE INTENSITY INCREASES AND TEMPERATURE COOLS WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES PAST TO THE SOUTH. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD MOVE EAST AND TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES OFFSHORE. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN TERMS OF THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE PRECIPITATION...THE TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AND THE DEGREE OF COLD AIR. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL DETERMINE IF AND WHEN A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-241745- /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150224T2100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...ELK PARK... CROSSNORE...SUGAR MOUNTAIN...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS... BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA 439 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ADJACENT TO TENNESSEE. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS THAT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. AFTER A LULL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOW MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON HIGHWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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-NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-241745- /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150224T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD... CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE 439 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS THAT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. AFTER A LULL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOW MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE BLUE RIDGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH NOON TODAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON HIGHWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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-SCZ004>014-019-241745- /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150224T1700Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-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... BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE... MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS... SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA... 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 439 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT ALONG WITH UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS THAT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. AFTER A LULL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOW MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 INCH OR LESS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON HIGHWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ PM
815 WWUS42 KGSP 241710 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1210 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THEN TRACK ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS WEDNESDAY EVENING. AT THE SAME TIME...COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE DOWN FROM THE NORTH. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN...BUT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AS THE INTENSITY INCREASES AND TEMPERATURE COOLS WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES PAST TO THE SOUTH. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD MOVE EAST AND TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES OFFSHORE. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN TERMS OF THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE PRECIPITATION...THE TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AND THE DEGREE OF COLD AIR. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL DETERMINE IF AND WHEN A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-250115- /O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150224T2100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.A.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...ELK PARK... CROSSNORE...SUGAR MOUNTAIN...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS... BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA 1210 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ADJACENT TO TENNESSEE. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS THAT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * TIMING...AFTER A LULL IN THE SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOW MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON HIGHWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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>037-053-056-057-062>065-068>072- 082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-250115- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150224T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.A.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1100Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-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...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...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 1210 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT ALONG WITH UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS THAT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * TIMING...AFTER A LULL IN THE SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOW MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON HIGHWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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. && $$ ARK
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 Feb 24, 3:46 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 3:46 AM EST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
346 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE GULF STATES IN THE
MORNING WILL MOVE OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC BY THIS EVENING. A MOIST
AND WINTRY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA
AND UP THE CAROLINA COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FOR THE
END OF THE WEEK...THEN A WARMING TREND STARTS THE MONTH OF MARCH.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 300 AM EST TUESDAY...MODEST SNOWFALL UNDERWAY ACROSS THE
REGION THIS MORNING AS UPPER SHORT WAVE AND CONSEQUENT SURFACE WAVE
SLIDE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPS. ALREADY RECEIVING REPORTS OF
SNOWFALL ACCUMS AROUND AN INCH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NC MOUNTAINS
THIS MORNING...WITH NICE SNOW BANDS STILL UPSTREAM PER KMRX RADAR.
THUS...AFTER BLENDING IN LATEST NAM/SREF QPF...ENDED UP WITH ENOUGH
SNOWFALL TO JUSTIFY UPGRADING TO A WARNING ALONG THE TN LINE.
THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT WWY FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE
FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT REGIONS ALL THE WHILE UPGRADING THE ABOVE
MENTIONED ZONES TO A WARNING. SPEAKING OF FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT...LATEST HRRR/NAM INDICATES THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOWFALL
SLIDING EAST INTO THE I77 CORRIDOR REGION AROUND RUSH HOUR...OR
PERHAPS SLIGHTLY THEREAFTER. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...NOT ENOUGH QPF IN
THE GUIDANCE TO WARRANT ANY UPGRADES...BUT CERTAINLY THINK THAT
EARLY ADVISORY ISSUANCE WAS A GOOD CALL AS LATEST STORM TOTAL SNOW
FCST IS APPROX 1 INCH FOR THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA.
