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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Mar 28, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT for Avery County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 28, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT (08:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
191 WWUS72 KGSP 280800 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 400 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 NCZ033-049-050-281600- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.210328T1600Z-210329T0600Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 400 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Avery, Yancey and Mitchell Counties, especially at elevations above 3500 ft. * WHEN...From noon today to 2 AM EDT 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. && $$ ARK
3 follow-up statements
305 WWUS72 KGSP 281609 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1209 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 NCZ033-049-050-290015- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210329T0600Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 1209 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Avery, Yancey and Mitchell Counties, especially at elevations above 3500 ft. * WHEN...From noon today to 2 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Krentz
671 WWUS72 KGSP 282334 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 734 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 NCZ033-049-050-290600- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210329T0600Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 734 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...Avery, Yancey and Mitchell Counties, especially at elevations above 3500 ft. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT 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. && $$ Lane
079 WWUS72 KGSP 290336 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1136 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 NCZ033-049-050-290600- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210329T0600Z/ Avery-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 1136 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...Avery, Yancey and Mitchell Counties, especially at elevations above 3500 ft. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 29 min |
| Mar 28, 8:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood, Swain | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 10:05 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 68 min |
| Mar 28, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 21 min |
| Mar 28, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 20 min |
Nearby
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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.