Cold/Wind Chill, Stephens
- When
- February 19, 12:00 AM EST to February 20, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Georgia, February 19 to 20, 2015
A strong arctic cold front blasted through northeast Georgia during the afternoon and evening of the 18th, bringing strong winds and very cold air to the region. Overnight, sustained winds of 5 to 15 mph combined with air temperatures in the teens to yield wind chill values around 0 by daybreak on the 19th.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- 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 strong arctic cold front blasted through northeast Georgia during the afternoon and evening of the 18th, bringing strong winds and very cold air to the region. Overnight, sustained winds of 5 to 15 mph combined with air temperatures in the teens to yield wind chill values around 0 by daybreak on the 19th. Although winds diminished, air temperatures failed to warm above the 20s throughout the 19th, while record lows between 0 and 10 above were recorded the morning of 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, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 9:52 PM EST, 2 hours 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, 10:17 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1017 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 NCZ048-051-052-058-059-200330- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- 1017 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM 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... NONE. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-200330- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 1017 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... 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... NONE. NCZ053-062>065-200330- BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 1017 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...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 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... NONE. GAZ010-200330- RABUN- 1017 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...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 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... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506>510-SCZ003-006>009-200330- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- 1017 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...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 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... NONE. GAZ017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001-002-004-005-010>014-019-200330- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1017 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...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 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... NONE. LANE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 18, 7:02 PM EST, 4 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
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Feb 18, 7:46 PM EST, 4 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.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Feb 18, 11:14 PM EST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1114 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM SNOW 1 N GLEN ALPINE 35.74N 81.78W
02/18/2015 M0.5 INCH BURKE NC BROADCAST MEDIA
A HALF INCH OF SNOW MEASURED IN THE RIVER GLEN
COMMUNITY.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Feb 18, 11:19 PM EST, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1119 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1117 PM SNOW 4 ESE LEICESTER 35.63N 82.62W
