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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 2:52 PM EST for 28 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 2:52 PM EST (19:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2016, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 42 counties
Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, 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, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 462 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
490 WWUS72 KGSP 231952 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 252 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...STRONG WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ON WEDNESDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-240400- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0001.160224T0300Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.160224T0300Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.160224T0300Z-160224T1800Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD 252 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY BECOMING DAMAGING TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST THEN WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-065-240400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.160224T0300Z-160224T1800Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL... MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE... HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH 252 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING...STRONGEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST THEN WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ001>014-019-240400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.160224T1100Z-160225T0500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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...HICKORY...NEWTON... ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... OLD FORT...MARION...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON... SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN... TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA... SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN... SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON... UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS 252 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY STARTING AROUND DAYBREAK...AND GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. 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. && $$ ARK
4 follow-up statements
989 WWUS72 KGSP 240358 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1058 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...STRONG WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ON WEDNESDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-241200- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD 1058 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT...POSSIBLY BECOMING DAMAGING TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST THEN WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-065-241200- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL... MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE... HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH 1058 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT...STRONGEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST THEN WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ001>014-019-241200- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.160224T1100Z-160225T0500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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...HICKORY...NEWTON... ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... OLD FORT...MARION...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON... SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN... TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA... SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN... SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON... UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS 1058 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY STARTING AROUND DAYBREAK...AND GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. 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. && $$
912 WWUS72 KGSP 240920 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TODAY...REACHING THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING...THEN GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-241800- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD 420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...STRONG TO DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST THEN WESTERLY BY MID DAY...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-065-241800- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL... MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE... HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH 420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST THEN WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY DECREASE AS THE FRONT REACHES THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A SATURATED GROUND...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ001>014-019-241800- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.160224T1100Z-160225T0500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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...HICKORY...NEWTON... ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... OLD FORT...MARION...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON... SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN... TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA... SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN... SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON... UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS 420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AROUND MID MORNING...AND GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A SATURATED GROUND...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. 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. && $$ NED
622 WWUS72 KGSP 241710 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1210 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...DAMAGING WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .A COLD FRONT RACING EAST FROM A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY WILL USHER IN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FREQUENT GUSTS...AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BEING BLOWN DOWN. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN LINGER OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH AT LEAST THE EVENING HOURS. NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-250500- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.160225T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD 1210 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...STRONG TO DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-250500- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.160225T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- 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...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS... MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...WALHALLA... WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE... CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON... TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS... LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS 1210 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ONLY SLOWLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AS WELL. TRAVEL MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. && $$ NCZ033-035-048>050-053-065-501>510-250500- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM... TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS... BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... OLD FORT...MARION...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON... SALUDA...COLUMBUS 1210 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ONLY SLOWLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HG
459 WWUS72 KGSP 242357 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 657 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN A CONCERN ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FREQUENT GUSTS...AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES BEING BLOWN DOWN. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-250500- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.160225T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- 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...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS... MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...WALHALLA... WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE... CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON... TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS... LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS 657 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AS WELL. TRAVEL MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-250500- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.160225T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD 657 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ033-035-048>050-053-065-501>510-250500- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM... TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS... BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... OLD FORT...MARION...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON... SALUDA...COLUMBUS 657 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CDG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:52 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Graham and 10 more | 28 hr |
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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.