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WWUS72 KGSP 071016
NPWGSP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
516 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2026
NCZ033-071830-
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AVERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANNER ELK, INGALLS, AND NEWLAND
516 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH, AND UP TO 75 MPH ON THE HIGHEST
RIDGES. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 5
BELOW TO 14 BELOW.
* WHERE...AVERY COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. FOR
THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
CHILLS AS LOW AS 14 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR
FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON SNOW COVERED
ROADS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT
WILL SHARPLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID BEING OUTSIDE NEAR TREES. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE, WATCH FOR FALLING
DEBRIS OR TREE LIMBS. REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING
THE WINDSTORM AND AVOID WINDOWS AND OVERHANGING TREES. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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.
NCZ049-050-071830-
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/O.CON.KGSP.CW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260208T1200Z/
YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAMSEYTOWN, BUSICK, BURNSVILLE, SWISS,
CELO, MICAVILLE, POPLAR, AND SPRUCE PINE
516 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN ALL ELEVATIONS, NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH, AND UP TO 75 MPH ON
THE HIGHEST RIDGES. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET,
VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 13 BELOW.
* WHERE...MITCHELL AND YANCEY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. FOR
THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
CHILLS AS LOW AS 13 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR
FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON SNOW COVERED
ROADS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT
WILL SHARPLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID BEING OUTSIDE NEAR TREES. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE, WATCH FOR FALLING
DEBRIS OR TREE LIMBS. REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING
THE WINDSTORM AND AVOID WINDOWS AND OVERHANGING TREES. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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.
NCZ053-063>065-501-503-505-507-509-071830-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260208T0000Z/
BUNCOMBE-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ETOWAH, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, HENDERSONVILLE,
JONAS RIDGE, EAST FLAT ROCK, FLETCHER, DANA, TUXEDO, ASHEVILLE,
BREVARD, PATTERSON, WOODLAWN, LITTLE RIVER, WOLF MOUNTAIN, OLD
FORT, CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK, CANDLER, BLACK MOUNTAIN, ASHFORD,
CASHIERS, SUGAR HILL, AND SALUDA
516 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH
EXPECTED, AND UP TO 70 MPH ON RIGETOPS.
* WHERE...BUNCOMBE, BURKE MOUNTAINS, CALDWELL MOUNTAINS, HENDERSON,
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS, POLK MOUNTAINS, RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN
JACKSON, AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DURING HIGH WIND,
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR
FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID BEING OUTSIDE NEAR TREES. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE, WATCH FOR FALLING
DEBRIS OR TREE LIMBS. REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING
THE WINDSTORM AND AVOID WINDOWS AND OVERHANGING TREES. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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.
NCZ048-051-052-059-071830-
/O.CON.KGSP.CW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260208T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260208T0000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAYNESVILLE, SYLVA, LUADA, BRYSON CITY,
CULLOWHEE, CRUSO, LUCK, ALLENSTAND, MARSHALL, HOT SPRINGS,
ALARKA, WESSER, CANTON, WALNUT, MARS HILL, TUCKASEGEE, FAUST,
COVE CREEK, ALMOND, AND WATERVILLE
516 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET, VERY COLD
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 BELOW. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...HAYWOOD, MADISON, NORTHERN JACKSON, AND SWAIN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. FOR
THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. THE
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT
IN HYPOTHERMIA OR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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.
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-056-057-062-068>072-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ008-
101>106-108-109-071830-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260208T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-MACON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
CHEROKEE-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-CENTRAL GREENVILLE-NORTHERN
SPARTANBURG-SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WESTMINSTER, LINCOLNTON, KINGS CREEK,
RAINBOW SPRINGS, ST. STEPHENS, COLUMBUS, INMAN, LYMAN, SAWMILLS,
SENECA, GREENVILLE, HUNTERSVILLE, TRYON, ADVANCE, GASTONIA,
SPARTANBURG, MILLERSVILLE, HICKORY, RUTHERFORDTON, CLARKESVILLE,
TAYLORS, DYSARTSVILLE, SALISBURY, DEMOREST, LENOIR, MOUNTAIN
CITY, KINGS MOUNTAIN, FOREST CITY, NEBO, FERO, FORK CHURCH,
CLEMSON, DACUSVILLE, GLASSY MOUNTAIN, FRANKLIN, MARION, BOILING
SPRINGS SC, FINGERVILLE, SHELBY, LANDRUM, WALHALLA, WELLFORD,
GLENWOOD, DUNCAN, HIDDENITE, MOORESVILLE, BETHLEHEM, PLEASANT
GROVE, FARMINGTON, BEREA, CHARLOTTE, MATTHEWS, MOCKSVILLE,
SPINDALE, KYLE, MOUNTAIN REST, PINE MOUNTAIN, BALDWIN, HIGHLANDS,
VALDESE, ROCKY BOTTOM, GREER, CORNELIA, CLAYTON, MORGANTON,
TAYLORSVILLE, MILL SPRING, EASLEY, NEWTON, KANNAPOLIS, GAFFNEY,
ELLENDALE, STATESVILLE, OAKWAY, CROUSE, STONY POINT, CONCORD,
GRANITE FALLS, AND HOLLYWOOD
516 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 46 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA, PIEDMONT AND WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA, AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* 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.
NCZ058-071830-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260208T0000Z/
GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STECOAH AND ROBBINSVILLE
516 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...GRAHAM COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* 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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