NWS Winter Weather Advisory (Haywood County)

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Winter Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 2:56PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...HIGH ELEVATION SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THE LOW MOVES TO THE COAST DURING THE DAY MONDAY...KEEPING A COLD AND MOIST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER FROM GRAHAM TO HAYWOOD...INCLUDING NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. * HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING ON MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

Counties Affected:
Graham; Haywood; Northern Jackson; Swain

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