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WWUS42 KGSP 170432
WSWGSP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1232 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
NCZ033-048>052-058-171200-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAUST, NEWLAND, AND BANNER ELK
1232 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
1-2 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5,000 FEET.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A DUSTING TO POSSIBLY HALF AN
INCH IN SOME LOWER ELEVATIONS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE
BORDER ABOVE 3500 FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE 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.
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