High Wind, Oconee Mountains
- When
- February 14, 5:00 PM EST to February 15, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oconee Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
Strong winds developed immediately ahead of and in the wake of a cold front across the western half of Upstate South Carolina during the late afternoon. The strong winds continued through the evening before dying down.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Strong winds developed immediately ahead of and in the wake of a cold front across the western half of Upstate South Carolina during the late afternoon. The strong winds continued through the evening before dying down. Numerous trees were blown down across the area, with some falling on roads and structures. Gusts up to 58 mph were measured at official reporting stations.
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 14, 4:11 PM EST, 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
411 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...BRINGING
ANOTHER COLD AIRMASS TO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. DEEPER MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD BACK OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY...WITH LOW PRESSURE
MOVING BY TO THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES SPREADING OVER THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EST SATURDAY...LATEST REGIONAL RADAR IMAGERY CONTINUES
TO SHOW INCREASING COVERAGE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST TN...SOUTHWEST VA...AND NOW PORTIONS OF WESTERN NC AS THE
COLD FRONT SLIDES SOUTH. ALSO STARTING TO GET SOME GROUND TRUTH
REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTNS REGARDING LIGHT
SNOW STARTING TO FALL...ALONG WITH INCREASINGLY GUSTY WINDS. DIDNT
SEE THE NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES IN THE EXTREME NEAR TERM PORTION OF
THE FCST AS CURRENT POP TRENDS SEEM APPLICABLE. THEREFORE ASIDE FOR
MINOR TWEAKS TO TEMPS/DEWS TO BETTER ALIGN WITH RECENT OBS...NO
OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
AT 230 PM EST SATURDAY...A BROAD HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER TROUGH WILL
SLOWLY PROGRESS OVER THE EASTER COAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE COAST ON
SUNDAY...WHILE A CLOSED UPPER LOW MOVED ACROSS THE NE USA. A COLD
FRONT NOW IN ENTERING THE OH RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR AREA
BY EARLY THIS EVENING...SETTING UP A NW FLOW SNOW EVENT OVER THE NC
MOUNTAINS BORDERING TN. AT THIS POINT...IT APPEARS SNOWFALL TOTALS
WILL REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT NOT WARNING CRITERIA. ROBUST COLD
ADVECTION IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LOWER WIND CHILL VALUES
TO WARNING CRITERIA LATE TONIGHT IN THE NC MOUNTAINS...AND ADVISORY
CRITERIA IN THE NC FOOTHILLS...SC MOUNTAINS...AND NE GA MOUNTAINS.
WARNING CRITERIA WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NC BLUE RIDGE...WITH
ADVISORY WINDS NEAR THE TN BORDER AND IN THE NW NC PIEDMONT. ALTHOUGH
GUIDANCE IS SUPPORTING WARMER MINIMUM TEMPERATURES...THEY WILL STILL
BE WELL BELOW NORMAL. AS TEMPERATURES WARM AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
GRADUALLY RELAXES ON SUNDAY...WIND AND TEMPERATURE WILL NO LONGER
MEAT THRESHOLDS FOR WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
RUN WELL BELOW NORMAL IN THE COLD AIRMASS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 240 PM...AS CYCLOGENESIS DEVELOPS OVER THE ARKLATEX REGION IN
RESPONSE TO CENTRAL CONUS HEIGHT FALLS LATE SUNDAY...A BAND OF
FRONTOGENESIS WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SUNDAY
NIGHT. THERE REMAINS DISCREPANCY AMONG THE OPERATIONAL MODELS
REGARDING THE TIMING OF THIS PRECIP INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON
MONDAY...WITH THE NAM REMAINING AS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE MODEL IN
DEVELOPING PRECIP OVER THE SOUTHWEST NC MTNS BY 12Z MONDAY.
