Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2017
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Jan 5, 2017, 3:15 PM EST for 28 counties in North Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Jan 6, 2017, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2017, 3:15 PM EST (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2017, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2017, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 42 counties
Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 Se Woodfin, NC | UNC ASHEVILLE |
| Jan 6, 8:42 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Brevard, NC | |
| Jan 6, 8:49 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Marion, NC | ROADWAYS COATED WITH SNOW AND BECOMING SLUSHY |
| Jan 6, 8:51 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Black Mountain, NC | |
| Jan 6, 8:51 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Otto, NC | |
| Jan 6, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 W Clarkesville, GA | |
| Jan 6, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Se Skyland, NC | |
| Jan 6, 9:07 PM EST | SNOW 0.3 | Nw Lawndale, NC | |
| Jan 6, 9:16 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Sw Baldwin, GA | |
| Jan 6, 9:20 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 1 Ne Morganton, NC | |
| Jan 6, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 S Woodfin, NC | ROADS COVERED WITH SNOW |
| Jan 6, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Fairview, NC | |
| Jan 6, 9:33 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 W Glen Alpine, NC | |
| Jan 6, 9:37 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Marion, NC | 2 INCHES REPORTED IN WEST MARION |
| Jan 6, 9:43 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 1 Nnw Bent Creek, NC | 1.25 INCHES MEASURED ON POND RD. |
| Jan 6, 9:51 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 E Skyland, NC | |
| Jan 6, 9:55 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Lake Toxaway, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Sse Skyland, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:05 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Lincolnton, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:15 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Fletcher, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:17 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Hendersonville, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:21 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Dysartsville, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:22 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Old Fort, NC | SNOW STARTED AROUND 8PM... |
| Jan 6, 10:23 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Weaverville, NC | SECONDARY ROADS ALMOST IMPASSABLE |
| Jan 6, 10:25 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 4 W Marion, NC | 2.25 OF SNOW IN PLEASANT GARDENS |
| Jan 6, 10:30 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Old Fort, NC | 3 INCHES AT CROOKED CREEK |
| Jan 6, 10:30 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Etowah, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:39 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 W Asheville, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:40 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nw Waynesville, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:46 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Statesville, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:52 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Black Mountain, NC | |
| Jan 6, 10:54 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Wsw Bat Cave, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Nnw Hendersonville, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:02 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Sse Woodfin, NC | 3 INCHES REPORTED IN RICHMOND HILL |
| Jan 6, 11:04 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 9 S Old Fort, NC | 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FROM 3PM-11PM EST |
| Jan 6, 11:15 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Nebo, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:19 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Lawndale, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:21 PM EST | SNOW 3.2 | Gamewell, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:25 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Iron Station, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Walnut, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Old Fort, NC | |
| Jan 6, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Hendersonville, NC | 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASRUED ON FLORIDA DRIVE |
| Jan 6, 11:31 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 9 S Old Fort, NC | SPOTTER REPORTED 4 INCHES AT 11PM... 5 INCHES BY 1130 PM |
| Jan 6, 11:52 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Marion, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Conover, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.8 | Asheville, NC | ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS 3.8 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Jan 7, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | Fletcher, NC | AS OF MIDNIGHT... ASHEVILLE OBSERVER REPORTS 4.8 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Jan 7, 12:19 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Claremont, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:24 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Gamewell, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:25 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Nebo, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:27 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 Ne Forest City, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:27 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Hickory, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:30 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 4 E Chesnee, SC | |
| Jan 7, 12:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Etowah, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:37 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 N Taylorsville, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:40 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Icard, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:50 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Old Fort, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:51 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 Se Old Fort, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:52 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Hickory, NC | |
| Jan 7, 12:53 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Statesville, NC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 219 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
296 WWUS42 KGSP 052015 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 315 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS... .A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES SATURDAY MORNING. GAZ010-017-NCZ036-037-056-057-064-065-068>072-082-507>510- SCZ001>003-005>009-012>014-060400- /O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-LAURENS-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH... MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS... SALISBURY...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER... HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO... ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON... SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON...COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING... MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN... TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND...EASLEY...DACUSVILLE... CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS... SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...CATAWBA... ROCK HILL...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS...CHESTER... CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS 315 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-010-011-019-060400- /O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE... SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS... WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 315 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE LAKELANDS REGION OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062-063-501>506-060400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND... BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE... STONY POINT...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO... MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA... ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE... WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE... ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN... CASHIERS...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS... GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...PLEASANT GROVE... VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...MARION... NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD 315 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ CDG
9 follow-up statements
009 WWUS42 KGSP 060516 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1216 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS... .A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES SATURDAY MORNING. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082- 501>510-SCZ001>003-005>009-012>014-061330- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-LAURENS-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE... MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT... STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH... MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO... MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA... ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE... WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH... CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS... KYLE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD... CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL... WEDDINGTON...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS... GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...PLEASANT GROVE... VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...MARION... NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY... RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON...COLUMBUS... MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND...EASLEY... DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN... FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... CATAWBA...ROCK HILL...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS... CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS 1216 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-010-011-019-061330- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE... SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS... WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 1216 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE LAKELANDS REGION OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$
