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WSWGSP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
216 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ008>014-019-101>109-291945-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0002.260130T2100Z-260201T1200Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE
MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN
POLK-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-CENTRAL GREENVILLE-SOUTHERN
GREENVILLE-NORTHERN SPARTANBURG-SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POPLAR, FOUNTAIN INN, TUXEDO, TUCKASEGEE,
GASTONIA, WESTMINSTER, GUMLOG, GREENVILLE, CLEMSON, NEWTON,
CROUSE, ANDERSON, CONCORD, ABBEVILLE, FRANKLIN SPRINGS, PINE
MOUNTAIN, EAST FLAT ROCK, MARION, HENDERSONVILLE, DYSARTSVILLE,
BOYDVILLE, CULLOWHEE, KANNAPOLIS, OAKWAY, HUNTERSVILLE, WALHALLA,
CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK, CLINTON, ROYSTON, SALISBURY, LAVONIA,
STECOAH, VALDESE, ROBBINSVILLE, FINGERVILLE, HOT SPRINGS,
TRINITY, NEWLAND, MOORESVILLE, FLETCHER, OLD FORT, HICKORY,
GLASSY MOUNTAIN, CANON, MARSHALL, TAYLORSVILLE, BREVARD,
BLACKSTOCK, ROCK HILL, MOCKSVILLE, STONY POINT, CANDLER, MOUNTAIN
CITY, MIDDLETON, FERO, INDIAN TRAIL, MICAVILLE, GLENWOOD,
CORNWELL, MOUNTAIN REST, ALMOND, BANNER ELK, GREAT FALLS,
ADVANCE, WALNUT, SWISS, SYLVA, ST. STEPHENS, WOLF MOUNTAIN, BLACK
MOUNTAIN, UNION, PATTERSON, INMAN, GRANITE FALLS, HIGHLANDS,
CANTON, CELO, MILL SPRING, RUCKERSVILLE, GAFFNEY, SALUDA, REED
CREEK, MONROE, CALHOUN FALLS, NEBO, NINETY SIX, BALDWIN, GREER,
WEDDINGTON, LUCK, MAULDIN, FARMINGTON, TAYLORS, SPARTANBURG,
TRYON, CHARLOTTE, BUSICK, ROCKY BOTTOM, DUNCAN, RAMSEYTOWN,
FAUST, SPRUCE PINE, HARTWELL, FORK CHURCH, TOCCOA, KINGS
MOUNTAIN, CATAWBA, SENECA, FORK SHOALS, DACUSVILLE, PLEASANT
GROVE, FRANKLIN, COLUMBUS, CORNELIA, SUGAR HILL, WOODLAWN, BEREA,
WELLFORD, ELBERTON, ASHEVILLE, MONARCH MILLS, CHESTER,
STATESVILLE, ASHFORD, CRUSO, JONAS RIDGE, RUTHERFORDTON, WARE
SHOALS, DANA, MATTHEWS, BETHLEHEM, LINCOLNTON, FORTSONIA,
BURNSVILLE, EASLEY, WATERVILLE, SHELBY, COVE CREEK, MILLERSVILLE,
LUADA, CLARKESVILLE, LITTLE RIVER, HOLLYWOOD, NUBERG, LYMAN,
CASHIERS, ALARKA, RAINBOW SPRINGS, SAWMILLS, DEMOREST, CLAYTON,
ALLENSTAND, MARS HILL, LAURENS, SIMPSONVILLE, CEDAR MOUNTAIN,
MORGANTON, WESSER, LANDRUM, ELLENDALE, WAYNESVILLE, INGALLS,
SPINDALE, KYLE, KINGS CREEK, HIDDENITE, LENOIR, BOILING SPRINGS
SC, FOREST CITY, ETOWAH, AND BRYSON CITY
216 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
7 INCHES EAST OF I-26. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST GEORGIA, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY
PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY STICK TO ROADS
AND OTHER SURFACES DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S. TRAVEL
CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING.
VERY GUSTY WINDS ON SATURDAY COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW, CAUSING VERY POOR VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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