Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2016, 4:17 AM EST for 8 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 8, 2016, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 25 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2016, 4:17 AM EST (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2016, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Graham 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), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 7:49 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Banner Elk, NC | LEES MCRAE COLLEGE |
| Feb 9, 4:37 AM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 2 Nw Waynesville, NC | 3800 FEET ELEVATION |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.4 | Bryson City, NC | |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Hot Springs, NC | |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Marshall, NC | |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Stecoah, NC | |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Beech Mountain, NC | |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Buladean, NC | |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Mount Mitchell State Pa, NC | |
| Feb 9, 7:05 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Faust, NC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 266 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
- 1905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
152 WWUS42 KGSP 080917 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 417 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OVER THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TODAY... .A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...DEEP MOISTURE AND FORCING WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE. COLD AND MOIST NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THE APPALACHIANS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. NCZ048>052-058-059-082030- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.160208T1100Z-160208T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0003.160208T1100Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KGSP.WS.A.0002.160209T1200Z-160211T1200Z/ MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS... BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA 417 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS MAY YIELD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATION OCCURRING MOST RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...DEEP MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL BEING ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES. AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY SEE UP TO 6 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NCZ033-062-082030- /O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.160208T1100Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KGSP.WS.A.0002.160209T1200Z-160211T1200Z/ AVERY-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FRANKLIN... HIGHLANDS 417 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MACON COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ALSO...ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS MAY YIELD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DEEP MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES...APPROACHING 5 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS OVER MANY AREAS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ053-063-082030- /O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.160208T1100Z-160209T1200Z/ BUNCOMBE-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASHIERS 417 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS...BUT UP TO 3 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS TO NEAR 20 TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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
4 follow-up statements
772 WWUS42 KGSP 082037 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 337 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY... .COLD AND MOIST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HOWEVER...SOME LOCATIONS TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST COULD ALSO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ON A LOCALIZED BASIS. NCZ048>052-058-059-090400- /O.CAN.KGSP.WS.A.0002.160209T1200Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS... BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA 337 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. ALSO...ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO -15 ABOVE 3500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATION OCCURRING MOST RAPIDLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...DEEP MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE AT LEAST LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING MAY BE EXTENDED PAST TUESDAY MORNING...OR A NEW WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE THIS TIME. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW -5 DEGREES TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL BEING ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES. AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER MAY SEE UP TO 6 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN -5 DEGREES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...-5 TO -15 TUESDAY NIGHT IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ NCZ033-062-090400- /O.CAN.KGSP.WS.A.0002.160209T1200Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ AVERY-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FRANKLIN... HIGHLANDS 337 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MACON COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO -15 ABOVE 3500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TODAY AT LEAST TUESDAY...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATION DURING THIS EVENING. DEEP MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW -5 DEGREES TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES... APPROACHING 5 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN -5 DEGREES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS OVER MANY AREAS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...-5 TO -15 TUESDAY NIGHT IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ NCZ053-063-090400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ BUNCOMBE-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASHIERS 337 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES * HAZARDS...AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO -15 ABOVE 3500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW -5 DEGREES TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS...BUT UP TO 3 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN -5 DEGREES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS TO NEAR 20 TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...-5 TO -15 TUESDAY NIGHT IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ NCZ064-090400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ TRANSYLVANIA- 337 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...-5 TO -15 TUESDAY NIGHT IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN -5 DEGREES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ GAZ010-090400- /O.EXB.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...MOUNTAIN CITY 337 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTICULARLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH PART OF THE COUNTY. ALSO...ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL OCCUR OFF AND ON THROUGH TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION RANGING FROM NOTHING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY...TO AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AND THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...A FEW SLIPPERY SPOTS COULD DEVELOP ON ROADS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS OVER MANY AREAS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ LANE