02/18/2015 E1.0 INCH BUNCOMBE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ALONG THE NEW LEIICESTER HIGHWAY FROM A HALF TO ONE
INCH OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Feb 18, 11:20 PM EST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1120 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0307 PM SNOW LENOIR 35.91N 81.53W
02/16/2015 E0.1 INCH CALDWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0315 PM SLEET MONROE 34.99N 80.54W
02/16/2015 E0.0 INCH UNION NC PUBLIC
MODERATE SLEET WITH A FEW SNOWFLAKES IN DOWNTOWN
MONROE.
0402 PM SNOW SHEFFIELD 35.97N 80.68W
02/16/2015 E0.2 INCH DAVIE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0414 PM SNOW BRYSON CITY 35.43N 83.45W
02/16/2015 M1.0 INCH SWAIN NC PUBLIC
1200FT ELEVATION
0440 PM SNOW 3 NNW MAGGIE VALLEY 35.56N 83.11W
02/16/2015 M1.8 INCH HAYWOOD NC PUBLIC
HEMPHILL BALD 1.75 INCH SNOW AT 4700FT ELEVATION
0441 PM SNOW NEWLAND 36.09N 81.93W
02/16/2015 E3.5 INCH AVERY NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0450 PM SNOW BAKERSVILLE 36.01N 82.16W
02/16/2015 M1.5 INCH MITCHELL NC PUBLIC
0506 PM SNOW 4 N WEAVERVILLE 35.75N 82.56W
02/16/2015 E1.0 INCH BUNCOMBE NC STORM CHASER
PINES CREEK AT 4280FT
0553 PM SLEET CLAYTON 34.88N 83.40W
02/16/2015 E0.5 INCH RABUN GA PUBLIC
0608 PM SLEET 2 E LANDRUM 35.17N 82.15W
02/16/2015 M0.5 INCH SPARTANBURG SC NWS EMPLOYEE
0608 PM SNOW 2 NW WAYNESVILLE 35.50N 83.02W
02/16/2015 M3.0 INCH HAYWOOD NC BROADCAST MEDIA
ELEVATION 3800FT
0620 PM SNOW 3 NNW MAGGIE VALLEY 35.56N 83.11W
02/16/2015 M3.0 INCH HAYWOOD NC PUBLIC
HEMPHILL BALD ELEVATION 4700FT
0653 PM SLEET 4 SSE MILL SPRING 35.25N 82.13W
02/16/2015 M0.7 INCH POLK NC NWS EMPLOYEE
0.7 INCH SLEET
0656 PM FREEZING RAIN ANDERSON 34.52N 82.65W
02/16/2015 E0.20 INCH ANDERSON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 PM FREEZING RAIN GSP AIRPORT 34.88N 82.22W
02/16/2015 M0.10 INCH SPARTANBURG SC NWS OFFICE
FZRA MIXED WITH SLEET
0745 PM SLEET MARION 35.68N 82.01W
02/16/2015 E1.5 INCH MCDOWELL NC BROADCAST MEDIA
CURRENTLY 24 DEGREES
0800 PM SLEET SHEFFIELD 35.97N 80.68W
02/16/2015 M0.8 INCH DAVIE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0826 PM SLEET 3 N MORGANTON 35.79N 81.70W
02/16/2015 M2.0 INCH BURKE NC BROADCAST MEDIA
0829 PM SLEET 2 E LANDRUM 35.17N 82.15W
02/16/2015 E1.0 INCH SPARTANBURG SC NWS EMPLOYEE
0840 PM SLEET MILL SPRING 35.30N 82.16W
02/16/2015 E1.5 INCH POLK NC PUBLIC
SLEET MIXED WITH FZRA
0857 PM SLEET SIMPSONVILLE 34.73N 82.26W
02/16/2015 E0.1 INCH GREENVILLE SC TRAINED SPOTTER
ROADS COVERED WITH SLEET.
0914 PM SLEET TAYLORSVILLE 35.92N 81.18W
02/16/2015 M1.5 INCH ALEXANDER NC TRAINED SPOTTER
1.5 SLEET AND FZRA
0923 PM FREEZING RAIN GREENWOOD 34.19N 82.15W
02/16/2015 E0.20 INCH GREENWOOD SC AMATEUR RADIO
0.2 ICE ON ELEV SFC
0928 PM SLEET 2 NE FOREST CITY 35.36N 81.84W
02/16/2015 E1.0 INCH RUTHERFORD NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0943 PM SLEET GREENVILLE 34.84N 82.37W
02/16/2015 E1.0 INCH GREENVILLE SC TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS ALONG I-85 AND HWY 29.
0959 PM SLEET 5 W WILLIAMSTON 34.62N 82.57W
02/16/2015 E0.5 INCH ANDERSON SC NWS EMPLOYEE
0.5SLEET W/ 0.25ICE
1004 PM SLEET CONCORD 35.41N 80.59W
02/16/2015 E0.2 INCH CABARRUS NC EMERGENCY MNGR
ACCIDENTS ON I-85 AND POPLAR TENT RD.
1004 PM FREEZING RAIN CHARLOTTE 35.20N 80.83W
02/16/2015 E0.10 INCH MECKLENBURG NC BROADCAST MEDIA
SIDEWALKS ICY AND ROADS SLUSHY.
1005 PM SLEET MARION 35.68N 82.01W
02/16/2015 E2.0 INCH MCDOWELL NC BROADCAST MEDIA
DOWNTOWN ROADS COVERED IN SLEET.
