[WeatherBulletin] Special Weather Statement - Update

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Weather Bulletin
WWUS42 KGSP 292039
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
339 PM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

..MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE GULF
COAST TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...BEFORE MOVING OFF THE
ATLANTIC COAST LATE IN THE DAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN
A PERIOD HEAVY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003-
300500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100130T2300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-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...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
339 PM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING AND
BECOME HEAVIER. AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE MIDNIGHT...AND PERHAPS
AN INCH OR TWO WILL ACCUMULATE ELSEWHERE. AS RELATIVE MILDER AIR
ARRIVES ALOFT OVERNIGHT...SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF THE FRENCH BROAD
VALLEY. ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION WILL LESSEN FROM MIDDAY
SATURDAY ONWARD. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE AS HIGH AS
12 TO 14 ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...TO AS LITTLE AS 2 TO 4
INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND
INTO THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...WHERE
A DAMAGING AND/OR HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND SLEET MAY
OCCUR ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. HEAVY WET SNOW AND/OR
ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN TOPPLED TREES AND/OR POWER LINES.
TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 

TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR
TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772.

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CSH



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