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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...
.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.
GAZ017-091030-
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HABERSHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HABERSHAM COUNTY.
ALTHOUGH A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN MAY DEVELOP THIS
MORNING. ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET TODAY WILL BE VERY
LIGHT.
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CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
PRECIPITATION IN THE EXTREME WESTERN FOOTHILLS AND BLUE RIDGE AREA
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BEGIN TO REACH THE GROUND AS SNOW
THIS MORNING. THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH
THE DAY...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING
AS A SHARP COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE BLUE
RIDGE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL LIKELY REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH
LOCALIZED 6 INCH TOTALS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BLUE RIDGE.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...AND THESE GUSTS MAY SPREAD INTO THE ADJACENT LOWER
TERRAIN THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW
ZERO WILL BE QUITE POSSIBLE AS WELL WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
MORNINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.
NCZ033-049-050-091700-
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AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
SNOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE
INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...POSSIBLY
MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A SHARP COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE
OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY
REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED 10 INCH
TOTALS AT THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE
BORDER.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 5 WILL BE QUITE POSSIBLE AS
WELL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.
NCZ048-051>053-059-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
SNOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY...LIKELY MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. SOME
RAIN MAY ALSO MIX IN ACROSS THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A
SHARP COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY VARY GREATLY BY ELEVATION. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS BY
TONIGHT...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY
ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS OF THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS. A LIGHT
GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCH TOTALS ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO MINUS 5 WILL BE QUITE
POSSIBLE AS WELL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.
NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506>510-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100210T0500Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. MAINLY SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...POSSIBLY MIXING
WITH FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE
TO RAIN FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT LOCATIONS
CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE A MORE PROLONGED PERIOD OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH LATE DAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY
BRIEFLY TURN BACK OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING.
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM LESS
THAN ONE HALF INCH IN PIEDMONT LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE
40 TO BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES IN WESTERN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS
NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 40. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO DEVELOP
TODAY THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.
GAZ010-NCZ058-062>065-SCZ001>003-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100210T0500Z/
RABUN-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...THE UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND RABUN
COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW
AND SLEET...AND THEN TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET
THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN IS LIKELY BY LATE
AFTERNOON BEFORE A SWIFT TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE WEST.
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY AROUND AN
INCH FOR MOST LOCATIONS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST JUST OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...WITH ISOLATED 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS
AT THE HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS.
ADDITIONAL NORTHWEST FLOW SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH 2 TO 4
INCH SNOWFALL TOTALS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE AREA...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...AND WINDS MAY GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.
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