A strong cold front swept across north Georgia during the morning and afternoon of the 24th. Showers and thunderstorms developing along the front produced locally strong winds, especially across the Piedmont.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A strong cold front swept across north Georgia during the morning and afternoon of the 24th. Showers and thunderstorms developing along the front produced locally strong winds, especially across the Piedmont. However, more widespread strong winds, stronger than the thunderstorm winds in some areas, developed on the cool side of the front.
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 24, 6:48 AM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
648 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY TODAY AND SWING A COLD FRONT OVER THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA. DRY AND SEASONABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 640 AM...DEWPOINT AT ELBERTON WAS 68 DEGREES WHILE KGSP WAS 49
DEGREES...THE WEDGE IS DEFINITELY ERODING. RECENT OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE THAT THE WARM FRONT IS RUNNING ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH
RIVER VALLEY ACROSS LAURENS COUNTY. I WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO
ALIGN WITH LATEST OBS. OTHERWISE...THE CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS IN
GOOD SHAPE.
AS OF 320 AM...LATEST SFC ANALYSIS INDICATED THE CENTER OF 990 MB
LOW WAS CROSSING THE TN/MS BORDER...WITH A WARM FRONT EAST ACROSS
MIDDLE AL/GA TO THE MOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER. A SQUALL LINE WAS
RACING EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN GA AND NORTHERN FL. NORTH OF THE WARM
FRONT...COLD AIR DAMMING REMAINS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED WITH ISENTROPIC LIFT AND
UPSLOPE FLOW EARLY THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A BROKEN BAND OF
STRATIFORM RAIN WAS CROSSING THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY...A
REMNANT OF EARLIER DEEP CONVECTION. I EXPECT THAT THE PASSAGE OF THE
STRATIFORM RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING WILL HELP PRESERVE THE COLD
AIR DAMMING THROUGH THE EARLY DAYLIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...BY MID
MORNING THE CENTER OF THE LOW IS FORECAST TO REACH THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY...SOUTH H85 WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 60 KTS ACROSS THE NE GA
AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. THE STRONG LLVL FLOW WILL RESULT IN THE
WEDGE BOUNDARY TO SLIDE WEST AND NORTH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THIS
MORNING. THE WEDGE WILL STEADILY ERODE AS THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
PUSHES NORTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING
HOURS.
THE ENVIRONMENT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT APPEARS
VERY INTERESTING AFTER MID MORNING. NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS MAINTAIN
A VERY LOW LFC...GENERALLY 2 KFT. HELICITY BETWEEN 0-1 KM IS
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 250-300 M2/S2 ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND EASTERN
FOOTHILLS. INSTABILITY IS MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN...HOWEVER...IT SHOULD
EASILY INCREASE ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT AND NE UPSTATE OF SC IN THE
WAKE OF THE DEPARTING WEDGE BOUNDARY...REACHING 600-900 J/KG. IN
FACT...MID DAY VALUES OF EHI OVER KCLT NEAR 2.5 ACCORDING TO THE
NAM. IN ADDITION...GFS360 INDICATES THAT A BELT OF H5 Q-VECTOR
CONVERGENCE WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE I-77 CORRIDOR DURING THE LATE
MORNING TO MID AFTER HOURS. CAMS SIMULATED REFLECTIVITY APPEAR VERY
REALISTIC GIVEN THE EXPECTED ENVIRONMENT...SHOWING LIMITED
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...A NORTH-SOUTH LINE OF TSRA DEVELOPS ALONG THE COLD FRONT
OVER THE I-77 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL BE THE FEATURE TO WATCH...POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND A ISOLATED TORNADO. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT SVR TSRA IN THE HWO AND THE FORECAST. THE
SECOND HAZARD IS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. SO FAR...IT APPEARS THAT THE
SQUALL LINE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH IS BLOCKING THE DEEPEST MOISTURE
FROM REACHING THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...CONVECTIVE DOWNPOURS AND
PRESENT HIGH STREAM FLOWS WOULD YIELD EASY CONDITIONS FOR FLASH
FLOODING TO DEVELOP...NO CHANGES TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THE
SATURATED GROUND AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY YIELD DOWNED TREES
TODAY AND THIS EVENING...I WILL KEEP WIND HEADLINES THROUGH THIS
MORNING. EXTENDING WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE MTNS TO MATCH FOOTHILL
AND PIEDMONT ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
TONIGHT...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE...CAA...AND GUSTY NW WINDS WILL
SUPPORT UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NC MTNS. GIVEN THE TIMING
THE CAA...PRECIP WILL CHANGE OVER THE -SN AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RELATIVELY DEEP MOISTURE AND STRONG FLOW WILL SUPPORT ACCUMULATING
SHSN ACROSS THE MTNS THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. IT IS POSSIBLE
MANY AREAS ALONG THE TN LINE WILL SEE AROUND TWO INCHES ON THE
GROUND BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY. WE WILL POST A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTING AT
MIDNIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 130 AM EST WEDNESDAY...FAIRLY STRAIGHT-FORWARD LOOKING
SITUATION FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK...DOMINATED MAINLY BY AN
UPPER TROF LEFT BEHIND IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM.
THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE PRECIP PRODUCTION ACROSS THE NC MOUNTAINS...
MAINLY NEAR THE TN BORDER...AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE OPERATIONAL MODELS AGREE THAT MOISTURE WILL BE RELATIVELY
DEEP THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING...WHILE THICKNESS/FCST
SOUNDINGS SUPPORT PRECIP FALLING ALMOST ENTIRELY AS SNOW EVEN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN TEMPS MAY CLIMB CLOSE TO 40 DEGREES IN SOME
VALLEY LOCATIONS. THERE ARE SOME CONFLICTING SIGNALS. ON THE ONE
HAND...THE FLOW IS MORE WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH IT DOES VEER AROUND TO A MORE NW DIRECTION
AROUND 00Z FRIDAY. ON THE OTHER HAND...WHAT THE SITUATION LACKS IN
MECHANICAL FORCING WILL BE MADE UP BY SFC-BASED CAPE AROUND 100-150
J/KG HELPING TO FUEL WHAT SHOULD BE CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT WE WILL SEE ADVISORY-LEVEL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE NC MOUNTAIN ZONES NEAR THE TN BORDER.
THE BETTER SNOW PRODUCTION SHOULD TAPER OFF AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY.
MEANWHILE...OUTSIDE THE MTNS...IT SHOULD BE DRY AS IT DOES NOT
APPEAR THAT SHOWERS WILL BE ABLE TO BREAK CONTAINMENT WITHOUT ANY
UPPER SUPPORT. THE MAIN CONCERN HERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG WIND GUSTS ON THURSDAY AS COLD ADVECTION ALOFT RESULTS IN A
DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER WITH POTENTIAL TO TAP INTO SOME 40KT WIND UP
AROUND 750-800 MB. EXPECT A WINDY DAY OUTSIDE THE MTNS...WITH TEMPS
BELOW NORMAL. WILL NOT ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY WITH THIS PACKAGE OWING
TO ONGOING THREATS TODAY.
THE NW FLOW MOISTURE PULLS OUT ON FRIDAY SO WE SHOULD SEE AN END TO
SNOW SHOWERS ON THE TN BORDER. TEMPS WILL AGAIN BE 5-10 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. THE FINAL SHORT WAVE DROPS DOWN THRU THE BOTTOM OF THE
UPPER TROF ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS DISAGREE IF THERE WILL BE ANY
SURFACE REFLECTION OF THIS...AS THEY DO NOT GENERATE ANY PRECIP...
EVEN WITH A FINAL SURGE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE NW UPSLOPE
REGION. A DRY FCST WAS INHERITED...SO A CHANGE WILL NOT BE MADE AT
THIS POINT. QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE MTNS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM WEDNESDAY...THE WEEKEND LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE DRY WITH
A WARMING TREND. THE UPPER PATTERN SHOULD BECOME MORE PROGRESSIVE
WITH THE UPPER TROF FINALLY SLIPPING EAST OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC AND
A DEAMPLIFYING UPPER RIDGE BUILDING IN THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL
SUPPORT HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST
AND CAROLINAS THRU SUNDAY EVENING. TEMPS SHOULD MAKE IT BACK ABOVE
NORMAL ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SURFACE FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
WEST LATE IN THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THE GFS CONTINUES TO HAVE MORE
RESPONSE THAN THE ECMWF...BUT EVEN THE GFS DOES NOT BRING PRECIP
INTO THE AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WILL PUSH BACK THE PRECIP CHANCE
REACHING THE MTNS UNTIL LATER IN THAT PERIOD. WARM ADVECTION AHEAD
OF THE FRONT SHOULD KEEP TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING...SO ANY PRECIP THAT
REACHES THE MTNS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY SHOULD BE LIQUID. BEYOND
THAT...NO OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE. THE FRONT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL FALL
APART AS IT CROSSES THE REGION ON MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE EAST OF THE MTNS...COLD AIR DAMMING WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THROUGH MID MORNING.
