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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 7, 20167 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2016, 10:30 AM EDT for 7 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 7, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2016, 10:30 AM EDT (14:30 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2016, 7:50 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 253 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
588 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

321 
WWUS72 KGSP 071430
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1030 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

.GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE ABOVE 4500 FEET AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

NCZ033-048>052-059-080000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.160407T1600Z-160408T0000Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL...
MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...
WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA
1030 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
  BORDER...ESPECIALLY IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 4500 FT.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY MIDDAY...AND
  PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. A FEW SMALLER TREES AND LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...WITH
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 46 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ARK
2 follow-up statements
950 
WWUS72 KGSP 071959
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
359 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS...

.GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE ABOVE 4500 FEET AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

NCZ033-049-050-080900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.160409T0600Z-160409T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
359 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE 
  BORDER...ESPECIALLY IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 4500 FT.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS....FREEZING TEMPERATURES

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY MIDDAY...AND
  PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
  MORNINGS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. A FEW SMALLER TREES AND LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...WITH
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED
  BY COLD.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S FRIDAY MORNING AND LOWER 20S SATURDAY
  MORNING AND COLDER AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 46 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-059-080900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.160409T0600Z-160409T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...CULLOWHEE...
SYLVA
359 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM
TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
  BORDER...ESPECIALLY AREAS ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY MIDDAY...AND
  PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
  MORNINGS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW SMALLER TREES AND LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN 
  DOWN...WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S FRIDAY MORNING AND LOWER 20S SATURDAY
  MORNING AND LOWER TEMPERATURES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 46 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ053-058-080900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.160409T0600Z-160409T1300Z/
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROBBINSVILLE
359 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM
TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FT FRIDAY
  MORNING AND ALL LOCATIONS SATURDAY MORNING. LOWS IN THE LOW 20S
  AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FT SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

GAZ010-NCZ062>065-501-503-505-507-509-080900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.160409T0600Z-160409T1300Z/
RABUN-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...
JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT...LAKE LURE...SALUDA
359 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS OF FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S AT LOW ELEVATIONS TO LOW 20S AT HIGH
  ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS OR CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
043 
WWUS72 KGSP 072350
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
750 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS...

.A PAIR OF COLD FRONTS PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING
FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS FRIDAY MORNING...WITH COLDER
TEMPERATURES AND A MORE WIDESPREAD FREEZE SATURDAY MORNING.

NCZ033-049-050-080800-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.160409T0600Z-160409T1300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
AND SPRUCE PINE.
750 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR EARLY FRIDAY...AND A FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EARLY
SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
  BORDER.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED BY COLD.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30 FRIDAY MORNING...AND IN THE LOWER
  20S SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-059-080800-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.160409T0600Z-160409T1300Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...CULLOWHEE...
AND SYLVA.
750 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR EARLY FRIDAY...AND A FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EARLY
SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE
  TENNESSEE BORDER...PARTICULARLY AREAS ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED BY COLD.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 FRIDAY MORNING
  ABOVE 3500 FEET. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S IN SATURDAY
  MORNING THROUGHOUT THE AREA...INCLUDING THE VALLEYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ053-058-080800-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.160409T0600Z-160409T1300Z/
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROBBINSVILLE
750 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S ABOVE 3500 FEET FRIDAY
  MORNING. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S THROUGHOUT THE AREA
  SATURDAY MORNING...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE AND THE
  FRENCH BROAD VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

GAZ010-NCZ062>065-501-503-505-507-509-080800-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.A.0006.160409T0600Z-160409T1300Z/
RABUN-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...
JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT...LAKE LURE...SALUDA
750 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS OF FAR NORTHEAST
  GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS OR CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
WIMBERLEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 1:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland39 min
Apr 7, 2:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland, Gaston, Lincoln51 min
Apr 7, 3:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg63 min
Apr 7, 4:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Rowan, Union34 min
Apr 7, 3:59 PM EDTFreeze WatchGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more12 hr
Apr 7, 3:59 PM EDTFreeze WarningGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison and 3 more18 hr

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.