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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

401 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-063-142115-

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401 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MID LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON... WHERE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. BY LATE TONIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY FALL TO AROUND 3000 FEET. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...SOME AREAS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET IN ELEVATION COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 4000 FEET... THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. $$

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC

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603 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...

LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARD. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

358 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010

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358 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK I

S FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SW VA...SE WV...AND NW NC

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  

531 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

 

FORECAST SUMMARY...  

FRIDAY MORNING...A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED  

FRONTS WERE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY. A  

WEAKER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH  

CAROLINA. TODAY THE LOW TO OUR WEST WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO  

VALLEY...AND THE ONE OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTH  

INTO EASTERN VIRGINIA. THIS COMBINATION WILL BRING PLENTY OF  

RAINFALL INTO THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO  

TONIGHT. THE OHIO VALLEY LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA ON  

SATURDAY AND BE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS  

SERIES OF EVENTS WILL HELP MAINTAIN A WET FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE  

AREA.

Last updated: 11:00 CST on 03-12-2010

Flood Watch
Issued: March 12 at 3:33AM EST
Expiring: March 13 at 12:00AM EST
Issued by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
Urgency: Future
Status: Actual

Areas affected:Graham; Macon; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain

Flood Watch
Issued: March 12 at 3:33AM EST
Expiring: March 13 at 6:00AM EST
Issued by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
Urgency: Future
Status: Actual

Areas affected:Alexander; Avery; Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; Eastern McDowell; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Haywood; Henderson; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Transylvania; Yancey

Flood Warning
Issued: March 12 at 10:07AM EST
Expiring: March 13 at 10:06AM EST
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead City
Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual

Areas affected:Martin

Flood Warning
Issued: March 12 at 10:07AM EST
Expiring: March 13 at 10:07AM EST
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead City
Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual

Areas affected:Martin

Flood Watch
Issued: March 12 at 3:42AM EST
Expiring: March 13 at 1:00AM EST
Issued by NWS Knoxville
Urgency: Future
Status: Actual

Areas affected:Cherokee; Clay

Flood Advisory
Issued: March 12 at 10:56AM EST
Expiring: March 12 at 2:45PM EST
Issued by NWS Knoxville
Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual

Areas affected:Cherokee; Clay

Flood Watch
Issued: March 12 at 4:26AM EST
Expiring: March 13 at 12:00PM EST
Issued by NWS Blacksburg
Urgency: Future
Status: Actual

Areas affected:Alleghany; Ashe; Stokes; Surry; Watauga; Wilkes; Yadkin

Flood Watch
Issued: March 12 at 4:26AM EST
Expiring: March 13 at 6:00PM EST
Issued by NWS Blacksburg
Urgency: Future
Status: Actual

Areas affected:Caswell; Rockingham

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: March 12 at 11:00AM CST
Expiring: March 12 at 6:00PM CST
Issued by NWS Storm Prediction Center
Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual

Areas affected:Cherokee

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SW VA...SE WV...AND NW NC

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  

518 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010  

WEATHER SUMMARY...  

SKIES REMAINED CLEAR ACROSS THE PIEDMONT FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT. LIGHT  

WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO FALL BACK INTO THE  

30S IN MANY LOCATIONS.FURTHER WEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES GRADUALLY GAVE  WAY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS 

ALONG WITH SOME SPOTTY SPRINKLES  AND FLURRIES AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE 

MOVED EAST INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE 20S IN MANY OF THE

DEEPER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...TO 30S ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES.  

 

FORECAST SUMMARY...  

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA  

EARLY TODAY...BRINGING SOME CLOUDS AND SOME VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION  

TO THE MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE  

MID ATLANTIC REGION INTO TUESDAY RESULTING IN MILD TEMPERATURES  

AND MAINLY DRY WEATHER.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE 

SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE NATION DURING THE MID AND LATE  

WEEK PERIOD...MAINTAINING MILD TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH AN INCREASING  

THREAT OF RAIN.

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SW VA...SE WV...AND NW NC

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  

330 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010  

 

WEATHER SUMMARY...  

A CALM TO A LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW PERSISTED OVERNIGHT WITH HIGH  

PRESSURE OVERHEAD. TEMPERATURES WERE IN A WIDE RANGE ACROSS THE  

AREA RANGING FROM THE MID 30S TO THE UPPER TEENS.  

 

FORECAST SUMMARY...  

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION  

THROUGH EARLY WEEK RESULTING IN MILDER TEMPERATURES AND MAINLY DRY  

WEATHER. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS SOUTHEAST THROUGH  

THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY...POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME  

VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. A  

COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS  

INTO THE EASTERN U.S. BY MID OR LATE WEEK BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE  

OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. 

