1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 2, 10:25 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1025 AM EST WED JAN 2 2002
AFTER COORD WITH CAE...WITH EXTEND WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW ACROSS ERN PIEDMONT FROM LAURENS SC TO CLT METRO AREA
TO LINE UP WITH ADJACENT WARNINGS. WILL MENTION SNOW ACCUM 2 TO 4
OVERNIGHT AND 3 TO 5 TOTAL THROUGH THURSDAY UNTIL WE GET A LOOK AT
12Z DATA.
WILL ADJUST ALL TEMPS DOWN AT LEAST ONE CAT. TEMPS MAY FALL OVER SRN
PORTION WHERE LIGHT SNOW IS POISED TO MOVE IN...WITH SNOW FALLING AT
ATHENS ALREADY THIS MORNING.
WINTER WEATHER WATCH AREA WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
FCSTID = 33
GSP 32 25 32 19 / 50 80 50 20
AND 32 25 33 19 / 50 80 50 20
CLT 33 25 32 19 / 40 80 60 20
HKY 32 22 31 16 / 30 70 50 20
AVL 32 22 30 16 / 40 60 40 20
.GSP...
GA...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONE GAZ029.
WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES GAZ026-028.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES
NCZ071>072-082.
WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES
NCZ036>037-056>057-068>070.
SC...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES
SCZ009-011>014-019.
WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES
SCZ004>008-010.
HGGAZ010-017-018-NCZ033>035-048>055-058-059-062>067-SCZ001>003-022100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1020 AM EST WED JAN 2 2002 ...SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE TO THE COASTAL WATERS OFF SOUTH CAROLINA BY LATE THIS EVENING. AT THE SAME TIME...AN AREA OF UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY MORNING. THE INTERACTION OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL CAUSE SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SNOW FALLING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW INCREASING SOME IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. IN THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA...AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FARTHER EAST...ACROSS THE REST OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE... EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. INFORMATION FOR THAT AREA IS COVERED IN A SEPARATE PRODUCT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER EVENT. 55
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Light, wet snow fell in the afternoon prior to the main snow which fell later in the evening. The afternoon snow largely melted on paved surfaces as it fell, but accumulated up to 2 inches on grassy areas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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