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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 4, 20217 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2021, 3:51 AM EST for 7 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 4, 2021, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 4, 2021, 3:51 AM EST (08:51 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 4, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 5, 2021, 4:00 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 261 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 2021-02-04Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-02-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

006 
WWUS72 KGSP 040851
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
351 AM EST Thu Feb 4 2021

NCZ033-048>052-058-041700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.210205T0000Z-210205T0900Z/
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Graham-
Including the cities of Banner Elk, Newland, Luck, 
and Waynesville
351 AM EST Thu Feb 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

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

* WHERE...Avery, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain, Haywood and 
  Graham Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM EST Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
596 
WWUS72 KGSP 041428
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
928 AM EST Thu Feb 4 2021

NCZ033-048>052-058-050000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.210205T0000Z-210205T0900Z/
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Graham-
Including the cities of Banner Elk, Newland, Luck, 
and Waynesville
928 AM EST Thu Feb 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

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

* WHERE...Elevations above 3500 feet in Avery, Haywood, Mitchell,
  Swain, Yancey, Madison and Graham Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM EST Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$

HG
144 
WWUS72 KGSP 041944
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
244 PM EST Thu Feb 4 2021

NCZ033-048>052-058-050500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.210205T0000Z-210205T0900Z/
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Graham-
Including the cities of Banner Elk, Newland, Luck, 
and Waynesville
244 PM EST Thu Feb 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

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

* WHERE...Elevations above 3500 feet in Avery, Haywood, 
  Mitchell, Swain, Yancey, Madison and Graham Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM EST Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$

HG
576 
WWUS72 KGSP 050219
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
919 PM EST Thu Feb 4 2021

NCZ033-048>052-058-050900-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210205T0900Z/
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Graham-
Including the cities of Banner Elk, Newland, Luck, 
and Waynesville
919 PM EST Thu Feb 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...

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

* WHERE...Elevations above 3500 feet in Avery, Haywood, 
  Mitchell, Swain, Yancey, Madison and Graham Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM EST Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$
889 
WWUS72 KGSP 050902
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
402 AM EST Fri Feb 5 2021

NCZ033-048>052-058-051015-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210205T0900Z/
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Graham-
Including the cities of Banner Elk, Newland, Luck, 
and Waynesville
402 AM EST Fri Feb 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds have diminished below advisory level across the mountains
this morning. However, gusty winds will continue through the day. 

$$

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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.