STORM WATCH

A storm system currently moving through the Southwestern U.S. will bring a chance of rain and snow much of the South early this week and into the Mid-Atlantic by midweek.

Today, the chance of rain and snow will start off in the Four Corners and spread into the Western Plains. Snow levels should drop in the West as an upper level low moves through, with rain picking up this afternoon and evening in western Texas and Oklahoma. A mix of rain and snow is possible in northwestern Kansas, with snow in western Nebraska and South Dakota.

Rain will spread east throughout Texas overnight tonight, with rain mixing with and changing to snow in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Snow can be expected across much of Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and New Mexico. Rain will also begin to move into Louisiana and southern Arkansas late tonight.

On Monday, rain will continue to spread east into the Deep South throughout the day. Snow can be expected in the Central Rockies and Plains with a mix of rain and snow from the Texas Panhandle through eastern Oklahoma. Rain will spread into the Southeast and Florida overnight Monday night with a mix of rain and snow possible from northeastern Texas to western North Carolina. The rain will continue near the Southeast Coast and across Florida into Tuesday with snow possible from the Central Appalachians to northern Louisiana. A mix of rain and snow is possible from central Mississippi to northeastern North Carolina.

As the system moves offshore and up the coast, the chance of snow will spread across the Mid-Atlantic and across much of the Northeast on Wednesday. The low is forecast to track far enough off the coast that a heavy snow is not expected, however if the low does end up moving closer to the coast than computer models currently indicate then snow chances will be greater across the Northeast Wednesday and Thursday.

Rainfall amounts over an inch are possible in eastern Texas and western Louisiana through Monday evening. Snowfall amounts over six inches are possible in the Colorado Rockies through Tuesday morning. Parts of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles could see between three to six inches of snow by Tuesday morning. Light snowfall amounts are currently expected in northern parts of Mississippi and Alabama.

Major Storm Unfolding For Northeast Today, Friday

While one storm winds down across the Northeast this morning, a knockout round of howling winds, heavy snow, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding will wallop the same areas later today into Friday. The weaker undercard is starting to wind down early today as it brings rain to the northern New England Coast with snow brushing the interior.

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect from the Delmarva Peninsula all of the way to Maine, including Philadelphia and New York City with Winter Weather Advisories from northeastern Maryland into northern Maine, including Baltimore. Other advisories stretch through eastern Kentucky, West Virginia into eastern Ohio.

Meanwhile, Flood Watches are posted for eastern Connecticut to eastern Maine, including Hartford, Conn., Providence, R.I., and Boston. Two to four inches of rain combined with snow melt will likely result in widespread flooding.

The storm is already getting its act together for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast this morning. Light snow is spreading from southeastern Maryland into central New York while rain drenches the New England coast.

The elements for this bigger developing storm are moving across the Southeast and Great Lakes. First off, a weak low pressure is developing across the eastern Carolinas. Meanwhile, a strong upper-level disturbance is driving arctic air through the Ohio Valley. By later this morning, these two systems will join forces and create a low pressure off the Southeast Coast. The quickly deepening low will be driven northwest onto the New England Coast later this evening.

The intense low will wrap in an abundance of Atlantic moisture, allowing heavy rain to spread up the New England coast while heavy snow blankets the interior Northeast later today into Friday. The rain and snow will be driven by easterly and northeasterly winds that could have gusts exceeding 60 mph along the coast and easily exceeding 40 mph farther inland. Frequent gusts exceeding 40 mph will also be likely into the Mid-Atlantic.

A combination of very heavy rain and extremely gusty winds will significantly increase the coastal flooding threat in the Northeast today and tonight, especially along eastern facing coastlines of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Arctic air will wrap in behind the storm center later today changing rain and snow mix to all snow for the major Interstate 95 cities from Philadelphia northward. The heavy wet snow combined with gusty winds could cause widespread power outages and create dangerous, if not impossible driving conditions later today into Friday.

The interior Northeast will get the heaviest snow accumulations, with the highest elevations of the Green and White Mountains and Adirondacks getting more than a foot of snow while 7 to 14 inches blankets Philadelphia and New York. Farther south, snowfall totals will be much lower with Baltimore getting 3 to 6 inches and an inch or less for Washington, D.C., through Friday. The gusty winds will likely lead to multiple power outages with significant blowing and drifting of snow developing in the interior Northeast tonight into Friday morning.

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SW VA...SE WV...AND NW NC

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 
500 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010 

WEATHER SUMMARY... 

