National Weather Service: ‘Freezing Rain Advisory’ for much of WNC

The National Weather Service has issued a Nov. 25 Freezing Rain Advisory for much of Western North Carolina, predicting that accumulating ice tonight is likely to create treacherous driving conditions.

Here’s the alert from the National Weather Service:

Alert: …ICY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS…

ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL STREAM NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS FROM A GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TONIGHT. THIS MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO VERY COLD AND DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. COLD TEMPERATURES LEADING UP TO THE PRECIPITATION WILL PERMIT SURFACES
TO BECOME COLD AND SUPPORT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WITH ANY FREEZING RAIN THAT FALLS. ACCUMULATING ICE IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY…WITH AREAS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA BEING THE MOST LIKELY TO SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN IN ALL AREAS BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS…THE WESTERN CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS…AS WELL
AS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS…LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION.

* TIMING…FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET DEVELOPING DURING MID TO
LATE EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN WARMING FROM THE SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT…ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO TRANSITION TO RAIN IN
ALL AREAS BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS…TRACE AMOUNTS UP A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IN
MOST AREAS. LOCATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE COULD SEE HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

* IMPACTS…RECENT COLD WEATHER SHOULD ALLOW RAIN TO FREEZE ON
SOME ROADS…ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. DRIVING COULD
BECOME TREACHEROUS IN AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES…LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

Instructions: A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.

Target Area:

Avery
Buncombe
Burke Mountains
Caldwell Mountains
Eastern McDowell
Eastern Polk
Greater Burke
Greater Caldwell
Greater Rutherford
Haywood
Macon
McDowell Mountains
Mitchell
Southern Jackson
Transylvania
Yancey