Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

577 
WWUS52 KGSP 241635
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1135 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

NCC023-027-045-241644-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160224T1645Z/
CALDWELL NC-BURKE NC-CLEVELAND NC-
1135 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL...
SOUTHEASTERN BURKE AND NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS
AREA.

LAT...LON 3599 8100 3586 8104 3542 8146 3552 8151
      3555 8151 3557 8153 3580 8133 3592 8134
      3597 8133 3601 8130 3603 8123 3604 8119
      3603 8117 3604 8113 3603 8107 3604 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 218DEG 49KT 3579 8125 

$$

NCC003-035-109-241645-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160224T1645Z/
CATAWBA NC-ALEXANDER NC-LINCOLN NC-
1135 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EST
FOR WESTERN CATAWBA...ALEXANDER AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...

AT 1134 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HICKORY...OR NEAR ST. STEPHENS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HICKORY...TAYLORSVILLE...ST. STEPHENS...CONOVER...LONGVIEW...
BETHLEHEM...STONY POINT...MOUNTAIN VIEW...OXFORD AND PROPST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
LINES. BRIEF LARGE HAIL MAY ALSO OCCUR. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3599 8100 3586 8104 3542 8146 3552 8151
      3555 8151 3557 8153 3580 8133 3592 8134
      3597 8133 3601 8130 3603 8123 3604 8119
      3603 8117 3604 8113 3603 8107 3604 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 218DEG 49KT 3579 8125 

$$

08

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1013 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY TODAY AND SWING A COLD FRONT OVER THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA. DRY AND SEASONABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1000 AM...THE WEDGE FRONT CONTINUES TO RETREAT AS
EXPECTED...WITH JUST THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS OF THE NW
PIEDMONT STILL IN THE WEDGE. THE LAPS AND RAP CAPE ANALYSES SHOWING
THE UNCOVERED AIR MASS IS BECOMING UNSTABLE...WITH 500-1000 J/KG OF
SBCAPE...ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH VALLEY. THIS POCKET OF BEST
INSTABILITY IS LINING UP WITH DEVELOPING LINE OF CONVECTION FROM THE
NC ESCARPMENT TO AROUND GREENWOOD SC. THIS BROKEN LINE WILL LIKELY
INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS EAST...WITH PLENTY OF SHEAR FOR ROTATING
UPDRAFTS AND WIND/HAIL/TORNADO THREAT DEVELOPING. THE LATEST DAY 1
CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAS SHIFTED THE SLGT RISK TO THE EAST...NOW JUST
BARELY CLIPPING THE EASTERN TIER OF OUR COUNTIES. THIS AREA IS WHERE
THE INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL LINE UP BEST FOR MORE ROBUST
SUPERCELLS. THE RAP 0-1 KM EHI OVER 1 EAST OF I-77 EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP MENTION OF SEVERE FOR THE I-77 CORRIDOR. TO THE
WEST...THERE IS A NON-ZERO SEVERE THREAT...BUT THE BIGGER THREAT
LOOKS TO BE WINDS...BOTH IN CONVECTION AND JUST WITH MIXING. THE
LATEST NAM AND HIGH RES/NEAR TERM GUIDANCE STILL INDICATING SOLID
30-40 MPH GUSTS ACRS THE ENTIRE CWFA FROM MIDDAY THRU THE
EVENING...WITH AN OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUST POSSIBLE. THE WIND
HEADLINES LOOK ON TRACK.

