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ACUS44 KWBC 011439
SCCNS4
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS/CAROLINAS SNOW
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2026
...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD ALONG THE EAST COAST TODAY AS THE CYCLONE
CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO SEA...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT OVER PARTS EAST OF THE
APPALACHIANS STRETCHING FROM NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA INTO
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
STORM WARNINGS, HIGH WIND WARNINGS, AND COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MUCH
OF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF VIRGINIA.
EXTREME COLD WARNINGS AND COLD WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ACTIVE FOR
MUCH OF THE EAST COAST...
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM EST...SATELLITE SHOWS THE 977 MB (28.9 IN HG) CYCLONE
CONTINUES TO MOVE OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST, WITH THE
OCCLUDED FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DEPICTS THE HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED
LEAVING OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OVER COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA. AS THE
CYCLONE CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND, HIGH GUSTY WINDS IN THE
30-60 MPH RANGE WILL MOVE ALONG THE EAST COAST TODAY WITH SOME
LIGHT SNOW ALONG SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM
EST FRI JAN 30 THROUGH 900 AM EST SUN FEB 01...
..GEORGIA
CLAYTON 1 WNW 8.0
EASTONALEE 4 N 8.0
TIGER 7.5
TOCCOA 5 NE 7.2
LAKEMONT 1 W 7.0
MOUNT AIRY 1 WSW 7.0
..KENTUCKY
NOLANSBURG 5.0
COAL RUN 4.0
LITTLE CORNETT WOODS 4.0
..NORTH CAROLINA
HIGH ROCK 5 NNW 16.0
LEXINGTON 16.0
THOMASVILLE 5 SW 15.5
OCEAN ISLE BEACH 15.0
FAUST 5 NNE 14.5
KANNAPOLIS 14.5
CERRO GORDO 14.0
CHINA GROVE 14.0
DENTON 14.0
LONGWOOD 14.0
TABOR CITY 14.0
HOLLY RIDGE 12.5
MOREHEAD CITY 10.0
PAW CREEK 1 WSW 10.0
NEWPORT 1 SW 8.8
..SOUTH CAROLINA
TIGERVILLE 3 NW 7.5
FINGERVILLE 3 SSW 7.0
MAYO 4 SSW 7.0
ROEBUCK 1 N 7.0
SPARTANBURG 3 E 7.0
YORK 1.5
..TENNESSEE
PIGEON FORGE 2 ESE 13.5
LIMESTONE 1 ENE 11.5
NEWPORT 4 W 10.5
UNICOI 4 WNW 10.5
GREENEVILLE 3 S 8.6
JONESBOROUGH 2.5 SSW 8.4
COSBY 1 NE 8.0
RUTLEDGE 7 SSW 6.5
JEFFERSON CITY 2.1 NE 6.2
TAZEWELL 4 ESE 6.0
CHURCH HILL 1 ENE 5.6
JOHNSON CITY 3.6 E 5.2
COLONIAL HEIGHTS 0.6 SSE 5.0
SEYMOUR 2.3 S 5.0
..VIRGINIA
PINE RIDGE 1 W 10.2
MAYODAN 9.0
MORAVIAN FALLS 2 S 8.5
KEELING 4 N 8.1
RINGGOLD 3 NNW 7.6
SPARTA 1 E 7.5
BASSETT 1 SE 7.0
FLOYD 7.0
SANVILLE 1 SW 7.0
CEDAR BLUFF 3.6 SW 6.6
DAVENPORT 5 E 5.5
ABINGDON 2 SW 4.6
CHATHAM 1.5 E 4.5
DANVILLE CITY 1 ENE 4.3
..WEST VIRGINIA
BLUEFIELD SSE 6.0
PRINCETON 0.3 NNW 4.5
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER
IN THE EVENT...
..NORTH CAROLINA
JENNETTES PIER 64
DIAMOND BUOY 60
OREGON INLET 58
AVON SOUND 54
REAL SLICK 53
FRISCO WOODS 52
NAGS HEAD 50
KHK RESORT 48
HATTERAS HIGH 46
THE CYCLONE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD OFFSHORE PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST. HEAVY SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF THIS MORNING BUT CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ALONG NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST, ESPECIALLY NEAR
MASSACHUSETTS, CAPE COD AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS. HIGH WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY SEEING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH, ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE
COASTAL ATLANTIC FROM THE CAROLINAS TO CAPE COD. TRAVEL CONDITIONS
MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS.
COASTAL AREAS MAY ALSO SEE COASTAL FLOODING AND HIGH WAVES FROM
THE STRONG WINDS. THE CONTINUED ARCTIC AIR MASS IN WAKE OF THE
STORM WILL BRING HAZARDOUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS
ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EAST. COLD WEATHER PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE
TAKEN. WINTER WEATHER THREAT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE
SYSTEM DEPARTS FURTHER NORTHEAST BY SUNDAY EVENING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
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