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Special Weather Statement issued February 29 at 4:14AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... A band of snow showers will move quickly across portions of western North Carolina before daybreak. Across the mountains west of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, a quick burst of 1 inch of snow is possible in some areas. As the snow showers move east into the Piedmont, the snow is not likely to accumulate to more than a dusting. Take extra caution if traveling on I-40 or I-26 through the mountains early today, as roads may be slippery, and visibility may quickly drop to a half mile.

Counties Affected:
Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Catawba; Cleveland; Eastern McDowell; Eastern Polk; Greater Burke; Greater Rutherford; Haywood; Henderson; Lincoln; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Northern Jackson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 29 at 4:00AM EST until February 29 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ENDING LATE THIS MORNING... .A passing upper-level disturbance will support continued snow showers, heavy at times, across mountains through the morning hours. The greatest accumulations will occur along the higher ridge tops, especially in and around the Great Smoky Mountains and along the North Carolina/Tennessee border. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * WHAT...Snow showers. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches with locally 3 inches along the ridgetops. Snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour are possible in heavier bands. * WHERE...Portions of western North Carolina. * WHEN...Until noon EST today. * IMPACTS...Slippery road conditions with reduced visibility at times.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Haywood; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Yancey

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