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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
523 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
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MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POPLAR AND SPRUCE PINE
523 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY
NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT BELOW 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET, HEAVY SNOW.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW
3500 FEET, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 7 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...MITCHELL COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH COULD RESULT
IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
NCZ033-221900-
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AVERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANNER ELK, INGALLS, AND NEWLAND
523 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 7 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...AVERY COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COULD RESULT
IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
NCZ048-049-052-221900-
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MADISON-YANCEY-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SWISS, HOT SPRINGS, CELO, WATERVILLE,
COVE CREEK, MARSHALL, CANTON, WAYNESVILLE, CRUSO, MICAVILLE, MARS
HILL, ALLENSTAND, BUSICK, LUCK, BURNSVILLE, FAUST, RAMSEYTOWN,
AND WALNUT
523 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY BETWEEN 1
AND 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, MAINLY ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER.
* WHERE...HAYWOOD, MADISON, AND YANCEY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD
CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COULD RESULT
IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY IN THE HIGH
ELEVATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
NCZ051-221900-
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SWAIN-
523 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
MAINLY BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES, WITH A FOOT OR MORE POSSIBLE ON THE
HIGH PEAKS OF THE SMOKIES. UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE
VALLEYS BENEATH THE SMOKIES.
* WHERE...SWAIN COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS GUSTING FROM 35 TO 45 MPH COULD RESULT
IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY IN THE HIGH
ELEVATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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