Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1148 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-101200-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1148 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RISK OF BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING...

ANY MOISTURE LEFT ON ROADWAYS IN THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL FREEZE AND BECOME BLACK ICE...CREATING A
HAZARD TO MOTORISTS WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAD ALREADY
FALLEN INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES BY LATE TUESDAY
EVENING. LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL
RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE
MID AND UPPER 20S IN THE PIEDMONT. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AND
SLOW DOWN AND HAVE A GOOD GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN
CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE IF YOUR TIRES MAKE CONTACT WITH PATCHES OF
ICE.

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DEO

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

GAZ010-NCZ035>037-056-057-062>065-068>072-082-502-504-506>510-
SCZ001>003-110245-
RABUN-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

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High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
937 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL REMAIN
STRONG INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-101045-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0001.100210T1100Z-100211T1100Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0002.100210T1100Z-100211T1100Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE
937 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST PIEDMONT ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE FOR MOST OF
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LIKELY.

RECENT PRECIPITATION AND COOL TEMPERATURES HAVE KEPT SOIL VERY
MOIST ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF WET SOIL AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

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