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WWUS42 KGSP 180214
WSWGSP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1014 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009
..HIGHER ELEVATION ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS AND FREEZING DRIZZLE
.A COLD AND MOIST NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW
SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES BORDERING TENNESSEE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND AN INCH AND A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3500
FEET.
NCZ033-048>052-058-181200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-091018T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
1014 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 AM EDT SUNDAY.
AS SNOW SHOWERS INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AND WEST
FACING SLOPES...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE LINE. IN
ADDITION...PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY RESULT IN A LIGHT
COATING OF ICE ON UNTREATED ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES. MOST
LOCATIONS OVER 3500 FEET SHOULD SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM
A COATING TO AN INCH BY SUNRISE SUNDAY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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