Cold in Georgia, February 18 to 20, 2015

Name: Cold in Georgia, February 18 to 20, 2015
Start: 2015-02-18T22:00
End: 2015-02-20T10:00
Location: Georgia

February 18 to 20, 2015 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 strong arctic cold front blasted through the southern Appalachians during the afternoon and evening of the 18th, bringing strong winds and bitterly cold air to the region. By mid-evening, sustained winds of 10 to 25 mph combined with air temperatures in the single digits and teens to yield wind chill values in the 0 to -10 range. By daybreak on the 19th, air temperatures in the valleys were near 0 while the high elevations were well below 0. Wind chill values during this time ranged from -5 to -20. The low wind chills continued throughout the 19th, as air temperatures failed to warm above the mid-20s in even the lowest elevations. Wind chills remained no higher than the single digits across most of the area until late morning on the 20th.

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 Feb 18, 9:52 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 9:52 PM EST, 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
952 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
EXTREMELY COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. A MOIST SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA LATE FRIDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER ARCTIC
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY WITH COLDER HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNING IN ITS WAKE.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 940 PM...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SPOTTY ADDITIONAL
ACCUMS OF AN INCH OR TWO SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE HIGH ELEVATIONS
ALONG THE TENN BORDER...WHERE STORM TOTALS OF A HALF A FOOT OR MORE
ARE LIKELY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW (WITH AN ADDED
MENTION OF HIGH ELEVATION BLOWING SNOW) WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.
OTHERWISE...THE BIG STORY WILL OF COURSE BE THE COLD AND WIND CHILL.
BASED UPON THE LATEST TRENDS IN THE OBSERVATIONAL AND FORECAST
GUIDANCE DATA...MIN TEMPS WERE TWEAKED UP A BIT EAST OF THE
MTNS...HELD STEADY IN THE MTN VALLEYS...AND DECREASED TO WELL BELOW
ZERO ABOVE 4000 FT....WHERE AIR TEMP READINGS ARE ALREADY BELOW ZERO
ATTM. THIS REDUCES FORECAST WIND CHILL TO AS LOW AS -40 ON THE
HIGHEST PEAKS OF WESTERN NC. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THE WIND CHILL
WARNING LOOKS WELL PLACED ACROSS THE MTNS. SOUTHERN PIEDMONT AND
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS MAY STRUGGLE A BIT TO SEE ADVISORY-LEVEL WIND
CHILL...BUT NO CHANGES ARE PLANNED TO THE ADVISORY FOR THAT AREA
ATTM.

AS OF 655 PM...ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS PUSHING EAST OUT OF THE
FORECAST AREA ATTM...TAKING THE BULK OF FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS
WITH IT. THE ONLY EXCEPTION OF COURSE BEING THE NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS
THAT PERSIST ALONG THE TENN BORDER. ALTHOUGH THE RADAR
REPRESENTATION HAS BECOME DECIDEDLY LESS IMPRESSIVE SINCE THIS
AFTERNOON...PROFILES WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING...ESP IN THE USUAL HIGH ELEVATION AREAS
ALONG THE TENN BORDER. STORM TOTAL WISE...MANY HIGH ELEVATION AREAS
WILL LIKELY SEE WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL OR GREATER...BUT WITH THE
EVENT BEING WELL PAST ITS PEAK...THERE IS LITTLE TO GAIN BY
UPGRADING TO A HIGH ELEVATION WARNING ATTM.

AS OF 240 PM...LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT
SIMILAR TO THE DEPICTION ON THE HRRR. THE GUIDANCE DOES NOT SHOW
ANOTHER LINE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...RADAR SHOWS ANOTHER
LINE FORMING UP ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...SO COULD SEE THIS MOVING OUT
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT AS WELL. ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE I-40 CORRIDOR WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS...WILL LEAVE THE WSW IN
PLACE GIVEN THE STRONG WIND GUSTS DEVELOPING AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMS.

ACROSS THE SRN NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...THE QUICK SHOT OF SNOW
SHOWERS MOVING THRU COULD BRING HALF AN INCH OF SNOW...BUT NOT MUCH
MORE. CANNOT RULE OUT AN ADDITIONAL ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER LATE THIS
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMS ARE EXPECTED. VERY
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY EVENING AS WELL.

ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE UPSTATE AND NE GA...ISOLATED TO
SCT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE AFTERNOON BUT TAPER OFF
QUICKLY AROUND SUNSET. COULD SEE HALF AN INCH OR SO WHERE REPEATED
SNOW SHOWERS MOVE OVER. CANNOT RULE OUT A ROUGE SNOW SHOWER MOVING
OUT ACROSS THE UPSTATE OR NE GA...BUT ANY ACCUMS WOULD BE VERY LIGHT
AT BEST. VERY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY EVENING AS WELL.

THE BIG STORY FOR THESE AREAS WILL BE THE COLD TEMPS DEVELOPING AS
YET ANOTHER ARCTIC AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. TEMPS WILL FALL WELL
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS NORTH OF I-85 AND FROM THE LOW TEENS TO UPPER
SINGLE DIGITS SOUTH. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGER WINDS DIMINISH...WINDS
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AS THE ATMOS REMAINS MIXED IN THE COLD
ADVECTION REGIME. THEREFORE...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO OVER
THIS AREA...WITH VALUES APPROACHING -10 ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS...
AND MTNS OF THE UPSTATE AND HABERSHAM CO. THE GOING WIND CHILL ADV
LOOKS WELL PLACED. WITH VALUES APPROACHING -20 OVER RABUN CO...THE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. TEMPS DO NOT RECOVER ABOVE FREEZING
ACROSS THIS AREA THU. IN FACT...MANY AREAS NORTH OF I-85 WILL NOT
RISE ABOVE 20. WIND CHILL WILL STILL BE A CONCERN IN THESE AREAS
EVEN WITH LIGHTER WINDS.

ACROSS THE NC MTNS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
THE GREATEST COVERAGE RETREATING TO THE TN LINE AS THE EVENT TURNS
MORE INTO A NW FLOW SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THRU THE DAY THU WITH LITTLE SNOW SHOWERS
LEFT BY THE END OF THE DAY. SNOWFALL WILL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM UP
TO 2 INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE ADVISORY AREA...TO 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE
ADVISORY...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OR
NWRN FACING SLOPES NEAR THE TN BORDER. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
AROUND 0 IN THE VALLEYS TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS....WITH THE VERY GUSTY WINDS DROPPING WIND CHILLS
TO NEAR -20 IN THE VALLEYS TO -35 IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. TEMPS
DO NOT RECOVER ABOVE THE MID TEENS IN THE VALLEYS WITH HIGHER
ELEVATIONS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS DO DIMINISH DURING THE DAY...
SO THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL CONVERT TO A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR
ALL BUT THE NORTHERN MTNS WHERE THE WARNING CONTINUES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM WEDNESDAY...CONFIDENCE IS BELOW AVERAGE THRU THE SHORT
RANGE PERIOD AS MODELS REVEAL QUITE A BIT OF SPREAD IN REGARD TO QPF
ACROSS THE PIEDMONT LATE FRI INTO SAT.

AS FOR THE UPPER PATTERN...UPPER H5 HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY RISE OVER
THE FORECAST AREA THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS A DEEP UPPER LVL LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST THU NIGHT AND THE UPPER
PATTERN BECOMES NEARLY ZONAL BY FRI. SAT...EXPECT SWLY FLOW ALOFT TO
INCREASE OVERHEAD IN LIGHT OF A SOUTHERN STREAM UPPER SHORTWAVE
DIGGING DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND INTO THE ROCKIES.

