...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES BORDERING TENNESSEE. * HAZARDS...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...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE BRIEFLY TO FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * 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...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PERIODS OF BLIZZARD- LIKE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && #ncwx
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:53:46 +0000
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