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NWS Special Weather Statement (Avery County)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Special Weather Statement (Buncombe County)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Special Weather Statement (Mitchell County)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Special Weather Statement (Madison County)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Special Weather Statement (Yancey County)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Special Weather Statement (Haywood County)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 9:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... Precipitation will develop tonight across the North Carolina mountains as moist warm air flows over a cold surface airmass. Temperatures generally are expected to be warm enough that this precipitation will mostly fall as rain. If precipitation develops as expected, a brief period of sleet will be possible, especially at onset. Sleet accumulation most likely will be no more than a couple tenths of an inch. A few spots such as sheltered valleys or elevations above 5000 feet may fall or remain below freezing, and experience freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. Plan to drive with extra caution early Thursday morning in the mountains.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Swain; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Elk River Beech Mountain Cam
View from the Elk River POA looking NNE at Beech Mountain.
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