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WWUS42 KGSP 230235
WSWGSP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
935 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
NCZ050-231100-
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MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POPLAR AND SPRUCE PINE
935 PM 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 9 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW
3500 FEET, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 5 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...MITCHELL COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. THE WEIGHT
OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED
OUTAGES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING
AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES.
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.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
NCZ033-231100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/
AVERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWLAND, BANNER ELK, AND INGALLS
935 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 5 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...AVERY COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. THE WEIGHT
OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED
OUTAGES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING
AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES.
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.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
NCZ048-049-052-231100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/
MADISON-YANCEY-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MICAVILLE, CRUSO, WATERVILLE, CELO,
FAUST, LUCK, RAMSEYTOWN, MARSHALL, WALNUT, ALLENSTAND, MARS HILL,
HOT SPRINGS, SWISS, CANTON, BURNSVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, BUSICK, AND
COVE CREEK
935 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY BETWEEN 1 AND 3
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4
INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, MAINLY ALONG THE TENNESSEE
BORDER. WINDS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...HAYWOOD, MADISON, AND YANCEY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. THE WEIGHT OF THE
SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED OUTAGES.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND
EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
NCZ051-231100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/
SWAIN-
935 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET. 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. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. WIND CHILLS
AS COLD AS 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...SWAIN COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. THE WEIGHT OF THE
SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED OUTAGES.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND
EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES.
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.
JPT
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