Winter Weather, Rabun
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM 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, December 18, 2009
A mix of rain, sleet, and snow developed across the Georgia mountains around sunrise. Light accumulations of sleet occurred.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- 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.
A mix of rain, sleet, and snow developed across the Georgia mountains around sunrise. Light accumulations of sleet occurred. Although the precipitation changed to mainly rain during the afternoon, temperatures that hovered right around freezing allowed for some light ice accretion to occur on elevated surfaces.
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 Dec 18, 3:36 AM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 3:36 AM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
336 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THEN
UP THE CAROLINA COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO
BUILD IN FROM THE WEST EARLY SUNDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS A SHARP UPPER TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE NW
GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS LEADING SHORTWAVE WILL LIFT
NE TODAY AND THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY THE A NRN STREAM WAVE DIGGING
THROUGH THE MIDWEST. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE PATTERN WILL FEATURE A
DEEPENING LOW MOVING FROM THE NE GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING TO
COASTAL NC BY LATE TONIGHT. LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS ALREADY SPREADING
IN THE EXTREME SW AT THIS EARLY HOUR...AND COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS STRONG UPPER DIVERGENCE TRAVERSES
THE AREA. THE BEST DEEP LAYER Q VECTOR CONVERGENCE AHEAD OF THESE
UPPER FEATURES WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND
THIS IS WHEN THE HEAVY SNOW RATES WILL LEAD TO RAPID ACCUMULATIONS
IN THE WARNING AREA.
THE TRAJECTORY OF THE 850 MB LOW CENTER THROUGH THE CENTRAL
CAROLINAS LOOKS VERY FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF WRN NC.
THOUGH THE NEW ENGLAND HIGH PRES IS NOT TERRIBLY STRONG TODAY...NOR
IS THE AIR IN PLACE EXCEPTIONALLY DRY...SOME DEGREE OF CAD WILL
DEVELOP TO AID MAINTENANCE OF A SURFACE BASED COLD LAYER. THIS WILL
LEAD TO PERIODS OF SLEET CLOSER TO THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. A
BLENDED MODEL PROFILE APPROACH INDICATES THAT THE EXISTING HAZARD
PRODUCTS ARE FAIRLY WELL PLACED. LOCATIONS FROM ASHEVILLE TO HICKORY
AND NW SHOULD REMAIN FIRMLY SNOW THROUGHOUT THE EVENT...AND SNOW
TOTALS WILL BE INCREASED SOMEWHAT. MODEL SOUNDINGS FROM GSP TO
CHARLOTTE ARE TRICKIER TO INTERPRET...WITH ISOTHERMAL NEAR FREEZING
PROFILES DEVELOPING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE HEAVIER QPF MOVES
IN. A PERSISTENT COLD NOSE REMAINS NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE CAD...BUT
WITH PROFILES QUICKLY ALTERED LATER IN THE EVENING BY A RESURGENT
WARM NOSE ALOFT. THE ONLY ADJUSTMENTS ALONG THE FRINGE OF THE WINTER
HAZARDS WILL BE TO EXPAND THE WARNING TO CLEVELAND AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES...AND POST A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN
SPARTANBURG AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES. WILL ALSO ADD A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THIS EVENING IN
STRENGTHENING NE FLOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 AM FRIDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW WILL BE THE MAIN CHALLENGE
FOR THE SHORT TERM...AS A NOREASTER TRACKS ALONG THE MID ATLC TO NEW
ENGLAND COASTS. BASED ON THE HPC REASONING FOR PREFERRING THE NAM
OVER THE GFS WITH THE NOREASTER/S TRACK...THE NAM WAS MAINLY USED IN
THE SHORT TERM.
