Full Notification

Broad River area as well as surrounding will likely have a wintry mix beginning after midnight tonight through noon tomorrow. While not expecting much accumulation of snow, ice is highly likely. Please do not travel if you can help it. We send these out hoping our residents will help us by avoiding placing themselves and others in harms way.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
734 PM EST Sat Feb 3 2018

...WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.A low pressure system approaching from the Deep South overnight
will bring abundant moisture to the western Carolinas and
northeast Georgia through Sunday. This moisture will encounter
cold air in place across the region to yield a wintry mix of
precipitation developing from the southwest overnight through
Sunday morning. Precipitation will likely start out as a mixture
of rain, snow, and sleet across the region before transitioning
over to freezing rain from south to north through the morning
hours. Wintry precipitation will impact mainly locations along and
northwest of the Interstate 85 corridor. Temperatures should warm
sufficiently to support all rain throughout the region by Sunday
afternoon.

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Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-
Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-
Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-
Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Faust,
Mars Hill, Marshall, Walnut, Allenstand, Hot Springs, Luck,
Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick,
Spruce Pine, Poplar, Alarka, Almond, Bryson City, Luada, Wesser,
Waynesville, Waterville, Canton, Cruso, Cove Creek, Asheville,
Robbinsville, Stecoah, Cullowhee, Tuckasegee, Sylva, Franklin,
Rainbow Springs, Kyle, Highlands, Wolf Mountain, Cashiers,
Brevard, Cedar Mountain, Little River, Hendersonville, Fletcher,
Dana, East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Etowah, Patterson, Jonas Ridge,
Ashford, Sugar Hill, Woodlawn, Old Fort, and Saluda
734 PM EST Sat Feb 3 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Snow, sleet, and rain
developing from the south overnight will transition to mainly
freezing rain before ending as rain on Sunday. Total snow
accumulations of 1 to 2 inches, are expected for many areas,
with a few northern mountain and high ridge top locations seeing
3 to 4 inches of snow. Ice accumulations will range widely from
a light glaze to around one tenth of an inch.

* WHERE...The mountains of western North Carolina.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM EST Sunday. The wintry precipitation
will arrive from the southwest overnight between 3 and 5 am,
transition steadily from snow and sleet to freezing rain around
daybreak, or a bit later along the northern Blue Ridge, before
becoming all rain by late morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The ice and snow will result in difficult
travel conditions. Be prepared for reduced visibilities at
times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while
driving.

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.