Winter Weather, Rabun
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Georgia, February 1, 2008
Freezing rain developed across the mountains during mid-evening and continued into the early morning hours. Roads became slick and hazardous, with a few traffic accidents reported.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Freezing rain developed across the mountains during mid-evening and continued into the early morning hours. Roads became slick and hazardous, with a few traffic accidents reported. Ice accretion of up to 1/8 inch or so was reported, resulting in a few downed trees and power lines.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 10:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 10:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1050 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST...WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT PUSHING
EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA TONIGHT. GULF MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH THIS
SYSTEM. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST FROM
TEXAS AND SETTLE OVER THE AREA DURING THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE NEARLY CONTINUOUS UPDATES. HAVE DECIDED TO
INCLUDE TRANSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN JACKSON IN THE FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORY. TEMPS AND WET BULBS REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF THESE COUNTIES. EXPECT WARM NOSE TO MOVE IN SOON TO
CHANGE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO MOSTLY RAIN. MOST OF THE FREEZING
RAIN WILL BE IN THE VALLEYS.
00Z NAM COMING IN QUITE COLD WITH WET BULBS BELOW FREEZING ACROSS
MOST OF THE MTNS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN REMAINING ALONG THE LENGTH OF
THE ESCARPMENT MOST OF THE NIGHT. CHECK WITH LAPS DATA AND INTERNET
OBS SHOW WRN MTNS ALREADY ABOVE FREEZING. HAVE ALREADY EXTENDED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY TO HENDERSON COUNTY..AND THE POLK AND
RUTHERFORD MTNS. THE QUANDARY IS WHAT TO DO ABOUT SRN JACKSON AND
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. LAPS DATA SHOWS WET BULBS ABOVE FREEZING
THERE. HOWEVER...SOME INTERNET OBS SHOW TEMPS RIGHT AT FREEZING
WHILE SOME SHOW TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS
AREA SHOULD WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT. GIVEN THE
DICHOTOMY...HAVE ISSUED AN SPS FOR PATCHY FREEZING RAIN AND ADDED
IT TO THE GRIDS/ZONES. WILL WATCH THIS AREA CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE
ADVISORY IF IT LOOKS LIKE COLD TEMPS WILL HOLD IN LONGER. WET BULBS
ACROSS THE NW PIEDMONT ARE JUST AT FREEZING...SO KEPT THE CHC
FREEZING RAIN WORDING THERE. MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO TEMPS IN
THE AREAS WHERE FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE LONGER.
00Z H85 CHART SHOWED 50 KT H85 WINDS AT KBMX...SO PREVIOUS WIND
CONCERNS STILL ON TRACK. WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO WINDS OR WIND
ADVISORIES. NO MAJOR CHANGES OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. WIDESPREAD RAIN
AND COLD TEMPERATURES...WITH BREEZY WINDS DEVELOPING.
BETWEEN 12 AND 18 UTC TUE...THE NAM TAKES THE TRIPLE POINT SURFACE
LOW JUST ALONG OUR SRN BORDER. THE SHEAR IS VERY IMPRESSIVE AHEAD OF
THE SFC LOW...BUT INSTABILITY IS LACKING. ANY AMOUNT OF CAPE COULD
RESULT IN THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF A NARROW LINE OF SEVERE STORMS.
I/LL MENTION A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER IN THE MY SE MOST TIER...AND
TOUCH ON THIS IN THE HWO. WITH SUCH A DRY SFC RIDGE IN THE AREA
ATTM...I THINK THAT MOST OF THE SEVERE THREAT WILL STAY TO OUR SOUTH
AND EAST.
WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BUFKIT SHOWS THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME 30 KT GUSTS JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE FA
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 130 PM THURS...BY FRIDAY EVENING THE STORM SYSTEM AND
ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE CWA. AFTER 0Z SAT...I
WILL END POPS ALONG THE TN BORDER AND ADVERTISE CLEARING SKY COVER
OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD
SETTLE OVER THE LOWER APPALACHIANS BY 12Z SAT. GIVEN THE LIGHT WINDS
AND CLEAR SKY...I WOULD EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL WELL BELOW
NORMAL. HOWEVER...BOTH THE NAM AND GFS INDICATE THAT AGGRESSIVE WAA
WILL OCCUR BELOW 10 KFT THROUGH THE NIGHT. I WILL INDICATE COOLING
TEMPS BELOW 3 KFT AND WARMING TEMPS ABOVE 3 KFT FROM 0Z SAT TO 12Z
SAT. I WILL DERIVE MIN TEMPS FROM HRLY TEMPS...ENDING UP WITH TEMPS
NEAR NORMAL.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CWA ON SAT...WITH MILD LLVL
THICKNESSES. LIGHT WINDS...FULL SUN...AND MILD TEMPERATURE PROFILES
SHOULD YIELD A VERY PLEASANT DAY. USING A BLEND OF MOS...I WILL
FORECAST U50S IN THE MTN VALLEYS AND L60S EAST.
