Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

365 
WWUS42 KGSP 160603
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
103 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

.A COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...MAINLY ALONG AND
JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND SPREAD
MOISTURE OVER THE TOP OF THE COLD AIR THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.
PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO FREEZING RAIN IN MOST AREAS...AND
THIS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE THROUGH
THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. FREEZING RAIN WILL LINGER THE LONGEST ALONG
THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS THIS EVENING.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR...
PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ065-068-507>510-SCZ003-161100-
/O.CON.KGSP.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LAKE LURE...
FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS...TIGERVILLE...
GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA
103 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS 
  OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE GREENVILLE COUNTY MOUNTAINS 
  IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING 
  HOURS...AND CHANGE TO RAIN AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE 32 
  DEGREES BY AROUND 2 OR 3 AM.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND 
  POWER LINES WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...WARMING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S BY 4 AM.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE-QUARTER INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

PLEASE REPORT ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND ANY ASSOCIATED TREE OR
STRUCTURE DAMAGE...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR
OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN
ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE
SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-035-049-050-501>506-161100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...LENOIR...
JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...OLD FORT...MARION
103 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN...PERHAPS MIXING WITH SLEET AT TIMES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT A TRANSITION TO 
  RAIN WILL OCCUR BEFORE ENDING DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS 
  TUESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A QUARTER TO HALF AN 
  INCH.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING AROUND 4 AM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-NCZ036-037-053-056-057-064-069>072-082-SCZ001-
002-004>010-012>014-160900-
/O.CON.KGSP.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160216T0900Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-IREDELL-DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-LAURENS-
CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...
TOCCOA...ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...
HARTWELL...REED CREEK...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...BREVARD...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...
INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
PUMPKINTOWN...SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...GREER...
MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...
GREAT FALLS
103 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL 
  AS BUNCOMBE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL 
  GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE 32 
  DEGREES... THROUGH ABOUT 2 AM.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 
  40 CORRIDOR. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD 
  RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...WARMING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

496 
WWUS42 KGSP 160721
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
221 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER STORM SLOWLY WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.THE COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS CONTINUES TO
RETREAT NORTHWARD THIS MORNING...WHILE PRECIPITATION IS GRADUALLY
ENDING FROM THE WEST. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE MAINLY ACROSS
THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
PIEDMONT...AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT AREAS THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...THEN END BY DAYBREAK.

NCZ065-SCZ003-160830-
/O.CAN.KGSP.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
HENDERSON-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
221 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE ICE STORM WARNING.

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE GREENVILLE
MOUNTAINS AND THROUGHOUT HENDERSON COUNTY. IN
ADDITION...PRECIPITATION IS GRADUALLY ENDING FROM THE WEST.

$$

NCZ049-050-160830-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
YANCEY-MITCHELL-
221 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING.

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS YANCEY AND MITCHELL
COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...PRECIPITATION IS GRADUALLY ENDING FROM
THE WEST. ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY INTO
TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-NCZ053-057-064-071-072-082-SCZ001-002-004>006-
009-010-012>014-160830-
/O.CAN.KGSP.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160216T0900Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-BUNCOMBE-ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-YORK-ANDERSON-
LAURENS-CHESTER-
221 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE REGION. IN
ADDITION...PRECIPITATION IS GRADUALLY ENDING FROM THE WEST.

$$

NCZ068-507>510-161100-
/O.CON.KGSP.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
CLEVELAND-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LAKE LURE...
FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS
221 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE
  CHANGING TO RAIN AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE 32 DEGREES FROM 4 TO
  6 AM.