INTERESTINGLY...THE NAM HAS A GREAT DEAL OF SUPPORT FROM THE
SREF...AS MOST ENSEMBLE MEMBERS PRODUCE MEASURABLE PRECIP ACROSS FAR
SOUTHWEST NC BY 12Z. WITH THAT IN MIND...POPS WERE INCREASED TO
LIKELY IN THOSE AREAS BY THAT TIME. HOWEVER...POPS WILL DROP OFF
CONSIDERABLY SOUTH AND EAST FROM THERE TOWARD THE PIEDMONT...IF FOR
NO OTHER REASON THAT IT WILL TAKE LONGER FOR THE VERY DRY NEAR-
SURFACE AIR MASS TO SATURATE OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. POPS WILL
INCREASE THROUGHOUT MONDAY...WITH LIKELY POPS RESERVED FOR THE
WESTERN UPSTATE/NORTHEAST GA AND SOUTHWEST NC. THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT
THAT WHEREVER PRECIPITATION FALLS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON
MONDAY...THE P-TYPE WILL BE SNOW...THE ONLY QUESTION BEING QPF/
ACCUMS.
CONFIDENCE IS RATHER HIGH THAT 3-6 INCHES WILL FALL ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST NC MTNS BY THE END OF MONDAY...BUT QPF IS MORE UNCERTAIN
SOUTHEAST OF THERE...BUT BASED UPON A CONSENSUS NAM/GFS FORECAST
THROUGH THAT TIME...THE WESTERN UPSTATE AND NORTHEAST GA COULD SEE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMS BY THE END OF THE DAY. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH
TO ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH ON THIS SHIFT FOR OUR FAR WESTERN
AREAS...FROM ROUGHLY CARNESVILLE TO CLAYTON GA...TO SYLVA TO
WAYNESVILLE...TO MARS HILL IN NC.
THE FORECAST IS STILL RIFE WITH UNCERTAINTY MON NIGHT INTO TUE...AS
TWO MODEL CAMPS APPEAR TO BE EMERGING...THE MORE SOUTHERN/SOMEWHAT
DRIER/COLDER LOW TRACK (GFS/CANADIAN)...AND THE MORE NORTHERN/
SOMEWHAT WARMER/MUCH WETTER ECMWF/NAM CAMP (ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE
SAID THAT THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER AMONG ALL MODELS AS IT IS MUCH MUCH
SLOWER THAN ANY OF THE MODELS). THE SREF AND GEFS COMPOSITE GUIDANCE
IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE TWO. MEANWHILE...IT WAS INTERESTING THAT
THE THE OPERATIONAL NAM WAS ON THE UPPER END OF THE SREF QPF
ENVELOPE...WHILE THE GFS WAS ON THE LOW END OF THE GEFS ENVELOPE.
WITH THAT IN MIND...A BLEND OF THE GFS/NAM SEEMED TO BE A REASONABLE
PATH OF LEAST REGRET IN TERMS OF TIMING/QPF...WITH A BIT OF A NOD
TOWARD THE GFS CONSIDERING ITS SIMILARITY TO THE TIMING CONSENSUS.
THE UPSHOT IS THAT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND
RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE LOWER SC/GA PIEDMONT MON EVENING...
WITH THIS TRANSITION ZONE SHIFTING GRADUALLY NORTH THROUGH THE
NIGHT...WITH THE SNOW/RAIN OR FZRA LINE SHIFTING TO NEAR THE NC
BORDER BY TUE AFTERNOON. OF PERHAPS UTMOST INTEREST WILL BE HOW MUCH
(AND WHERE) FREEZING RAIN FALLS ON TUESDAY. WHILE THERE WILL BE A
DECENT SURFACE HIGH TO OUR NORTHEAST...IT IS NOT ESPECIALLY STRONG
AND NOT IN AN IDEAL POSITION SUCH THAT MAINTENANCE OF COLD AIR...ESP
IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...WHERE THE TRANSITION TO
LIQUID IS MOST LIKELY. THEREFORE...WHILE THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME
ICE ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND SOUTHERN NC PIEDMONT MON NIGHT/TUE...HOW
MUCH IS STILL HIGHLY UNCERTAIN.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS...THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION MON THRU TUE...BUT
CONFIDENCE REMAINS BELOW WATCH ISSUANCE CRITERIA (50 PERCENT) EXCEPT
FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 210 PM SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PICKS UP AT 12Z ON
WEDNESDAY WITH THE PERSISTENT UPPER TROF AMPLIFYING YET AGAIN OVER
THE EASTERN CONUS AND BRINGING MORE COLD AIR TO THE REGION. THE TROF
AXIS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE CAROLINAS LATE WED/EARLY THURS AND
SLOWLY LIFT OUT OF THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK ON FRI. THE
PERIOD ENDS WITH A LESS AMPLIFIED AND MORE ZONAL PATTERN OVER THE SE
REGION. THE 00Z ECWMF STILL DEVELOPS A POTENT LOOKING SHORTWAVE LATE
FRI AND MOVES IT TO OUR DOORSTEP BY EARLY SAT...HOWEVER THIS FEATURE
IS ESSENTIALLY NONEXISTENT ON THE 12Z GFS.