A WEAK COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH EASTERN TN BY 12Z SUN. AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES...LIGHT RETURN FLOW WILL REINFORCE MILD LLVL TEMPERATURES
AND THICKNESSES. MIN TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL...WITH ABOVE NORMAL HIGH ELEVATION TEMPERATURES.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM THURSDAY...THE GFS AND ECMWF START OUT IN BASIC
AGREEMENT ON THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN...BUT TOWARD THE END OF THE
FORECAST THE GFS BECOMES CHARACTERISTICALLY FASTER THAN THE ECMWF
WITH A TROUGH IT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD...DESPITE BEING
SLIGHTLY MORE AMPLIFIED.
AN EAST COAST UPPER RIDGE WILL INITIALLY KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE
NORMAL...WHILE GULF MOISTURE BEGINS SPREADING NORTH OVER AN OLD
STATIONARY BOUNDARY TOWARD THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...WHILE A
SURFACE RIDGE RESIDES ALONG THE EAST COAST. BY TUESDAY THIS SURFACE
RIDGE IS SHOW TO BE OVER THE ATLANTIC...WITH GULF INFLOW CONTINUING
IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA
WEDNESDAY...EVEN IN THE SLOWER HPC/ECMWF SOLUTIONS...FOLLOWED BY
DRYING AND COOLING IN ITS WAKE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME
UPSLOPE FLOW SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TN BORDER BEHIND THE FRONT. BY
THURSDAY A DRY SURFACE RIDGE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
&&
.AVIATION /04Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
RAIN SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA A LITTLE EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY
EXPECTED. STILL EXPECTING CIGS AND VSBY TO DROP QUICKLY ONCE PRECIP
SETS IN. HAVE SPED UP THE ONSET OF PRECIP AND MVFR CONDITIONS IN
LINE WITH RADAR AND UPSTREAM OBS. 18Z MDL RUNS SHOW LESS OF A PERIOD
OF FREEZING RAIN AT KAVL. THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE TO LEAVE IT OUT
OF THE TAFS...BUT STILL CANNOT RULE OUT A BRIEF FZRA PERIOD. WINDS
WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES IN. HAVE
INCLUDED GUSTS IN SOME AREAS. STILL EXPECT A QUICK VEERING OF WINDS
AND RISE TO VFR AS COLD FRONT MOVES THRU FRI MORNING. EXPECT
SIGNIFICANT SOUTHWEST WINDS AND GUSTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS DEEP
MIXING DEVELOPS...XCPT THE USUAL NNW AT KAVL.
AVIATION OUTLOOK...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR WEEKEND. MOISTURE
RETURNS MON AND TUE WITH A CHANCE OF CIG/VIS RESTRICTIONS AND RAIN.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY FOR GAZ010.
NC...ICE STORM WARNING UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-501-503.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ049-050-
053-063>065-505-507-509.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-
062>064.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...TJB
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY/RWH
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...RWHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 11:33 PM EST, 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 NCZ033-020445- AVERY- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. ICE STORM WARNING. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. ICE STORM WARNING. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ049-050-053-020445- YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ501-503-020445- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. ICE STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. ICE STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ505-020445- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-020445- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ063-064-020445- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ065-020445- HENDERSON- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ017-018-026-028-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>070-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>008-010-020445- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ507-509-020445- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ010-020445- RABUN- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ009-011>014-019-020445- ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC- CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1133 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE UPSTATE AND THE SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT FRIDAY MORNING. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY EITHER MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF THE LOW OR DEVELOP AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IF THESE STORMS DO DEVELOP...ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. THE AREA MOST LIKELY TO SEE THESE STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ELBERTON TO LAURENS...YORK...CHARLOTTE AND SALISBURY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 31, 9:48 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 948 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 GAZ010-017-NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001>003-010600- RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD 948 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...PATCHY FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING... PATCHY AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...OUTSIDE OF THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY AREA. PATCHY FREEZING RAIN COULD ALSO BE SEEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS FOR FREEZING RAIN ARE FROM CASHIERS TO BREVARD...AND TUCKASEGEE AND PIGEON RIVER VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE...ONLY SPOTTY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ANY ISOLATED SLICK SPOTS THAT MAY DEVELOP.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, February 1, 2008
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, February 1, 2008
- Avalanche in Colorado, February 1, 2008
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 1, 2008
- High Wind in Tennessee, February 1, 2008
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 1 to 2, 2008
- Winter Storm in New York, February 1, 2008
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 1 to 2, 2008
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, February 1, 2008
- High Wind and Lightning Strike in Georgia, February 1, 2008
- Winter Storm in New York, February 1 to 2, 2008
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 1, 2008
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 2008
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 80850.