The Lake Lure Police Department would like to pass on the following National Weather Service bulletin.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
* HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW...ENDING AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE...POSSIBLY FOLLOWED BY BLACK ICE.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW MAY MAKE A TRANSITION TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATE EVENING. BLACK ICE MAY FORM ON
AREA ROADWAYS THROUGH DAYBREAK THURSDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE ACCUMULATION. WESTERN FOOTHILL ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE.
* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.
* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
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. BLACK ICE MAY LINGER AFTER THE SNOW ENDS THURSDAY MORNING.
PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.
