Strong winds developed across the upper French Broad Valley and along parts of the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge as northwest flow developed across the region. The winds blew down numerous trees and power lines in McDowell County, with at least one tree falling on a vehicle.
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Strong winds developed across the upper French Broad Valley and along parts of the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge as northwest flow developed across the region. The winds blew down numerous trees and power lines in McDowell County, with at least one tree falling on a vehicle. Multiple business signs were blown in Marion. Parts of western Rutherford County and Henderson County were also affected by damaging winds.
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 Feb 11, 6:44 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
644 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
SOME OF THE COLDEST WEATHER WE HAVE HAD IN A WHILE WILL REMAIN IN
OUR REGION THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MILDER TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
RETURN IN THE UPCOMING WEEK. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AND FRONT WILL
CROSS OUR AREA ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF EARLY EVENING...WIND HAS SLACKENED A BIT E OF THE MTNS...BUT
SOME OF THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS YET ARE BEING OBSERVED OVER THE
MTNS. THINK THIS IS EVIDENCE OF THE NEXT WIND SURGE MOVING IN FROM
THE NW. NO CHANGES TO WIND PRODUCTS. MEANWHILE...UPSTREAM RADARS
SHOW A MORE NUMEROUS BATCH OF SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS EASTERN KY.
SOME OF THIS IS ON A PATH TO AT LEAST AFFECT THE NRN MTNS OF NC.
STILL EVALUATING MADISON COUNTY FOR A POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A WARNING.
MEANWHILE...TEMPS CONTINUE TO PLUMMET ON THE STRENGTH OF THE COLD
ADVECTION. KGSP ALREADY 27F AT 2330Z AND STILL FALLING. WILL
CONTINUE TO PLAY CATCH UP WITH THE TREND...AND MIGHT HAVE TO LOWER
THE MIN TEMPS ON THE NEXT UPDATE.
AS OF LATE AFTERNOON...A LOOK AT THE 18Z RUN OF THE NAM CONFIRMS
THAT THE WIND THREAT WILL PROBABLY NOT GO AWAY WITH SUNSET...AND MAY
IN FACT INCREASE. IN THE WAKE OF THE SHORT WAVE CROSSING THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON...ANOTHER SURGE OF WIND AT 850MB IS EXPECTED. THE
STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL PREVENT THE BOUNDARY LAYER FROM
DECOUPLING. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE
MIXED LAYER ACTUALLY REACH A PEAK AROUND 45KT IN THE 05Z TO 07Z TIME
FRAME. WE MAY SEE A BIT OF A DROPOFF EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT EXPECT
WINDS TO COME BACK UP AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. CROSS SECTIONS SHOW
A GOOD MOUNTAIN WAVE SIGNATURE. EXPECT SOME GAP WIND EFFECTS AS
WELL. THINK IT BEST TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
FOR THE ZONES IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEE OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE MTN
WAVE EFFECTS MIGHT BE GREATEST. WILL START WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
ELSEWHERE E OF THE MTNS...TIL MIDNIGHT OVER NE GEORGIA AND TIL 11Z
OVER THE AREA E OF I-26.
REMAINDER OF PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
SNOWFALL RATES WILL PROBABLY PICK UP FOR A TIME DURING THE EVENING
AS THE STRONGEST UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPS...AIDED BY SOME SYNOPTIC
SCALE FORCING. IT/S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE MODEL QPF IS QUITE
LOW WITH THIS EVENT. NOT SURE IF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE VERY COLD H8
TEMPS OR IF THEY ARE ONTO SOMETHING. THE UPSTREAM FROUDE
NUMBERS...HOWEVER...WERE QUITE HIGH...TOPPING OUT OUT AT 4 TO 6 THIS
AFTN AND EVENING. ANYTHING OVER 1 IS SUSPECTED AS BEING HELPFUL FOR
HEAVY NW FLOW SNOW. AT ANY RATE...I WILL NOT EXPAND THE WINTER STORM
WARNING INTO MADISON COUNTY...AND THE CALLS WE MADE INDICATED THAT
THE REDUCED VSBYS ARE TOO LOCALIZED TO UPGRADE ANY PART OF THE
WINTER STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. IN FACT...THE SNOW
TOTALS I INHERITED TODAY LOOK REALLY GOOD. I/VE TWEAKED THEM PLENTY
OF TIMES...BUT 4 TO 6 INCHES ON AVERAGE STILL SEEMS REASONABLE IN
THE WARNING AREA. WITH TEMPS HAVING FALLEN SO QUICKLY THIS
AFTN...THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF BLACK ICE OUT THERE TONIGHT...EVEN IN
A FEW PLACES WHERE THERE ARE NO ADVISORIES.
THE WIND CHILL FORECAST STILL LOOKS GOOD AS WELL. IT WILL BE A
DANGEROUS NIGHT FOR TRAVELING ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE MTNS
WITH THE FRIGID WIND CHILLS AND ICY ROADS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 140 PM SATURDAY...THE SHORT TERM PERIOD BEGINS WITH VERY DRY
HIGH PRESSURE PROGRESSING ACROSS THE AREA...AS THE UPPER TROUGH
PULLS OFF THE EAST COAST. AFTER ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY COLD MORNING...
RISING HEIGHTS MONDAY WILL RESULT IN A DECENT WARM-UP FROM OUR COLD
SUNDAY...WITH MAX TEMPS EXPECTED TO TOP OUT A LITTLE UNDER CLIMO.
