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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
251 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
…VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY…
.ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLDER
AIR TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY MORNING.
THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES IN MANY AREAS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
NCZ033-049-050-230800-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.140123T0900Z-140123T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…NEWLAND…SPRUCE PINE
251 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS…THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…AS LOW AS 8 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 11
TO 18…AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH.
* IMPACTS…POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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.
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Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Wed Jan 22 2014 2:51PM EST
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