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WWUS42 KGSP 141753
WSWGSP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1253 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026
NCZ048>050-150600-
/O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.260114T2000Z-260115T1700Z/
MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAUST
1253 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
MAINLY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES, WITH ISOLATED RIDGES SEEING UP TO 6
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 55 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ON
THE HIGHEST PEAKS.
* WHERE...HIGH ELEVATIONS OF MADISON, MITCHELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES,
ABOVE 3500 FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. STRONG
WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
NCZ051-052-150600-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.260114T2000Z-260115T1700Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
1253 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES, WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST RIDGETOPS. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...HAYWOOD AND SWAIN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
JCW
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