258 WWUS42 KGSP 060841 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 341 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS... .A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES SATURDAY MORNING. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082- 501>510-SCZ001>003-005>009-012>014-061645- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-LAURENS-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE... MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT... STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH... MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO... MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA... ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE... WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH... CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS... KYLE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD... CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL... WEDDINGTON...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS... GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...PLEASANT GROVE... VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...MARION... NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY... RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON...COLUMBUS... MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND...EASLEY... DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN... FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... CATAWBA...ROCK HILL...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS... CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS 341 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...AND MOST OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE TEENS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO UPPER 20S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-010-011-019-061645- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE... SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS... WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 341 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE LAKELANDS REGION OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$
896 WWUS42 KGSP 061435 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 935 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS... .A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082- 501>510-SCZ001>003-005>009-012>014-062245- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-LAURENS-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE... MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT... STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH... MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO... MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA... ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE... WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH... CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS... KYLE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD... CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL... WEDDINGTON...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS... GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...PLEASANT GROVE... VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...MARION... NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY... RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON...COLUMBUS... MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND...EASLEY... DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN... FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... CATAWBA...ROCK HILL...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS... CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS 935 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...AND MOST OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE TEENS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO UPPER 20S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-010-011-019-062245- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE... SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS... WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 935 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE LAKELANDS REGION OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$
163 WWUS42 KGSP 062028 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 328 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS... .A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-501>510- SCZ001>003-005>008-070430- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE... MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT... STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH... MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO... MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA... ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE... WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH... CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS... KYLE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD... CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR... SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN... OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD... FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON... COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND...EASLEY... DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN... FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY 328 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...AND MOST OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET CHANGES TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE TEENS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO UPPER 20S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-010-011-070430- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE... SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS 328 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SLEET AND SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET WILL CREATE ICY ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ082-SCZ009-012>014-019-070430- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ UNION-YORK-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL... WEDDINGTON...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION... MONARCH MILLS...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS...WARE SHOALS... NINETY SIX 328 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...FROM GREENWOOD NORTHEAST TO ROCK HILL AND MONROE. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SLEET AND SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET OVERNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$
003 WWUS42 KGSP 070355 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1055 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-501>510- SCZ001>003-071200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE... MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT... STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH... MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO... MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA... ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE... WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH... CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS... KYLE...HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD... CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...SHELBY... KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR... SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN... OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD... FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON... COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND 1055 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BITTER WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE 20S. HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ082-SCZ005>009-071200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ UNION-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL... WEDDINGTON...EASLEY...DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE... TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL 1055 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FAR NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO OF MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS OCCURRING ALONG AND NORTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-010>014-019-071200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE... SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS... LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS...CHESTER...CORNWELL... GREAT FALLS...WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 1055 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SLEET AND SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR I-85, WITH UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 72. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW COULD CREATE SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ LANE
360 WWUS42 KGSP 070842 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 342 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... ...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO THE MOUNTAINS... .A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-071645- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.W.0001.170108T0000Z-170108T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR 342 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 21 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-071645- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.170108T0000Z-170108T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY... LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO... COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE... TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE... HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...PATTERSON...JONAS RIDGE... ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 342 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS . * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. BITTER WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 24 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 12 BELOW. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>003-071645- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE... STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON... FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...HICKORY...NEWTON... ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON... CROUSE...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS... KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO... GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...TRYON... COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND 342 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ082-SCZ005>009-071645- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ UNION-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL... WEDDINGTON...EASLEY...DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE... TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL 342 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE FAR NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BEFORE DAWN AND WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-010>014-019-071645- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON...RUCKERSVILLE... SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS... LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...MONARCH MILLS...CHESTER...CORNWELL... GREAT FALLS...WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 342 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SLEET AND SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BEFORE DAWN. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY MOISTURE ON ROADWAYS MAY FREEZE AS TEMPERATURES DROP THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$
