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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
1013 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
NCZ051-058-201115-  
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SWAIN-GRAHAM-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WESSER, ALARKA, STECOAH, LUADA,  
ROBBINSVILLE, BRYSON CITY, AND ALMOND  
1013 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY  
ABOVE 3500 FEET...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY  
BELOW 3500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET, HEAVY SNOW.  
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES, WITH UP TO 4 INCHES  
ABOVE 5000 FEET INT HE SMOKIES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.  
FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET, SNOW. ADDITIONAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.  
 
* WHERE...GRAHAM AND SWAIN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED  
ROADWAYS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING  
COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A DRY SNOW FALLING INTO TEMPERATURES WELL  
BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN VERY SLIPPERY AND TREACHEROUS  
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NCZ033-201115-  
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AVERY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANNER ELK, INGALLS, AND NEWLAND  
1013 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES,  
WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS GUSTING AS  
HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...AVERY COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED  
ROADWAYS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING  
COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A DRY SNOW FALLING INTO TEMPERATURES WELL  
BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN VERY SLIPPERY AND TREACHEROUS  
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 
 
 
 
 
NCZ048>050-052-201115-  
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250120T1200Z/  
MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAMSEYTOWN, COVE CREEK, WATERVILLE,  
BURNSVILLE, MARS HILL, CRUSO, MARSHALL, CELO, ALLENSTAND, FAUST,  
WAYNESVILLE, MICAVILLE, HOT SPRINGS, CANTON, WALNUT, SPRUCE PINE,  
BUSICK, SWISS, LUCK, AND POPLAR  
1013 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES,  
WITH UP TO 3 INCHES NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS GUSTING AS  
HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...HAYWOOD, MADISON, MITCHELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED  
ROADWAYS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING  
COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A DRY SNOW FALLING INTO TEMPERATURES WELL  
BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN VERY SLIPPERY AND TREACHEROUS  
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 
 
 
 
 
NCZ053-201115-  
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BUNCOMBE-  
1013 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY  
ABOVE 3500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1  
INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BUNCOMBE COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED  
ROADWAYS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING  
COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A DRY SNOW FALLING INTO TEMPERATURES WELL  
BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN VERY SLIPPERY AND TREACHEROUS  
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NCZ059-201115-  
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-250120T1200Z/  
NORTHERN JACKSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CULLOWHEE, SYLVA, AND TUCKASEGEE  
1013 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO HALF AN INCH  
WITH ISOLATED AREAS SEEING UP TO 1 INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED  
ROADWAYS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING  
COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A DRY SNOW FALLING INTO TEMPERATURES WELL  
BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN VERY SLIPPERY AND TREACHEROUS  
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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