NWS Special Weather Statement (Yancey County)

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Special Weather Statement issued May 14 at 2:46PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...A WINTRY MIX WILL IMPACT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MITCHELL... YANCEY...AND NORTHWEST MCDOWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT... At 242 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated the leading edge of an area of showers along a line extending from 4 miles northwest of Spruce Pine to 13 miles northwest of Marion to 6 miles west of Burnsville, and moving southeast at 20 mph. Higher elevations, particularly above 3500 feet, may experience a wintry mix of rain, sleet, and snow. Accumulation is not expected and road conditions should not be affected. Locations to be impacted include... Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Bakersville, Mount Mitchell State Park, Buladean, Bandana, Ramseytown, Green Mountain, and the Blue Ridge Parkway between Little Switzerland and Linville. Wind gusts up to 30 mph will be possible in these areas, particularly if snow and sleet are also occurring.

Counties Affected:
McDowell Mountains; Mitchell; Yancey

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