...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS...THE WET SNOW COMBINED WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. ROAD SURFACES MAY SEE SLIGHTLY LESS SNOW ACCUMULATION...BUT BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTOO THE UPPER 20S LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && #ncwx
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:32:21 +0000
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