* WINDS...EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BY DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND 
  POWER LINES WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...WARMING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S BY 6 AM.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE-QUARTER INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

PLEASE REPORT ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND ANY ASSOCIATED TREE OR
STRUCTURE DAMAGE...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR
OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN
ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE
SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-035-501>506-161100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...
OLD FORT...MARION
221 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...AVERY COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS
  THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN...PERHAPS MIXING WITH SLEET AT TIMES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT A TRANSITION TO RAIN WILL OCCUR BEFORE
  DAYBREAK AS THE PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY ENDS FROM THE WEST.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A QUARTER TO HALF AN 
  INCH.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING AROUND 6 AM...SOONER IN
  THE MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ036-037-056-069-070-SCZ007-008-160900-
/O.CON.KGSP.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160216T0900Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-LINCOLN-GASTON-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY
221 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS
  SPARTANBURG AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BEFORE
  ENDING AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE 32 DEGREES BY 4 AM.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE...RANGING UP TO
  NEARLY 0.2 INCHES IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE ADVISORY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN DANGEROUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES
  COULD RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...WARMING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S THROUGH
  DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

HG

736 
WWUS42 KGSP 160855
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
355 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER STORM SLOWLY WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.THE COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS CONTINUES TO
RETREAT NORTHWARD THIS MORNING...WHILE PRECIPITATION IS GRADUALLY
ENDING FROM THE WEST. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE MAINLY
ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST THROUGH 6 AM
BEFORE ENDING.

NCZ033-161000-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
AVERY-
355 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING.

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS AVERY
COUNTY.

$$

NCZ037-070-SCZ007-008-161000-
/O.CAN.KGSP.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160216T0900Z/
DAVIE-GASTON-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-
355 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING FROM SPARTANBURG TO
GASTONIA TO MOCKSVILLE.

$$

NCZ068-507>510-161100-
/O.CON.KGSP.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
CLEVELAND-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LAKE LURE...
FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS
355 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE
  CHANGING TO RAIN AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE 32 DEGREES BY 6 AM.

* WINDS...WEST 5 MPH OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND 
  POWER LINES WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID 30S.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

PLEASE REPORT ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND ANY ASSOCIATED TREE OR
STRUCTURE DAMAGE...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR
OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN
ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE
SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ035-501>506-161100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
ALEXANDER-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...OLD FORT...
MARION
355 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...LINGERING LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT
  RAIN BY DAYBREAK AS THE PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY ENDS FROM THE
  WEST.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ONE
  QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ036-056-069-161100-
/O.EXT.KGSP.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
IREDELL-CATAWBA-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...LINCOLNTON
355 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...FROM
  LINCOLNTON TO HICKORY TO STATESVILLE.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN
  BEFORE ENDING AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE 32 DEGREES BY 6 AM.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN
  INCH...RANGING UP TO NEARLY ONE QUARTER INCH CLOSER TO HICKORY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND 
  POWER LINES COULD RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

HG

493 
WWUS42 KGSP 161108
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
608 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER LIKELY IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS
LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...MOISTURE
WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST...WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES PERMITTING SNOW TO DEVELOP. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS.

NCZ068-507>510-161215-
/O.EXP.KGSP.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
CLEVELAND-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LAKE LURE...
FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS
608 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

LINGERING LIGHT PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND THE
ICE STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM.
HOWEVER...PATCHY FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PERMIT BLACK ICE TO
LINGER ON ROADWAYS IN SOME SPOTS THROUGH MID MORNING. PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

$$

NCZ035-501>506-161215-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
ALEXANDER-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...OLD FORT...
MARION
608 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

LINGERING LIGHT PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND THE
WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM.
HOWEVER...PATCHY FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PERMIT BLACK ICE TO
LINGER ON ROADWAYS IN SOME SPOTS THROUGH MID MORNING. PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

$$

NCZ036-056-069-161215-
/O.EXP.KGSP.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160216T1100Z/
IREDELL-CATAWBA-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...LINCOLNTON
608 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

LINGERING LIGHT PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM.
HOWEVER...PATCHY FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PERMIT BLACK ICE TO
LINGER ON ROADWAYS IN SOME SPOTS THROUGH MID MORNING. PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-162100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0008.160216T2100Z-160217T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
608 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD
  THE TENNESSEE BORDER EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL
  CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A
MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING
HASHTAG NWSGSP.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-162100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0008.160216T2100Z-160217T1100Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...LAKE JUNALUSKA
608 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE TENNESSEE BORDER
  COUNTIES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...PLUS NORTHERN
  JACKSON COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD
  THE TENNESSEE BORDER EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL
  CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A
MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

