Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

853 
WWUS52 KGSP 241835
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
135 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

NCC059-241844-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T1900Z/
DAVIE NC-
135 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL DAVIE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR DAVIE
COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3550 8030 3519 8051 3516 8044 3519 8028
      3481 8032 3482 8080 3494 8078 3497 8080
      3553 8064 3582 8058 3579 8053 3578 8048
      3573 8045 3571 8033 3568 8033 3559 8021
      3552 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 217DEG 42KT 3570 8032 3553 8046 3481 8063 

$$

NCC025-119-159-179-241900-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T1900Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-ROWAN NC-UNION NC-CABARRUS NC-
135 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG...ROWAN...UNION AND CABARRUS COUNTIES...

AT 134 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH...ALONG WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON
TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF SALISBURY TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LANCASTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KANNAPOLIS...DOWNTOWN CONCORD...MONROE...SALISBURY...WEST CONCORD...
MATTHEWS...MINT HILL...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON AND STALLINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THESE STORMS ARE 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 3550 8030 3519 8051 3516 8044 3519 8028
      3481 8032 3482 8080 3494 8078 3497 8080
      3553 8064 3582 8058 3579 8053 3578 8048
      3573 8045 3571 8033 3568 8033 3559 8021
      3552 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 217DEG 42KT 3570 8032 3553 8046 3481 8063 

$$

RWH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
110 PM 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 1245 AM...WITH STRONG LLVL WINDS AND DEEP MIXING...MUCH OF THE
PIEDMONT IS REALIZING WIND GUSTS IN THE 35-45 KT
RANGE...OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 48 KTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF TREES FALLING DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES. GIVEN THE WET SOILS
LOOSENING ROOTS...EVEN SUB-WARNING WINDS ARE KNOCKING DOWN MORE
TREES THAN USUAL. SO HAVE OPTED TO UPGRADE THE WIND ADVISORY TO A
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ALL THE PIEDMONT AND THE SOUTHWEST NC MTNS
UNTIL 7 PM. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EVENING...SO THE WIND
ADVISORIES STILL LOOK GOOD THRU MIDNIGHT.

AS FOR CONVECTION...AS THE HIGH RES MODELS INDICATED...THE LINE OF
STORMS ARE QUICKLY CROSSING THE REMAINDER OF OUR CWFA...ALREADY EAST
OF I-77. A TORNADO WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR THIS LINE...AND SHOULD BE
ABLE TO BE CLEARED SOON.

AS FOR THE FLOOD WATCH...THE HEAVY RAIN/FLASH FLOOD THREAT IS
WANING...BUT WILL LEAVE UP THE PORTION ALONG AND EAST OF THE LINE OF
CONVECTION. THE REST OF THE WATCH WAS CANCELED.

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 /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE EAST OF THE MTNS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE THE MAIN CONCERN THRU THIS EVENING...AS DEEP MIXING AND STRONG
LLVL WIND FIELD IS COMBINING TO PRODUCE FREQUENT GUSTS IN THE 30-40
KT RANGE...AND OCCASIONALLY 40-48 KT ACROSS THE UPSTATE. THE LINE OF
CONVECTION IS JUST EXITING EAST OF KCLT AT TIME OF 18Z TAF.
OTHERWISE...LOOKING AT AREA RADAR AND VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY...THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL STORMS HAS WANED. A LOW VFR
CUMULUS DECK IS WRAPPING AROUND THE DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO OUR
NORTH...WITH SOME OF THAT CLOUD COVER SNEAKING AROUND THE MTNS FROM
THE SW INTO THE WESTERN UPSTATE. THIS THE CLOUDS WILL FILL BACK
IN...BUT GENERALLY 4000 TO 6000 FT. GUIDANCE WANTS TO LOWER CIGS TO
MVFR AT KAND FOR EARLY EVENING...BUT WILL GO WITH 3500 FT FOR NOW.
THE LOW CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR OUT BY DAYBREAK...AS FLOW VEERS TO MORE
WESTERLY TO WEST-NORTHWESTERLY AND DOWNSLOPING INCREASES. GUSTY
WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THRU THURSDAY.

AT KAVL...WITH THE WINDS BEING MORE ACROSS THE VALLEY...GUSTS ARE
NOT AS STRONG AS IN THE PIEDMONT...BUT STILL GUSTY OUT OF THE SW.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NW LATER THIS EVENING...AND SOME LOW VFR OR MVFR
CLOUDS SHOULD WORK UP THE VALLEY FORM THE N. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THURSDAY...SO WILL GO WITH PROB30.

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...

            18-24Z        00-06Z        06-12Z        12-18Z
KCLT       HIGH  93%     HIGH  98%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH  97%     HIGH  98%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       MED   74%     MED   67%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       HIGH  89%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       HIGH  95%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH  85%     HIGH  95%     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...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
     018-026-028-029.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
     FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-035-
     048>050-053-065-501>510.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ036-037-
     051-052-056>059-062>064-068>072-082.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
     FOR NCZ036-037-051-052-056>059-062>064-068>072-082.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST
     FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-
     056-057-069>072-082.
SC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
     019.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
     FOR SCZ001>014-019.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ009-014.

&&

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-251645-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-CHESTER-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 26 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 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-NCZ502-504-506-508-510-SCZ004>007-010>012-019-
251645-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-GREENWOOD-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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 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.

NCZ068-SCZ008-013-251645-
CLEVELAND-CHEROKEE-UNION-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 26 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
AND WILL 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-NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-251645-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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>050-053-251645-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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 WIND
DAMAGE OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-251645-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
1132 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 UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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 DAMAGING
WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ063-064-251645-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
1132 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 UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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 DAMAGING
WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

HG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1210 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

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

1100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MAIDEN                  35.58N 81.21W
02/24/2016                   CATAWBA            NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON OLD MILL ROAD.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1237 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

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

1150 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N DALLAS              35.33N 81.18W
02/24/2016                   GASTON             NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING ALEXIS HIGH SHOALS ROAD AND JACK
            GRIFFIN DRIVE.

&&

OUTLAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1240 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

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

1205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ENE LINCOLNTON        35.49N 81.20W
02/24/2016                   LINCOLN            NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES BLOCKING ASHBURY CHURCH ROAD AND GASTONIA HIGHWAY.

&&

OUTLAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1250 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

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

1115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ICARD                   35.73N 81.46W
02/24/2016                   BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES BLOCKING INTERSTATE 40 EAST LANES.

&&

OUTLAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1254 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

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

1230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE CHARLOTTE         35.14N 80.81W
02/24/2016                   MECKLENBURG        NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE BLOCKING QUEENS ROAD AS SHOWN ON TELEVISION.

&&

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

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

1244 PM     TSTM WND GST     SHEFFIELD               35.97N 80.68W
02/24/2016  M43 MPH          DAVIE              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER MEASURED 43 MPH GUST. SPOTTER SAW A WALL CLOUD
            WITH STRONG ROTATION.

&&

OUTLAW