Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2021

Wind Advisory 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

January 19, 20216 counties in North Carolina

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.

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, 7.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-01-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-01-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2021Every wind advisory in 2021

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.