NWS Special Weather Statement (Buncombe County)

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Special Weather Statement issued January 21 at 3:44AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING... Light precipitation will continue to spread east across the mountains early this morning. As the precipitation arrives, it could fall as a light wintry mix of rain, sleet, or snow, but a changeover to rain will occur quickly. While temperatures are expected to be warm enough for most of the precipitation to fall as light rain, some trapped cold air in the mountain valleys could allow for some localized freezing rain. Temperatures above 5000 feet in elevation may fall or remain below freezing on some ridgetops or peaks, resulting in freezing rain causing a light glaze of ice mainly on elevated surfaces. The wintry mix will be short- lived as temperatures slowly rise through daybreak. No significant accumulation is expected, but there could be a few slippery spots on bridges and overpasses through daybreak. By mid- morning, the precipitation should be all rain.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey

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