Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2016, 3:29 AM EST for Avery County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 1, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2016, 3:29 AM EST (08:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2016, 6:38 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
852 WWUS72 KGSP 010829 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 329 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TOWARD THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING...CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AS THE UPPER SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID- MORNING ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-011630- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.160302T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE 329 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...AVERY...YANCY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
387 WWUS72 KGSP 011602 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1102 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TOWARD THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING...CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AS THE UPPER SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID- MORNING ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-020015- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.160302T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE 1102 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...AVERY...YANCEY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED THROUGH PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PM
805 WWUS72 KGSP 012033 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 333 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TOWARD THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING...CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AS THE UPPER SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-MORNING ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-020500- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.160302T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE 333 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...AVERY...YANCEY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 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 THROUGH 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. && $$ NED
114 WWUS72 KGSP 020306 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1006 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AS THE UPPER SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-MORNING ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-021115- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE 1006 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...AVERY...YANCEY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED THROUGH PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LANE
372 WWUS72 KGSP 020825 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 325 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE A COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-021630- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE 325 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...AVERY...YANCEY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND WILL DECREASE BY NOON. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED THROUGH PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
842 WWUS72 KGSP 021138 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 638 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 NCZ033-049-050-021245- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 638 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ARE STILL GUSTY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...BUT GUSTS SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 40 MPH AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS BELOW 30 MPH AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. $$
Nearby
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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.