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WWUS42 KGSP 051802
WSWGSP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
102 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
NCZ033-060215-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.260206T1800Z-260207T1200Z/
AVERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANNER ELK, NEWLAND, AND INGALLS
102 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES,
WITH SOME LOCATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...AVERY COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE FREQUENT AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL
RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND MINUS 5 DEGREES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
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.
NCZ048>050-060215-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.260206T1800Z-260207T1200Z/
MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAUST
102 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ALONG
THE TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...MADISON, MITCHELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE FREQUENT AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL
RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
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.
MPR
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