1005 PM SLEET 5 ENE SIMPSONVILLE 34.76N 82.18W
02/16/2015 E0.3 INCH GREENVILLE SC NWS EMPLOYEE
1018 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 NNW GREENWOOD 34.24N 82.18W
02/16/2015 E0.20 INCH GREENWOOD SC PUBLIC
1040 PM SLEET GAFFNEY 35.07N 81.66W
02/16/2015 E0.8 INCH CHEROKEE SC PUBLIC
1040 PM SLEET SPARTANBURG 34.94N 81.93W
02/16/2015 E1.2 INCH SPARTANBURG SC PUBLIC
1045 PM SLEET 2 NE GRANITE FALLS 35.82N 81.40W
02/16/2015 E2.0 INCH CALDWELL NC BROADCAST MEDIA
1047 PM SLEET 1 E CHARLOTTE 35.20N 80.82W
02/16/2015 E0.5 INCH MECKLENBURG NC TRAINED SPOTTER
1054 PM SLEET ASHEVILLE 35.57N 82.55W
02/16/2015 E0.8 INCH BUNCOMBE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST ASHEVILLE
1117 PM SLEET MORGANTON 35.74N 81.70W
02/16/2015 E1.5 INCH BURKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
1117 PM SLEET INMAN 35.05N 82.09W
02/16/2015 E1.0 INCH SPARTANBURG SC PUBLIC
1117 PM FREEZING RAIN DACUSVILLE 34.94N 82.56W
02/16/2015 E0.10 INCH PICKENS SC PUBLIC
1128 PM FREEZING RAIN SIMPSONVILLE 34.73N 82.26W
02/16/2015 E0.20 INCH GREENVILLE SC TRAINED SPOTTER
1133 PM SLEET ADVANCE 35.93N 80.41W
02/16/2015 E0.9 INCH DAVIE NC PUBLIC
1134 PM SLEET CORNELIUS 35.48N 80.87W
02/16/2015 E0.5 INCH MECKLENBURG NC TRAINED SPOTTER
1144 PM FREEZING RAIN ROCK HILL 34.94N 81.03W
02/16/2015 E0.20 INCH YORK SC PUBLIC
1145 PM SLEET ROCK HILL 34.94N 81.03W
02/16/2015 E0.5 INCH YORK SC PUBLIC
1145 PM FREEZING RAIN HARTWELL 34.35N 82.93W
02/16/2015 E0.30 INCH HART GA PUBLIC
POSSIBLY UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICE. TREES AND LARGE
LIMBS FALLING.
1146 PM SLEET 2 SE WOODRUFF 34.72N 82.01W
02/16/2015 E0.4 INCH SPARTANBURG SC PUBLIC
1201 AM SLEET GREENVILLE 34.84N 82.37W
02/17/2015 E1.3 INCH GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
BOB JONES UNIVERSITY. MIXING WITH FZRA.
1209 AM FREEZING RAIN CANTON 35.55N 82.84W
02/17/2015 E0.40 INCH HAYWOOD NC PUBLIC
1220 AM FREEZING RAIN CHARLOTTE 35.20N 80.83W
02/17/2015 E0.10 INCH MECKLENBURG NC PUBLIC
1227 AM SLEET CHARLOTTE 35.20N 80.83W
02/17/2015 E0.5 INCH MECKLENBURG NC PUBLIC
1230 AM SLEET 5 S LENOIR 35.83N 81.53W
02/17/2015 M2.5 INCH CALDWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED AT MIDAS BOLICK ROAD AND POPE LANE.
1235 AM SLEET 4 SSE MILL SPRING 35.24N 82.13W
02/17/2015 M1.2 INCH POLK NC NWS EMPLOYEE
0.01 OF ICE ON TOP.
1249 AM FREEZING RAIN GREENWOOD 34.19N 82.15W
02/17/2015 E0.25 INCH GREENWOOD SC PUBLIC
0106 AM ICE STORM ANDERSON 34.52N 82.65W
02/17/2015 ANDERSON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY.
0113 AM ICE STORM CHESTER 34.71N 81.21W
02/17/2015 CHESTER SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULITPLE TREES DOWN ALONG I-77.
0118 AM FREEZING RAIN 6 S GAFFNEY 34.99N 81.66W
02/17/2015 E0.25 INCH CHEROKEE SC AMATEUR RADIO
0120 AM ICE STORM GREENVILLE 34.84N 82.37W
02/17/2015 GREENVILLE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADWAYS ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
0122 AM ICE STORM GREENWOOD 34.19N 82.15W
02/17/2015 GREENWOOD SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
0123 AM ICE STORM LAURENS 34.50N 82.03W
02/17/2015 LAURENS SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0138 AM FREEZING RAIN ANDERSON 34.52N 82.65W
02/17/2015 E0.25 INCH ANDERSON SC PUBLIC
LARGE TREE BROUGHT DOWN IN YARD.
