The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch until 12:00 AM for Avery-NC & Yancey-NC LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. HAZARDS...HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION TONIGHT...ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL. VERY GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING TOWARD SUNRISE. PERIODS OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE VALLEYS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. RAIN WILL CHANGE BRIEFLY BACK TO FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITY...OCCASIONAL 1/4 MILE OR LESS IN HEAVY OR BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS...HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING MAY CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL IN AREAS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:44:26 +0000
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