NWS Special Weather Statement (Caldwell County)

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Special Weather Statement issued February 21 at 9:56AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...PATCHY BLACK ICE EXPECTED TO LINGER IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON... Temperatures remain below freezing across most of the North Carolina mountains as we head toward midday. Any water running off or left standing from the rain and light snow we received late Thursday has frozen on untreated road surfaces. Patchy black ice can be expected, especially on secondary roads, residential streets, and bridges and overpasses through the lunch rush. 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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