0142 AM ICE STORM PICKENS 34.88N 82.71W
02/17/2015 PICKENS SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BROUGHT DOWN BY ICE ON SC HWY 133.
0144 AM ICE STORM SPARTANBURG 34.94N 81.93W
02/17/2015 SPARTANBURG SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES IN ROADWAYS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0220 AM FREEZING RAIN GREER 34.94N 82.23W
02/17/2015 M0.14 INCH GREENVILLE SC ASOS
SINCE 7 PM 16FEB15
0233 AM FREEZING RAIN ANDERSON 34.52N 82.65W
02/17/2015 M0.34 INCH ANDERSON SC ASOS
SINCE 7 PM 16FEB15
0234 AM FREEZING RAIN GASTONIA 35.25N 81.17W
02/17/2015 E0.10 INCH GASTON NC AMATEUR RADIO
0239 AM FREEZING RAIN ASHEVILLE 35.57N 82.55W
02/17/2015 M0.24 INCH BUNCOMBE NC ASOS
SINCE 7 PM 16FEB15
0240 AM FREEZING RAIN GREENWOOD 34.19N 82.15W
02/17/2015 M0.48 INCH GREENWOOD SC ASOS
SINCE 7 PM 16FEB15
0243 AM FREEZING RAIN GREENVILLE 34.84N 82.37W
02/17/2015 M0.30 INCH GREENVILLE SC ASOS
SINCE 7 PM 16FEB15.
0245 AM FREEZING RAIN ROCK HILL 34.94N 81.03W
02/17/2015 M0.20 INCH YORK SC ASOS
SINCE 7 PM 16FEB15
0247 AM FREEZING RAIN GASTONIA 35.25N 81.17W
02/17/2015 M0.19 INCH GASTON NC ASOS
SINCE 7 PM 16FEB15.
0250 AM FREEZING RAIN MONROE 34.99N 80.54W
02/17/2015 M0.25 INCH UNION NC ASOS
SINCE 7 PM 16FEB15
0304 AM FREEZING RAIN DUNCAN 34.94N 82.14W
02/17/2015 E0.25 INCH SPARTANBURG SC PUBLIC
0307 AM SLEET DUNCAN 34.94N 82.14W
02/17/2015 E1.0 INCH SPARTANBURG SC PUBLIC
0700 AM SLEET E FLAT SPRINGS 36.25N 81.91W
02/17/2015 M1.1 INCH AVERY NC TRAINED SPOTTER
1.1 INCHES TOTAL OF MOSTLY SLEET. 0.52 INCH WATER
EQUIVALENT. 0.6 INCH OF SNOW IN LAST 12 HOURS. AVERAGE
OF ONE INCH SLEET AND SNOW.
0700 AM SLEET 3 NNW BELTON 34.56N 82.51W
02/17/2015 E0.8 INCH ANDERSON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
SLEET AND SNOW ALONG WITH PERIIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
LATE MONDAY.
0700 AM SLEET HENDERSONVILLE 35.32N 82.46W
02/17/2015 E2.2 INCH HENDERSON NC PUBLIC
COMBINATION OF SLEET AND SNOW NEAR THE HIGHWAY 191 AND
HIGHWAY 25 INTERSECTION.
0700 AM SNOW KANNAPOLIS 35.49N 80.62W
02/17/2015 M3.0 INCH CABARRUS NC PUBLIC
MEASURED 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH SOME FREEZING
RAIN.
0700 AM ICE STORM HARTWELL 34.35N 82.93W
02/17/2015 HART GA CITY OFFICIAL
AT LEAST A HALF INCH OF ICE AROUND HARTWELL WITH
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0700 AM FREEZING RAIN W SALISBURY 35.67N 80.48W
02/17/2015 E0.30 INCH ROWAN NC PUBLIC
FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SLEET AND SNOW.
0700 AM SNOW MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PA 35.77N 82.26W
02/17/2015 M13.4 INCH YANCEY NC CO-OP OBSERVER
13.4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS MORNINGS LOW 14 DEGREES.