THE ENVIRONMENT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT APPEARS
VERY INTERESTING AFTER MID MORNING. NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS MAINTAIN
A VERY LOW LFC...GENERALLY 2 KFT. HELICITY BETWEEN 0-1 KM IS
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 250-300 M2/S2 ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND EASTERN
FOOTHILLS. INSTABILITY IS MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN...HOWEVER...IT SHOULD
EASILY INCREASE ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT AND NE UPSTATE OF SC IN THE
WAKE OF THE DEPARTING WEDGE BOUNDARY...REACHING 600-900 J/KG. IN
FACT...MID DAY VALUES OF EHI OVER KCLT NEAR 2.5 ACCORDING TO THE
NAM. IN ADDITION...GFS360 INDICATES THAT A BELT OF H5 Q-VECTOR
CONVERGENCE WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE I-77 CORRIDOR DURING THE LATE
MORNING TO MID AFTER HOURS. CAMS SIMULATED REFLECTIVITY APPEAR VERY
REALISTIC GIVEN THE EXPECTED ENVIRONMENT...SHOWING LIMITED
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...A NORTH-SOUTH LINE OF TSRA DEVELOPS ALONG THE COLD FRONT
OVER THE I-77 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL BE THE FEATURE TO WATCH...POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND A ISOLATED TORNADO. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT SVR TSRA IN THE HWO AND THE FORECAST. THE
SECOND HAZARD IS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. SO FAR...IT APPEARS THAT THE
SQUALL LINE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH IS BLOCKING THE DEEPEST MOISTURE
FROM REACHING THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...CONVECTIVE DOWNPOURS AND
PRESENT HIGH STREAM FLOWS WOULD YIELD EASY CONDITIONS FOR FLASH
FLOODING TO DEVELOP...NO CHANGES TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THE
SATURATED GROUND AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY YIELD DOWNED TREES
TODAY AND THIS EVENING...I WILL KEEP WIND HEADLINES THROUGH THIS
MORNING. EXTENDING WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE MTNS TO MATCH FOOTHILL
AND PIEDMONT ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

TONIGHT...WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE...CAA...AND GUSTY NW WINDS WILL
SUPPORT UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NC MTNS. GIVEN THE TIMING
THE CAA...PRECIP WILL CHANGE OVER THE -SN AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RELATIVELY DEEP MOISTURE AND STRONG FLOW WILL SUPPORT ACCUMULATING
SHSN ACROSS THE MTNS THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. IT IS POSSIBLE
MANY AREAS ALONG THE TN LINE WILL SEE AROUND TWO INCHES ON THE
GROUND BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY. WE WILL POST A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTING AT
MIDNIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 130 AM EST WEDNESDAY...FAIRLY STRAIGHT-FORWARD LOOKING
SITUATION FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK...DOMINATED MAINLY BY AN
UPPER TROF LEFT BEHIND IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM.
THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE PRECIP PRODUCTION ACROSS THE NC MOUNTAINS...
MAINLY NEAR THE TN BORDER...AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE OPERATIONAL MODELS AGREE THAT MOISTURE WILL BE RELATIVELY
DEEP THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING...WHILE THICKNESS/FCST
SOUNDINGS SUPPORT PRECIP FALLING ALMOST ENTIRELY AS SNOW EVEN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN TEMPS MAY CLIMB CLOSE TO 40 DEGREES IN SOME
VALLEY LOCATIONS. THERE ARE SOME CONFLICTING SIGNALS. ON THE ONE
HAND...THE FLOW IS MORE WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH IT DOES VEER AROUND TO A MORE NW DIRECTION
AROUND 00Z FRIDAY. ON THE OTHER HAND...WHAT THE SITUATION LACKS IN
MECHANICAL FORCING WILL BE MADE UP BY SFC-BASED CAPE AROUND 100-150
J/KG HELPING TO FUEL WHAT SHOULD BE CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT WE WILL SEE ADVISORY-LEVEL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE NC MOUNTAIN ZONES NEAR THE TN BORDER.
THE BETTER SNOW PRODUCTION SHOULD TAPER OFF AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

MEANWHILE...OUTSIDE THE MTNS...IT SHOULD BE DRY AS IT DOES NOT
APPEAR THAT SHOWERS WILL BE ABLE TO BREAK CONTAINMENT WITHOUT ANY
UPPER SUPPORT. THE MAIN CONCERN HERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG WIND GUSTS ON THURSDAY AS COLD ADVECTION ALOFT RESULTS IN A
DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER WITH POTENTIAL TO TAP INTO SOME 40KT WIND UP
AROUND 750-800 MB. EXPECT A WINDY DAY OUTSIDE THE MTNS...WITH TEMPS
BELOW NORMAL. WILL NOT ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY WITH THIS PACKAGE OWING
TO ONGOING THREATS TODAY.

