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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 19, 2021, 2:55 PM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 20, 2021, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2021, 2:55 PM EST (19:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2021, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2021, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 1717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
860 WWUS72 KGSP 191955 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 255 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-200400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.210120T0500Z-210120T1800Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains- McDowell Mountains- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, Poplar, Jonas Ridge, Ashford, Woodlawn, and Old Fort 255 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Avery, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties, and the mountainous western portions of Caldwell, Burke, and McDowell Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 1 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills in the single digits are possible when temperatures are coldest, from around daybreak until mid-morning. 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. && $$ Wimberley
3 follow-up statements
901 WWUS72 KGSP 200240 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 940 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-201045- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.210120T0500Z-210120T1800Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains- McDowell Mountains- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, Poplar, Jonas Ridge, Ashford, Woodlawn, and Old Fort 940 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Avery, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties, and the mountainous western portions of Caldwell, Burke, and McDowell Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills in the single digits are possible when temperatures are coldest, from around daybreak until mid-morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds gusts of 47 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of weather information for the latest updates. Additional details can be found at www.weather.gov/gsp. && $$
460 WWUS72 KGSP 200907 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 407 AM EST Wed Jan 20 2021 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-201700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210120T1800Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains- McDowell Mountains- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, Poplar, Jonas Ridge, Ashford, Woodlawn, and Old Fort 407 AM EST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Avery, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties, and the mountainous western portions of Caldwell, Burke, and McDowell Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills in the single digits are possible when temperatures are coldest, from around daybreak until mid-morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ PM
447 WWUS72 KGSP 201755 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1255 PM EST Wed Jan 20 2021 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-201900- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210120T1800Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains- McDowell Mountains- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, Poplar, Jonas Ridge, Ashford, Woodlawn, and Old Fort 1255 PM EST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... Winds will continue to gust occasionally across the higher terrain this afternoon, but not as strong as it did earlier today. The winds should diminish by this evening. $$ 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.