… WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS… THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS… HEAVY SNOW… BLOWING SNOW… VERY WINDY CONDITIONS… AND BITTER WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING… SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE SUNRISE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS… 5 TO 10 INCHES. LOCALLY OVER A FOOT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS… THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. BLOWING SNOW COULD LOCALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW MAY ALSO BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

* TEMPERATURES… HIGHS 20 TO 30. LOWS 12 TO 24.

* WINDS… NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY… WITH SOME GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL… BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT… GLOVES… AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET… FLASHLIGHT… FOOD… AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.