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.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
942 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND
SHIFT NORTH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...WHILE A MOIST COLD FRONT
CROSSES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
WILL REACH THE MOUNTAINS LATE TUESDAY...BEFORE DRY AND MILDER HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNS AND REMAINS INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 930 PM...LIGHT PRECIP CONTINUES TO BLOSSOM ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING LOW LEVEL
ISENTROPIC LIFT AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE SW. MUCH OF THIS
WAS FALLING INTO A VERY SHALLOW BOUNDARY LAYER THAT WAS BELOW
FREEZING. RAIN RATES ARE ONLY ON THE ORDER OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS PER
HOUR...SO ICE ACCRETION ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES HAS BEEN SLOW.
THE REAL STORY...HOWEVER...HAS BEEN THE ROAD SURFACES...AS THE AIR
TEMP HAS BEEN BELOW 32F FOR THE ENTIRE DAY ACROSS THE AREA ALONG AND
N OF I-85 AND E OF THE APPALACHIAN DIVIDE. THE SITUATION IS A
CLASSIC ONE IN WHICH UNTREATED BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND NORMALLY
SHADY SPOTS BECOME ICY...RENDERING MANY ROADS TREACHEROUS IN SOME
SPOTS. WHILE THE LIGHT PRECIP CONTINUES TO DEVELOP...WE ARE ALSO
SEEING SFC TEMPS STARTING A SLOW UPWARD CREEP. THE MODELS SUGGEST
THAT TEMPS WILL CLIMB ABOVE 32F WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE HEAVIER RAIN
DRIVEN FORWARD BY STRONG LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION. THERE COULD BE AN
HOUR OR TWO AS THE STEADIER PRECIP ARRIVES WHEN MORE ICE ACCRETION
WILL TAKE PLACE. THINK THE RATE MIGHT BE TOO HIGH TO ALLOW FOR ICE
ACCRETION TO REACH ONE QUARTER INCH IN THE ADVISORY AREA...SO AN
UPGRADE IS NOT PLANNED AT THIS TIME. THE WARMER RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
BRING AN END TO THE ICE BY AROUND MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND
BY AROUND 4 AM ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS/BLUE RIDGE. WILL RE-EVALUATE
THE ONGOING COLLECTION OF WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES THRU 11 PM WITH AN
EYE FOR WHAT WILL NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS...MOST LIKELY THE ONES ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS...WHICH ALWAYS
WARM UP AND SCOUR OUT THE LAST.

ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS
TONIGHT...THEY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL EXCEPT FOR
LOCATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. THERE WILL BE SOME GUSTY WINDS OUTSIDE OF
THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...BUT SHOULD REMAIN WELL BELOW ADVISORY
LEVEL AS WELL.

A DRY SLOT MOVES IN OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE SHORT WAVE AND UPPER JET.
THIS WILL BRING A QUICK END TO PRECIP FROM SW TO NE OUTSIDE OF THE
MOUNTAINS BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME LINGERING
PRECIP THRU THE MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...BUT THIS WILL MOSTLY BE
RAIN...WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE AREA
FROM THE NW DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN
CLOUDS AND PRECIP CHANCES...ESPECIALLY TO THE MOUNTAINS. GIVEN THE
RELATIVELY WARM TEMPS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE
RAIN... POSSIBLY CHANGING TO SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH
ONLY VERY LIGHT ACCUMS EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE DAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM MON...A WEAK AND FAST-MOVING CLIPPER WILL QUICKLY SWING
ACROSS THE AREA TUE NIGHT...BRIEFLY HAVING MOISTURE SUFFICIENTLY
DEEP ENOUGH TO EXPECT A PERIOD OF CLOUDINESS AND A CHANCE OF
PRECIP EVEN EAST OF THE MTNS. THE MID-UPPER LEVEL QG FORCING
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORTWAVE WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA BY THE EARLY
MORNING...AND RAPID DRYING IN ITS WAKE APPEARS MOST LIKELY TO BRING
ANY PRECIP TO AN END BEFORE TEMPS COOL ENOUGH TO ALLOW SNOW AT THE
SFC OUTSIDE THE FOOTHILLS AND FAR NW NC PIEDMONT. CONTINUED NWLY
UPPER FLOW UNDER THE ERN CONUS TROUGH WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMS CONTINUING OVER THE TENN BORDER AREAS INTO THE EARLY PART
OF THE DAY WED. A SECONDARY AND LESS WELL-DEFINED CLIPPER-LIKE
SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACRS THE MTNS LATE IN THE DAY WED...PERHAPS
ALLOWING A SLIGHT UPTICK IN THE UPSLOPE WIND SPEEDS...BUT WITHOUT
ENOUGH MOISTURE TO EXPECT ADDITIONAL PRECIP. WITH SNOW RATIOS
NOT LIKELY TO BE VERY HIGH GIVEN SHALLOW MOISTURE FOR MOST OF
THE PERIOD...1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW ACCUM COULD RESULT IN THE MOST
FAVORED NW FLOW AREAS...PROBABLY NOT WARRANTING ANOTHER ADVISORY.

