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Blizzard warning, NC
2 to 4 foot drifts reported
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Feb 10 - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC... STRONG
NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH
TONIGHT... STRONG... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE... SYLVA
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE
TONIGHT... LOCAL 8 TO 12 INCH TOTALS ALONG HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR
THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER... 2 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS ALREADY REPORTED AT
SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50
AND 60 MPH. HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE A FEW GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. ..
WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE WITH ASSOCIATED POWER
OUTAGES...WIND CHILL MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=NC&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link
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