High Wind and Strong Wind in North Carolina, April 2 to 3, 2016

Name: High Wind and Strong Wind in North Carolina, April 2 to 3, 2016
Start: 2016-04-02T23:00
End: 2016-04-03T05:00
Location: North Carolina

April 2 to 3, 2016 · NWS GSP · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $17,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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.

Strong northwest winds developed across the mountains and northern foothills in the wake of an arctic cold front around midnight and continued through the overnight hours. Numerous trees were blown down across the area, along with some power lines. One tree fell on a camping trailer in Steele Creek Park in northwest Burke County, resulting in injury to an occupant. Another tree fell on a car in the Lake Lure area of Rutherford County.

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 Apr 2, 7:46 PM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 7:46 PM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
846 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
DRY AND COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER OUR REGION ON
SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS OUR AREA ON MONDAY
NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY MORE COOL HIGH PRESSURE ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. A SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS ON THURSDAY
WITH A BRIEF SHOT OF QUITE CHILLY TEMPERATURES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 830 PM SATURDAY...THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE WITH THE WIND
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FHILLS OF NC. A VERY
POTENT SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS POISED TO PASS OVER THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING...WITH AN ASSOCIATED DEEPENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY DAYBREAK.
THIS IS A RATHER TYPICAL HIGH WIND SCENARIO FOR THE MTNS...AS THE
ISALLOBARIC GRADIENT ACCELERATES THE FLOW WITHIN STRONG CAA REGIME
W/SW OF THE SURFACE LOW. INDEED...THE GFS AND NAM DEPICT H8 FLOW
ACCELERATING TO 55-60 KTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE BTW 03-06Z TONIGHT...
WHILE H8 TEMPS FALL FROM AROUND +2 AT 00Z...TO -7 BY 09Z.
MEANWHILE...GUIDANCE GENERALLY AGREES IN DEPICTING 10-15 MB 6HR
HEIGHT RISES IN THE COLD ADVECTION REGIME...MAINLY TO OUR NORTH.
THIS MAY BE A LITTLE BIT TOO DISPLACED FROM OUR AREA TO MAKE A HIGH
WIND EVENT A SLAM DUNK. NEVERTHELESS...FORECAST SOUNDINGS FOR LATER
THIS EVENING ARE KIND OF SPOOKY FOR THE HIGH TERRAIN. FOR
INSTANCE...THE KAVL SOUNDING FEATURES A DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER WITH 70
KTS AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER. THIS IS JUST TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME
TO IGNORE...SO A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MID/UPPER
FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...THE NORTHERN MTNS...AND THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF
THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. A WIND ADVISORY WAS ALSO PULLED INTO THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS...AS THIS IS USUALLY THE
AREA THAT IS AFFECTED BY THE SUBSIDENT SIDE OF THE MTN WAVE DURING
STRONG NW FLOW EVENTS.

WITH CLEAR SKIES...LOWER DEWPOINTS...AND CAA...A FREEZE IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT OVER AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN...PRIMARILY WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.  ADJACENT AREAS MAY SEE SOME FROST AS WELL SHOULD WINDS
DECLINE ENOUGH BY MORNING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM SATURDAY...UNDER A LONGWAVE UPPER TROUGH CENTERED OVER
THE ERN SEABOARD...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PRESENT OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH A CLIPPER CROSSING THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES. A MODEST PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
THE CWFA AS A RESULT. THIS WILL ALLOW A LIGHT SWLY RETURN FLOW
RESULTING IN A SLIGHT UPTICK IN PARTIAL THICKNESSES. OTHERWISE
HOWEVER CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD RADIATIVE COOLING. TEMPS
WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND NORMAL...JUST ABOVE FREEZING IN THE MTNS
AND PORTIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS. DEWPOINTS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN TOO
LOW FOR SIGNIFICANT COVERAGE OF FROST...THOUGH A FEW ESPECIALLY
SHELTERED OR COLDER LOCATIONS COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT. NO ADVISORY
IS WARRANTED AT THIS TIME.

