NWS Winter Weather Advisory (Avery County)

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Winter Weather Advisory issued January 26 at 9:44PM EST until January 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .COLD AND MOIST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONCENTRATED IN THE COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES COMMON IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. BLOWING SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY LIMIT VISIBILITY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S THROUGH MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Graham; Haywood; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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