WINTER STORM WARNING
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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MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
517 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN...WILL SPREAD INTO THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE ADJACENT
NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL
MAINLY AS SNOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH A CHANGE
TO A MIX OF SLEET AND RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS DURING THE EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY TAPER
OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...GENERALLY IN
AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 26 AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE BALSAMS.
ACROSS THE GREENVILLE AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS...TOTAL SLEET AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTAIN A LOT OF MOISTURE AND WILL EASILY
ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY ON FRIDAY AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...CREATING AREAS OF POWER OUTAGES.
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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