HIDE Winter Weather Advisory issued February 11 at 12:21PM EST until February 12 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...BITTERLY COLD WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
.ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE
TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY
NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG
WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
* TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.
* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE
TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY
REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR
THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND
THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES
IN.
* WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH
SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Counties Affected: Madison
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina) HIDE
This Week's Climate Data for Banner Elk
Day
Avg High
Avg Low
Record High
Record Low
Record Precip
Record Snow
February 5
42°
21°
65° (1944)
-13° (1996)
1.20" (1924)
6" (1933)
February 6
43°
23°
65° (1938)
-1° (1917)
2.06" (1955)
8.5" (1983)
February 7
42°
22°
68° (1937)
-8° (1978)
1.33" (1933)
18" (1922)
February 8
42°
21°
67° (1937)
-2° (1977)
0.93" (1911)
8" (1995)
February 9
42°
22°
65° (1943)
-6° (1933)
0.95" (1957)
4" (1919)
February 10
44°
23°
75° (1932)
-4° (1971)
1.70" (1946)
9" (1908)
February 11
44°
22°
74° (1932)
0° (1968)
1.98" (1981)
8" (1910)
Note: Some records may have occured in multiple years. If so, the earliest year in which the record occurred is shown.
