Full Notification

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 this weekend, and possibly linger into the early part of next week.

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Most of the precipitation will be snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 17 inches are expected, with accumulations increasing from south to north and as elevation increases. Ice accumulations of around a tenth of an inch are also expected.

* WHERE...The mountains of southwest North Carolina, far northwest South Carolina, and far northeast Georgia.

* WHEN...From noon Saturday to noon Monday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel will be very difficult or even impossible. Road conditions will deteriorate 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. A few power outages will occur. Widespread, prolonged power outages are possible.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN JACKSON ... MADISON ... PICKENS MOUNTAINS ... HAYWOOD ... MACON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON ... OCONEE MOUNTAINS ... HABERSHAM ... GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS ... RABUN ... GRAHAM ... SWAIN

Instructions:

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible. 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.