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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
405 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018

...MAJOR WINTER STORM ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...

.Cold high pressure along the East Coast will interact with a
moist low pressure system moving out of the Gulf of Mexico
Saturday night into Sunday. Moderate to heavy precipitation will
fall as a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the
region. Accumulations are expected to be greatest in western
North Carolina.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet
accumulations of 3 to 11 inches are possible, along with a light
glaze of ice.

* WHERE...Portions of piedmont and western North Carolina, east of
the Blue Ridge.

* WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel could become very difficult or even
impossible. Road conditions could deteriorate as early as
Saturday night, with highway travel continuing to be impacted
through early next week. Visibility may drop to less than a half
mile during periods of heavy snow. Widespread, prolonged power
outages are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant
snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue
to monitor the latest forecasts.
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