...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.