645 WWUS42 KGSP 071102 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 602 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... ...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO THE MOUNTAINS... .A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GAZ029-SCZ011>014-019-071800- /O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.170107T1102Z-170107T1800Z/ ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON... RUCKERSVILLE...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON... UNION...MONARCH MILLS...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS... WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 602 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SLEET AND SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BEFORE DAWN. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND A TRACE OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. * IMPACTS...SOME SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-071915- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.170108T0000Z-170108T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR 602 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 18 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-071915- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.170108T0000Z-170108T1700Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY... LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO... COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE... TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE... HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...PATTERSON...JONAS RIDGE... ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 602 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS . * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. BITTER WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 23 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 12 BELOW. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>003-071800- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE... STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON... FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...HICKORY...NEWTON... ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON... CROUSE...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS... KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO... GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...TRYON... COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND 602 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ082-SCZ005>009-071800- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ UNION-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL... WEDDINGTON...EASLEY...DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE... TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL 602 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE FAR NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AND WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-SCZ004-010-071800- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON 602 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SLEET AND SNOW. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$
514 WWUS42 KGSP 071518 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1018 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...SNOW COMING TO AN END BUT VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO THE MOUNTAINS... .SNOW IS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA BUT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WILL CONTINUE. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-072330- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.170108T0000Z-170108T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR 1018 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 17 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-072330- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.170108T0000Z-170108T1700Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY... LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO... COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE... TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE... HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...PATTERSON...JONAS RIDGE... ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 1018 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS . * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. BITTER WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 23 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 12 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>003-071800- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE... STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON... FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...HICKORY...NEWTON... ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON... CROUSE...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS... KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO... GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...TRYON... COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND 1018 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ082-SCZ005>009-071800- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ UNION-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL... WEDDINGTON...EASLEY...DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE... TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL 1018 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE FAR NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-SCZ004-010-071800- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON 1018 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ GAZ029-SCZ011>014-019-071800- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON... RUCKERSVILLE...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON... UNION...MONARCH MILLS...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS... WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 1018 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$
804 WWUS42 KGSP 071743 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1243 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...SNOW HAS ENDED BUT VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO THE MOUNTAINS... .THE SNOW HAS ENDED BUT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WILL CONTINUE. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-080145- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.170108T0000Z-170108T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR 1243 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-080145- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0001.170108T0000Z-170108T1700Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT... ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY... LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO... COVE CREEK...ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE... TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE... HIGHLANDS...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...PATTERSON...JONAS RIDGE... ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 1243 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS . * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 14 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>003-071845- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD... BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE... STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON... FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...HICKORY...NEWTON... ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON... CROUSE...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS... KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...MORGANTON... PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO... GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...TRYON... COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER... PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND 1243 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WILL CONTINUE AS A COLD AIR MASS MOVES IN TODAY. $$ NCZ082-SCZ005>009-071845- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ UNION-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL... WEDDINGTON...EASLEY...DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE... TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...FORK SHOALS...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...CATAWBA...ROCK HILL 1243 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WILL CONTINUE AS A COLD AIR MASS MOVES IN TODAY. $$ GAZ018-026-028-SCZ004-010-071845- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYDVILLE...TOCCOA...ROYSTON... LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...NUBERG... REED CREEK...SENECA...OAKWAY...ANDERSON 1243 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WILL CONTINUE AS A COLD AIR MASS MOVES IN TODAY. $$ GAZ029-SCZ011>014-019-071845- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBERTON...FORTSONIA...MIDDLETON... RUCKERSVILLE...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON... UNION...MONARCH MILLS...CHESTER...CORNWELL...GREAT FALLS... WARE SHOALS...NINETY SIX 1243 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WILL CONTINUE AS A COLD AIR MASS MOVES IN TODAY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 5, 12:47 PM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 12:47 PM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1247 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2017
.SYNOPSIS...
