WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 517 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL SPREAD WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM SHOULD REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SIGNIFICANT WINTER
WEATHER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR ACROSS
THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. PRECIPITATION RATES
WILL GENERALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE.
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CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD
517 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF
NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
FALL MAINLY AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF EARLY SATURDAY.
STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER BANDS OF PRECIPITATION.
IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE
PERIOD AND COULD RESULT IN BROKEN TREE LIMBS OR SNAP POWER LINES.
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.
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