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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1035 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
…HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT…
.NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS…MAINLY ALONG AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY
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SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BRYSON CITY…WAYNESVILLE
1035 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
WEDNESDAY…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY BELOW 3500 FEET…
* LOCATIONS…HAYWOOD…SWAIN…AND GRAHAM COUNTIES.
* HAZARDS…HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
CAUSING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS. STRONG WIND
GUSTS CAUSING A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. GUSTY WINDS
COMBINING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO PRODUCE
VERY LOW WIND CHILL.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING…THEN DIMINISH
LATE TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS EVENING. WIND
CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 5 BELOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
EVENING ON.
* ACCUMULATIONS…ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH IN
THE VALLEYS…WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES AT HIGH ELEVATIONS OF
THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS.
* IMPACTS…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME
SLIPPERY OR IMPASSABLE…ESPECIALLY ON STEEP MOUNTAINS.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO FALLEN ELECTRICAL
LINES. BLACK ICE MAY MAKE VALLEY ROADS EXTREMELY SLIPPERY.
VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE FOR
LONG PERIODS.
* WIND CHILL…FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGH
ELEVATIONS..WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL
PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT…GLOVES…AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET…
FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.
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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…NEWLAND…SPRUCE PINE
1035 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
WEDNESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS…HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
CAUSING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS. STRONG WIND
GUSTS CAUSING A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. VERY LOW
WIND CHILL.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS…THEN
TAPER OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK. WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS
EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 5 BELOW ARE EXPECTED
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS…ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH IN
THE VALLEYS…WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE AT HIGH
ELEVATIONS.
* IMPACTS…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME
SLIPPERY OR IMPASSABLE…ESPECIALLY ON STEEP MOUNTAINS.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO FALLEN ELECTRICAL
LINES. VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE
OUTSIDE FOR LONG PERIODS.
* WIND CHILL…FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW…WITH THE LOWEST WIND
CHILLS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL…BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A
WARM COAT…GLOVES…AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET…FLASHLIGHT…
FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.
&&
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Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Tue Jan 21 2014 10:35PM EST
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