Hound: Accumulating Snow began at 1pm. It began snowing before that. Major snow has begun and is expected to intensify until 7pm. About 2 inches here so far. Should see close to 10 inches before it is all said and done. Wise people will stay in and stay safe unless it is their job or an emergency.
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Winter Storm Warning for Catawba, NC
until 6:00 PM EST, Thu., Feb 13, 2014
Other affected areas:
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Iredell, NC; Davie, NC; Catawba, NC; Rowan, NC; Cleveland, NC; Lincoln, NC; Gaston, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Cabarrus, NC
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Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Wed, Feb 12, 2014, 12:17 PM EST
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... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY...
* LOCATIONS... THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS... HEAVY SNOW... MIXING WITH SLEET AT TIMES TONIGHT.
* TIMING... SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ONE FINAL ROUND OF HEAVY SHOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 11 INCHES... ALONG WITH A TRACE TO ONE TENTH INCH OF ICE.
* IMPACTS... THE HEAVY SNOW... MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AT TIMES IN SOUTHEAST SECTIONS... WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE POWER OUTAGES... ESPECIALLY LATE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
* TEMPERATURES... MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S.
* WINDS... NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* VISIBILITY... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW.
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.
PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS... AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO TREES OR STRUCTURES... BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT... 1... 800... 2 6 7... 8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.
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... MAJOR WINTER STORM TO SEVERELY IMPACT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL WATERS WILL COMBINE WITH AN APPROACHING STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT TO CREATE WIDESPREAD HEAVY WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING... THEN BECOME HEAVIER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED... WITH HEAVY SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING OVER THE LOWER PIEDMONT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM THE WEST THURSDAY MORNING AS A FINAL ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS... POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON EAST OF INTERSTATE 77.
3 comments:
Not to split hairs or anything, but isn't a "blizzard" a "severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility"? And is this true: "The difference between a blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind, not the amount of snow"? It just seems like folks in the South tend to blow winter weather conditions a little out of proportion.
Wind is above 20 mph and gusting higher visibility is less than a quarter mile. And the temperature is 22 degrees with wind chills in the single digits.
I understand that Winters are harsher up north, but I don't think that means that getting 10 inches of snow in 14 hours isn't a blizzard.
You say potato, I say potato? (I just grew up with the understanding that "blizzard" meant you couldn't see 2 feet in front of your face because the snow was blowing sideways, and you'd better hope the resulting snowdrifts didn't cover much of the front door!) A heavy snowstorm to a northerner is a blizzard to a southerner. It's all good. :)
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