AT THE SURFACE...MODELS CONTINUE TO AGREE THAT 1035MB ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THU NIGHT INTO FRI
MORNING. WITH THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPS AND WINDS...WE WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHERN NC MTN ZONES. THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE THE WIND
CHILL WARNING FOR THESE AREAS THRU FRI MORNING. THE CURRENT WIND
CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE REST OF THE NC ZONES WAS UPDATED TO INCLUDE
PORTIONS OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL UPSTATE SC WHERE WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL PLUMMET BELOW ZERO. BY LATE FRI...THE ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVERHEAD WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE THRU FRI NIGHT AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION TO THE WESTERN GULF
SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. AS THIS
HAPPENS...MOIST ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE WILL INTENSITY AHEAD OF THIS
FEATURE...WITH PRECIP DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES OF THE CWA
BY AROUND 00Z SAT...SPREADING ACROSS ENTIRE CWA THRU 12Z SAT. AT
THIS POINT...CONFIDENCE IS ON THE LOW SIDE IN REGARDS TO QPF MAINLY
ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...THERE IS A DECENT AGREEMENT ON MODEL
THERMAL PROFILE...SUPPORTING WINTRY PRECIP BETWEEN FRI NIGHT AND
EARLY SAT. THE 12Z NAM IS A WET OUTLIER...PRODUCING 0.25-0.5" ACROSS
ENTIRE CWA WHILE THE GFS/ECMWF ONLY PRODUCE LESS THAN 0.05" ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NC MTNS. SO I USED A
BLEND OF THE LATEST HPC/ALLBLEND QPF. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY...POPS
REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. AS FOR THE P-TYPE...HAVE
GONE WITH A WX NOMOGRAM BLENDING WITH NAM/GFS/ECMWF THICKNESS
PROFILE...YIELDING SOLID SNOW ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS FRI
NIGHT...CHANGING OVER TO WINTRY MIX ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
NC PIEDMONT AND SOUTHERN UPSTATE SC SAT MORNING...AND TO RAIN BY SAT
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE WILL SEE CONTINUED SOLID SNOW BEFORE CHANGING
OVER TO LIQUID  TOWARD SAT AFTERNOON. AS FOR THE SNOW ACCUMS...AREAS
ACROSS THE SC PIEDMONT AND WESTERN NC PIEDMONT WILL SEE LESS THAN AN
INCH....WITH 1-3" ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG AND NORTH OF
I-40. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF +4" POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGE TOPS OF
THE NORTHERN NC MTNS. THEREFORE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED FOR THESE PERIODS...BUT DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN REGARDS TO
THE QPF WHICH AFFECTS THE SNOW ACCUMS...WILL LET MID SHIFT TO
RE-EVALUATE ABOUT THIS.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW CLIMO THRU THE PERIOD THOUGH
DECENT WARMING WILL OCCUR ON SAT. FRIGID TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT ENTIRE CWA THRU FRI...WITH MORNING LOWS RANGING FROM -10 TO 0
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO 0-10 EAST OF THE MTNS. WE WILL SEE
MODERATING TEMPS ON SAT...BUT STILL REMAIN 20-25 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT 230 PM EST WEDNESDAY...ON SUNDAY A BROAD POSITIVELY TILTED UPPER
TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM HUDSON BAY TO THE SW US. THE TROUGH BECOMES
EVEN MORE POSITIVELY TILTED BY MONDAY AS ITS NORTHERN PORTION
PROGRESSES TO NE CANADA...WITH A RESULTING ZONAL FLOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN TIER OF THE USA. ON TUESDAY THE UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES OVER
THE MS RIVER VALLEY...A TREND THAT CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE
TROUGH AXIS PROGRESSES TO THE GREAT LAKES AND EASTERN GULF STATES.

EARLY SUNDAY A COLD FRONT WILL BE CROSSING OUR AREA FROM THE NW.
PRECIPITATION WILL PRIMARILY BE LIQUID...HOWEVER A CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED IN NW COLD FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT. THE FRONT MOVES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BY MONDAY...WITH A
SURFACE WAVE OFF THE SC COAST...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY
SOUTH OVER THE PLAINS. THE COASTAL FRONT MOVES LITTLE BY TUESDAY...
WHILE SURFACE WAVES MOVE ALONG IT FROM FL TO THE GULF STREAM OFF SC.
IT APPEARS PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOSTLY STAY S AND E
OF OUR AREA. A SECOND ROUND OF MODEST NW FLOW SNOW IN THE NC
MOUNTAINS MAY ACCOMPANY MID LEVEL ENERGY ROUNDING THE UPPER TROUGH
ON TUESDAY NIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY THE FRONT FINALLY MOVES OFF TO THE
EAST... LEAVING OUR AREA BETWEEN BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE PLAINS.

TEMPERATURES WILL RUN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ON SUNDAY...COOLING TO
AROUND 7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON MONDAY...12 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY
TUESDAY...AND AROUND 17 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /03Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE (EXCEPT KAVL)...VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUSTY
NW WINDS AND SCT/BKN VFR STRATOCU WILL PERSIST FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE
OF MORE HOURS. SKIES WILL CLEAR THEREAFTER...WHILE WIND GUSTS SHOULD
DIMINISH...BUT  REMAIN SUSTAINED AT AROUND 10 KTS THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

AT KAVL...NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST IN THE 20S THROUGH THE END
OF THE PERIOD. OTHERWISE...CANNOT RULE OUT A BRIEF FLURRY AND/OR
MVFR STRATOCU OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. OTHERWISE...VFR
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE PERIOD...WHILE SKIES SHOULD
BEGIN TO CLEAR BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

OUTLOOK...VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER
LARGE STORM SYSTEM MAY DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...WITH
THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTRY PRECIP FRIDAY NIGHT AND OCCASIONAL
RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            13-19Z        19-01Z        01-07Z        07-12Z
KCLT       HIGH  95%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       MED   74%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       MED   77%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%

THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY...FEBRUARY 19TH...

