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Wind Advisory issued February 26 at 2:27PM EST until February 27 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Mountains of western North Carolina. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 26 at 1:02PM EST until February 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .A strong cold front will cross the area this afternoon bringing widespread rain showers. Cold air rushing in quickly behind the front will cause the rain to change to snow across the higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains this evening. Accumulations will begin across the Smokies first, then spread across the rest of the higher elevations. Snow showers will continue tonight before tapering off Thursday morning. Snow levels will drop into the valleys, but any accumulations there will be an inch or less with significant accumulations confined to the higher elevations. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with up to 6 inches above 5000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...The higher elevations of the North Carolina counties along the Tennessee border. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to noon EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the commute this evening and Thursday morning. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Very gusty winds will combine with cold temperatures to create wind chill values as low as 5 below zero above 3500 feet.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Graham; Haywood; Madison; Mitchell; Swain; Yancey

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