...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PORTION OF POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. * TIMING...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER THE RAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...A FEW SLICK ROADS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && #ncwx
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:27:58 +0000