[WeatherBulletin] Winter Storm Warning - Update

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Weather Bulletin
WWUS42 KGSP 260231
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
931 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

..SNOW SHOWERS TO VERY SLOWLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN OFF THE
MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE OVER THE NEW YORK CITY AREA
FRIDAY. THIS WILL KEEP COLD AND INCREASINGLY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. MOISTURE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
GRADUALLY DRY UP LATE TONIGHT.


NCZ033-048>050-261045-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100226T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
931 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
MADISON COUNTY OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNING AREA
TONIGHT...WITH SOME ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER. THE SNOW SHOULD
START TO TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES OR SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
AROUND DAYBREAK.

IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT
TIMES THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH LIKELY
DEVELOPING. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS...
EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS COULD REACH FROM 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT.

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.

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WWWW


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