Lake Wind Advisory
Statement as of 5:05 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until midnight EST tonight...
* locations... foothills and Piedmont of the Carolinas and
northeast Georgia.
* Hazards... windy conditions on area lakes.
* Timing... gusty northwest winds will continue through the evening
hours. The strongest gusts may occur during the middle part of
the evening.
* Winds... northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 to 40 mph.
* Impacts... conditions will be unsafe for boating on area lakes.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop
on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.
Special Statement
Expires 3:30 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 3:22 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Increased fire danger from Sunday morning through Sunday
evening...
Gusty northwest winds will continue to usher in a very dry and
cold air mass across the area through the weekend. Very low
dewpoints will result in relative humidity falling to 15 to 25
percent Sunday afternoon across northeast Georgia... upstate South
Carolina... and the foothills... western Piedmont... and southern
mountains of North Carolina. Northwest winds of 10 to 15
mph... with gusts around 20 mph will combine with the low relative
humidity to enhance the potential for the spread of wildfire.
Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether
you can burn tomorrow. If you do burn... use extreme caution since
fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.
Lane
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 7:43 PM EST on February 11, 2012
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 0
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available
on our home Page at weather.Gov/gsp
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments
snowfall of
/inches/ measurement
North Carolina
... Avery County...
Beech Mountain 3.0 700 PM 2/11 beech mtn pd
... Madison County...
Cold Spring 9.0 700 PM 2/11 spotter at Haywood
border. Temp 8 degrees.
Wind chill -7.
Wind blown some spots
bare... some 2 foot drift
estimated 8 to 9 inches.
Wolf Ridge ski resort 6.0 700 PM 2/11 employee
Spring Creek 4.0 700 PM 2/11 spotter. 3 to 4 in.
Marshall 1.0 1205 PM 2/11 911 call center.
Around half inch
most places.
... Mitchell County...
Buladean 3.0 700 PM 2/11 spotter 2 to 3 in.
16 degrees