186 WWUS42 KGSP 090245 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 945 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY... .COLD AND MOIST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HOWEVER...SOME LOCATIONS TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST COULD ALSO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ON A LOCALIZED BASIS. NCZ033-091045- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ AVERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND 945 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...AVERY COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATION DURING THIS EVENING. DEEP MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 27 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 13 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 7 TO 17 ABOVE...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ NCZ048>052-058-059-091045- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS... BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON... LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA 945 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. ALSO...ANY WET ROADS WILL FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATION OCCURRING MOST RAPIDLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER... DEEP MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE AT LEAST LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING MAY BE EXTENDED PAST TUESDAY MORNING...OR A NEW WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE THIS TIME. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN -5 DEGREES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 30 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 11 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 9 TO 20 ABOVE...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ NCZ053-062-063-091045- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS 945 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES * HAZARDS...AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...ANY WET ROADS MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW -5 DEGREES TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH THROUGH DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN -5 DEGREES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...-5 TO -15 TUESDAY NIGHT IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ GAZ010-091045- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...MOUNTAIN CITY 945 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTICULARLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH PART OF THE COUNTY. ALSO... ROADS THAT ANY WET ROADS WILL FREEZE OVERNIGHT... CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL OCCUR OFF AND ON THROUGH TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH THROUGH DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...A FEW SLIPPERY SPOTS COULD DEVELOP ON ROADS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ064-091045- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ TRANSYLVANIA- 945 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...AREAS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...-5 TO -15 TUESDAY NIGHT IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN -5 DEGREES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$
403 WWUS42 KGSP 090859 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 359 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT... .COLD AND MOIST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HOWEVER...SOME LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE COULD ALSO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ON A LOCALIZED BASIS. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-091700- /O.EXB.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.160209T1200Z-160210T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL... MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE... CULLOWHEE...SYLVA 359 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. ALSO...ANY ROADS WHICH BECOME WET TODAY WILL FREEZE AGAIN TONIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SLOW BUT STEADY ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...DEEP MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE AT LEAST LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. A NEW WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY COULD BE NECESSARY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY AROUND AN INCH...PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES ON SOME WESTERN FACING RIDGES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 25 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 11 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ NCZ053-062-063-091700- /O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS 359 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...MACON...AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...ANY ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW MINUS 5 DEGREES TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 26 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ GAZ010-091700- /O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1100Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...MOUNTAIN CITY 359 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTICULARLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. ALSO...ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON WILL FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL OCCUR OFF AND ON INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * IMPACTS...A FEW SLIPPERY SPOTS COULD DEVELOP ON ROADS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ064-091700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ TRANSYLVANIA- 359 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...AREAS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 7 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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
236 WWUS42 KGSP 091156 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 656 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT... .COLD AND MOIST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF THE EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOW AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE...SO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-092000- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.160209T1200Z-160210T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL... MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE... CULLOWHEE...SYLVA 656 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. ALSO...ANY ROADS WHICH BECOME WET TODAY WILL FREEZE AGAIN TONIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SLOW BUT STEADY ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...DEEP MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE AT LEAST LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. A NEW WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY COULD BE NECESSARY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY AROUND AN INCH... PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES ON SOME WESTERN FACING RIDGES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 25 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 11 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ NCZ053-062-063-092000- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS 656 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...MACON...AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...ANY ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON MAY FREEZE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW MINUS 5 DEGREES TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 26 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ GAZ010-092000- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1100Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...MOUNTAIN CITY 656 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTICULARLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. ALSO... ROADS THAT BECOME WET THIS AFTERNOON WILL FREEZE OVERNIGHT... CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL OCCUR OFF AND ON INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * IMPACTS...A FEW SLIPPERY SPOTS COULD DEVELOP ON ROADS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ064-092000- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0003.160210T0000Z-160210T1700Z/ TRANSYLVANIA- 656 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...AREAS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 7 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 8, 3:48 AM EST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 3:48 AM EST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
348 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY...WITH A BROAD AND MOIST
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN THURSDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 300 AM...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP UPPER TROUGH WITH
EMBEDDED CYCLONE ORIENTED ALONG THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY. THE TROUGH WILL EXPAND SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...BRINGING A COLD FRONT WITH IT. A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT RADAR
RETURNS IS PRESENT OVER KY IN RESPONSE TO A CHANNELED POCKET OF VORT
AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TROUGH. THE VORT MAX WILL PUSH EASTWARD
ACRS THE CWFA LATER TODAY...AND STRONG QG FORCING WILL ACCOMPANY
IT THROUGH THE AREA. MOISTURE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE MUCH OF A
LIMITING FACTOR EVEN EAST OF THE MTNS. FALLING HEIGHTS WILL ALLOW
LAPSE RATES TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY AS WELL. A BULLSEYE OF CAPE
VALUES UP TO NEAR 200 J/KG IS SHOWN ON BOTH NAM AND GFS...THE GFS
HAVING TRENDED TOWARD THE NAM WHICH HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY UNSTABLE
FOR MONDAY OVER THE PAST FEW RUNS. THIS INSTABILITY...ESPECIALLY
GIVEN THE UPPER FORCING...LENDS CONFIDENCE TO SHOWERS DEVELOPING
AND SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. CONVECTION ALLOWING MODELS
ARE SURPRISINGLY UNRESPONSIVE...THE HI-RES WRF WINDOWS BASICALLY
SUPPORTING ONLY ISOLATED/SCHC POPS DURING THE DAY. I STILL FEEL
POPS SIMILAR TO THOSE FROM THE PREV FCST ARE WARRANTED. INCLUDED
A LOW THUNDER CHANCE OVER WRN NC BASED ON PEAK CAPES.
