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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 23, 2018, 3:39 AM EST for Avery County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 23, 2018, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2018, 3:39 AM EST (08:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2018, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2018, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 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
- 1068 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
411 WWUS72 KGSP 230839 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 339 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... NCZ033-049-050-231645- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180123T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.180123T1800Z-180124T1500Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 339 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Wednesday. The Wind Advisory has been cancelled. * LOCATIONS...The northern mountains of North Carolina. * HAZARDS...Strong wind gusts. * TIMING...Beginning early this afternoon thru mid-morning Wednesday. * WINDS...West 20 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. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-230945- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180123T1100Z/ Madison-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-Northern Jackson- 339 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds have remained below advisory criteria this morning...thus the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$ Krentz
4 follow-up statements
417 WWUS72 KGSP 231752 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1252 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... NCZ033-049-050-240200- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.180123T1800Z-180124T1500Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 1252 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...The northern mountains of North Carolina. * HAZARDS...Strong wind gusts. * TIMING...This afternoon through mid-morning Wednesday. * WINDS...West 20 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. && $$
715 WWUS72 KGSP 240257 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... NCZ033-049-050-241100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180124T1500Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...The northern mountains of North Carolina. * HAZARDS...Strong wind gusts. * TIMING...Through mid-morning Wednesday. * WINDS...West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of weather information for the latest updates. Additional details can be found at www.weather.gov/gsp. && $$ PM
592 WWUS72 KGSP 240734 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 234 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2018 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... NCZ033-049-050-241500- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180124T1500Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 234 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...The northern mountains of North Carolina. * HAZARDS...Strong wind gusts. * TIMING...Through mid-morning. * WINDS...West to northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and scattered power outages may result. 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. && $$ Krentz
789 WWUS72 KGSP 241439 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 939 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2018 NCZ033-049-050-241545- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180124T1500Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 939 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... Gusty northwest winds continue to gradually weaken and should continue to through the rest of the day. So the wind advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ ARK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 8:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 9:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, Polk, Rutherford | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 1:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 46 min |
| Jan 23, 1:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 25 min |
| Jan 23, 2:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 33 min |
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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.