ELEVATION 6240 FEET.
0700 AM SNOW BEECH MOUNTAIN 36.19N 81.87W
02/17/2015 M5.9 INCH AVERY NC CO-OP OBSERVER
5053 FEET ELEVATION. 11 DEGREES LOW THIS MORNING.
0700 AM ICE STORM ABBEVILLE 34.18N 82.38W
02/17/2015 ABBEVILLE SC 911 CALL CENTER
THERE WERE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALL
ACROSS ABBEVILLE COUNTY. A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF AT LEAST A
HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. TREES CAME DOWN ON A FEW
STRUCTURES AND AT LEAST ONE CAR.
0700 AM SLEET STATESVILLE 35.79N 80.89W
02/17/2015 E1.0 INCH IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
AROUND AN INCH OF SLEET AND SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING
RAIN.
0700 AM ICE STORM UNION 34.72N 81.62W
02/17/2015 UNION SC 911 CALL CENTER
ESTIMATING AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IN THE CITY OF UNION. A FEW LARGE LIMBS AND
TREES DOWN BUT A GREATER IMPACT NEAR CARLISLE AND NEAR
LAURENS COUNTY BORDER WITH TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES.
0700 AM ICE STORM 1 SSE MONROE 34.98N 80.54W
02/17/2015 UNION NC 911 CALL CENTER
A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS UNION COUNTY AS
WELL AS A FEW VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF A
QUARTER INCH ICE ACCUMULATION.
0700 AM ICE STORM ROBBINSVILLE 35.32N 83.81W
02/17/2015 GRAHAM NC 911 CALL CENTER
A FEW TREES CAME DOWN WITH TWO OF THOSE ON POWER LINES
AROUND 9 PM MONDAY. SLICK ROADS AND ESTIMATE OF AROUND A
QUARTER INCH ICE ACCUMULATION.
0700 AM SLEET LINCOLNTON 35.48N 81.25W
02/17/2015 E1.5 INCH LINCOLN NC 911 CALL CENTER
AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW AROUND LINCOLN COUNTY.
DISPATCH NOT AWARE OF ANY POWER OUTAGES.
0700 AM ICE STORM ROYSTON 34.29N 83.11W
02/17/2015 FRANKLIN GA 911 CALL CENTER
AROUND A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON GROUND BASED
SURFACES CREATING NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES FROM TREES AND
POWER LINES FALLING. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ALL OF ROYSTON
WAS WITHOUT POWER. THERE WERE TEN OR LESS VEHICLE
ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE WINTER STORM.
0700 AM SLEET 4 SSE CHEROKEE 35.42N 83.29W
02/17/2015 M0.8 INCH JACKSON NC PUBLIC
MOSTLY SLEET WITH SOME SNOW AND A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN
FELL MOSTLY MONDAY EVENING.
0725 AM SLEET 5 E COLUMBUS 35.25N 82.12W
02/17/2015 M1.2 INCH POLK NC NWS EMPLOYEE
A TOTAL OF 1.2 INCHES OF SLEET WHICH HAS STARTED TO
SETTLE. 0.12 OF FREEZING RAIN.
0733 AM SLEET 3 NW BLACKSBURG 35.15N 81.56W
02/17/2015 E0.5 INCH CHEROKEE SC TRAINED SPOTTER
24 DEGREES WITH ABOUT A HALF INCH OF SLEET WITH
FREEZING RAIN MIXTURE. ESTIMATE 0.23 INCH OF FREEZING
RAIN. COATING ON SURFACES.
0737 AM SNOW LINVILLE 36.07N 81.87W
02/17/2015 M5.5 INCH AVERY NC TRAINED SPOTTER
5.5 INCHES OF MOSTLY SNOW WITH A LITTLE SLEET. 19
DEGREES.
0802 AM FREEZING RAIN ELBERTON 34.11N 82.86W
02/17/2015 E0.50 INCH ELBERT GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
AT LEAST A HALF INCH OF ICE WITH AROUND 3000 POWER
OUTAGES. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ALL
GOVERNMENT OFFICES CLOSED TODAY.
