The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch until 06:00 AM for Avery-NC & Yancey-NC LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAUSING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAUSING A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...PEAKING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AROUND NOON TOMORROW...AND BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH 5 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES AND NORTH OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS. IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLIPPERY OR IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY ON STEEP MOUNTAINS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO FALLEN ELECTRICAL LINES. TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S DURING THE DAY TOMORROW...BUT PLUMMETING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:09:01 +0000
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