SATURDAY...THE OVERALL WINTER STORM WILL BE TRANSITIONING FROM A
FGEN/DEFORMATION BAND HEAVY SNOW TO A TN/NC NW FLOW SNOW EVENT...AS
LLVL FLOW GRADUALLY BACKS FROM NELY TO NWLY BY SAT EVE. A MODEL
BLEND LINES UP WELL WITH NEIGHBORS AND CONTINUITY...AND FEATURES
SNOW TAPERING OFF ACRS THE NC FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT...WHILE SNOW
REMAINS LIKELY ALONG THE TN/NC BORDER. WHILE THERE IS Q-VECTOR
CONVERGENCE AND DEEP MOISTURE INTO SAT AFTN...THE UPSLOPE COMPONENT
OF THE WINDS DO NOT REALLY LOOK FAVORABLE FOR FORCING UNTIL AFTER
SUNSET SAT EVENING. ANY PRECIP LINGERING ACRS THE NC FOOTHILLS AND
NW PIEDMONT LOOKS TO BE ALL SNOW (BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMS SHUD BE
LGT). WITH LLVL CAA...CLOUD COVER...AND FRESH SNOW ON THE
GROUND...TEMPS ACRS THE MTNS AND NC PIEDMONT WILL BE MAINLY IN THE
30S FOR HIGHS. AREAS S OF THE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NGT/S RA/SN LINE
WILL GET INTO THE 40S.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...GUIDANCE AGREES ON NWLY LLVL FLOW
INCREASING...BUT THE NAM IS STRONGEST WITH 35-40 KTS AT 850 MB. SOME
MOISTURE SHUD BE AVAILABLE... WITH POSSIBLE GREAT LAKES
CONNECTION...MOISTURE WITH MID LVL TROF...AND SOME WRAP-AROUND
MOISTURE FROM NOREASTER WHICH WILL BE INVOF THE NORTHEAST COAST. A
MODEL BLEND KEEPS LIKELY POPS FOR SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TN/NC
BORDER UNTIL DAYBREAK SUNDAY...THEN TAPERS TO SLGT CHC BY SUNDAY
NGT. AS FAR AS SNOW ACCUMS...USING THE LATEST HPC QPF AND A 12:1 SLR
YIELDS ONLY 1-2 OF SNOW IN THE FAVORED NW FLOW SNOW AREAS FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THRU SUNDAY.
REGARDING TEMPS...EAST OF THE MTNS...THERE SHUD BE PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE SUNDAY BUT A CHILLY NW BREEZE. DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL COMPETE
WITH CAA FOR MAX TEMPS (NOT TO MENTION POTENTIAL MELTING SNOW TO THE
NORTH). A BLEND OF NAM/MET WITH CONTINUITY GIVES UPR 20S IN HIGH
ELEVATIONS TO UPR 40S IN THE UPPER SAVANNAH VALLEY.
SUNDAY NIGHT...AXIS OF UPPER TROF REACHES THE FA...AS SFC HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. JUST A SLIVER OF SLGT CHC POP FOR MAINLY
ANY LINGER FLURRIES ALONG THE TN BORDER. THERE SHUD BE DECENT
RADIATIONAL COOLING ACRS THE AREA AS WINDS SLACKEN AND SKIES BECOME
MOSTLY CLEAR. I WENT A DEG OR TWO COLDER THAN GUIDANCE FOR MINS
(TEENS OR LWR ON MTN PEAKS...20S ELSEWHERE).
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM FRIDAY...THE 00Z GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE FASTER AND
LESS AMPLIFIED OUTLIER COMPARED TO THE 00Z RUNS OF THE GGEM AND THE
ECMWF. THIS WONT MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE EXT
FCST AS THE MAIN DISAGREEMENTS ARISE WITH THE NRN STREAM WAVES.
MEANWHILE...A BROADLY AGREED UPON POLAR SFC HIGH MEANDERS ACROSS THE
SE REGION THROUGH TUES NIGHT. STILL EXPECT HIGHS MON/TUE ABOUT 5
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND LOWS MOST LIKELY FREEZING EVERYWHERE OR
ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO.
THE BIG MODEL DIFFERENCES SHOW UP IN THE TAIL END OF THE EXT RANGE
AS THE MODELS HAVE VARYING IDEAS AS TO THE STRENGTH AND EVOLUTION OF
THE UPPER TROF AND SFC LOW. MORE WEIGHT WILL BE GIVEN TO THE
GGEM/ECMWF CAMP THAN THE MUCH FASTER AND WARMER GFS. THE OP MODELS
SUGGEST THAT THE INSITU HIGH WILL DEVELOP INTO A HYBRID BY 00Z
THU...ESP THE GGEM AND THE ECMWF. SO...EVEN THO H85 TEMPS LOOK TO
ONLY ALLOW FOR MTN -SNSH...THE LLVL THERMAL STRUCTURE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT -SN OR -FZRA/PL.
