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City of Cornelia
Saturday January 12th, 2019 :: 04:01 a.m. EST

Alert

Winter Weather Advisory until 07:00PM Sunday

A low pressure system moving from the Mississippi River Valley to the southern Appalachians tonight will spread wintry precipitation across the region tonight into Sunday. A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain will develop with the heaviest accumulations of sleet and freezing rain possibly making conditions treacherous for the latter half of the weekend.

* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of a trace to around two tenths of an inch expected.

* WHERE...Portions of upstate South Carolina, northeast Georgia and piedmont and western North Carolina.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EST Sunday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor ice accumulations are most likely on elevated objects like trees, overpasses, and bridges. Plan on some slippery road conditions, mainly on bridges and overpasses.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLEVELAND ... LINCOLN ... HAYWOOD ... GREATER GREENVILLE ... SOUTHERN JACKSON ... LAURENS ... OCONEE MOUNTAINS ... RABUN ... YORK ... GREATER PICKENS ... GASTON ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... CABARRUS ... CHEROKEE ... MECKLENBURG ... UNION ... MADISON ... PICKENS MOUNTAINS ... CHESTER ... SPARTANBURG ... MACON ... UNION ... HABERSHAM

Instructions:

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Expect slippery roads. Slow down 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.

Address/Location
City of Cornelia
181 Larkin St
Cornelia, GA 30531

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-778-8585

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Weather Advisory

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