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WSWGSP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
106 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260317T0700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAUST, NEWLAND, AND BANNER ELK
106 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
1-3 INCHES.. HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. A
DUSTING TO POSSIBLY AN INCH IN SOME LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
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.
CP
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