COLDER AIR FILTERS IN STEADILY AT 850MB THRU THE DAY. BASED ON
FAVORED BLEND /MOSTLY SREF/...TEMPS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY...WITH VALLEYS AND THE
PIEDMONT MANAGING TO WARM ENOUGH THAT ANY PRECIP WILL INITIALLY
BE RAIN. STILL LOOKS LIKE SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. SNOW LEVELS REACH THE VALLEY FLOOR AROUND SUNSET. WITH
THE LEADING SHOT OF UPPER FORCING DEPARTING THIS EVENING...PRECIP
CHANCES TAPER OFF IN THE PIEDMONT...AND WITH TEMPS REMAINING SO WARM
THIS ROUND SHOULD END AS RAIN. HOWEVER...WHILE MODEL QPF RESPONSE
IS AGAIN QUITE LOW...A SECOND VORT LOBE ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER
CYCLONE WILL DIVE THRU THE TENN VALLEY THIS EVENING BEFORE SWINGING
ACROSS WESTERN NC IN THE WEE HOURS TUE. I FELT THIS DEPICTED WAVE
APPEARED STRONG ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE A FEW PIEDMONT SHOWERS
FROM THE STILL-MOIST LOW LEVELS. BY THE TIME THIS MOVES THRU...TEMPS
SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW. HOWEVER ACCUMULATION IS NOT LIKELY.
WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR FOR THE
TENN BORDER AREAS. THIS WILL GET UNDERWAY THIS MORNING AND
REMAIN STEADY...BUT THE LOW LEVEL WINDS VEER AND STRENGTHEN THIS
EVENING. FURTHERMORE THE SECOND PERIOD OF UPPER FORCING MAY ENHANCE
PRECIP RATES EVEN MORE. I BLENDED IN MORE OF THE CAM/HI-RES GUIDANCE
IN ORDER TO BETTER CAPTURE THE NW FLOW ENHANCEMENT. NEW SNOW TOTALS
MEET WARNING CRITERIA IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS DURING THE FIRST 24
HOURS OF THE FCST. THUS...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS BEING RAISED
FOR THE TENN BORDER ZONES. AVERY IS OMITTED SINCE THE CAM GUIDANCE
PLACED MORE OF THE SNOW WEST AND SOUTH OF THE COUNTY. ADVISORY
HAS BEEN EXTENDED THRU 12Z TUE FOR AREAS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY IN
THE ADVISORY...BUT THAT DO NOT MEET WARNING CRITERIA. THE WARNING
COULD BE EXTENDED TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTINUING THREAT OF NW FLOW
THRU MIDWEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 315 AM MONDAY...DEEP UPPER TROF REMAINS OVER THE AREA TUE AND
SLOWLY SLIDES EAST ON WED. A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE THRU
THE TROF AND ACROSS THE AREA BOTH DAYS. SURGES OF CAA AND STRONG NW
FLOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE SHORT WAVES. THIS WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF NW
FLOW SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NC MTNS BOTH DAYS. EXPECT CLOUDS TO
BREAK CONTAINMENT AND SPREAD ACROSS THE FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT...AND
POSSIBLY SNOW SHOWERS AS WELL WITH THE RELATIVELY DEEP STEEP LOW
LEVEL LAPSE RATES THAT DEVELOP. DO NOT EXPECT ANY ACCUMS FROM ANY
SNOW SHOWERS THAT DO DEVELOP OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. HOWEVER...WITH THE
LONG DURATION OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MTNS...AMOUNTS WILL BE UP
TO 4 INCHES IN THE USUAL LOCATIONS OF THE NRN MTNS...WITH 1 TO 2
INCHES SOUTHWARD ALONG THE TN BORDER BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF
WED NITE. COULD SEE SOME CLOUDS OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS ON WED BUT NO
SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THAT DAY. HIGHS TUE WILL BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL THEN FALL TO 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON WED AS
THE COLDEST PART OF THE AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE AREA. LOWS 5 TO 10
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUE NITE FALL TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
WED NITE. WITH THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THRU THE
PERIOD...WIND CHILL VALUES FALL INTO THE ADVISORY RANGE ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS TUE NITE...AND DOWN INTO THE VALLEYS ON WED
NITE...WITH WARNING LEVEL WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 340 AM MONDAY...ALTHOUGH THE GUIDANCE SHOWS THE OVERALL
PATTERN IN THE MEDIUM RANGE IS IN DECENT AGREEMENT...THERE IS QUITE
A SPREAD IN THE DETAILS. A LONG WAVE TROF REMAINS OVER THE ERN CONUS
THRU THE PERIOD. THE FLOW FLATTENS SLIGHTLY ON THU AS THE SHORT WAVE
FROM THE SHORT RANGE MOVES EAST...THEN DEEPENS AGAIN FRI AND SAT AS
ANOTHER SERIES OF SHORT WAVES DIG INTO THE TROF. THE ECMWF IS DEEPER
AND STRONGER WITH THE TROF AS A CLOSED UPPER LOW DIVES INTO THE MID
ATLANTIC...WHILE THE GFS KEEPS THE UPPER LOW OVER QUEBEC. HEIGHTS
THEN RISE ON SUN IN THE GFS AS THE TROF AXIS MOVES EAST...WHILE THE
ECMWF KEEPS HEIGHTS LOW AS THE TROF ONLY SLOWLY MOVES EAST.