UNTIL THE WEDGE ERODES...CLOUD BASES WILL RANGE IN THE VLIFR TO LIFR
LEVELS AND IFR VIS AND STEADY ENE WINDS. IN ADDITION...ROUNDS OF
MODERATE SHRA WILL PASS OVER THE REGION WITH STRENGTHENING LLVL
LIFT. AS THE RETREATING WEDGE BOUNDARY APPROACHES THIS
MORNING...LLWS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...AS THE WARM SECTOR BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION MID
TO LATE MORNING...WINDS WILL VEER FROM THE SOUTH WITH REGULAR GUSTS
IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S...ENDING LLWS. SFC BASED INSTABILITY WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...SUPPORTING A MENTION
OF LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON TSRA. BY THIS LATE AFTERNOON...TSRA
WILL END AND SKY WILL MIX TO VFR. GUSTY SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD.
AT KAVL...OVERALL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR TO FOOTHILL AND
PIEDMONT TERMINALS. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH FOR
MUCH OF TODAY...WITH GUSTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S DEVELOPING DURING
THE AFTERNOON. MVFR CEILINGS WILL LIKELY LINGER AS NW WINDS DEVELOP
AND SUPPORTS UPSLOPE CLOUD COVER.
OUTLOOK...GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE
AREA ON THURSDAY WITH A PERIOD OF NW FLOW SNOW ALONG THE TN/NC
BORDER. DRYING EXPECTED TOWARD THE WEEKEND.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
11-17Z 17-23Z 23-05Z 05-06Z
KCLT HIGH 94% LOW 55% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 94% HIGH 83% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL MED 64% LOW 55% MED 72% MED 66%
KHKY HIGH 89% LOW 55% HIGH 94% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 94% HIGH 83% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND MED 69% HIGH 89% MED 78% HIGH 100%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULE TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLET HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018-
026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-
035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-035>037-
048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ051-052-
058-059-062>064.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...NED
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...NEDHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-251015- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-CHESTER- 514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. AFTER NUMEROUS SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT EARLY THIS MORNING...MORE SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE NUMBER AND STRENGTH OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH INSTABILITY DEVELOPS. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL BE VERY STRONG. IF THE INSTABILITY DEVELOPS AS EXPECTED...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND ORGANIZE QUICKLY ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CAROLINAS BY LATE AFTERNOON. PEOPLE ACROSS THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA AND THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION TODAY AND PREPARE FOR LATER SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ004>008-010>013-019- 251015- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-GREENWOOD- 514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE FOOTHILLS OF 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT IF THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES EARLY ENOUGH IN THE DAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-NCZ501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-251015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND BLUE RIDGE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR...MAINLY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ065-251015- HENDERSON- 514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR...MAINLY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ033-048>050-053-251015- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE- 514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY. ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS AREAS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ051-052-058-059-062-251015- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- 514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY. ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS AREAS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ063-064-251015- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- 514 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. PM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
735 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ052-059-062>064-SCZ001-241315-
STEPHENS GA-RABUN GA-HABERSHAM GA-HAYWOOD NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-
TRANSYLVANIA NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-
735 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
STEPHENS...HABERSHAM...RABUN...JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA...HAYWOOD...
MACON AND OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM EST...
AT 734 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A CLUSTER
OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES EAST OF
FRANKLIN TO 8 MILES WEST OF HOMER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOCCOA...WALHALLA...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...
DEMOREST...MOUNT AIRY...HIGHLANDS AND ALTO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL
CAUSE SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE
RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
&&
LAT...LON 3527 8321 3545 8279 3540 8272 3462 8313
3460 8317 3448 8321 3446 8340 3449 8354
3443 8362 3445 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 1234Z 224DEG 37KT 3513 8314 3434 8364
08The Greer radar (KGSP), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:05 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
County comms reported a tree blown down on a house on View St.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 2016
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: 621105.