[WeatherBulletin] Winter Storm Warning - Extension

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Weather Bulletin
WWUS42 KGSP 260820
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
320 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

..WINDY AND SNOWY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THIS MORNING OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT
SLOWLY WEAKENS OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH
MOISTURE THIS MORNING TO CONTINUE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS FROM
MADISON COUNTY NORTHWARD. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
MAKE FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH NOON...
PARTICULARLY OVER AVERY COUNTY.


NCZ033-048>050-261700-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100226T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
320 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
MADISON COUNTY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1
TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN MADISON
COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS CLOSE TO THE TENNESSEE LINE.
DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY LATE MORNING...WITH SNOW
TAPERING OFF TO JUST A FEW FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH AT
TIMES TODAY. 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 WILL HOVER FROM 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO 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.

&&

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MCAVOY




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