Chilly high pressure centered well to our northwest will persist
over the region through Friday. A low pressure system will lift out
of the Northern Gulf of Mexico early Saturday, and confidence is
increasing that it will bring widespread winter precipitation to the
region. As the low moves offshore, another strong high will
overspread the region late Saturday and persist into early next
week, bringing very cold air into the area. Another front will
arrive by the middle of next week.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
As of 1245 PM, Forecast remains on track with increasing clouds and
little in the way of precip to our west. Have updated mainly for
current conditions. That said, highs across the northern tier where
clouds have been thickest could be a little too warm.
Otherwise, looks like we have a little bit more than 24 hours of
relative calm before the weather starts to get really interesting
around the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. The upper flow
should continue to slowly back around to something more
southwesterly in response to gradual height falls over the
Plains/Midwest. A notable feature is a weak wave moving up the OH
River Valley today/tonight coincident with a patch of upper
divergence in the left exit region of a strong upper jet. This
forcing pushes an area of light precip past our region to the north,
which would be in the form of snow. Some of the guidance brings a
chance of snow into the NC mountains during the tonight period.
Current thinking is that amounts will not be significant enough for
an advisory, and the chance is also not high enough to entertain an
advisory. This could still become a problem given the expected temps
in the mid/upper 20s, so we will monitor the development of this
potential pre-event. Otherwise, weak high pressure moving past today
will keep the weather cool and quiet, with increasing/thickening
clouds east of mtns. Temps will top out a bit below normal, and then
tonight should be close to normal again with thickening cloud cover.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
As of 940 AM EST Thursday: Given latest model trends favoring
northern expansion of warning level snowfall accumulations, opted to
go ahead and include the Northwest Piedmont of Western NC in the
Winter Storm Watch. Further adjustments may be needed/made with the
afternoon fcst package.
As of 300 AM Thu: Upper pattern amplifies Friday as a shortwave
moves across the southern Plains. Meanwhile a cold front will be
present over the Southeast from east Texas to Down East NC. The
overwhelming model consensus indicates that this front will
be sufficiently south and east of our CWFA to expect thermal
profiles will be entirely below freezing by Friday evening. As
the shortwave continues east late Friday into early Saturday,
cyclogenesis occurs over the Gulf, with the weak low tracking
across Florida by Saturday morning. In response to these features,
accumulating snow is likely over the Piedmont.
Confidence has increased on this event as previous suggestions
that warm advection ahead of the low might bring a warm nose
into our area, but the 05/00z model cycle trended slightly
colder. Notably, per the GEFS thickness-based p-type algorithm,
all 22 of its members transition from rain to snow at GSP and CLT
by 06z Saturday. Overall at this point it appears safe to assume
that sfc temps will determine p-type. Timing differences between
the GFS/EC/GEM are on the order of a few hours; the NAM remains
an outlier in that it brings the low through several hours earlier
than the others. Its timing is being discounted.
Over the mountains, light snow will remain possible from Friday
morning onward as northwest flow continues. Otherwise, precip
chances ramp up from the southwest as the low and shortwave
approach Friday afternoon. Temps should be warm enough in the
Piedmont for this to begin as rain, transitioning to snow during
the evening. There remains an outside possibility that sleet could
mix in during the transition in the southernmost zones with max
temps aloft possibly flirting with 0C. Chances should peak between
midnight and daybreak Saturday. These taper off as rapidly as they
pick up, and all precip is expected to end by mid-afternoon.
Accums were based on WPC QPF and snow ratios, and the use of the
Bourgouin energy-area technique to determine the transition from
rain to snow. This produces 3 to 4 inches in the 00z to 12z Sat
timeframe, which meets warning criteria in our Piedmont zones. With
confidence expected only to increase from now to the next shift,
we went ahead and issued a Winter Storm Watch for the SC/GA zones,
plus the southern tier of NC zones from Transylvania east. The
mountains and NW Foothills/Piedmont will see snow, but confidence is
not as high up there given the possibility that the low track will
shift slightly further south; additionally the mountain criteria
are 4 inches in 12 hours.
