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NWS Winter Storm Warning (Watauga County)
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
HIDE
Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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NWS Winter Storm Warning (Ashe County)
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
HIDE
Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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NWS Ice Storm Warning (Avery County)
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Ice Storm Warning issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN PORTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN PRODUCING DAMAGING ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY KNOCK DOWN LIMBS AND POWER LINES...CREATE POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
HIDE
Ice Storm Warning issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN PORTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN PRODUCING DAMAGING ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY KNOCK DOWN LIMBS AND POWER LINES...CREATE POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Freezing Rain Advisory (Buncombe County)
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Freezing Rain Advisory issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANCE OVER TO RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BRIDGES TO BECOME SLIPPERY. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM FALLEN LIMBS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Henderson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
HIDE
Freezing Rain Advisory issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANCE OVER TO RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BRIDGES TO BECOME SLIPPERY. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM FALLEN LIMBS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Henderson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Winter Storm Warning (Alleghany County)
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
HIDE
Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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NWS Freezing Rain Advisory (Caldwell County)
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Freezing Rain Advisory issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANCE OVER TO RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BRIDGES TO BECOME SLIPPERY. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM FALLEN LIMBS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Henderson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
HIDE
Freezing Rain Advisory issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANCE OVER TO RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BRIDGES TO BECOME SLIPPERY. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM FALLEN LIMBS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Henderson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Ice Storm Warning (Caldwell County)
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Ice Storm Warning issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN PORTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN PRODUCING DAMAGING ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY KNOCK DOWN LIMBS AND POWER LINES...CREATE POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
HIDE
Ice Storm Warning issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN PORTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN PRODUCING DAMAGING ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY KNOCK DOWN LIMBS AND POWER LINES...CREATE POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Ice Storm Warning (Mitchell County)
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Ice Storm Warning issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN PORTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN PRODUCING DAMAGING ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY KNOCK DOWN LIMBS AND POWER LINES...CREATE POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Ice Storm Warning issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN PORTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN PRODUCING DAMAGING ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY KNOCK DOWN LIMBS AND POWER LINES...CREATE POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Winter Storm Warning (Wilkes County)
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4AM. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING THE LOWER 30S...RISING SLOWLY INTO THE MID 30S.
Counties Affected:
Caswell; Rockingham; Stokes; Surry; Wilkes; Yadkin
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4AM. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING THE LOWER 30S...RISING SLOWLY INTO THE MID 30S.
Counties Affected:
Caswell; Rockingham; Stokes; Surry; Wilkes; Yadkin
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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NWS Freezing Rain Advisory (Yancey County)
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Freezing Rain Advisory issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANCE OVER TO RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BRIDGES TO BECOME SLIPPERY. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM FALLEN LIMBS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Henderson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Freezing Rain Advisory issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANCE OVER TO RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BRIDGES TO BECOME SLIPPERY. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM FALLEN LIMBS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Henderson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Freezing Rain Advisory (Burke County)
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Freezing Rain Advisory issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANCE OVER TO RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BRIDGES TO BECOME SLIPPERY. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM FALLEN LIMBS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Henderson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Freezing Rain Advisory issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANCE OVER TO RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BRIDGES TO BECOME SLIPPERY. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM FALLEN LIMBS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Henderson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Ice Storm Warning (Burke County)
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Ice Storm Warning issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN PORTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN PRODUCING DAMAGING ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY KNOCK DOWN LIMBS AND POWER LINES...CREATE POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Ice Storm Warning issued December 08 at 1:49PM EST until December 08 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN LIKELY ALONG AND NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH DRY AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE NORTH OF OLD FORT. DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. A LIGHTER GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS. ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN PORTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN PRODUCING DAMAGING ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY KNOCK DOWN LIMBS AND POWER LINES...CREATE POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Winter Storm Warning (Grayson County)
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
Counties Affected:
Bland; Carroll; Grayson; Wythe
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
Counties Affected:
Bland; Carroll; Grayson; Wythe
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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NWS Winter Storm Warning (Surry County)
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4AM. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING THE LOWER 30S...RISING SLOWLY INTO THE MID 30S.
Counties Affected:
Caswell; Rockingham; Stokes; Surry; Wilkes; Yadkin
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 08 at 3:41PM EST until December 09 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ADDITIONAL ICE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4AM. * IMPACTS...ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING THE LOWER 30S...RISING SLOWLY INTO THE MID 30S.
Counties Affected:
Caswell; Rockingham; Stokes; Surry; Wilkes; Yadkin
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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This Month's Climate Data for Asheville
| Records and Averages for December (Data since 01-01-1947) | ||
| Description | Value | Date(s) |
| Average high temp | 49.31°F | |
| Average low temp | 30.25°F | |
| Record high temp | 81°F | 12/31/1951 |
| Record low temp | -8°F | 12/25/1983 |
| Average precipitation | 2.72" | |
| Most precipitation | 6.83" | 2009 |
| Least precipitation | 0.07" | 1965 |
| Average snow | 2.42" | |
| Most snow | 14.6" | 2010 |
| Least snow | 0" | 1948, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2008 |