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Special Weather Statement, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 30, 2016Haywood County, Jackson County, Macon County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this special weather statement at Nov 30, 2016, 2:01 PM EST for Haywood County, Jackson County, Macon County, North Carolina. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Nov 30, 2016, 2:01 PM EST (19:01 UTC)
Expired: Nov 30, 2016, 2:30 PM EST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC

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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Nov 30, 1:11 PM EST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 1:11 PM EST, 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 4:50 AM EST, 9 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
450 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064-505-011000-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
450 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF 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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS UNTIL A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE THE MAIN
THREATS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THE LINES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL ALSO BRING HEAVY RAIN...IN THE ONE TO TWO INCH RANGE...WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE AREAS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN
COULD BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.

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

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..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.

NCZ035>037-056-057-065-068>072-082-501>504-506>510-SCZ008-009-014-
011000-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
CHEROKEE-YORK-CHESTER-
450 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN
PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NORTHERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

BANDS OR LINES OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS
A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT COULD
KNOCK DOWN TREES AND LIMBS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

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

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..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.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>007-010>013-019-011000-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION-GREENWOOD-
450 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

BANDS AND LINES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST. A FEW CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD
BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG TO SEVERE WIND GUSTS CAPABLE OF KNOCKING
DOWN TREES AND LIMBS. ENOUGH WIND SHEAR WILL BE PRESENT TO PROVIDE
FOR SOME ORGANIZATION OF THE THUNDERSTORMS SUCH THAT AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD
END DURING THE EARLY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES.

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

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 9:37 AM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 30, 10:47 AM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 30, 12:53 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1253 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

NCZ051-058-301830-
SWAIN NC-GRAHAM NC-
1253 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SWAIN AND GRAHAM
COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EST...

AT 1253 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES NORTH OF MURPHY...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOWN OF
SANTEETLAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROBBINSVILLE...TOWN OF SANTEETLAH...FONTANA LAKE...LAKE SANTEETLAH...
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA...SMOKY MOUNTAINS-TWENTYMILE CREEK...
FONTANA VILLAGE...SMOKY MOUNTAINS-DEEP CREEK...SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-CLINGMANS DOME AND WESSER.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3537 8401 3541 8402 3546 8396 3547 8392
      3552 8388 3553 8382 3556 8377 3557 8363
      3558 8360 3556 8358 3556 8356 3532 8341
      3533 8343 3530 8350 3528 8367 3525 8370
      3525 8385 3522 8396 3524 8401 3535 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 239DEG 49KT 3528 8405

RWH

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 1:28 PM EST, 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
128 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

NCZ051-052-058-301900-
HAYWOOD NC-SWAIN NC-GRAHAM NC-
128 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SWAIN...NORTHEASTERN GRAHAM AND
NORTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EST...

AT 127 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES NORTHWEST OF BRYSON CITY...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRYSON CITY...CHEROKEE...SMOKY MOUNTAINS-DEEP CREEK...SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-CATALOOCHEE...SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA...SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-OCONALUFTEE...SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BALSAM MOUNTAIN...SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-BIG CREEK...SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NEWFOUND GAP AND SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-CLINGMANS DOME.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3558 8361 3556 8350 3566 8335 3566 8330
      3573 8324 3572 8320 3576 8316 3579 8308
      3577 8299 3579 8296 3574 8295 3574 8292
      3568 8289 3551 8321 3552 8324 3547 8332
      3547 8334 3544 8336 3533 8357 3555 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 239DEG 48KT 3554 8360

RWH

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 1:37 PM EST, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
137 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

NCZ059-062-301900-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-
137 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN JACKSON AND MACON
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EST...

AT 136 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES EAST OF ANDREWS...OR 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTAHALA LAKE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKLIN...SYLVA...CULLOWHEE...WEBSTER...DILLSBORO...NANTAHALA
LAKE...B.R. PARKWAY-SMOKY MOUNTAINS TO BALSAM GAP...CHEROKEE...
BURNINGTOWN AND AQUONE.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3519 8371 3520 8373 3524 8369 3529 8358
      3530 8346 3533 8343 3533 8334 3537 8333
      3541 8335 3550 8317 3527 8301 3523 8322
      3517 8322 3504 8356 3511 8362 3513 8362
      3514 8365 3515 8365 3515 8372 3517 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 239DEG 48KT 3514 8361

RWH

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 2:01 PM EST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
201 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

NCZ052-059-062>064-301930-
HAYWOOD NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
MACON NC-
201 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JACKSON...CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA...
HAYWOOD AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EST...

AT 201 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYNESVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTH
OF SYLVA TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKLIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKLIN...SYLVA...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...CULLOWHEE...LAKE
JUNALUSKA...CLYDE...HIGHLANDS...MAGGIE VALLEY AND BALSAM.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 8350 3532 8344 3533 8334 3541 8336
      3550 8328 3552 8324 3552 8318 3555 8316
      3560 8319 3563 8317 3572 8291 3562 8285
      3563 8281 3557 8277 3547 8280 3539 8271
      3505 8295 3499 8329 3500 8352 3504 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 252DEG 44KT 3559 8312 3527 8327 3504 8344

RWH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 30, 7:47 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania	73 min
Nov 30, 9:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham	53 min
Nov 30, 10:47 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Madison	43 min
Nov 30, 12:53 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham	37 min
Nov 30, 1:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Swain	32 min
Nov 30, 1:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Jackson, Macon	23 min
Nov 30, 2:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Transylvania	32 min
Nov 30, 2:45 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Jackson, Macon	45 min
Nov 30, 3:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania	30 min
Nov 30, 3:27 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Transylvania	48 min
Nov 30, 3:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Henderson, Polk, Transylvania	46 min
Nov 30, 4:41 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford	49 min
Nov 30, 5:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 4 more	49 min
Nov 30, 6:13 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Gaston, Iredell and 4 more	47 min
Nov 30, 6:26 PM EST	Tornado Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union	34 min
Nov 30, 6:56 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Davie, Rowan, Union	34 min
Nov 30, 3:16 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Oconee	44 min
Nov 30, 4:12 PM EST	Tornado Warning	GSP	Anderson, Greenville	48 min
Nov 30, 4:54 PM EST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GSP	Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg	36 min
Nov 30, 5:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Spartanburg	26 min
Nov 30, 5:50 PM EST	Tornado Warning	GSP	Chester, Union	40 min
Nov 30, 5:53 PM EST	Tornado Warning	GSP	Chester, York	37 min
Nov 30, 2:07 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Habersham, Rabun	23 min

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