NWS Winter Weather Advisory (Madison County)

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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)
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