Issued by The National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
6:56 am EST, Thu., Jan. 28, 2010

… WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO MOSTLY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT DURING THE EVENING… WITH MAINLY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FRIDAY… BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION THAT WILL FALL… CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE WATCH AREA. AMOUNTS MAY BE A LITTLE LESS IN THE VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS… AND IN THE PIEDMONT… WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY BE HIGHER ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS… ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW… SLEET… OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.