Winter Storm Warning - Avery (North Carolina)

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ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

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AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE
INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...POSSIBLY
MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A SHARP COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE
OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY
REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED 10 INCH
TOTALS AT THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE
BORDER.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 5 WILL BE QUITE POSSIBLE AS
WELL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

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...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


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