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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 14, 20216 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Nov 14, 2021, 2:50 PM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 14, 2021, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 14, 2021, 2:50 PM EST (19:50 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 14, 2021, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 15, 2021, 9:53 AM EST
In force
18 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 19:50 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, 7.8 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 2021-11-14Temperature 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 2021-11-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1426 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

631 
WWUS72 KGSP 141950
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
250 PM EST Sun Nov 14 2021

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-150400-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.211114T2100Z-211115T1500Z/
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
250 PM EST Sun Nov 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...

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

* WHERE...Avery, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties in North Carolina,
  plus mountainous portions of Caldwell, Burke and McDowell 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$
Wimberley
3 follow-up statements
037 
WWUS72 KGSP 150344
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1044 PM EST Sun Nov 14 2021

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-151145-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-211115T1500Z/
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
1044 PM EST Sun Nov 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...

* WHAT...West to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Avery, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties in North 
  Carolina, plus mountainous portions of Caldwell, Burke and 
  McDowell Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Monday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A few snow flurries are possible at
  elevations above 5000 feet near the Tennessee border through the
  early morning hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PM
073 
WWUS72 KGSP 150825
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
325 AM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-151500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-211115T1500Z/
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
325 AM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...West to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 
  50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Avery, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties in North 
  Carolina, plus mountainous portions of Caldwell, Burke and 
  McDowell Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAC
256 
WWUS72 KGSP 151453
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
953 AM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-151600-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-211115T1500Z/
Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-
McDowell Mountains-
953 AM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Gusty northwest winds will continue to decrease this morning into
this afternoon. Winds could still blow around unsecured objects.

$$

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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.