OTHERWISE...EXPECTING PRECIP TO SLIDE EAST THROUGH LATE MORNING
GIVING WAY TO A DRY FCST ACROSS NORTHEAST GA...NC FOOTHILLS...AND
THE PIEDMONT REGIONS. CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY BEFORE SKIES SCT SLIGHTLY LATE. FURTHER WEST...MODELS CONTINUE
TO INDICATE PROLONGED LIGHT SNOWFALL ALONG THE TN LINE THEREFORE
ALSO AIDING TO TOTALS...THUS SLIGHT/CHANCE POPS WILL REMAIN IN THE
FCST FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
NEAR TERM WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL AS WETBULB EFFECTS AND OVERCAST
SKIES YIELD HIGHS IN THE 20S ACROSS THE MTNS...LOWER/MID 30S OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE FCST AREA. AS FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS...EXPECTING
THE ENTIRE REGION TO FALL BELOW FREEZING THEREFORE SOME BLACK ICE
CONCERNS MIGHT ARISE AS ANY LINGERING WET ROADS REFREEZE...IF ONLY
MINIMAL DRYING OCCURS TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 330 AM TUESDAY...WE MIGHT HAVE AN EVEN MORE INTERESTING STORM
TO DEAL WITH AFTER WE ARE FINISHED WITH THIS MORNINGS EVENT. OUR
FOCUS SHIFTS TO THE NEXT SURFACE WAVE THAT DEVELOPS OVER THE NW GULF
OF MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG WAVE MOVING EAST
ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS. CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY INCREASE AS TO
THE EXPECTED EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM AS AT CROSSES THE DEEP SOUTH
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVES OFFSHORE THURSDAY MORNING...AND IS
NOW ABOVE AVERAGE FOR WHAT IT HAS BEEN SO FAR THIS SEASON. THE
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH BRINGING A RAPID INCREASE IN
FORCING ACROSS NE GEORGIA LATE WEDNESDAY AND THEN ACROSS THE WRN
CAROLINAS MAINLY ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. A COUPLED JET INTERACTION
SHOULD BRING EXCELLENT UPPER DIVERGENCE AS THE DAMPENING SHORT WAVE
MOVES OVERHEAD. LOW LEVEL ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE SHOULD ALSO KICK IN BY
AROUND 00Z THURSDAY. A CONSENSUS OF THE GUIDANCE BRINGS PRECIP NEWD
STEADILY LATE IN THE DAY. WILL FINE TUNE THE PRECIP PROBABILITY TO
GO WITH A CATEGORICAL TO LIKELY POP WITH A NW TO SE GRADIENT FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH PRECIP CHANCES DROPPING OFF EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE LOW TO THE SOUTH AND THE EXIT OF THE
STRONGER FORCING AFTER 06Z. PARTIAL THICKNESS AND FCST SOUNDINGS
ONCE AGAIN SUGGEST PRECIP TYPES LOOK TO BE A RAIN VERSUS SNOW
SCENARIO...WITH SFC WET BULB TEMPS PLAYING A BIG PART. THINK THE
STRONG FORCING WILL RESULT IN SOME DYNAMIC COOLING THAT WILL HELP
KEEP PROFILES BELOW FREEZING SUCH THAT THE HEAVIER PRECIP WILL FALL
AS SNOW ACROSS ALL BUT MAYBE THE LOWER PIEDMONT AND LAKELANDS OF SC.
THE FCST LEANS MORE ON THE ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE IN ORDER TO DAMPEN SOME
OF THE RUN-TO-RUN VARIABILITY OF THE LOW TRACK AND NRN EXTENT OF THE
PRECIP SHIELD. THE FCST ALSO BORROWS HEAVILY FROM THE QPF GUIDANCE
ISSUED BY WPC...AND ONCE THAT IS CONVERTED TO SNOWFALL...WE HAVE A
FCST THAT SUGGESTS WE WILL REACH 12HR WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL
ACROSS ALMOST ALL THE FCST AREA. THE PLUME DIAGRAMS FROM THE 03Z
SREF ARE COMPELLING. ONCE AGAIN...THE MAJORITY OF THE SREF MEMBERS
HAVE WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL AT MOST SITES BY 06Z THURSDAY. THERE
ARE A FEW CAVEATS. THE FCST STILL ASSUMES THAT COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE
FROM THE N/NW AS THE PRECIP SPREADS UP FROM THE SW AS THE BOUNDARY
LAYER ALSO COOLS WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF THE COLD AIR IS DELAYED...
MORE OF THE PRECIP WILL FALL AS RAIN ALONG/S OF I-85. IF THE TRACK
OF THE LOW REMAINS TOO FAR S...THE MTNS AND I-40 CORRIDOR WILL NOT
GET SUFFICIENT PRECIP TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA. THERE WILL PROBABLY
BE A 50 MILE WIDE BAND WHERE SNOWFALL IS MAXIMIZED...RUNNING WSW TO
ENE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NE GEORGIA. ALL THAT ASIDE...
