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The National Weather Service has issued a winter-weather advisory that includes Buncombe County. Snow showers are possible Monday and Monday night but mostly at elevations above 3,500 feet. Here's the full weather advisory:

...SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

A VIGOROUS UPPER LOW WILL CROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP UNDER THE LOW. THE SNOW LEVEL OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL GRADUALLY FALL DURING THE DAY...THOUGH MOST SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. WHILE ONLY A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON AVERAGE...A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AS THE SHOWERS...AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...BECOME HEAVIER LATE IN THE DAY.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT

EDT MONDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER MAINLY TO SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
3500 FEET MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THEY WILL END IN MOST AREAS BY LATE EVENING...THOUGH THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT ALONG THE TENNESSEE LINE. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS...AROUND 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY ABOVE 4500 FEET...COULD SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL ONLY SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.Read the full article

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