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Freeze Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this freeze warning at Mar 12, 2017, 4:06 AM EDT for 16 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 12, 2017, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2017, 4:06 AM EDT (08:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2017, 10:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2017, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 28 counties
Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Hart County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Union 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), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Mar 12, 4:05 AM EDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 4:05 AM EDT, 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 4:32 PM EST, 10 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-122145- Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains- McDowell Mountains- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the northern mountains of western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...Winter weather likely. Please see the latest Winter Weather Advisory for further details. ..Monday...Winter weather possible. A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain may develop across the North Carolina mountains through the day on Monday. ..Tuesday...High winds and winter weather possible. Strong northwest winds and associated moisture will produce very windy conditions and possibly accumulating snow. ..Wednesday...Winter weather and wind chill possible. Accumulating northwest flow snow showers may continue near the Tennessee line. Very cold temperatures and breezy conditions may lead to dangerously cold wind chills. ..Thursday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time. ..Friday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are asked to relay snow reports to the National Weather Service. NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-122145- Madison-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon- Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the central and southern mountains of western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...Winter storm likely. Please see the latest Winter Storm Warning for further details. ..Monday...Winter weather possible. A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain may develop across the North Carolina mountains late Monday. ..Tuesday...Winter weather possible. Accumulating snowfall may continue across the North Carolina mountains Tuesday, especially near the Tennessee border. Windy conditions are likely as well. ..Wednesday...Winter weather possible. Accumulating northwest flow snow showers may continue near the Tennessee line. ..Thursday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time. ..Friday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are asked to relay snow reports to the National Weather Service. NCZ507-509-122145- Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the mountains of Rutherford and Polk Counties in western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...Winter weather likely. Please see the latest Winter Weather Advisory for further details. ..Monday...Winter weather possible. A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain may develop across the North Carolina mountains Monday. ..Tuesday...Winter weather possible. A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain may continue across the North Carolina mountains early Tuesday. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are asked to relay snow reports to the National Weather Service. NCZ502-504-506-508-510-122145- Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford- Eastern Polk- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for foothills of western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...Winter weather likely. Please see the latest Winter Weather Advisory for further details. ..Monday...Frost/freeze likely. Please see the Freeze Watch for the latest details. ..Tuesday...Frost/freeze possible. Subfreezing temperatures are possible around daybreak Tuesday. Expect windy conditions as well. ..Wednesday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Wednesday. ..Thursday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Thursday. ..Friday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are asked to relay snow reports to the National Weather Service. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ006>009-013-014-122145- Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston- Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Cherokee- York-Chester- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for piedmont North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...Winter weather likely. Please see the latest Winter Weather Advisory for further details. ..Monday...Frost/freeze likely. Please see the latest Freeze Watch for further details. ..Tuesday...Frost/freeze possible. Subfreezing temperatures are possible around daybreak Tuesday. ..Wednesday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Wednesday. Fire Danger may be high on Wednesday afternoon as well. ..Thursday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Thursday. ..Friday...Frost/freeze possible. Subfreezing temperatures are possible around daybreak Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are asked to relay snow reports to the National Weather Service. GAZ010-SCZ001>003-122145- Rabun-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the mountains of northeast Georgia and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Light snow is expected to develop this evening and overnight, but little to no accumulation is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...Winter weather likely. Please see the latest Winter Weather Advisory for further details. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are asked to relay snow reports to the National Weather Service. SCZ005-122145- Greater Pickens- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Greater Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time. ..Monday...Frost/freeze likely. Please see the latest Freeze Watch for further details. ..Tuesday...Frost/freeze possible. Subfreezing temperatures are possible around daybreak Tuesday. ..Wednesday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Wednesday. Fire Danger may be high on Wednesday afternoon as well. ..Thursday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Thursday. ..Friday...Frost/freeze possible. Subfreezing temperatures are possible around daybreak Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. SCZ012-122145- Laurens- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Light snow is expected to develop overnight, with only light accumulations of snow expected in the northern end of the county. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time. ..Monday...Frost/freeze likely. Please see the latest Freeze Watch for further details. ..Tuesday...Frost/freeze possible. Subfreezing temperatures are possible around daybreak Tuesday. ..Wednesday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Wednesday. Fire Danger may be high on Wednesday afternoon as well. ..Thursday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Thursday. ..Friday...Frost/freeze possible. Subfreezing temperatures are possible around daybreak Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-010-011-019-122145- Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Greater Oconee-Anderson-Abbeville- Greenwood- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia and the western Upstate of South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time. ..Monday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time. ..Tuesday...Frost/freeze possible. Subfreezing temperatures are possible around daybreak Tuesday. ..Wednesday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Wednesday. Fire Danger may be high on Wednesday afternoon as well. ..Thursday...Frost/freeze likely. Subfreezing temperatures are likely throughout the early morning hours Thursday. ..Friday...Frost/freeze possible. Subfreezing temperatures are possible around daybreak Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. GAZ017-122145- Habersham- 432 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Habersham County in northeast Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Light snow is expected to develop this evening and overnight, but little to no accumulation is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ..Sunday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time. ..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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... None. HG
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 11, 11:49 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1149 PM EST SAT MAR 11 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 PM SNOW CASHIERS 35.11N 83.10W
03/11/2017 M0.5 INCH JACKSON NC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED 0.5 OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR
CASHIERS... NC
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VISINLocal storm report, Mar 11, 11:50 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1150 PM EST SAT MAR 11 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM SNOW MAGGIE VALLEY 35.52N 83.09W
03/11/2017 M1.5 INCH HAYWOOD NC BROADCAST MEDIA
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VISINLocal storm report, Mar 12, 12:24 AM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:47 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 5 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in North Carolina, 2017Freeze Warnings in South Carolina, 2017Freeze Warnings in Georgia, 2017Every freeze warning in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.