Winter Weather in Georgia, November 1, 2014

Name: Winter Weather in Georgia, November 1, 2014
Start: 2014-11-01T02:00
End: 2014-11-01T06:00
Location: Georgia

November 1, 2014 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Where it happened

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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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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.

Precipitation associated with a strong upper level disturbance and associated strong cold front developed across the mountains of Northeast Georgia during the early morning hours. As an arctic air mass infiltrated the region behind the front, the precipitation briefly changed to snow in some areas. Although the snow was moderate to heavy at times, a very warm ground and temperatures around 40 degrees resulted in total accumulation of only a dusting up to maybe a couple of inches on grassy surfaces. What little snow did accumulate melted by noon or so.

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 Nov 1, 1:13 AM EST, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 1:13 AM EST, 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
213 AM EDT SAT NOV 1 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE
WILL RETURN SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AS OF 130 AM...AREA OF LIGHT PRECIP WAS EXPANDING OVER UPSTATE SC
AND INTO THE NC FOOTHILLS AND WRN PIEDMONT...FOR WHICH THE MODELS
SEEM TO HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD HANDLE. THINK THE RELATIVELY HIGH PRECIP
PROBABILITY LOOKS GOOD. FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS THE ACTIVITY E OF THE
BLUE RIDGE SHOULD BE ALL RAIN. WILL NOT RULE OUT A FEW MORE
LIGHTNING STRIKES NEAR METRO CLT. COLD AIR CONTINUES TO INVADE THE
MTNS WITH PRECIP CHANGING OVER TO SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AS OF
0530Z...AS NOTED IN THE OBSERVATION AT AVL. EXPECT THIS TREND TO
CONTINUE. NO CHANGES TO ANY WWA PRODUCTS AT THIS TIME...BUT WILL RE-
EVALUATE WITH THE NEW FCST PACKAGE AROUND 08Z.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

AS OF 1025 PM...AREA OF HEAVIER SHRA WITH ISOLATED TSRA IS MOVING
EAST OF THE CWFA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHRA ARE FORMING OUTSIDE OF
THE MTNS AS A SHORT WAVE ROTATES ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING AND DEEPENING UPPER LOW. EXPECT THE SHRA TO CONTINUE TO
FILL IN THRU THE NITE...BUT DO NOT EXPECT ANY ADDITIONAL TSRA.
ACROSS THE MTNS...PRECIP CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE WITH SNOW
LEVELS SLOWLY FALLING AS COLD AIR MOVES IN. HAVE UPDATED POP AND
TEMPS TO FOLLOW THESE TRENDS. OTHERWISE...STILL EXPECT WINDY TO
BREEZY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS
THE MTNS.

AS OF 815 PM...AN AREA OF TSRA HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE WEAK FRONTAL
BOUNDARY AND SHORT WAVE CROSSING THE AREA AS THESE FEATURES HAVE
TAPPED THE WEAK INSTABILITY IN PLACE. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE ERN UPSTATE AND
NC PIEDMONT EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
AREA BY 10 PM... LEAVING SCT SHRA IN PLACE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. BACK ACROSS THE MTNS...SHRA WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE AND SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AS COLD AIR FILTERS
IN BEHIND THESE SYSTEMS.

THE 18Z NAM HAS COME IN WITH WARMER LOW LEVELS THAN THE 12Z NAM
ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT. THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE OTHER 12Z GUIDANCE
AND OTHER 18Z GUIDANCE. THE LATEST SREF SHOWS LITTLE CHC OF SNOW AT
CLT WITH BETTER CHANCES TO THE WEST WHERE THE ATMOS IS COLDER. THAT
SAID...STILL CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW HEAVIER SHRA HELPING SOME SNOW TO
REACH THE GROUND OVER THE PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...THINK THESE WILL BE
LIMITED. EVEN ACROSS THE WEST WHERE SNOW CHC IS BETTER...PRECIP SHUD
STILL BE A MIX WITH LITTLE CHC OF ACCUMS GIVEN THE GROUND TEMPS.

HAVE UPDATED TEMPS IN LINE WITH LATEST OBS AND CURRENT GUIDANCE
TRENDS.