THE NW FLOW MOISTURE PULLS OUT ON FRIDAY SO WE SHOULD SEE AN END TO
SNOW SHOWERS ON THE TN BORDER. TEMPS WILL AGAIN BE 5-10 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. THE FINAL SHORT WAVE DROPS DOWN THRU THE BOTTOM OF THE
UPPER TROF ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS DISAGREE IF THERE WILL BE ANY
SURFACE REFLECTION OF THIS...AS THEY DO NOT GENERATE ANY PRECIP...
EVEN WITH A FINAL SURGE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE NW UPSLOPE
REGION. A DRY FCST WAS INHERITED...SO A CHANGE WILL NOT BE MADE AT
THIS POINT. QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE MTNS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM WEDNESDAY...THE WEEKEND LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE DRY WITH
A WARMING TREND. THE UPPER PATTERN SHOULD BECOME MORE PROGRESSIVE
WITH THE UPPER TROF FINALLY SLIPPING EAST OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC AND
A DEAMPLIFYING UPPER RIDGE BUILDING IN THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL
SUPPORT HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST
AND CAROLINAS THRU SUNDAY EVENING. TEMPS SHOULD MAKE IT BACK ABOVE
NORMAL ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SURFACE FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
WEST LATE IN THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THE GFS CONTINUES TO HAVE MORE
RESPONSE THAN THE ECMWF...BUT EVEN THE GFS DOES NOT BRING PRECIP
INTO THE AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WILL PUSH BACK THE PRECIP CHANCE
REACHING THE MTNS UNTIL LATER IN THAT PERIOD. WARM ADVECTION AHEAD
OF THE FRONT SHOULD KEEP TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING...SO ANY PRECIP THAT
REACHES THE MTNS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY SHOULD BE LIQUID. BEYOND
THAT...NO OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE. THE FRONT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL FALL
APART AS IT CROSSES THE REGION ON MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE EAST OF THE MTNS...COLD AIR DAMMING WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THROUGH MID MORNING.
UNTIL THE WEDGE ERODES...CLOUD BASES WILL RANGE IN THE VLIFR TO LIFR
LEVELS AND IFR VIS AND STEADY ENE WINDS. IN ADDITION...ROUNDS OF
MODERATE SHRA WILL PASS OVER THE REGION WITH STRENGTHENING LLVL
LIFT. AS THE RETREATING WEDGE BOUNDARY APPROACHES THIS
MORNING...LLWS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...AS THE WARM SECTOR BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION MID
TO LATE MORNING...WINDS WILL VEER FROM THE SOUTH WITH REGULAR GUSTS
IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S...ENDING LLWS. SFC BASED INSTABILITY WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...SUPPORTING A MENTION
OF LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON TSRA. BY THIS LATE AFTERNOON...TSRA
WILL END AND SKY WILL MIX TO VFR. GUSTY SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD.

AT KAVL...OVERALL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR TO FOOTHILL AND
PIEDMONT TERMINALS. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH FOR
MUCH OF TODAY...WITH GUSTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S DEVELOPING DURING
THE AFTERNOON. MVFR CEILINGS WILL LIKELY LINGER AS NW WINDS DEVELOP
AND SUPPORTS UPSLOPE CLOUD COVER.

