Winter Storm in Georgia, February 16 to 17, 2015

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1027 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A MOIST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST STATES
TODAY SPREADING WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA INTO
EARLY TUESDAY. IN ITS WAKE...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH
FROM THE NORTH WEDNESDAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN AND
PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...BEFORE A MOIST SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVES INTO
THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1020 AM EST...THE SFC LOW CENTER WAS ANAYLYZED OVER THE LOWER
MS RIVER VALLEY...WITH A LARGE PRECIPITATION SHIELD EXTENDING NWD
ACROSS THE MID SOUTH INTO THE OH VALLEY. A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY ICING
HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS WRN AND CENTRAL TN AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD/INTO THE SRN APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY AFTN.
THE MAIN POINTS OF CONCERN FOR THE FORECAST INCLUDE...SLIGHTLY MORE
BREAKS IN CLOUDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING ALLOWING
TEMPS TO RUN A FEW DEGREES ABOVE GUIDANCE...AND ALSO THE LATEST RAP
MODEL TRENDS OF QUICKLY WARMING SFC WET BULB TEMPERATURES ABOVE
FREEZING ACROSS THE SRN HALF BY THE TIME THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION
ARRIVES LATE AFTN/EVENING. THE LATEST NAM AND GFS ARE MUCH COLDER
WITH SFC WET BULBS AND THE SREF MEAN IS A COMPROMISE...WITH THE MAIN
WARMING OVER THE NE GA FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT AND WRN SC UPSTATE. THE
ONE CERTAINTY IS THAT QPF SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR SIGNIFICANT
WINTRY PRECIP IN ANY AREAS WHERE THE PROFILES SUPPORT WINTER TYPES.
WILL THUS SHARPEN UP THE GRADIENT OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMS ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA...WITH MOSTLY COLD RAIN NOW EXPECTED FROM TOCCOA TO
ANDERSON TO LAURENS TO CHESTER...BUT WITH A VERY SHARP TRANSITION TO
SIGNIFICANT ICING FROM THE GA MTNS TO GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG TO ROCK
HILL/CHARLOTTE/MONROE. NRN BLUE RIDGE AREA SNOW TOTALS HAVE BEEN
INCREASED SLIGHTLY AS WELL...BUT AGAIN SOME SLEET WILL MIX IN AT
TIMES TO SLIGHTLY CURB TOTALS BELOW WHAT QPF INDICATES. WILL
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW 4 KM WRF AND HRRR CONSENSUS ON ARRIVAL TIMES
ACROSS THE REGION.

DRY SLOTTING IS EXPECTED AT MID LEVELS FROM THE SW OVERNIGHT...AND
THE HEAVIER PRECIP SHOULD CUT OFF FAIRLY RAPIDLY. HOWEVER...COLD AIR
WILL QUICKLY RETURN FROM THE NW TO PRODUCE A TRANSITION BACK OVER TO
SNOW FOR ANY NW FLOW PRECIPITATIO THROUGH DAYBREAK. NO CHANGES IN THE
WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN MADE...BUT THE GRADIENT AMONG
ALL SNOW/ICE ACCUMS HAS BEEN SHARPENED.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 300 AM MONDAY...THE 00Z MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ON
THE BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIP SHIELD PRETTY MUCH COMPLETELY EXITED OFF
TO THE EAST BY 12Z TUESDAY...EXCEPT FOR SOME LINGER NW FLOW CHCS FOR
TUESDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...TUESDAY LOOKS LIKE A COLD DAY...WITH
PERSISTENT 850 MB CAA ALL DAY. TEMPS DO REBOUND FROM SUN-MON
READINGS...BUT STILL 10-15 DEG BELOW NORMAL (20S TO UPR 30S MTNS AND
MAINLY LWR-MID 40S PIEDMONT).

