South Carolina, 2015

Cold in South Carolina, February 19 to 20, 2015

February 19 to 20, 2015 · NWS GSP · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A strong arctic cold front blasted through the western Carolinas 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.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 western Carolinas 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, 4:07 PM EST, 7 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 4:07 PM EST, 7 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 4:21 PM EST, 7 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

Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Greater Oconee

When
February 19, 12:00 AM EST to February 20, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Greater Oconee forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Cold/Wind Chill, Greater Pickens

When
February 19, 12:00 AM EST to February 20, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Greater Pickens forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Cold/Wind Chill, Greater Greenville

When
February 19, 12:00 AM EST to February 20, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Greater Greenville forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Cold/Wind Chill, Spartanburg

When
February 19, 12:00 AM EST to February 20, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Spartanburg forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

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

More

Every storm in South Carolina in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 561710, 561711, 561712, 561713.