Finally, as a strong Arctic high pushes into the area behind the
departing system Saturday night, likely with snow cover on the
ground, temps will drop into the teens and single digits, with
brisk winds still present over the mountains. Wind chills may meet
advisory criteria early Sunday morning in the higher elevations.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 245 AM EST Thursday...The medium range begins 12Z Sunday
morning with our area directly under the base of a large, deep
longwave trough. The trough translates only slightly eastward off
the east coast by Monday as a sprawling arctic surface high
translates southeastward from the Midwest through the end of the
weekend. At the surface, deep, persistent NW flow will set up over
our area Sunday, bringing up the question of NW flow precip for our
higher elevations. Though moisture is not completely non-existent,
it is so scant that QPF response is very limited. It should be noted
that while min temps Sunday morning will not be the lowest of the
period, a substantial NW wind will drive wind chills to the low
teens and even single digits in the upstate, with some locations in
the mountains seeing close to -10F. The surface high positioning
over the Mid-Atlantic by Monday morning will allow a thermal trough
to set up over our area, and temps drop to the low to mid teens in
the Piedmont, with single digits in the mountains. Max temps Sunday
and Monday will struggle to recover, with many areas in the
mountains staying below freezing for a prolonged 48 hour period.
The upper level pattern will begin to flatten out Tuesday, kicking
off a gradual warming trend. A southern stream shortwave with a
developing surface low reflection will then rapidly approach the
area, with some model solutions depicting the arrival of moist
return flow into the southern Appalachians by Tuesday night. Surface
temps could be below freezing in the higher terrain for a few hours
at precip onset late Tuesday night, so a small amount of freezing
rain mixing with rain is reflected in the public forecast for the
very highest terrain. Models now agree that Wednesday will feature a
quick shot of QPF before the system scrapes up the eastern seaboard
and exits our area.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
At KCLT and Elsewhere: VFR through the period. Plenty of mid/high
clouds are over the area with low VFR clouds developing over the
southern portions of the CWFA moving north. Expect the low VFR cigs
to develop before sunset and continue through most of the night. The
low VFR scatters out around daybreak before returning during the
afternoon. Do not expect any significant precip to develop during
this period, but cannot rule out some light precip over the western
sites. Still, chance too low to include in the TAF for now. Winds
will take on a generally southerly direction this afternoon, turning
NW this evening then NE by morning.
Outlook: A wave of low pressure is expected to develop on a cold
front over the northern Gulf on Friday, which will spread
precipitation into the area through the afternoon. The precipitation
may begin as a period of rain outside of the mtns, but it should
change over to snow in the evening hours. The snow and associated
restrictions will continue through most of Friday night and Saturday
morning. The winter precip is expected to move out Saturday
afternoon, followed by VFR conditions as an arctic high moves across
the region Sunday and Monday.
Confidence Table...
17-23Z 23-05Z 05-11Z 11-12Z
KCLT High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KGSP High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAVL High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KHKY High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KGMU High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAND High 100% High 100% High 100% High 100%
The percentage reflects the number of guidance members agreeing
with the scheduled TAF issuance flight rule category. Complete 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...Winter Storm Watch from Friday evening through Saturday
afternoon for GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...Winter Storm Watch from Friday evening through Saturday
afternoon for NCZ036-037-056-057-064-065-068>072-082-
507>510.
SC...Winter Storm Watch from Friday evening through Saturday
afternoon for SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...LEV
NEAR TERM...PM/RWH
SHORT TERM...CDG/Wimberley
LONG TERM...LEV
AVIATION...RWHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 9:38 AM EST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 938 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-064-065-068>072-082- 507>510-SCZ001>014-019-061445- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 938 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...WINTER WEATHER LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. ..SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. ADDITIONALLY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY. ..SUNDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION...BRINGING EXCEPTIONALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. ..MONDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-063-501-503-505-061445- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 938 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH IN EARLY IN THE MORNING...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SNOW. THEN...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA. THIS COULD SUPPORT ACCUMULATING SNOW AGAIN FRIDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. ..SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE. CHANCES FOR SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY. ..SUNDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION...BRINGING EXCEPTIONALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. ..MONDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035-502-504-506-061445- ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 938 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE. COLD AIR AND INCREASING MOISTURE FROM A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COULD SUPPORT ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. ..SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE. CHANCES FOR SNOW WILL TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY. ..SUNDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION...BRINGING EXCEPTIONALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. ..MONDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. CDG
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Henderson and 8 more | 11 hr |
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