AT THE SFC...THE GUIDANCE AGREES ON A CLIPPER SYSTEM AFFECTING THE
AREA...BUT THE GFS IS FASTER AND WEAKER WITH THE SYSTEM WHILE THE
ECMWF IS STRONGER AND SLOWER. BOTH ALSO HAVE A REINFORCING VERY COLD
AIR MASS MOVING IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM...BUT THE GFS BRINGS IT IN
SOONER AND MODERATES IT FASTER. GIVEN THESE DIFFERENCES....HAVE GONE
WITH A GUIDANCE BLEND. THIS MEANS A DRY FCST FOR THU...WITH CHANCE
POP FOR THE TN BORDER COUNTIES FRI AND FRI NITE...WITH SLIGHT CHANCE
POP ELSEWHERE...THEN DRY FCST AGAIN FOR SAT AND SUN. EVEN THOUGH
TEMPS REMAIN NORMAL THRU THE PERIOD...DO HAVE A WARMING TREND THRU
SAT WITH COOLING AGAIN FOR SUN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AGAIN
APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SAT NITE. THAT
SAID...THIS IS A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST GIVEN THE WIDE RANGE IN THE
GUIDANCE.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...INITIALLY VARIABLE WINDS
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BACK TO SOUTHERLY AFTER DAYBREAK IN
ADVANCE OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER
TROUGH. INCREASING MIDLEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE SEEN THRU MIDDAY...WHEN
A VORT LOBE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE TROUGH BEGINS TO PASS OVER THE
REGION. A PERIOD OF LOWER CLOUD BASES ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP CU WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE FIELD IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER LIFT AND STRONG
MID-UPPER LEVEL LAPSE RATES. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF LOW VFR
SHRA...AND A NONZERO CHANCE OF A TS AND MVFR CIG CHANCE IS AT THE
HIGH END OF THE PROB30 RANGE...BUT AT THIS TIME IT IS DIFFICULT TO
PIN DOWN A SPECIFIC TIME OF PEAK CHANCE...SO WILL KEEP THE PROB30
FOR SEVERAL HOURS /BRIEFLY PREVAILING SHRA ONLY AT KHKY/. CHANCES
TAPER OFF IN THE EVENING IN THE WAKE OF THE VORT LOBE...BUT WITH
FALLING TEMPS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ANY REMNANT SHOWERS COULD
MIX WITH SN BEFORE ENDING. THAT CHANCE IS LOW ENOUGH TO OMIT AT
THIS POINT.
AT KAVL AND IN THE MOUNTAINS...CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL WITH PASSING
UPPER DISTURBANCE IS A BIT EARLIER IN THE DAY. COOLER TEMPS WILL
SUPPORT ALL SN ON RIDGETOPS AND A RASN MIX IN THE VALLEYS /AND
KAVL/. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THE BIGGER STORY WILL BE THE ONSET OF
WHAT LOOKS TO BE A PROLONGED NW FLOW SNOW EVENT AS WINDS BACK IN
THE WAKE OF THE DISTURBANCE...AND COLD ADVECTION STRENGTHENS. THE
BETTER CHANCES WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...BUT A LOW CHANCE
OF -SHSN EXISTS AT KAVL AFTER SUNSET. HANDLING THIS WITH VCSH
FOR NOW. BRISK FLOW ACRS THE MTNS IS PROGGED TO RESULT IN A RARE
CROSSWIND AT KAVL...WITH A FEW GUSTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
OUTLOOK...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE
TO SWING ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THRU WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE
AND REINFORCING COLDER AIR ARRIVE FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING
THIS TIME. RESTRICTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOST LIKELY.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
08-14Z 14-20Z 20-02Z 02-06Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULE TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLET HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-053-
062-063.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ048>052-058-
059.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RWH
NEAR TERM...ARK/WIMBERLEY
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...RWH
AVIATION...WIMBERLEYHazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 4:01 PM EST, 12 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 401 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062-082115- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON- 401 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...SNOW LIKELY. SEE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ..TUESDAY...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY. SEE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH. ..WEDNESDAY...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY. SEE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH. TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MAY LOWER WIND CHILL VALUES FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10 AROUND SUNRISE. ..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MAY LOWER WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20 AROUND SUNRISE. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ053-063-082115- BUNCOMBE-SOUTHERN JACKSON- 401 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...SNOW LIKELY. SEE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-064-065-068>072-082- 501>510-SCZ001>014-019-082115- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 401 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NED
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 3:37 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more | 44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.