AT THE SFC...ANOTHER SOUTHERN STREAM LOW WILL BE RAPIDLY DEEPENING
AS IT MOVES UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND WELL TO OUR NE BY THE START
OF THE PERIOD. IN ITS WAKE...ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR
WILL SPREAD BACK OVER THE REGION AND DRY THINGS OUT. AS WE MOVE INTO
LATE FRI...MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE QUITE A BIT. THE ECMWF SPINS UP
AN IMPRESSIVE LOOKING LOW...ASSOCIATED WITH ITS UPPER SHORTWAVE...TO
OUR WEST ON FRI AND MOVES THE SYSTEM RIGHT OVER THE CWFA ON SAT. THE
GFS...ON THE OTHER HAND...IS TRENDING DRIER AND DOES NOT DEVELOP A
LOW AND KEEPS THE STRONG SFC HIGH CENTERED RIGHT OVER THE REGION.
FOR WHAT ITS WORTH...THE CANADIAN MODEL ONLY GOES OUT TO 12Z
FRI...YET IT ALSO HAS NO LOW DEVELOPING THRU THAT TIME. AS FOR THE
SENSIBLE WX...I KEPT SOME LINGERING NW FLOW SNOW OVER THE NC/TENN
BORDER FOR LATE WED. THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL NW FLOW SNOW SH
ON THURS IF MOISTURE IS DEEP ENOUGH AND WINDS REMAIN FAVORABLE.
AFTER THAT...THINGS ARE DRY UNTIL PRECIP CHANCES INCREASE ON FRI AND
SAT AS A BROAD AREA OF DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM
THE WEST. THE MAIN STORY FOR THE PERIOD WILL BE THE STUBBORNLY COLD
TEMPS. I HAVE LOWERED VALUES A BIT FROM THE PREVIOUS FCST WITH HIGHS
ON WED IN THE MID 30S FOR THE SC UPSTATE AND LOW 30S FOR THURS.
VALUES REBOUND ON FRI AND SAT...HOWEVER THEY REMAIN WELL BELOW CLIMO
FOR MID FEB. LOWS BOTTOM OUT EARLY THURS WITH VALUES IN THE LOW
TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE UPSTATE AND WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 0
DEGREES F WITH SOME LOCATIONS BELOW 0. OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...WIND CHILLS DROP TO MINUS 20 F OVER MUCH OF THE MTS
BETWEEN 00 AND 12Z. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND MAYBE EVEN A WARNING
WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED FOR THIS PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT..MAINLY A WIND FORECAST AS CIG AND VSBY REMAINING IFR. GUSTY SW
WINDS WILL VEER NW WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL PARTIALLY DECREASE TOWARD DAWN AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND
THE FRONT RELAXES...BUT REMAINING NEAR 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS THROUGH THE
MORNING.
KAVL...NW WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE GUSTY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS INCREASING OVERNIGHT IN A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT. LOW VFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH AHEAD OF AND
BEHIND THE FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR AT THE FIELD THIS EVENING
BEHIND THE FRONT...AND COULD IMPACT VSBY...BUT CONFIDENCE IT RATHER
LIMITED.WINDS WILL DECREASE RATHER QUICKLY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES...BUT STILL REMAIN NEAR 15 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS FROM THE NW.
ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE AS A COLD FRONTS MOVES
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTY WINDS VEERING FROM SW TO NW. WINDS
AND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BEHIND THE FRONT RELAXES. WINDS WILL BECOME RATHER LIGHT AT KAND
AFTER DAWN. CIGS AND VSBYS WILL BE VFR.
OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS WITH DIMINISHING WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY.
VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST INTO MONDAY. HOWEVER RESTRICTIONS DUE
TO SNOW MAY DEVELOP LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. VFR WEDNESDAY.
