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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
311 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY WILL
PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RIDE INTO THE
MOUNTAINS ON THIS NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW
SHOWERS. THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO LIKELY PRODUCE WIND
DAMAGE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-101700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
311 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMBINE
WITH EXTREMELY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY
GREATLY DUE TO THE WIND...BUT WIDESPREAD 4 TO 6 INCH ACCUMULATIONS
ARE LIKELY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCAL 6 TO 8 INCH
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE
TENNESSEE BORDER.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY. THE
WINDS WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH AT TIMES...AND HIGHER
RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS COULD SEE A FEW GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. THESE
WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWER LINE
DAMAGE...WITH ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG
WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE SOME WIND CHILL
VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

THE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES. FINALIZE ANY LAST MINUTE PRECAUTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE HIGH
WINDS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR
MOTORCYCLES IN THE STRONG WINDS.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA
311 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY.
THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL VARY GREATLY DUE TO THE WIND...BUT WIDESPREAD 4 TO 6 INCH
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT IN TENNESSEE BORDER
AREA LOCATIONS. IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY...SNOW TOTALS WILL LIKELY RANGE
FROM ABOUT 4 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY TO AROUND AN
INCH NEAR THE HENDERSON COUNTY BORDER.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY. THE
WINDS WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH AT TIMES...AND HIGHER
RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS COULD SEE A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH. THESE
WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWER LINE
DAMAGE...WITH ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG
WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE SOME WIND CHILL
VALUES AROUND MINUS 5 AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

THE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES. FINALIZE ANY LAST MINUTE PRECAUTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE HIGH
WINDS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR
MOTORCYCLES IN THE STRONG WINDS.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

$$

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