OUTLOOK...GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE
AREA ON THURSDAY WITH A PERIOD OF NW FLOW SNOW ALONG THE TN/NC
BORDER. DRYING EXPECTED TOWARD THE WEEKEND.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            15-21Z        21-03Z        03-09Z        09-12Z
KCLT       MED   72%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       MED   79%     HIGH  98%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       MED   64%     MED   75%     LOW   58%     MED   65%
KHKY       MED   72%     HIGH  98%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       MED   72%     HIGH  95%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       MED   76%     HIGH  80%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%

THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULE TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY.  COMPLET HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
     018-026-028-029.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018-
     026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-
     035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-035>037-
     048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ051-052-
     058-059-062>064.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST
     FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
     019.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...ARK/NED
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...NED

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-251015-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-CHESTER-
514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

AFTER NUMEROUS SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT EARLY THIS
MORNING...MORE SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE NUMBER AND STRENGTH OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH INSTABILITY DEVELOPS. LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL BE VERY STRONG. IF THE INSTABILITY DEVELOPS
AS EXPECTED...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND ORGANIZE QUICKLY
ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE
DAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CAROLINAS BY LATE
AFTERNOON. PEOPLE ACROSS THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA AND THE
NORTHWEST PIEDMONT SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION TODAY AND
PREPARE FOR LATER SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ004>008-010>013-019-
251015-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-GREENWOOD-
514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.
SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. AN
ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT IF THE ATMOSPHERE
DESTABILIZES EARLY ENOUGH IN THE DAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-251015-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND BLUE RIDGE
OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR...MAINLY THIS MORNING AND EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
BE THE MAIN THREATS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ065-251015-
HENDERSON-
514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR...MAINLY THIS MORNING AND EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
BE THE MAIN THREATS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ033-048>050-053-251015-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-
514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY. ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS AREAS
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-251015-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY. ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS AREAS
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ063-064-251015-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

PM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
735 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ052-059-062>064-SCZ001-241315-
STEPHENS GA-RABUN GA-HABERSHAM GA-HAYWOOD NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-
TRANSYLVANIA NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-
735 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
STEPHENS...HABERSHAM...RABUN...JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA...HAYWOOD...
MACON AND OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM EST...

AT 734 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A CLUSTER
OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES EAST OF
FRANKLIN TO 8 MILES WEST OF HOMER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOCCOA...WALHALLA...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...
DEMOREST...MOUNT AIRY...HIGHLANDS AND ALTO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE
RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

&&

LAT...LON 3527 8321 3545 8279 3540 8272 3462 8313
      3460 8317 3448 8321 3446 8340 3449 8354
      3443 8362 3445 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 1234Z 224DEG 37KT 3513 8314 3434 8364

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
933 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

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

0821 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW LONG CREEK        34.72N 83.29W
02/24/2016                   OCONEE             SC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON BRASSTOWN ROAD IN WESTERN OCONEE COUNTY.

&&

OUTLAW

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
955 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

NCZ503-504-506-508-241530-
GREATER BURKE NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-BURKE MOUNTAINS NC-
EASTERN MCDOWELL NC-
955 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN BURKE...
CENTRAL RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 AM
EST...

AT 955 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES WEST OF RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORGANTON...RUTHERFORDTON...MARION...GLEN ALPINE...LAKE JAMES...LAKE
JAMES STATE PARK...SOUTH MOUNTAINS STATE PARK...DYSARTSVILLE...SUGAR
HILL AND NEBO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3572 8162 3530 8202 3540 8213 3576 8196
      3577 8194 3578 8195 3585 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1455Z 208DEG 48KT 3536 8206

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1023 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

NCZ068-508-SCZ007-008-012-013-019-241615-
CLEVELAND NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-
UNION SC-LAURENS SC-GREENWOOD SC-
1023 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN
RUTHERFORD...CLEVELAND...LAURENS...GREENWOOD...WESTERN UNION...
SPARTANBURG AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM EST...

AT 1021 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH
OF FOREST CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ABBEVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES
OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPARTANBURG...GREENWOOD...SHELBY...GAFFNEY...LAURENS...UNION...FOREST
CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...CLINTON AND BOILING SPRINGS SC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL
RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3397 8218 3402 8224 3397 8231 3536 8195
      3560 8172 3556 8166 3557 8154 3535 8140
      3451 8166 3437 8178 3430 8190 3420 8194
      3413 8187 3397 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1521Z 215DEG 54KT 3520 8193 3407 8227

08