AS OF 425 PM...A QUICK UPDATE FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS. LOWERED
CURRENT TEMPS AND MAX TEMP AND RAISED DEW POINTS IN LINE WITH LATEST
OBS. ALSO SLOWED THE CLOUDS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT IN LINE WITH SAT PIX
FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. NO CHANGES TO LATER PERIODS.

AS OF 245 PM EDT...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY REVEALS A DEEPENING
CIRCULATION DIVING SWD FROM THE GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. THIS H5
LOW CENTER WILL MOVE QUICKLY SWD THROUGH THE OH VALLEY AS IT DEEPENS
FURTHER THIS EVENING AND THEN CROSSES THE EXTREME SRN APPALACHIANS
OVERNIGHT. THE CUTOFF LOW WILL BOTTOM OUT OVER THE UPPER SAVANNAH
RIVER AREA BY DAYBREAK. DEEP LAYER QG FORCING WILL RAMP UP RAPIDLY
LATE THIS AFTN AND EVENING AND THEN BECOME QUITE INTENSE FROM 06Z TO
12Z...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE CWFA.
MEANWHILE...SNOW LEVELS WILL CRASH QUICKLY STARTING IN THE SMOKIES
THIS EVENING...WITH ZERO C 850 MB TEMPS WRAPPING INTO THE FOOTHILLS
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE REGION BY MID MORNING SAT. A STRONG 3 TO 5
PVU SATURATED EQUIVALENT GEOSTROPHIC POTENTIAL VORT LOBE WILL MOVE
OVER THE SRN APPALACHIANS AND DOWN THE SAVANNAH RIVER AREA AROUND 12Z
SAT. COMBINED WITH STEEP 850 TO 500 MB LAPSE RATES...A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION...WITH AN 850 MB LOW
CENTER BOMBING OUT JUST S OF KCLT...THERE IS GROWING CONCERN FOR
STRONG FRONTOGENESIS TO CREATE A SECONDARY MAXIMUM OF PRECIP OVER
THE ERN UPSTATE AND CLT METRO AREA. THE RATES THERE MAY BE ENOUGH
FOR PRECIP TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AT TIMES DESPITE THE SFC WARM
LAYER...UNDER BOTH THE DEFORMATION FORCING AND THE UPPER POT VOT.
ALL TOLD...THE MTN WINTER STORM WARNING LOOKS WELL PLACED GIVEN THE
ANTICIPATED QPF AND SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS IN THE LOW TEENS. THE ONLY
CHANGE WILL BE TO ADD GRAHAM CO. WILL ALSO POST A SNOW ADVISORY TIER
FARTHER TO THE SE IN THE HIGH TERRAIN. THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT
REMAIN QUITE UNCERTAIN...AS SNOW COULD MIX IT AT TIMES. THE H5 LOW
CENTER WILL TRANSITION OFF THE CAROLINA COAST QUICKLY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTN...BUT THE LOW LEVEL DEFORMATION FORCING WILL BE SLOWER
TO EXIT.

