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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
942 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014
…VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE BITTER WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
MORNING…
.A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. THE
COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
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AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…NEWLAND…SPRUCE PINE
942 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY…
* LOCATIONS…THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…AS LOW AS 10 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO MIDDLE TEENS.
* 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. Sat Jan 25 2014 9:42PM EST
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