WEDNESDAY MORNING STARTED OFF CLOUDY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 30 IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND IN THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40 IN THE PIEDMONT. PRECIPITATION OVERSPREAD THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AS THE MORNING PROGRESSED. THIS WAS MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND SOUTH OF ROUTE 460...ALTHOUGH SOME WET SNOW WAS MIXED IN AT TIMES. FURTHER NORTH AND WEST THE PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM OF LIGHT WET SNOW OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX. WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES HOVERING AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING...MOST SURFACES JUST BECAME WET WITH THE LIGHT SNOW. WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE SKIES WERE JUST CLOUDY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION.  

.FORECAST SUMMARY... 

LIGHT PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MIX IN BEFORE ENDING...HOWEVER ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF UNDER ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THIS DEVELOPING LOW WILL BRING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IT IS IN THESE WESTERN HIGH ELEVATIONS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FURTHER EAST ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH MOST PLACES EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE DRY FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW YORK CITY WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME VERY STRONG STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN AREAS...WHILE FURTHER EAST THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE THE BIGGEST ISSUES.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
338 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND EXTREME

NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT

AND UP THE ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE WILL SPREAD INTO THE

AREA AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. WITH VERY

COLD AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...PRECIPITATION WILL

CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF

NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...

WAYNESVILLE

338 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010


...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO

6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH

THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM

MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS

ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM

WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE

TENNESSEE BORDER LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEFORE THE

SNOW TAPERS OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2

INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED

ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...DRIVEN BY STOUT

AND VERY COLD NORTHWEST WINDS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH

THURSDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS

FAVORED AREAS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER WITH LOCALLY HIGHER

AMOUNTS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH..WILL

RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW

WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW

COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT

SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
243 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN HIGHER TERRAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG AND SLOW-MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY...AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM
WILL SUPPLY PLENTY OF COLD AIR AND NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. A
BRISK NORTHWEST WIND WILL ENHANCE THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE...MAINLY
ABOVE 2500 FEET.

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JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG
243 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW
  SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THURSDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE...DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. THE HIGHEST PEAKS COULD SEE
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. WIND CHILL
  VALUES MAY ALSO DROP BELOW ZERO ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY
  HAZARDOUS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ANYONE WITH
  TRAVEL PLANS DURING THIS TIME SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE
  ROUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME
HAZARDOUS...SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

TUESDAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK-2-22-2010

It will be a tale of three storms across the U.S. on Tuesday. Snow will blanket the Northeast while the Texas will be in for a good coating of the white stuff as well. The third storm will bring rain and snow to the western U.S.

Low pressure marching out of the southern Rockies could make a slow go for traffic across the Deep South. This storm will spread snow across a large section of real estate from southern New Mexico to northern Louisiana. In its wake, northern Texas could see its second accumulating snow in a month. Rain from this same storm system will soak roadways in southern Texas. Afternoon highs will range from the 30s and 40s in northern and central Texas to the 50s and 60s in southern Texas.

The Northeast will be dealing with its own storm on Tuesday. The major cities that line the Interstate 95 corridor from Boston to Philadelphia should stay on the warm side of the storm, seeing rain. However, snow will pile up from New England to northern Pennsylvania. High temperatures will get to near 40 degrees for the big cities closer to the coast, while further inland temperatures will struggle to reach the mid 30s.

The back edge of the Northeastern storm could also bring a few snow showers to the Upper Mississippi Valley. Temperatures will be in the frigid 20s. With wind gusts nearing 25 mph, wind chills will be in the single digits.

Another storm will approach the Pacific Coast on Tuesday bringing rain and mountain snow. Temperatures will generally be in the 50s from Seattle to San Francisco, while the valleys could heat up into the 60s. This will keep the majority of the precipitation in the form of rain. However, with temperatures in the 30s in the higher elevations, snow will coat the landscapes.

The rest of the U.S. will remain rain and snow free. Frigid temperatures will cause a shiver from the Rockies and the northern Plains and into the Great Lakes as highs only climb into the 20s and 30s. Meanwhile, the warm spots will be in the Southeast and also in the Desert Southwest, where temperatures could reach into the 60s and 70s.COURTESY OF TWB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FEB 16 2010

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

907 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...

ACCUMULATING SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .PERSISTENT AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ALSO CROSS THE REGION IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENCE OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE

907 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SNOWFALL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 4 INCHES EVERY 12 HOURS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD FROM MADISON COUNTY TO AVERY COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SHOULD REACH 6 TO 8 INCHES IN LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER... TAPERING DOWN TO 2 TO 4 INCHES CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE WINTER STORM...

AND WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN ZERO AND MINUS 5 WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...AND AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY.

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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. BUNDLE UP IN LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD WIND CHILLS. WEAR A HAT... SCARF...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT EXPOSED SKIN.