TUESDAY NIGHT THRU WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER PIECE OF THE POLAR
VORTEX WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT LAKES...AND BRING TWO SHOTS OF
REINFORCING ARCTIC AIR. THE FIRST WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH
STRONG CAA AND SOME LLVL MOISTURE FOR NW FLOW SNOW SHWR ACTIVITY.
THE SECOND (STRONGER) FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
MAIN CONCERN WITH THE FIRST FRONT WILL BE SNOW ALONG THE TN BORDER.
GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED A LITTLE WETTER...BUT LIKE THE LAST FEW FRONTS
OF THIS NATURE...THE TIME INTERVAL IS RATHER SHORT...AND GENERALLY
SUB-ADV ACCUMS ARE EXPECTED. I DID BUMP UP POP FOR WEDNESDAY IN THE
NC MTNS. THE OP MODELS AGREE ON STEEP LLVL LAPSE RATES ACRS THE
PIEDMONT WITH AT LEAST A SLGT CHC OF A FEW SHWRS BREAKING
CONTAINMENT FROM THE TN LINE WED AFTN. I INTRODUCED A SLGT CHC OF
SNOW SHWRS ACRS THE NC PIEDMONT. NO ACCUMS EXPECTED...BUT AN ISOLD
DUSTING LOOKS POSSIBLE. TEMPS WEDNESDAY WILL BE 2-3 CATEGORIES
COLDER THAN TUESDAY. WITH THE SECOND FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE
BIGGER CONCERN WILL BE WIND CHILLS. THE 850 MB TEMPS PLUMMET TO -17
TO -24C ACRS MOST OF THE CWFA. WITH STILL DECENT WINDS OF 30-40 KTS
AT 850 MB AND CAA...SHUD SEE GUSTY WINDS LINGERING OVERNIGHT IN THE
MTNS AND A LIGHT WIND ACRS THE PIEDMONT. THIS COUPLED WITH LIKELY
RECORD LOW TEMPS THURSDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN SOLID WIND CHILL
ADV CRITERIA ACRS NEARLY THE ENTIRE CWFA...AND WIND CHILL WARNING
ACRS ALL THE NC MTNS ABOVE 3500 FT. WILL HIGHLIGHT DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS IN THE HWO. FOR THE DAILY RECORD LOWS FOR THURSDAY SEE
CLIMATE SECTION BELOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 255 AM MONDAY...ONLY A FEW CHANGES WERE MADE THE PREVIOUS FCST
AS GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE
SRN STREAM SFC BNDRY AND DEGREE/PLACEMENT OF SFC CYCLOGENESIS. THERE
SHOULD BE A GOOD AMOUNT OF GOM MOISTURE FLUX AFT THU BUT AGAIN...AN
AGREEABLE AREA OF LIKELY PRECIP REMAINS TO BE WORKED OUT.

WITH A VERY COLD START TO THE DAY THU AND A CA HIGH CENTER WORKING
ACROSS TN...MAX TEMPS WILL RECOVER ONLY NOMINALLY EVEN WITH VERY
GOOD INSOL. RECORD LOW MAXES ARE STILL FCST/D BY A FEW DEGREES. THU
NIGHT AND FRI WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD AS THE SFC HIGH SHIFTS EAST
ACROSS SRN VA AND ENABLES GOOD RAD COOLING AND A SLOWLY VEERING FLOW.
THUS...MINS AND MAXES WILL AGAIN APPROACH AND POSSIBLY BREAK RECORD
LEVELS. SEE THE CLIMATE SECTION OF THIS AFD FOR THE ACTUAL RECORD
VALUES. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THU NIGHT ACROSS THE
FCST AREA...WITH THE NC MTNS LIKELY REACHING WARNING/ADV CRITERIA
THROUGH DAYBREAK.