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
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR
UPSTATE SC..EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND PORTIONS OF THE NC
PIEDMONT...EVEN THO CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN MET YET. IN
COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE AGENCIES...A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NW PIEDMONT OF NC. THE STORM PREDICTION
CENTER HIGHLIGHTS PORTIONS OF EAST/CENTRAL GA...MOST OF SC...AND
S/CENTRAL NC WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
A COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND DIURNALLY LOW RH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY. WITH THE AREA BEING GENERALLY FREE OF PRECIPITATION
DURING THIS TIME...FUEL MOISTURE VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP FURTHER
EACH DAY. WIND WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER THE MTNS IN THE MORNING BUT
RH WILL NOT HAVE DROPPED TO CRITICAL VALUES. THE WIND SHOULD ABATE
BEFORE RH FALLS IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WIND WILL
DROP OFF QUICKER...BUT MAY REMAIN GUSTY ENOUGH THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. THE MINIMUM RH SHOULD DROP ONCE AGAIN INTO THE UPPER
TEENS AND LOW 20S E OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NC. IN COORDINATION WITH
LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...ANOTHER FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED FOR MECKLENBURG AND IREDELL COUNTIES AND EAST FOR SUNDAY.
HOWEVER...THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL 6 PM WHEN THE CURRENT
FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS EXPIRE.
MOISTURE WILL RETURN ACROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...
BRINGING A TEMPORARY REPRIEVE FROM FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY
FOR GAZ010-017.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ033-049-050-053-
065-501-503-505-507-509.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY
FOR NCZ035-065-501>510.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035-036-
056-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ033-
048>052-058.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ035>037-048-051-052-
056>059-062>064-502-504-506.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY
FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064.
SC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY
FOR SCZ001>003.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR SCZ001-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...CDG/JAT
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...JAT
FIRE WEATHER...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 NCZ033-049-050-151145- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY COULD ALLOW SNOW TO SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER...THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BY THE END OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY EXISTS REGARDING THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. ..WEDNESDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF SNOW AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ048-051-052-058-151145- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS...RANGING FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE VALLEYS...AND 20 BELOW OR COLDER IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY COULD ALLOW SNOW TO SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER...THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BY THE END OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. ..WEDNESDAY...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF SNOW AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ035-502-504-151145- ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. A STRONGER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION...WITH A RETURN TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS EARLY SUNDAY. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...PRECIPITATION MAY MOVE INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS BY THE END OF MONDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT SNOW AS THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE. MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW...WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-151145- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS...RANGING FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY COULD ALLOW SNOW TO SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER...THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BY THE END OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ053-151145- BUNCOMBE- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS...RANGING FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE VALLEYS...AND 20 BELOW OR COLDER IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY COULD ALLOW SNOW TO SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER...THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BY THE END OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ059-062>064-151145- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS...RANGING FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE VALLEYS...AND 20 BELOW OR COLDER IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY COULD ALLOW SNOW TO SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER...THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BY THE END OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ506-508-510-151145- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO POSSIBLY PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO EARLY SUNDAY. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... PRECIPITATION MAY MOVE INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS BY THE END OF MONDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT SNOW AS THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE. MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ036-037-056-057-151145- IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION...WITH A RETURN TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS EARLY SUNDAY. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... PRECIPITATION MAY MOVE INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS BY THE END OF MONDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT SNOW AS THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE. MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY... SNOW POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-151145- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. RED FLAG WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION...WITH A RETURN TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS EARLY SUNDAY. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... PRECIPITATION MAY MOVE INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS BY THE END OF MONDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT SNOW AS THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE. MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING MIXED WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-151145- RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. RED FLAG WARNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION...WITH A RETURN TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS EARLY SUNDAY. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... PRECIPITATION MAY MOVE INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS BY THE END OF MONDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT SNOW AS THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE. MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING MIXED WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ068-069-151145- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- 634 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..SUNDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION...WITH A RETURN TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS EARLY SUNDAY. ..MONDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... PRECIPITATION MAY MOVE INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS BY THE END OF MONDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT SNOW AS THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE. MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW...WITH ADDITIONAL LATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NED
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, February 2015
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: 561517, 561518, 561519, 561520, 561521, 561522, 561523, 561524.