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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
348 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-510-
SCZ101>103-130800-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
348 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA, WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TO
IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING BEGINNING
AROUND SUNRISE AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING. THE MAIN AREA OF
CONCERN WILL BE IN AREAS FROM ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT INTO
THE FOOTHILLS. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE OF
HOURS IN THESE AREAS.
ADDITIONALLY, SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL QUICKLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATE THIS
MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES BORDERING TENNESSEE, MAINLY
ABOVE 3000 FEET. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE HIGH ELEVATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE STATE LINE. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES ARE NOT EXPECTED DUE TO WARM ROADS RESULTING FROM THE
RECENT WARM WEATHER.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOW ACCUMULATION REPORTS OR
REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE TO OUR OFFICE.
NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ISSUANCE OF THE TEXT-BASED HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. FOR
INFORMATION ON GRAPHICAL HAZARDS, PLEASE VISIT
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=GSP
NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-508-130800-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
348 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
NONE.
NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ISSUANCE OF THE TEXT-BASED HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. FOR
INFORMATION ON GRAPHICAL HAZARDS, PLEASE VISIT
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=GSP
GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068>072-082-SCZ008>014-019-104>109-130800-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-CENTRAL GREENVILLE-
SOUTHERN GREENVILLE-NORTHERN SPARTANBURG-SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG-
348 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA, PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. THERE WILL A THREAT FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS,
WITH BRIEF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS WELL AS A BRIEF, WEAK TORNADO OR
TWO POSSIBLE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL EXIST ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE I-85 CORRIDOR.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE OR TORNADOES
TO OUR OFFICE.
NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ISSUANCE OF THE TEXT-BASED HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. FOR
INFORMATION ON GRAPHICAL HAZARDS, PLEASE VISIT
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=GSP
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