The National Weather Service (NWS) in Greenville has lifted the winter storm warning for Habersham County. The county is now under a winter weather advisory along with Rabun, Franklin, Stephens and Hart Counties and the western Carolinas.
The advisory urges motorists to watch out for hazardous driving conditions.
This is the latest update from the NWS in Greenville as of 6:30am Thursday, Feb. 26:
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING…
* LOCATIONS…PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA…UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA…AND THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS..SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
ON AREA ROADWAYS.
* TIMING…THROUGH MID MORNING.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ON
HIGHWAYS.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE MEANS THAT REFREEZING OF
ROADS WILL OCCUR…RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD
BLACK ICE. BE PREPARED FOR VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS
THAT APPEAR CLEAR MAY BE COVERED BY A THIN LAYER OF ICE.
