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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Oct 9, 2016, 3:56 AM EDT for 28 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 9, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2016, 3:56 AM EDT (07:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 9, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 28 counties
Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -519 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
297 WWUS72 KGSP 090756 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 356 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... .HURRICANE MATTHEW WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE EAST COAST TODAY AND STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE. WITH SATURATED SOILS...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS. NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-091600- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.161009T0900Z-161009T2200Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN- HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND... BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE... STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON... FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...FAUST...MARS HILL... MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS... BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY... ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN... CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER... HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO... ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR... SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN... OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD... FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON... COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING 356 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...ALL DAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND AFTER 10 AM ELSEWHERE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
082 WWUS72 KGSP 091445 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1045 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... .HURRICANE MATTHEW IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE EAST COAST...BUT STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY IN ITS WAKE. WITH SATURATED SOILS...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY BRISK WIND GUSTS. NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-092200- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161009T2200Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN- HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND... BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE... STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON... FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...FAUST...MARS HILL... MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS... BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY... ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN... CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER... HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO... ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR... SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN... OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD... FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON... COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING 1045 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...TREES AND POWER LINES BROUGHT DOWN BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT...AND A FEW STRUCTURES MIGHT BE DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ WIMBERLEY
630 WWUS72 KGSP 092205 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 605 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE DECREASING THIS EVENING... .MATTHEW CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM THE EAST COAST...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS DECREASING THROUGH THE EVENING. NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-092315- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161009T2200Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN- HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-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- 605 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. A FEW OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD HAVE WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH UNTIL MID EVENING. THOSE SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A TREE OR POWER LINE COULD STILL BE KNOCKED DOWN...OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL BE IMPROVING. $$ STUREY/MARTIN
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.