THINK THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
THE ENTIRE FCST AREA FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE REST OF THE FCST IS LESS BUSY. THERE SHOULD BE SOME LINGERING
SNOW POTENTIAL ACROSS THE MTNS ON THURSDAY...BUT MODEL GUIDANCE ALSO
SUGGESTS SOME LINGERING SHOWERY PRECIP MAINLY ACROSS THE NC
FOOTHILLS AND WRN PIEDMONT INTO THURSDAY EVE. ANY NW FLOW POTENTIAL
ON THE TN BORDER SHOULD DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 250 AM MONDAY...NO CHANGES MADE TO THIS DISCUSSION AFTER
REVIEWING NEW GUIDANCE...SO LOOKS QUITE GOOD.
THE EARLY PART OF THE MEDIUM RANGE WILL FEATURE A CONTINUATION
OF UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES...AS A BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH
REMAINS CARVED OUT OVER THE EASTERN CONUS...WITH A HIGH LATITUDE
CONNECTION SUPPORTING MAINTENANCE OF A STRONG AND EXPANSIVE...
1040 MB SURFACE THAT WILL OOZE ITS WAY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE COUNTRY INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND. OTHER THAN SOME LINGERING
NW FLOW SNOW IN THE WAKE OF THE COASTAL CYCLONE THU NIGHT...
THE LATTER PART OF THE WORK-WEEK SHOULD BE DRY AND COLD...
WITH TEMPS 15-20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO.
A PATTERN SHIFT IS THEN ANTICIPATED FOR THE WEEKEND...AS LARGE SCALE
HEIGHT FALLS OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN CONUS...ALLOWING A RIDGE TO
BEGIN BUILDING ALONG THE EAST COAST. AS THE BROAD/ZONALLY ORIENTED
SURFACE HIGH BUILDS INTO THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC OVER THE
WEEKEND...A COLD AIR DAMMING SCENARIO MAY BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD...THUS TEMPS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN BELOW CLIMO
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...DESPITE RISING HEIGHTS. CONSIDERING THE
ORIENTATION OF THE PARENT HIGH...MOISTURE ADVECTION OVER THE COOL
DOME WILL RESULT IN PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND PERHAPS SOME LIGHT PRECIP
ON SATURDAY. DEPENDING UPON HOW EARLY IN THE DAY ANY PRECIP
FALLS...SOME WINTRY WEATHER CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ESP ACROSS THE
MTNS AND I-40 CORRIDOR.
MEANWHILE...MOISTURE RETURN BEGINS IN EARNEST SAT NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...AS CYCLOGENESIS TAKES PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS...
WITH RESULTANT WAA/UPGLIDE PRECIP POSSIBLE ACROSS OUR REGION. BY
THIS TIME...COLD AIR DAMMING SHOULD BE WEAKENING AS HEIGHTS CONTINUE
TO RISE. THUS PRIMARILY RAIN IS EXPECTED...WITH RAIN CHANCES
CONTINUING INTO MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE TENN
VALLEY.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR/MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD AS
SURFACE WAVE AND ASSOCIATED RASN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID
MORNING. INITIALIZED TAF UNDER VFR THROUGH 09Z BEFORE LOWERING TO
MVFR AND INTRODUCING A 3HR TEMPO FOR OCCASIONAL FLURRIES OR A RASN
MIX. PREVAILED -SN AMIDST MVFR CIGS/VISB FROM 12Z THROUGH 16Z
BEFORE ALL WX MENTION IS REMOVED AS PRECIP SLIDES OUT OF THE REGION
WITH MVFR CIGS LINGERING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. AT THIS
TIME...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS LOOKS TO REMAIN VERY LIGHT...A HALF INCH
AT BEST. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND NE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON
BEFORE VEERING SOUTHERLY.
