NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING
• President Joe Biden designated Jan. 9 as a National Day of Mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter, coinciding with his state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
• Federal government offices, courts, the U.S. Postal Service, and major stock exchanges will close for the day, while flags will be flown at half-staff for 30 days.
• National Days of Mourning for presidents date back to 1826, with current traditions formalized during Dwight D. Eisenhower's death in 1969.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
An area of low pressure will form near the Texas coast early today and track across the Gulf Coast and reach the Carolinas Friday into early Saturday. Moisture spreads over our region in the cold air with wintry weather forecast which ends on Saturday as the low moves off to the east. Dry and cold weather returns early next week.
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cold with lows around 20. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY...A chance of snow in the morning, then snow with a chance of sleet in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow and sleet in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. Patchy fog. Additional moderate snow accumulation. Near steady temperatures in the upper 20s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
..SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows 10 to 15.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1053 PM EST Wed Jan 8 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Outside the mountains, total snow and sleet accumulations between 1 and 3 inches and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch possible. Over the mountains, total snow accumulations between 3 and 6 inches possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, Piedmont and western North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina.
* WHEN...From Friday morning through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Snow and ice accumulations will make many roads treacherous and impassable. The weight of the snow and ice on tree limbs and power lines could produce scattered outages. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet, or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. 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.
NEWS UPDATES
WATCH LIVE at 9am: Funeral service for Jimmy Carter held at Washington National Cathedral | Direct Feed
• Staggering losses from L.A. firestorm: 5 dead, 2,000 structures destroyed or damaged [Los Angeles Times]
• ABCCM anticipates doubling shelter capacity as FEMA housing aid ends this Friday [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Riggs, Griffin file federal appeals over their still-undecided election for NC Supreme Court seat [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC lawmakers begin their session. Who joined them and what they want to do in 2025 [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Are you ready for snow? Here's how to prepare for getting snowed in [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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Published at 5.00am on Thursday, January 09, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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