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Special Weather Statement issued February 29 at 2:40AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...A BAND OF SNOW WILL IMPACT MCDOWELL...NORTHWEST RUTHERFORD...HENDERSON...NORTHWEST POLK...MADISON...NORTHERN HAYWOOD...BUNCOMBE...SOUTHERN YANCEY AND SOUTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES UNTIL 345 AM EST... At 238 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated the leading edge of an area of snow along a line extending from 3 miles northeast of Marshall to 12 miles north of Waynesville, and moving east at 40 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Asheville, Hendersonville, Marion, Marshall, Black Mountain and Mills River. A quick inch of snow will be possible in these areas early this morning.

Counties Affected:
Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Eastern Polk; Greater Burke; Greater Rutherford; Haywood; Henderson; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 28 at 10:34PM EST until February 29 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A passing upper-level disturbance will support continued snow showers, heavy at times, across mountains through Saturday morning. 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 SATURDAY... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches with locally 4 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 Saturday. * 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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