National Weather Service
♦ Snow expected to arrive in Salisbury/Rowan Tuesday sometime before Noon. Snow fall will become heavier in later afternoon. A 1 to 2 inch snow fall predicted, making for hazardous travel conditions. Temperatures in mid to upper 20′s. Winds from the Northeast from 5 to 10 miles per hour with gusts up to 20 miles per hour. (This report will be updated throughout the day)
Rowan-Salisbury Schools will let out 2 hours early today.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
348 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014
…HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA…
…SNOW DEVELOPING TODAY…
.COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL LOWER
WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST EARLY TUESDAY…SPREADING
SNOW ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HEAVIEST THE FARTHER EAST ONE
GOES.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…TOCCOA…HARTWELL…SALISBURY…
GASTONIA…CHARLOTTE…CONCORD…GREENVILLE…SPARTANBURG…
GAFFNEY…ROCK HILL…ANDERSON
348 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…THE NORTHERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA…PARTS OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS…ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVIER
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* TEMPERATURES…HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. LOWS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
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.
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.