BY MONDAY EVENING...A FAST-MOVING/LOW AMPLITUDE SHORT WAVE TROUGH
WILL LIFT OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS/TEXAS...WITH ATTENDANT WEAK
SURFACE LOW PROGGED TO TRACK ALONG THE GULF COAST. AS THIS OCCURS...
THERE IS A VERY WEAK MODEL QPF RESPONSE ACROSS OUR AREA EARLY
TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE FOR PRECIP TO
OVERCOME...IT DOES APPEAR THAT A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW/SLEET
WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA IF PRECIP
DOES MANAGE TO DEVELOP. WARM ADVECTION SHOULD QUICKLY CHANGE ANY
WINTRY PRECIP TO LIQUID BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM SATURDAY...WEAK AND DISSIPATING MOISTURE STARVED SYSTEM
WILL CONTINUE FALLING APART AS IT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE GFS IS FASTEST IN THE DISSIPATION OF THIS SYSTEM. THE
REMAINING MOISTURE...IF IT LASTS INTO THE LATE NIGHT...WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS OR JUST FLURRIES IN THE NC MOUNTAINS. AFTER
THAT...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR OVER PA WILL RIDGE SOUTH BRIEFLY
ON WEDNESDAY TO PROVIDE SOME SUNSHINE AND TEMPS RISING TO NEAR OR
JUST ABOVE NORMAL. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
STATES FROM THE WEST THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. DYNAMICS ARE A
LITTLE STRONGER ON THE ECMWF WITH A BETTER DEFINED SURFACE LOW
FORMING OVER EASTERN ARKANSAS AROUND 06Z THURSDAY THEN MOVING NE.
THE ECMWF HAS BEEN CONSISTENT AT LEAST THE PAST 2 RUNS AND HAS MORE
QPF. THE GFS HAS BEEN MUCH WEAKER IN DEPICTING THIS SYSTEM. THE
ECMWF HAS BEEN THE PREFERRED MODEL AND WILL ENHANCE THE EXPECTED
RAINFALL A BIT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WEATHER ON FRIDAY
AND TO START THE WEEKEND.
THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE WITH THE SYSTEM COMING NEXT WEEKEND. THE
GFS HAS A SHORTWAVE MOVING ENE FROM TEXAS SATURDAY WITH MOISTURE
SPREADING TOWARD THE CAROLINAS FROM THE GULF SATURDAY NIGHT. THE
ECMWF HAS AN ELONGATED SHORTWAVE SLIDING SE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY
TOWARD THE CAROLINAS. WITH THAT SCENARIO...GULF MOISTURE MOVES EAST
ACROSS FL.
TEMPS AROUND NORMAL THROUGH PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MODEL GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40
KT WILL BE BETWEEN ROUGHLY 03Z AND 06Z. WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BE NW.
THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY MORNING AFTER SUNRISE. THE
GUSTINESS MIGHT ACTUALLY STOP AROUND SUNRISE...BUT SHOULD COME BACK
IN THE AFTERNOON.
AT KAVL...THINK VFR WILL PREVAIL. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND
PATCHES OF LOW CLOUDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AIRFIELD INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. WILL GO WITH A TEMPORARY LOW END VFR CEILING BUT MVFR
WILL NOT BE RULED OUT. PLUMES OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE LINED UP ON EITHER
SIDE OF THE VALLEY AS OF 23Z SO ONLY A VCSH WAS INCLUDED AT THIS
TIME...BUT COULD EASILY SEE MVFR VIS RESTRICTION IF A BAND OF SNOW
SHOWERS MOVES OVER THE AIRPORT THIS EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...VFR WITH GUSTY NW WINDS OVERNIGHT...WITH WIND
DIMINISHING SUNDAY MORNING. SKY SHOULD BE MAINLY CLEAR.
OUTLOOK...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. SOME RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE...
BUT MOST LOCATIONS WILL STAY VFR.
AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ON SUNDAY...A BUILDING DRY AIR MASS AND MIXING UP TO H85 WILL YIELD
LOW SINGLE DIGITS DEWPOINTS. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL FALL TO 20 TO
25 PERCENT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT/ FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS OF THE MTNS.
IN FACT...SOME LOCATIONS WILL PROBABLY FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT...ESP
ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WINDS WILL NOT REACH
CRITICAL LEVELS OUTSIDE THE MTNS...BUT GUSTS OF AROUND 20 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PER COORDINATION WITH
LAND MGMT OFFICIALS...A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FOR OUR
ENTIRE AREA.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ062>065-501-503-505-
507-509.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-
057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ033-049>052.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ033-049>052.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ048-053-
058-059.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001-002-
004-005-010-011-019.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR SCZ003-006>009-
012>014.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PAT
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY/PM
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...PM
FIRE WEATHER...JDLHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 506 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 NCZ501-503-505-122215- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 506 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-049>052-122215- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- 506 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. SCZ003-006>009-012>014-122215- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- 506 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH 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. RED FLAG WARNING. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-053-058-059-122215- MADISON-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- 506 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-122215- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 506 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND 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. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ062>065-507-509-122215- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 506 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001-002-004-005-010-011-019-122215- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- GREENWOOD- 506 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH 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. RED FLAG WARNING. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 322 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-062>065-068>072-082- 502-504-506>510-SCZ001>014-019-120830- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 322 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN A VERY DRY AND COLD AIR MASS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. VERY LOW DEWPOINTS WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS...WESTERN PIEDMONT...AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN TOMORROW. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. LANE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2012
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: 367836, 367837, 367838, 367839.