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WWUS72 KGSP 291814
NPWGSP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
114 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025
NCZ033-300300-
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/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-251230T1200Z/
AVERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWLAND, INGALLS, AND BANNER ELK
114 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD
WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 11 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...AVERY COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY. FOR THE COLD
WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW
AS 11 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
NCZ049-050-501-503-505-300300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-251230T1200Z/
YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POPLAR, SPRUCE PINE, PATTERSON,
RAMSEYTOWN, OLD FORT, SUGAR HILL, BUSICK, BURNSVILLE, JONAS
RIDGE, MICAVILLE, WOODLAWN, CELO, ASHFORD, AND SWISS
114 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...MITCHELL AND YANCEY COUNTIES, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS PORTIONS
OF CALDWELL, BURKE, AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.
JCW
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