NWS Special Weather Statement (Haywood County)

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Special Weather Statement issued February 21 at 12:01AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...PATCHY BLACK ICE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... Temperatures are expected to fall below freezing late tonight across the mountains. Any water running off or left standing from the rain and light snow we received late Thursday will freeze on untreated road surfaces during the pre-dawn hours on Friday. Patchy black ice can be expected, especially on secondary roads and residential streets, during the morning commute on Friday. Temperatures are expected to climb back above freezing around noon or 1 pm in the mountain valleys, but will probably stay below freezing all day above 3500 feet.

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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