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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 25, 2017, 2:30 PM EST for Avery County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 26, 2017, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2017, 2:30 PM EST (19:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2017, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2017, 7:00 PM 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 19:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 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
- 3133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
155 WWUS72 KGSP 251930 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 230 PM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FROM THE WEST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP QUICKLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-260500- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.170126T1200Z-170127T0000Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INGALLS, BANNER ELK, NEWLAND, SWISS, BURNSVILLE, CELO, MICAVILLE, RAMSEYTOWN, BUSICK, SPRUCE PINE, AND POPLAR 230 PM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AVERY...MITCHELL...AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY AROUND DAYBREAK AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. 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. 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. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
4 follow-up statements
817 WWUS72 KGSP 260355 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1055 PM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FROM THE WEST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP QUICKLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-261200- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.170126T1200Z-170127T0000Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INGALLS, BANNER ELK, NEWLAND, SWISS, BURNSVILLE, CELO, MICAVILLE, RAMSEYTOWN, BUSICK, SPRUCE PINE, AND POPLAR 1055 PM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...AVERY...MITCHELL...AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY AROUND DAYBREAK AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ WIMBERLEY
279 WWUS72 KGSP 260922 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 422 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FROM THE WEST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP QUICKLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-261800- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.170126T1200Z-170127T0000Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INGALLS, BANNER ELK, NEWLAND, SWISS, BURNSVILLE, CELO, MICAVILLE, RAMSEYTOWN, BUSICK, SPRUCE PINE, AND POPLAR 422 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY...MITCHELL...AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY AROUND DAYBREAK AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. 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. 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. && $$ CDG
596 WWUS72 KGSP 261400 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 900 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY... .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-270000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170127T0000Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INGALLS, BANNER ELK, NEWLAND, SWISS, BURNSVILLE, CELO, MICAVILLE, RAMSEYTOWN, BUSICK, SPRUCE PINE, AND POPLAR 900 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY...MITCHELL...AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INO EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ ARK
448 WWUS72 KGSP 262349 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 649 PM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...WINDS NOT AS GUSTY TONIGHT... .COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT BREEZY, BUT NOT AS GUSTY AS WAS EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN THE DAY. NCZ033-049-050-270100- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170127T0000Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INGALLS, BANNER ELK, NEWLAND, SWISS, BURNSVILLE, CELO, MICAVILLE, RAMSEYTOWN, BUSICK, SPRUCE PINE, AND POPLAR 649 PM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH MAY OCCUR AROUND THE AREA TONIGHT, BUT SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ WIMBERLEY
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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.