TEMPS WILL REMAIN AROUND NORMAL WEDNESDAY...WITH DOWNSLOPING
OFFSETTING COLD ADVECTION FOLLOWING THE CLIPPER. WED NIGHT INTO
THU DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD...WITH
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. TEMPS WILL DROP BACK A DEGREE
OR TWO IN MOST LOCATIONS.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 115 PM...A SUBSTANTIAL PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
CONUS BY THE START OF THE MEDIUM RANGE...WITH A LESS AMPLIFIED/MORE
QUASI-ZONAL UPPER AIR SCENARIO ANTICIPATED. THE PERIOD WILL BEGIN
DRY...WITH TEMPS PRETTY CLOSE TO CLIMO THU NIGHT AND FRI. A POTENT/
FAST MOVING SHORT WAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION FRI/FRI NIGHT...WHICH WILL DRAG A
COLD FRONT TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL STATES. HOWEVER...WITH THE
FLOW BECOMING INCREASINGLY ZONAL...THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
MORE E/W ORIENTED AND QUASI-STATIONARY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. AS THE
COLD FRONT APPROACHES...THERE WILL BE MINIMAL MOISTURE WITH WHICH TO
INTERACT...THUS POPS WILL BE LIMITED TO SMALL/SLIGHT CHANCES...
MAINLY ALONG THE TN BORDER.

WEAK HEIGHT FALLS OVERSPREADING THE EASTERN CONUS OVER THE WEEKEND
MAY ALLOW RAIN SHOWERS TO ACTIVATE ALONG THE QUASI-STATIONARY
FRONT. THUS...SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE POPS WILL OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE WARMING TREND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...AS HEIGHTS RISE AND CLOUDS/MOISTURE
INCREASE. IN FACT...TEMPS WILL BE AS MUCH AS 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
FROM FRI NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /03Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...AVIATION FCST LOOKS GRIM OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO.
RADAR TRENDS SUPPORT KEEPING A TEMPO CONDITION FOR FREEZING RAIN
UNTIL 01Z...THEREAFTER THERE COULD BE SOME LINGERING FREEZING
DRIZZLE UNTIL TEMPS FINALLY WARM ABOVE 32F...PERHAPS BY 03Z. NOW
THAT THE NC PIEDMONT IS SOLIDLY IN THE IFR/LOW IFR...IT SHOULD STAY
THAT WAY FOR THE BALANCE OF THE NIGHT. CONDITIONAL CLIMO LOOKS
RELATIVELY ROBUST AND SUGGESTS THAT AT LEAST THE CEILING WILL REMAIN
IFR OR WORSE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. VISIBILITY WILL BE MVFR FOR A
GOOD BIT OF TEH TIME...UNTIL SOME HEAVIER RAIN MOVES THRU DURING THE
PRE-DAWN HOURS. AT THIS POINT...THE IFR WILL PERSIST PROBABLY UNTIL
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH AN HOUR OR SO AFTER DAYBREAK. ANOTHER STORY
WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AS A VERY STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET TRANSLATES EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THE SHOWERS COULD MIX DOWN SOME OF THE HIGHER MOMENTUM AIR...SO WIND
GUSTS WERE PUT IN THE TAF ONCE THE WIND SHIFTS AROUND TO S AROUND
08Z. THE TAF DOES NOT REMOVE RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 16Z...BUT THAT COULD
BE A FEW HOURS TOO LATE. THIS WILL BE REFINED WITH THE 06Z ISSUANCE.

