...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER FROM AVERY TO SWAIN. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND THEN BEGIN TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 15 INCH TOTALS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. ROAD SURFACES MAY SEE SLIGHTLY LESS SNOW ACCUMULATION...BUT BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL LIKELY REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND ICY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 14:53:39 +0000
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