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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
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.
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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.
- 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
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.