ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STATESVILLE…MOCKSVILLE…HICKORY…
SALISBURY
437 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND ICE…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY.
* LOCATIONS…THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS…ACCUMULATING SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
* TIMING…PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER MAINLY TO SLEET THIS
EVENING…AND THEN FREEZING RAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
ON FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL RAIN SHORTLY
AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. ICE
ACCUMULATION GENERALLY AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH…BUT UP TO
TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OVER THE SOUTH MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS DAVIE
COUNTY AND NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTY.
* IMPACTS…SLIPPERY ROADS FROM A COMBINATION OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE
A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* TEMPERATURES…DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.
Chris Gay, N1CRG
Charlotte Regional Skywarn District Coordinator
www.charlotteskywarn.com