IN ADDITION...A 50 TO 55 KT 850 JET WILL PEAK ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE
AND SRN/ERN ESCARPMENT DURING THE DAY SAT. HIGH END ADVISORY
CRITERIA GUSTS WILL LIKELY MIX DOWN INTO THE MTNS THROUGH THE DAY.
NORMALLY...WE WRAP WIND HAZARDS INTO WINTER PRODUCTS...BUT THERE IS
ENOUGH DIFFERENCE IN TIMING AND AREAL EXTENT THAT WE WILL ISSUE A
SEPARATE NPW PRODUCT. ALSO...THE EXISTING FREEZE WARNING FOR TONIGHT
WILL BE UNTOUCHED.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EDT FRIDAY...LONG WAVE TROUGH WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW
MOVING THROUGH ITS BASE WILL BE ORIENTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST
SAT EVENING WITH A BOMBING SFC LOW EAST OF CAPE HATTERRAS. THE SFC
LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY NE SAT NIGHT ALLOWING COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO
BEGIN RIDGING OVER THE AREA. SCT TO NUMEROUS NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE ONGONG SAT EVENING CONFINED MAINLY TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER
COUNTIES....BUT AS THE SFC HIGH MOVES EASTWARD A DIMINISHING TREND
IN THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMMENCE OVERNIGHT AND END BY SUNDAY
MORNING. THE GFS WOULD SUGGEST LESS THAN 1/2 INCH OF ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION WITH THE NAM IN THE 1-3 INCH RANGE. A COMPROMISE
SOLUTION WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE CURRENT
FORECAST.  GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE SAT EVENING BUT GRADUALLY
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD REMAIN MIXED SAT NIGHT
BUT MIN TEMPS ARE STILL FORECAST TO FALL TO FREEZING OR BELOW OVER
THE WESTERN UPSTATE INTO NE GA WHERE A FREEZE WATCH FOR SAT NIGHT
HAS BEEN POSTED AS FROST/FREEZE HAS NOT BEEN TURNED OFF THERE. TO
THE EAST...MIN TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO GO NO LOWER THAN THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 30S OUTSIDE OF MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE A
DIFFERENT STORY WITH MIN TEMPS REACHING THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. THE
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD EAST AND SETTLE OVER THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH IS OF ARCTIC ORIGIN SO TEMPS WILL BE WELL
BELOW CLIMO. ALMOST IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING OCNDITIONS SUN NIGHT
WILL ALLOW FRO FREEZING TEMPS ACROSS MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE AREA. AS
THE HIGH MOVES TO THE SE ON MON...WINDS BECOMIE SW WHICH WILL ALLOW
FOR MODERATING TEMPS...BUT STILL A LITTLE BELOW CLIMO.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EDT FRIDAY...LATEST MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE CONTINUES
WITH THE IDEA THAT AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK AND THEN TRANSITION OFF THE EAST COAST BY MIDWEEK.
ANOTHER TROUGH IS THEN FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN CONUS
BY LATE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH WED
WITH TEMPS MODERATING SLOWLY TO NEAR OR EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO.
A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE AREA ON THU. IT
LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT WILL BE LOSING MOISTURE FLUX AS IT APPROACHES
AND ANY SHOWERS MAY BE CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS ONLY. DRY HIGH
PRESSURE THEN RETURNS FOR FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT...ADDITIONAL AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE
NRN UPSTATE OF SC AND INTO THE CLT METRO AREA. EXPECT LIGHT RAIN TO
CONTINUE FALLING FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE PRE-DAWN HOURS...WHICH
IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE CEILING DOWN INTO THE MVFR RANGE NO LATER
THAN 10Z. WIND WILL REMAIN N AND WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING...BECOMING GUSTY ONCE THE SUN RISES AND THE BOUNDARY LAYER
DEEPENS ENUF TO TAP INTO SOME HIGHER WIND ALOFT. THE BIG QUESTION
THIS MORNING IS THE PRECIP TYPE. THE MODEL TREND ON THE 00Z RUN WAS
FOR A SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DEEPER BOUNDARY LAYER. FCST SOUNDINGS NO
LONGER SUPPORT SNOW. SFC TEMPS DO NOT FALL BELOW ABOUT 39 DEGREES
EVEN ON THE COLDEST MODEL GUIDANCE. FOR THAT REASON...HAVE
ELIMINATED THE RAIN SNOW MIX THAT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS TAF. WILL
NEVER COMPLETELY RULE OUT SOME WET SNOWFLAKES OR SLEET PELLETS IN
THIS TYPE OF SITUATION WITH A VERY DYNAMIC AND COLD CORE UPPER
LOW...BUT THE CHANCE IS ONLY SOMETHING LIKE 10 PERCENT...SO IT WAS
LEFT OUT OF THE 06Z TAF. WILL EVALUATE AGAIN WHEN THE 03Z SREF
GUIDANCE ARRIVES...AND THE REST OF THE FCST IS UPDATED. THE UPPER
LOW MOVES OUT QUICK DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY. CEILING
SHOULD START TO IMPROVE AROUND 17Z AND SHOULD LIFT TO VFR BY MID
AFTERNOON. THE LOW CLOUDS MAY SCATTER OUT QUICKER THAN THE TAF
INDICATES...BUT CERTAINLY BY AROUND SUNSET...AT WHICH TIME THE WIND
GUSTS SHOULD SUBSIDE.