GSP   9 1958
CLT   8 1958
AVL   7 1958

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY...FEBRUARY 19TH...

GSP  30 1900
CLT  34 1958
AVL  25 1958

RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY...FEBRUARY 20TH...

GSP  13 1903
CLT  13 1896
AVL  10 1979

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY...FEBRUARY 20TH...

GSP  34 1947
CLT  32 1947
AVL  26 1979

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY FOR GAZ017-018-026-
     028-029.
     WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY FOR GAZ010.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ033-
     048>052-058-059-501-503-505.
     WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-049-050-
     501-503-505.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-
     057-068>072-082-502-504-506>510.
     WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ048-051>053-
     058-059-062>065.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
     NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065.
SC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY FOR SCZ001-002-004-
     005-010>014-019.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR SCZ003-006>009.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...JDL/RWH
SHORT TERM...JOH
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...JDL
CLIMATE...

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 4:21 PM EST, 5 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-192130-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..FRIDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY
ON SATURDAY.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ053-062>065-192130-
BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 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.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..FRIDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY
ON SATURDAY.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

GAZ010-192130-
RABUN-
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

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.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..FRIDAY...WIND CHILL POSSIBLE. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO
THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN ANOTHER NIGHT OF
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
..SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY
ON SATURDAY.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-192130-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..FRIDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE A TRANSITION TO A MIX
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY...THEN CHANGING TO ALL
RAIN AS TEMPERATURES RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ068>072-082-507>510-192130-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

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.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..FRIDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY
ON SATURDAY.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-192130-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..FRIDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY
ON SATURDAY.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

GAZ017-018-026-028-SCZ001-002-004-005-010-192130-
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON-
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

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.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..FRIDAY...WIND CHILL POSSIBLE. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO
THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN ANOTHER NIGHT OF
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
..SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHT TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE A TRANSITION TO A MIX OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY...THEN CHANGING TO ALL RAIN
AS TEMPERATURES RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SCZ003-006>009-192130-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

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.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..FRIDAY...WIND CHILL POSSIBLE. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO
THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN ANOTHER NIGHT OF
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
..SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE A TRANSITION TO A MIX OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY...THEN CHANGING TO ALL RAIN
AS TEMPERATURES RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

GAZ029-SCZ011>014-019-192130-
ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
421 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

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.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. PLEASE REFER TO CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..FRIDAY...WIND CHILL POSSIBLE. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO
THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN ANOTHER NIGHT OF
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
..SATURDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED EARLY IN THE DAY...THEN A GRADUAL
CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN AS TEMPERATURES RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY.
..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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

JOH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 18, 5:56 PM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
556 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

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

0551 PM     SNOW             2 WNW FAUST             35.92N  82.56W
02/18/2015  M3.5 INCH        MADISON            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER AT EXIT 3 ON I-26 IN MADISON COUNTY
            REPORTED 3 AND A HALF INCHES.

&&

OUTLAW

Local storm report, Feb 18, 7:02 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
702 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

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

0650 PM     SNOW             2 S SWISS               35.89N  82.45W
02/18/2015  M3.0 INCH        MADISON            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HIGH TEMP TODAT 26.6... LOW TEMP 9.1... CURRENT TEMP
            12.2 DEGREES... ELEVATION 3400 FEET

&&

OUTLAW

Local storm report, Feb 18, 7:46 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
746 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015

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

0700 PM     SNOW             E FLAT SPRINGS          36.25N  81.91W
02/18/2015  M2.4 INCH        AVERY              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.4 INCHES IN LAST 12 HOURS. 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE
            GROUND. ELEVATION 3355 FEET.

&&

OUTLAW

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

2 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Rabun

When: February 18, 10:00 PM EST to February 20, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Rabun forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Habersham

When: February 18, 10:00 PM EST to February 20, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Habersham forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill: Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2015 Every state in 2015 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, February 2015

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: 561693, 561694.