A GLANCE AT SFC-H92 THETA/E SHOWS A PERSISTENT WEDGE MAINTAINED
UNTIL FROPA BY 12Z FRI AND SOUNDINGS AT MANY SITES HAVE SATURATION
TO 10/15 KFT WED NIGHT THROUGHOUT THU. HOWEVER...LITTLE CONFIDENCE
IS HAD IN THE OVERALL EVOLUTION AND THE TIMING OF THE GOM MOISTURE
FLUX SO LOW END CHANCE POPS WILL BE KEPT ALONG WITH THE LOW QPF
AMOUNTS. THIS COULD BE ONE TO WATCH THO IF THE QUICKER AND STRONGER
GFS IS ABLE TO TAP INTO THE REINFORCED COLD AND DRY WEDGE. TEMPS
WILL REBOUND A BIT WED/THU WITH HIGH CENTER MOVING NORTH...YET STILL
EXPECT BELOW NORMAL MAX TEMPS BY A COUPLE DEGREES WITH INCREASING
CLOUDINESS. MINS SHOULD RETURN TO AROUND NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING AS -RA
MIXING WITH -SN AT TIMES BEGINS AROUND 14Z. A LOWERING OF CIGS IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR RATHER QUICKLY AFT 17Z TO MVFR AND A DROP TO
IFR/LIFR AFT 21Z...REMAINING THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.
VSBYS WILL DROP INTO THE IFR RANGE AFT 21Z AS WELL IN RESPONSE TO
INCREASING PRECIP INTENSITY WITH A LIQUID/FROZEN MIX...NO
SIGNIFICANT OR VERY LIGHT ACCRETION IS EXPECTED. WITH THE LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENING AND SLOWLY MOVING UP THE ATL COAST THROUGH THE
DAY AND HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE AT THE SFC ACROSS THE
CAROLINAS...WINDS WILL BE MAINTAINED NE/LY THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH
GUSTS OVER 20 KTS DEVELOPING AROUND 18Z.
ELSEWHERE...MAINLY LIGHT TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES IS EXPECTED AT KAVL
AND KHKY BEGINNING AFT 14Z. THIS WILL DROP VSBYS TO IFR AFT 17Z AND
MOST LIKELY TO LIFR/VLIFR AFT 21Z. A LOWERING OF CIGS AT THESE TWO
SITES IS ALSO EXPECTED INTO THE IFR/LIFR RANGE BY 20Z AND PERSIST
PAST 06Z SAT. THE WINDS AT KAVL WILL BE N/LY AS THE SYNOPTIC
PRESSURE FIELD BECOMES MORE CYCLONICALLY DEFINED AND AN UP VALLEY
CHANNELING IS INDUCED. ALL OTHER SITES WILL HAVE A NE/LY SFC FLOW
THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH STRONG GUSTS NEAR 30 KTS DEVELOPING
AFT 18Z. A MIXED PRECIP TYPE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SC TAF SITES
AFTER 13Z...HOWEVER THE MAIN P/TYPE WILL GENERALLY BE -RA...SO NO
ACCRETION IS EXPECTED. THE CURRENT VFR CIGS WILL DETERIORATE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...REACHING MVFR BY 13Z AND IFR AFT 17Z. WITH
MAINLY RAIN EXPECTED...VSBYS WILL NOT DROP AS BAD AS IN THE NC MTNS.
GENERALLY MVFR VSBYS ARE EXPECTED AFT 17Z...REMAINING THROUGH THE END
OF THE TAF PERIOD.
OUTLOOK... CEILING AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME MOSTLY VFR SATURDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR GAZ010.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR GAZ029.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NCZ070>072.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NCZ048-
051>053-058-059-062>065-507>510.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR NCZ033-035>037-049-050-056-057-068-069-
501>506.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR NCZ082.
SC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR SCZ001.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR SCZ007-008.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR SCZ002-003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR SCZ006-009>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...SBKHazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 4:45 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 NCZ033-049-050-190945- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN MEASURABLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-051-052-058-190945- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN MEASURABLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ053-059-062>065-507-509-SCZ002-003-190945- BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN MEASURABLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-SCZ001-190945- RABUN-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ017-190945- HABERSHAM- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ501>506-190945- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-190945- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ070>072-190945- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. SCZ006-009-190945- GREATER GREENVILLE-YORK- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. SCZ007-008-190945- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ508-510-190945- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-SCZ004-005-190945- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ029-NCZ082-SCZ010>014-019-190945- ELBERT-UNION NC-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- 445 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
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Event by event
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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
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 2009
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 18 to 19, 2009
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 18 to 19, 2009
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 18 to 20, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 2009
- Tornado in Florida, December 18, 2009
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 2009
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 2009
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 18 to 19, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 18 to 19, 2009
- Winter Storm in Maryland, December 18 to 19, 2009
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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: 207297.