ELSEWHERE...KAVL WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT. ANY PRECIP THAT
FALLS SHOULD MAINLY BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW AT KAVL...AND SHOULD
BRIEFLY REDUCE VSBY TO MVFR OR IFR RANGE. WENT WITH A TEMPO IFR FOR
THE SNOW FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE TAF BASED ON RADAR TREND... AND
THIS WILL PROBABLY BE MOVED FORWARD IN TIME WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE
AMEND. THE OTHER TAF SITES SHOULD SEE LIGHT RAIN AS COLDER AIR
FILTERS IN...PERHAPS MIXING WITH SOME WET SNOW FROM AROUND DAYBREAK
TO MID MORNING DURING THE MOST DYNAMIC PART OF THE LOW PASSAGE. THIS
WAS INCLUDED AS A TEMPO AT KHKY/KGSP/KGMU...BUT LEFT OUT OF KAND AS
DOWNSLOPE SHOULD SUPPRESS PRECIP AROUND THE SAV RIVER BASIN. THE LOW
CLOUDS AND PRECIP WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AT KAVL...BUT MOVE
OUT E OF THE MTNS AROUND MIDDAY.

OUTLOOK...DRYING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN LATE THIS WEEKEND AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING VFR CONDITIONS.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-
     017.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
     GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR GAZ010.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ053-
     059-062>065-501-503-505.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-035-
     048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
     NCZ065-068-507>510.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-
     048>052-058.
     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NCZ033-049-050-
     053-063>065.
SC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>003.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
     SCZ001>008-010>013-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...HG/PM/RWH
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...LG
AVIATION...PM

Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 3:32 PM EST, 10 hours 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

NCZ048-051-052-012045-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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 ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-049-050-012045-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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.
   FREEZE WARNING.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ017-012045-
HABERSHAM-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. A STRONG COLD
FRONT COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE
CAROLINA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EARLY SATURDAY ONWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE AREA PRODUCING FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ062-501-503-505-012045-
MACON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. A STRONG COLD
FRONT COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE
CAROLINA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EARLY SATURDAY ONWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ507-509-SCZ001>003-012045-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA 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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. A STRONG COLD
FRONT COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE
CAROLINA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EARLY SATURDAY ONWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE AREA PRODUCING FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-NCZ065-012045-
RABUN-HENDERSON-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA 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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   FREEZE WARNING.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. A STRONG COLD
FRONT COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE
CAROLINA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EARLY SATURDAY ONWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE AREA PRODUCING FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ063-064-012045-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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.
   FREEZE WARNING.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. A STRONG COLD
FRONT COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE
CAROLINA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EARLY SATURDAY ONWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-012045-
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION-YORK-CHESTER-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035-502-504-506-012045-
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CREATE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ059-012045-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ058-012045-
GRAHAM-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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 ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WIND ADVISORY FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ053-012045-
BUNCOMBE-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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.
   FREEZE WARNING.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WIND
ADVISORY AND FREEZE WARNING FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ508-510-012045-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CREATE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. A LARGE AREA OF COLD HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES IN SOME
AREAS MAY DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068-SCZ004>008-010>013-019-012045-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-
ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-GREENWOOD-
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. A LARGE AREA OF COLD HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES IN SOME
AREAS MAY DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 1, 12:55 AM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
155 AM EDT SAT NOV 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 AM     SNOW             LAKE TOXAWAY            35.13N  82.93W
11/01/2014  E0.5 INCH        TRANSYLVANIA       NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            0.5 SNOW ACCUM

&&

JPT

Local storm report, Nov 1, 1:53 AM EST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
253 AM EDT SAT NOV 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0252 AM     SNOW             SALUDA                  35.24N  82.35W
11/01/2014  E0.8 INCH        POLK               NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE FLAKES

&&

JPT

The radar

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Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Rabun

When: November 1, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
Where: Rabun forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in Georgia in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, November 2014

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: 542290.