550  
WWUS42 KRAH 091939  
WSWRAH  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
239 PM EST THU JAN 9 2025  
 
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>077-083>086-101000-  
/O.UPG.KRAH.WS.A.0001.250110T1800Z-250111T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KRAH.WS.W.0001.250110T1800Z-250111T1500Z/  
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-  
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-  
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-ANSON-  
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTRELL, CARY, HILLSBOROUGH, CREEDMOOR,  
NASHVILLE, ARCHDALE, SOUTHERN PINES, ABERDEEN, LAURINBURG,  
WILSON, CAMP MACKALL, WAGRAM, ASHEBORO, DURHAM, HIGH POINT,  
CARRBORO, RAEFORD, HENDERSON, NORLINA, ROCKINGHAM, APEX, SILER  
CITY, PITTSBORO, ROUGEMONT, CHAPEL HILL, FRANKLINTON, LEXINGTON,  
DUNN, WADESBORO, ALBEMARLE, POLKTON, KNIGHTDALE, BUIES CREEK,  
ROCKY MOUNT, SPRING HOPE, RALEIGH, TROY, WINSTON-SALEM,  
GREENSBORO, PRINCEVILLE, SANFORD, ROXBORO, CARTHAGE, OXFORD,  
MEBANE, GRAHAM, TARBORO, SELMA, CLAYTON, BURLINGTON, SCOTLAND  
NECK, LILLINGTON, LOUISBURG, THOMASVILLE, WAKE FOREST, PINEHURST,  
ERWIN, WARRENTON, ENFIELD, ANGIER, SMITHFIELD, ROANOKE RAPIDS,  
AND ELLERBE  
239 PM EST THU JAN 9 2025  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO THREE INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO  
TENTHS OF AN INCH. HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG  
THE VIRGINIA BORDER.  
 
* WHERE...MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY  
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN  
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD  
WORKING ORDER.  
 

 
 

 
 
NCZ078-088-089-101000-  
/O.UPG.KRAH.WS.A.0001.250110T1800Z-250111T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KRAH.WW.Y.0002.250110T1800Z-250111T1500Z/  
WAYNE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOLDSBORO, SPRING LAKE, CLINTON,  
FAYETTEVILLE, HOPE MILLS, AND ROSEBORO  
239 PM EST THU JAN 9 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE HALF INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE  
TENTH OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...CUMBERLAND, SAMPSON, AND WAYNE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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