0815 AM SLEET 1 SW SHEFFIELD 35.95N 80.70W
02/17/2015 M0.8 INCH DAVIE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ABOUT 1 INCH TOTAL OF SLEET AND SNOW. TOTAL LIQUID
EQUIVALENT 0.47 INCH.
0850 AM SLEET HICKORY 35.74N 81.33W
02/17/2015 E1.0 INCH CATAWBA NC PUBLIC
ONE INCH OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
0858 AM FREEZING RAIN 4 ENE MAULDIN 34.81N 82.24W
02/17/2015 E0.25 INCH GREENVILLE SC COCORAHS
0.7 OF SNOWFALL AND SLEET IN LAST 15 HOURS. AROUND A
QUARTER INCH OF ICE ON TREE BRANCHES.
0200 PM ICE STORM TOCCOA 34.58N 83.32W
02/17/2015 STEPHENS GA 911 CALL CENTER
THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF OVER 100 CALLS EVEN DURING
TODAY OF TREES AND POWER LINES FALLING DUE TO ICE
ACCUMULATION. STEPHENS COUNTY WAS HIT VERY HARD.
ESITIMATED AT LEAST TWO THIRDS OF AN INCH ICE
ACCUMULATION.
0323 PM ICE STORM BALDWIN 34.49N 83.55W
02/17/2015 HABERSHAM GA EMERGENCY MNGR
THE ALTO AND BALDWIN AREAS WERE HIT EXTREMELY HARD.
THERE WAS A PERIOD OF 6 TO 8 HOURS LATE MONDAY OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING RAIN. AN ESTIMATE OF AT LEAST
0.75 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. EMERGENCY MANAGER ESTIMATES
AT LEAST 1000 TREES DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY
FROM ICE. THIS BROUGHT DOWN NUMEROUS POWER LINES. EVEN
THIS AFTERNOON THERE IS AROUND 7000 PEOPLE OF HABERSHAM
WITHOUT POWER. THERE WERE NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ON AREA
ROADS AND FORTUNATE OF NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIIES.
1140 AM SNOW 2 WNW WEAVERVILLE 35.71N 82.59W
02/18/2015 M0.8 INCH BUNCOMBE NC NWS EMPLOYEE
2100 FT ELEVATION
1250 PM SNOW 4 NNW ASHEVILLE 35.63N 82.58W
02/18/2015 E0.4 INCH BUNCOMBE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
UNC ASHEVILLE
0151 PM SNOW CLAREMONT 35.71N 81.15W
02/18/2015 E0.1 INCH CATAWBA NC AMATEUR RADIO
0201 PM SNOW SHEFFIELD 35.97N 80.68W
02/18/2015 E0.3 INCH DAVIE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0330 PM SNOW 5 N BAKERSVILLE 36.09N 82.16W
02/18/2015 M4.2 INCH MITCHELL NC COCORAHS
SNOWFALL IN PAST 5 HRS
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.
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
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.
1030 PM SNOW 1 N GLEN ALPINE 35.74N 81.78W
02/18/2015 M0.5 INCH BURKE NC BROADCAST MEDIA
A HALF INCH OF SNOW MEASURED IN THE RIVER GLEN
COMMUNITY.
1117 PM SNOW 4 ESE LEICESTER 35.63N 82.62W
02/18/2015 E1.0 INCH BUNCOMBE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ALONG THE NEW LEIICESTER HIGHWAY FROM A HALF TO ONE
INCH OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED.
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OUTLAWThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Pennsylvania, February 19 to 20, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Kentucky, February 19 to 20, 2015
- Cold in Indiana, February 19, 2015
- Extreme Cold and Cold in New York, February 19 to 20, 2015
- Cold in Kentucky, February 19, 2015
- Cold in New Jersey, February 19 to 20, 2015
- Cold in Illinois, February 19, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, February 19 to 20, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, February 19 to 20, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Michigan, February 19, 2015
- Cold in Missouri, February 19, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Michigan, February 19, 2015
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 561699.