THE CLIPPER PROGRESSES TO THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY AND
THEN OFFSHORE MON NIGHT. ITS COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE SRN
APPALACHIANS BY THE END OF THE DAY...A BIT FASTER THAN PREVIOUSLY
ANTICIPATED. STILL LOOKS LIKE A BRIEF NW FLOW PRECIP EVENT WILL
OCCUR...PEAKING DURING THE EVENING. CONVECTIVE ENHANCEMENT DOES
LOOK MORE LIKELY THAN IT DID ON MODEL PROFILES FROM YESTERDAY/S
RUNS...WITH FAVORABLE LAPSE RATES EXTENDING A BIT HIGHER THAN ONCE
SUGGESTED. HOWEVER CAPE VALUES ARE NOT NEARLY ENOUGH FOR A THUNDER
MENTION. GFS INTERESTINGLY SHOWS COLDER MIDLEVEL AIR REACHING THE
NC PIEDMONT A FEW HRS EARLIER THAN THE NAM...SUGGESTING SOME SHALLOW
CONVECTION MAY RESULT THERE IN THE LATE AFTN AS WELL. A SLGT CHC POP
HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MOST AREAS NORTH OF I-40. WITH MODELS HAVING
TRENDED SLIGHTLY FASTER WITH THE FRONT...AND SLIGHTLY WARMER WITH
THE NEAR/SUB-FREEZING TEMPS FOLLOWING IT TUE MRNG...SNOW MENTION
HAS BEEN REDUCED THIS PACKAGE. ESSENTIALLY NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. WINDS WITH THE FROPA REMAIN SUB-ADVISORY BUT AN EVENTUAL
FREEZE WARNING AT LEAST FOR THE HIGHER MTN ZONES REMAINS IN PLAY.

AFTER MAX TEMPS TOP OUT A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY...THEY
DROP TO 5-7 BELOW NORMAL FOR TUE AS NELY FLOW WITHIN THE COLD HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EDT SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST WILL INITIALIZE
TUESDAY EVENING AMIDST SHORTWAVE H5 RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHEAST
STATES...WHILE A H5 TROF DIGS OVER THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS.
AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE DRAPED ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD WHILE CYCLOGENESIS IS EXPECTED BENEATH THE A FORE
MENTIONED H5 TROF OVER THE MISSOURI VALLEY.

MOVING ALONG...THE PATTERN LOOKS RATHER PROGRESSIVE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS THE EAST COAST HIGH SHIFTS OUT
TO SEA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT STRETCHING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE
CYCLONE MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES.  MODELS GENERALLY AGREE
ON THIS PATTERN...HOWEVER WITH SLIGHT DISCREPANCIES RELATED TO
TIMING AS THE GFS/CMC ARE A BIT SLOWER THAN THAT OF THE ECMWF.
EITHER WAY...ITS LOOKING MORE FAVORABLE THAT A FRONTAL PASSAGE
WILL OCCUR MIDWEEK POSSIBLY BRINGING THE NEXT BEST SHOT AT SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.  THE DETAILS OF SUCH STILL NEED TO BE WORKED
OUT HOWEVER THE TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT
COULD YIELD GRADIENT WIND ISSUES...ASIDE FROM ANY CONVECTION.
RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF THE FROPA...GUIDANCE FAVORS A FAST MOVING
CLIPPER AMONGST THE STRENGTHENED COLD ADVECTIVE FLOW TIED TO THE
DESCENDING BRANCH OF THE LONGWAVE TROF.  SAID CLIPPER WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY POSSIBLY SPREADING
ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
GIVEN IMPROVING UPSLOPE CONDITIONS.  PROFILES AT THE TIME WILL BE
COOLING TO THE POINT OF SUPPORTING MEASURABLE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
NC/GA HIGH TERRAIN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING
OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.  COOL SFC HIGH PRESSURE LOOKS TO DOMINATE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD BENEATH RISING HEIGHTS ALOFT.

TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT GENERALLY 4-6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY.  BEHIND THE FROPA TEMPERATURES WILL COOL
FURTHER WITH MORNING LOWS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FAVORING FREEZING
LEVELS OVER THE MTNS...WITH FROST CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE
PIEDMONT SATURDAY MORNING.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE/ASSOCIATED
LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
TURN MORE TOWARD THE NW AS THIS FEATURE PASSES BY...AND OCCASIONAL
GUSTS WILL ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL
ESPECIALLY BE TRUE AT KAVL AND KHKY. IN FACT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN AT KAVL BY LATE EVENING...WHEN GUSTS IN THE 30S ARE
EXPECTED. OVERALL...WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. LIGHT W/SW WINDS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. OTHERWISE...VFR/SKC CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE.

OUTLOOK...DRY WEATHER PERSISTS EARLY IN THE WEEK...BUT WITH ANOTHER
REINFORCING COLD FRONT POSSIBLY BRINGING BRIEF SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY TUESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING BETTER
CHANCES FOR PRECIP AND RESTRICTIONS WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            00-06Z        06-12Z        12-18Z        18-00Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     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 SCHEDULE TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE 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...FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR GAZ010-017.
     FROST ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR GAZ018.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR NCZ033-049-050-053-
     065-501-503-505-507.
     FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR NCZ033-
     048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505.
     FROST ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR NCZ035>037-
     056-057-068-069-502-504-506>510.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR NCZ048-051-052-058-059-
     062-063.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR NCZ035-502-504-506.
SC...FROST ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR SCZ001>003.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...JDL/WJM
SHORT TERM...WIMBERLEY
LONG TERM...CDG
AVIATION...JDL

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 9:53 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

NCZ033-049-050-053-031500-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FREEZE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. A COLD CONTINENTAL AIRMASS WILL
SPREAD INTO THE REGION...POSSIBLY BRINGING SUBFREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY MORNING.
..WEDNESDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN A
VERY COLD AIRMASS...AND MORNING TEMPERATURES MAY AGAIN DROP BELOW
FREEZING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-031500-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

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.
   FREEZE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING PARTICULARLY IN HIGH ELEVATIONS.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS MAY ALLOW FROST TO FORM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN A
VERY COLD AIRMASS...AND MORNING TEMPERATURES MAY AGAIN DROP BELOW
FREEZING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ064-031500-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-TRANSYLVANIA-
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA 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.

   FREEZE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS MAY ALLOW FROST TO FORM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ065-501-503-505-031500-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FREEZE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS MAY ALLOW FROST TO FORM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ018-NCZ036-037-056-057-068-069-508>510-SCZ001>003-031500-
STEPHENS-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

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.

   FROST ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. FROST MAY PERSIST INTO MID MORNING
SUNDAY.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS MAY ALLOW FROST TO FORM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035-502-504-506-031500-
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

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.
   FROST ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. FROST MAY PERSIST INTO MID MORNING
SUNDAY.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS MAY ALLOW FROST TO FORM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ507-031500-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FROST ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. FROST MAY PERSIST INTO MID MORNING
SUNDAY.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS MAY ALLOW FROST TO FORM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ070>072-082-SCZ007>009-012>014-031500-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-LAURENS-
CHESTER-
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...FROST POSSIBLE. COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS MAY ALLOW FROST TO FORM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ026-028-029-SCZ004>006-010-011-019-031500-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
1053 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

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11 high wind, 1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Avery

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Avery forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Buncombe

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Buncombe forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Burke Mountains

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Burke Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.750, -81.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Caldwell Mountains

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Caldwell Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.953, -81.546 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern McDowell

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern McDowell forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.681, -82.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Greater Burke

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Greater Burke forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.750, -81.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Greater Caldwell

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Greater Caldwell forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.953, -81.546 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McDowell Mountains

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: McDowell Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.681, -82.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Rutherford Mountains

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Rutherford Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.402, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Yancey

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Yancey forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mitchell

When: April 2, 11:00 PM EST to April 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Mitchell forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Haywood

When: April 3, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Haywood forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotter reported a large limb down fell on and significantly damaged a vehicle 2 NW Waynesville.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, April 2016

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: 623279, 623280, 623281, 623282, 623283, 623284, 623285, 623286, 623287, 623288, 623289, 623290.