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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 18 at 9:46PM EST until February 20 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS... .A strong area of high pressure north of the region will permit cold air to spill southward across the western Carolinas through Wednesday. Meanwhile, moisture will return from the south Tuesday night and produce a wintry mix of precipitation along the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina, and surrounding areas. A wintry mix Tuesday evening will transition completely over to freezing rain before daybreak Wednesday, with accumulating ice likely through at least midday, especially along and north of Interstate 40. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of one- tenth to two-tenths of an inch are expected, with a few hundreths of an inch of ice expected across the southern foothills. Winds may gust as high as 35 mph at times, mainly along the higher ridge tops in the mountains. * WHERE...The central and southern mountains of western North Carolina, especially along and east of the Blue Ridge escarpment, and also the North Carolina foothills. * WHEN...From 6 PM Tuesday to 4 PM EST Wednesday. The precipitation may begin as a mix of sleet and freezing rain late Tuesday before transitioning over to all freezing rain the rest of Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The hazardous conditions will likely impact the morning commute on Wednesday. Isolated power outages are possible.

Counties Affected:
Alexander; Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Eastern Polk; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Greater Rutherford; Haywood; Henderson; Madison; Northern Jackson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Southern Jackson; Transylvania

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Winter Storm Warning issued February 18 at 9:46PM EST until February 20 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS... .A strong area of high pressure north of the region will permit cold air to spill southward across the western Carolinas through Wednesday. Meanwhile, moisture will return from the south Tuesday night and produce a wintry mix of precipitation along the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina, and surrounding areas. A wintry mix Tuesday evening will transition completely over to freezing rain before daybreak Wednesday, with accumulating ice likely through at least midday, especially along and north of Interstate 40. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of one-half to one inch, with ice accumulations from freezing rain around one quarter inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...The northern mountains of western North Carolina. * WHEN...From 6 PM Tuesday to 4 PM EST Wednesday. Precipitation may begin as a snow and sleet mixture late Tuesday, transition to sleet and freezing rain through the evening hours, and then become all freezing rain overnight through Wednesday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the morning commute on Wednesday. Scattered to numerous power outages are likely.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell; Yancey

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