Winter Storm Warning - Mitchell (North Carolina)

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ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
TONIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

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AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
342 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AROUND TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS
SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY TUESDAY.
DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL AND
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST TO
PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW ENDS
THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.


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