THE PATTERN REMAINS ACTIVE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...MORE
UNCERTAINTY ARISES...WITH THE OP MODELS CONTINUING TO SHOW DISPARATE
HANDLINGS WRT THE SRN BNDRY AND INTERACTIONS WITH ULVL S/W ENERGY.
THE LATEST TREND HAS BEEN FOR A SLOWER ADVANCEMENT EAST WITH
MEASURABLE PRECIP FRI AS A STUBBORN CA HIGH PERSISTS OVER THE
CAROLINAS. THE ECMWF HAS MORE RIDGING ALOFT AND THIS KEEPS IT/S SFC
BNDRY MORE NORTH AND WEST THAN THE GFS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SO...POPS
WERE ADJ DOWN A LITTLE ACCOUNT FOR HIGHER UNCERTAINTY MAINLY ACROSS
THE SRN ZONES. PRECIP SHOULD BE MAINLY DIURNAL RAIN/SNOW...WITH SOME
LOW SNOW ACCUMS POSSIBLE OUTSIDE THE MTNS FRI NIGHT AND AGAIN
NON/MTN -SNSH POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT OVER THE NRN ZONES. MAX TEMPS
SHOULD WARM 8-10 DEGREES BOTH SAT AND SUN...YET STILL A COUPLE
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL SUN AFTERNOON.

&&

.AVIATION /16Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
WINDS FROM THE ESE TO SE. BASED ON LATEST GUIDANCE AND FORECAST
SOUNDINGS...FZRA/SN/IP SHOULD DEVELOP AROUND 21Z...WITH FZRA
INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECIP RATES SHOULD DROP OFF SHARPLY
BETWEEN 06Z TO 09Z. VSBY AND CIGS SHOULD DECREASE TO IFR THIS
EVENING AS THE PRECIP RATES INCREASE. TEMPERATURES DURING THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD LINGER JUST BELOW FREEZING. IT APPEARS THAT BY
12Z THE TERMINAL WILL RECEIVE AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SLEET
WITH BETWEEN TWO TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF FZRA. DEICING WILL
BECOME A BIG ISSUE EARLY TUESDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME NORTH
BY 9Z.

ELSEWHERE...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE PLACEMENT AND
TIMING OF THE MAJOR FEATURES OF THE NEAR TERM FORECAST. IT APPEARS
THAT PRECIP WILL BEGIN AT KAVL AROUND 17Z TO 18Z...THEN REACHING THE
WESTERN CAROLINA TERMINALS BETWEEN 21Z TO 22Z. KAVL WILL HAVE THE
COLDER THERMAL PROFILES...KEEPING A MIX OF SN/IP THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN MIXING WITH FZRA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. VIS AND
CIGS WILL FALL TO MVFR BY 21Z...REACHING LIFR BY 4Z. EAST OF THE
MTNS...PRECIP WILL FAVOR FZRA...WITH PERIODS OF SN/IP AT KHKY...AND
RA AT KAND. ALL SITES WILL SEE IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS BY THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL VEER FROM ENE THIS MORNING TO SOUTHEAST BY THIS
AFTERNOON...KAVL FAVORING A SE DIRECTION. KAVL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BECOME NORTH BY 9Z.

OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR BY WEDNESDAY AND THEN
CONTINUE THURSDAY...BUT BECOMING VERY COLD.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            13-19Z        19-01Z        01-07Z        07-12Z
KCLT       HIGH  95%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       MED   74%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       MED   77%     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: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY...FEBRUARY 19TH...

GSP   9 1958
CLT   8 1958
AVL   7 1958

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY...FEBRUARY 19TH...

GSP  30 1900
CLT  34 1958
AVL  25 1958

RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY...FEBRUARY 20TH...

GSP  13 1903
CLT  13 1896
AVL  10 1979

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY...FEBRUARY 20TH...

