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NPWGSP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
104 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
NCZ033-035-049-050-053-063>065-501>510-SCZ103-060215-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.A.0001.260207T0000Z-260208T0000Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE
MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN
POLK-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUTHERFORDTON, SUGAR HILL, CELO, BANNER
ELK, VALDESE, SWISS, MARION, HIDDENITE, LITTLE RIVER, OLD FORT,
ASHEVILLE, KINGS CREEK, MILL SPRING, CASHIERS, CANDLER,
PATTERSON, LENOIR, COLUMBUS, SALUDA, TRYON, FLETCHER, SPINDALE,
BETHLEHEM, MORGANTON, DANA, GLASSY MOUNTAIN, ETOWAH, FERO,
BUSICK, ASHFORD, TAYLORSVILLE, GRANITE FALLS, RAMSEYTOWN,
MICAVILLE, SPRUCE PINE, DYSARTSVILLE, ELLENDALE, CEDAR MOUNTAIN,
WOLF MOUNTAIN, SAWMILLS, CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK, GLENWOOD,
MILLERSVILLE, EAST FLAT ROCK, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BREVARD, NEWLAND,
PLEASANT GROVE, NEBO, FOREST CITY, JONAS RIDGE, POPLAR,
BURNSVILLE, TUXEDO, WOODLAWN, HENDERSONVILLE, INGALLS, AND STONY
POINT
104 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN COLD WIND
CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, AND SOME
BLOWING SNOW NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TAKE TIME NOW TO FASTEN OR
SHELTER LOOSE OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF HIGH
WINDS.
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.
MPR
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