ELSEWHERE...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS AT THE REMAINING TAF SITES...UNTIL THE WARM ADVECTION ARRIVES
WITH THE MAIN RAIN BAND SEEN ON RADAR TO THE WEST...AND TEMPS RISE
ABOVE 32F. OTHERWISE...IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIMING THE FRONT
ACROSS THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IFR/LIFR UNTIL THE FRONT
PASSES. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR COULD BE A PROBLEM DURING THE PRE-DAWN
HOURS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

OUTLOOK...ANOTHER TROUGH WILL CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH
ADDITIONAL WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE MAINLY AT
KAVL. OTHERWISE...EXPECT DRYING THROUGH THE WEEK.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            02-08Z        08-14Z        14-20Z        20-00Z
KCLT       HIGH  90%     MED   77%     HIGH  90%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       MED   79%     MED   73%     HIGH  90%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH  89%     MED   61%     LOW   59%     HIGH  98%
KHKY       MED   79%     HIGH  86%     MED   77%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       MED   79%     MED   69%     HIGH  85%     HIGH 100%
KAND       MED   77%     MED   71%     HIGH  98%     HIGH 100%

THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULE TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY.  COMPLET HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ017-
     018-026-028.
NC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ057-
     064-071-072-082.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ036-
     037-053-056-065-068>070-507>510.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-035-
     049-050-501>506.
SC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001-
     002-004>010-012>014.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ003.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...PM/RWH
SHORT TERM...WIMBERLEY
LONG TERM...JDL
AVIATION...PM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
641 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

NCZ048-051-052-162345-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
641 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW
SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
..WEDNESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-049-050-162345-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
641 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW
SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
..WEDNESDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

GAZ010-029-NCZ058-059-062-063-SCZ011-019-162345-
RABUN-ELBERT-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
641 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ036-037-053-056-065-068>070-507>510-SCZ003-162345-
IREDELL-DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
641 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

GAZ017-NCZ057-064-071-072-SCZ001-002-162345-
HABERSHAM-ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
641 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

GAZ018-026-028-NCZ082-SCZ004>010-012>014-162345-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-UNION-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-LAURENS-
CHESTER-
641 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ035-501>506-162345-
ALEXANDER-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
641 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LANE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1000 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0956 PM     FREEZING RAIN    FLETCHER                35.43N  82.50W
02/15/2016  E0.12 INCH       HENDERSON          NC   PUBLIC

            ICE ACCUMULATING RAPIDLY WITH AT LEAST A TENTH OF AN
            INCH OF FREEZING RAIN.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1006 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     FREEZING RAIN    MORGANTON               35.74N  81.70W
02/15/2016  M0.20 INCH       BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

NED

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1128 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1126 PM     FREEZING RAIN    MORGANTON               35.74N  81.70W
02/15/2016  M0.25 INCH       BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            2 REPORTS OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION IN
            AND AROUND MORGANTON. CURRENT TEMP 29 DEGREES.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1132 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1128 PM     FREEZING RAIN    2 WSW FLETCHER          35.42N  82.54W
02/15/2016  M0.13 INCH       BUNCOMBE           NC   COCORAHS

            JUST NOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. ROADS EARLIER THIS
            EVENING WERE EXTREMELY SLICK. NOW STARTING TO IMPROVE.
            TREE LIMBS WERE STARTING TO SAG BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1139 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1133 PM     ICE STORM        RUTHERFORDTON           35.36N  81.96W
02/15/2016                   RUTHERFORD         NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ROADS AROUND THE CITY EXTREMELY SLICK AND EVEN HAVING
            DIFFICULTY RESPONDING TO AREA ACCIDENTS.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1201 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 PM     FREEZING RAIN    LAWNDALE                35.41N  81.56W
02/15/2016  E0.10 INCH       CLEVELAND          NC   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED A TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. SOCIAL
            MEDIA REPORT.5

&&

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