GSP  34 1947
CLT  32 1947
AVL  26 1979

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR GAZ010-017.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR GAZ018.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-
     058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-
     057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
SC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR SCZ001>003.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR SCZ005>009.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR SCZ004-010-
     012>014.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...HG/NED
CLIMATE...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
503 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>003-171015-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
503 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

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

..TUESDAY...WINTRY MIX LIKELY. PLEASE SEE CAEWSWGSP FOR DETAILS.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE
SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND
CHILLS.
..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ005>009-171015-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
503 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

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

..TUESDAY...FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. PLEASE SEE CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE
SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND
CHILLS.
..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ026-028-029-SCZ011-019-171015-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
503 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE
SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND
CHILLS.
..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-SCZ004-010-012>014-171015-
STEPHENS-GREATER OCONEE-ANDERSON-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-
503 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

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

..TUESDAY...FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. PLEASE SEE CAEWSWGSP FOR
DETAILS.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE
SEASON ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD WIND
CHILLS.
..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

ARK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
858 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-170000-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-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 OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...
TOCCOA...ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...
HARTWELL...REED CREEK...ELBERTON...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...
ELK PARK...CROSSNORE...SUGAR MOUNTAIN...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...
LAKE JUNALUSKA...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...
SALISBURY...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...
INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE...SENECA...
EASLEY...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...
SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...
ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON...
UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...GREENWOOD
858 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015

...DEALING WITH ICE AND SNOW STORMS...

HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW ON TREES AND POWER LINES
OFTEN CAUSE ELECTRICAL OUTAGES. WHEN A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE OR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
LOCATION...TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO PREPARE FOR ANY POWER OUTAGES.
THESE STEPS MIGHT INCLUDE...LOCATING FLASHLIGHTS...LANTERNS...AND
PORTABLE RADIOS SO THAT THEY ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE IF THE POWER GOES
OUT. CHECK THAT THEY HAVE FRESH BATTERIES. A BATTERY POWERED NOAA
WEATHER RADIO IS AN ESPECIALLY GOOD TOOL FOR KEEPING ABREAST OF THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. ALSO...BE VERY CAUTIOUS
ABOUT USING CANDLES AS A LIGHT SOURCE SINCE THEY CAN EASILY TIP OVER
AND START A FIRE.

IF YOU USE A GENERATOR DURING POWER OUTAGES...BE SURE TO NEVER
OPERATE IT INDOORS...INSIDE THE GARAGE...OR NEAR THE AIR INTAKE OF
YOUR HOME BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ALSO...
NEVER USE A CHARCOAL GRILL OR A PORTABLE GAS CAMP STOVE INDOORS.
MAINTAIN VENTILATION WHEN USING A KEROSENE HEATER TO AVOID A BUILD
UP OF TOXIC FUMES. ALWAYS REFUEL HEATERS OUTSIDE AND KEEP ALL
HEATERS AT LEAST THREE FEET AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE OBJECTS. USE A
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR...ESPECIALLY ONE WITH A BATTERY BACKUP.

CONSIDER STORING DRINKING WATER IF YOUR WATER SUPPLY IS PUMPED FROM
A WELL. STOCK UP ON CANNED FOOD...OR OTHER FOOD THAT DOES NOT NEED
TO BE COOKED. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A NON ELECTRIC CAN OPENER AT YOUR
DISPOSAL. ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE ADEQUATE BABY FOOD...PRESCRIPTIONS...
AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS BEFORE THE STORM STRIKES.

DURING ICE STORMS...TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES CAN FALL ON YOUR
HOME...POSSIBLY CAUSING DAMAGE OR INJURIES. AVOID PARTS OF YOUR HOME
THAT COULD BE HIT BY FALLING TREES OR LIMBS...AND DO NOT STAND UNDER
TREES IF YOU VENTURE OUTSIDE. BEFORE THE NEXT STORM...CONSIDER
HAVING PROFESSIONALS REMOVE TREES OR BRANCHES THAT ARE TOO CLOSE TO
YOUR HOME.

REMEMBER TO CHECK ON FAMILY...FRIENDS...AND NEIGHBORS. THE
ELDERLY AND CHRONICALLY ILL ARE MOST AT RISK DURING POWER
OUTAGES.

GERAPETRITIS