NWS Winter Storm Warning (Buncombe County)

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Winter Storm Warning issued January 15 at 10:50PM EST until January 17 at 8:00AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 7 inches are expected across the mountain valleys and extreme northeast Georgia, with 8 to 12 inches along and near the Blue Ridge Escarpment, and 12 to 20 inches at elevations above 4000 feet. Ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch are also possible. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...The mountains of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Mixed precipitation will begin tonight eventually falling as mostly snow and increasing in coverage and intensity overnight. The precipitation will briefly change to sleet and freezing rain before tapering off Sunday and evening in most areas, although snow showers are expected to linger along the Tennessee border into Monday morning. Widespread black ice should be expected Monday morning, and may be a concern into the middle of the week.

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

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