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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

October 25, 202110 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Oct 25, 2021, 9:40 PM EDT for 10 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2021, 9:40 PM EDT (01:40 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 26, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Henderson County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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, 1.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2021-10-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 104 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 245 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
104 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
245 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
349 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

387 
WWUS72 KGSP 260140
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
940 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-260945-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.211026T0400Z-211026T1600Z/
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 EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Avery, Yancey, Mitchell, Caldwell Mountains, Burke 
  Mountains and McDowell Mountains Counties.

* WHEN...Until noon EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

ARK
3 follow-up statements
827 
WWUS72 KGSP 260723
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
323 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

NCZ053-065-507-509-261530-
/O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-211026T2200Z/
Buncombe-Henderson-Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-
Including the cities of Asheville, Hendersonville, Fletcher, 
Dana, East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Etowah, Chimney Rock State Park, 
and Saluda
323 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford Mountains and Polk
  Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-261530-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-211026T2200Z/
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
323 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Caldwell Mountains, Burke Mountains, McDowell 
  Mountains, Avery, Mitchell and Yancey Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

PM
949 
WWUS72 KGSP 261528
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1128 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-262200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-211026T2200Z/
Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe-Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-
Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-Rutherford Mountains-
Polk Mountains-
Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, 
Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, 
Poplar, Asheville, Hendersonville, Fletcher, Dana, 
East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Etowah, Jonas Ridge, Ashford, Woodlawn, 
Old Fort, Chimney Rock State Park, and Saluda
1128 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Caldwell Mountains, Burke Mountains, McDowell 
  Mountains, Avery, Mitchell and Yancey Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

MPR
055 
WWUS72 KGSP 262151
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
551 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-262300-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-211026T2200Z/
Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe-Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-
Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-Rutherford Mountains-
Polk Mountains-
Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, 
Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, 
Poplar, Asheville, Hendersonville, Fletcher, Dana, 
East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Etowah, Jonas Ridge, Ashford, Woodlawn, 
Old Fort, Chimney Rock State Park, and Saluda
551 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

It will remain breezy across the North Carolina mountains this 
evening, but winds overall are slowly trending down, and 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus38 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.