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WSWGSP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
551 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2026
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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANNER ELK, FAUST, INGALLS, AND NEWLAND
551 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY AROUND AN
INCH, WITH ISOLATED SPOTS RIGHT ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER SEEING
AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 60 MPH, AND UP TO 70
MPH ON HIGHER RIDGETOPS.
* WHERE...AVERY, MADISON, MITCHELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED
ROADWAYS. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES
AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
JCW
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