ELSEWHERE...MUCH THE SAME AS KCLT ABOVE WITH VFR/MVFR AND PERHAPS
IFR PREVAILING THROUGH MORNING AS PRECIP SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH A
SURFACE WAVE SLIDES THROUGH THE REGION. INITIALIZED ALL TAFS VFR
FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF THE TAF CYCLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KAVL
AND KAND WHERE VISB/CIG RESTRICTIONS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE DUE TO
ONGOING PRECIP. DID INCLUDE TEMPO AT KGSP/KGMU TO ACCOUNT FOR LIGHT
OCCASIONAL PRECIP AT ONSET EARLY THIS MORNING. BEYOND THAT...ALL
SITES CARRY RESTRICTIONS TO BOTH VISB/CIGS AS LIGHT SN SHOWERS SLIDE
THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM WEST
TO EAST...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS BEING ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. THUS...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE AN INCH OR TWO AT KAVL
THROUGH MIDDAY...WITH GENERALLY A HALF INCH AT THE OTHER TAF SITES.
REMOVED ALL WX MENTION BY THE 16-17Z TIMEFRAME AT ALL SITES WITH
LINGERING CIG RESTRICTIONS UNTIL LATE IN THE PERIOD. WINDS THROUGH
THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN LIGHT/MODERATE AND VEER FROM NE TO SSW.
OUTLOOK...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER IS LOOKING EVER MORE
LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY EVENING LEADING TO POSSIBLE FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS
AT ALL SITES WITH SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. BEYOND THAT...LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LINGER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS REMAINS TOO LOW TO
MENTION AT THIS TIME.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
13-19Z 19-01Z 01-07Z 07-12Z
KCLT HIGH 95% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL MED 74% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KHKY MED 77% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ035>037-
053-056-057-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-
062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ033-
048>052-058-059.
SC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...CDG
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...DEO/JDL
AVIATION...CDGHazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 9:21 PM EST, 6 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 921 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 NCZ033-048>052-058-059-250230- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- 921 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY... 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCUMULATION OF ONE OR TWO INCHES OF SNOW MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES AND BALSAM MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..TUESDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION MAY LINGER OVER THE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW...ON TUESDAY MORNING. ..WEDNESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE.. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES ALONG THE GULF COAST...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD...REACHING THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY EVENING. ..THURSDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-250230- BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 921 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCUMULATION OF ONE OR TWO INCHES OF SNOW MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES AND BALSAM MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..TUESDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION MAY LINGER OVER THE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW...ON TUESDAY MORNING. ..WEDNESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES ALONG THE GULF COAST...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD...REACHING THE MOUNTAINS BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..THURSDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ510-SCZ001>007-010>012-019-250230- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD- 921 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES ALONG THE GULF COAST...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD... REACHING THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS IN THE EVENING. ..THURSDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUING INTO THE MORNING HOURS. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-SCZ008-009-013-014- 250230- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-CHEROKEE-YORK-CHESTER- 921 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..TUESDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. ..WEDNESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES ALONG THE GULF COAST...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD... REACHING THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS IN THE EVENING. ..THURSDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUING INTO THE MORNING HOURS. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 07
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 24, 12:10 AM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1210 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 PM SNOW 3 N MAULDIN 34.83N 82.31W
02/23/2015 E0.0 INCH GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
FIRST REPORT IN THE GREENVILLE AREA OF SNOW MIXED WITH
A LITTLE SLEET ON WOODRUFF ROAD NEAR THE INTERCHANGE
WITH I-85. FIRST LIGHT SNOW WITH A LITTLE SLEET AT GSP
AIRPORT AROUND 1115 PM. SEVERAL REPORTS WEST OF THE
METRO AREA OF A SLEET AND SNOW MIX.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Feb 24, 12:16 AM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1216 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM SNOW 2 WSW FLETCHER 35.42N 82.54W
02/24/2015 E0.0 INCH BUNCOMBE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW FALLING NEAR THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AND
THE GROUND BEGINNING TO TURN WHITE. STILL ONLY A TRACE
AS NOT MEASURABLE YET.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Feb 24, 1:59 AM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
159 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0157 AM SNOW ASHEVILLE 35.57N 82.55W
02/24/2015 E0.5 INCH BUNCOMBE NC PUBLIC
A HALF OF A INCH OF SNOW REPORTED ON THE CAMPUS OF
UNC-ASHEVILLE.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Feb 24, 2:53 AM EST, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
253 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0251 AM SNOW ASHEVILLE 35.57N 82.55W
02/24/2015 M0.8 INCH BUNCOMBE NC PUBLIC
A MEASURED 8 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SNOW ON THE CAMPUS OF
UNC-ASHEVILLE.
&&
OUTLAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:43 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 18 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.