Full Notification

Cold high pressure along the East Coast will interact with a moist low pressure system moving out of the Gulf of Mexico Saturday night into Sunday. Moderate to heavy precipitation will fall as a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the region. Accumulations are expected to be greatest in western North Carolina.

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 10 to 16 inches and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch expected.

* WHERE...Portions of western North Carolina, including the upper French Broad Valley to the Northern Mountains and Northern Foothills.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Saturday to noon EST Monday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Road conditions could deteriorate as early as Saturday evening, with highway travel continuing to be impacted through early next week. Visibility may drop to less than a half mile during periods of heavy snow. Widespread, prolonged power outages are possible.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS ... RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS ... CALDWELL MOUNTAINS ... HENDERSON ... MITCHELL ... YANCEY ... POLK MOUNTAINS ... BUNCOMBE ... BURKE MOUNTAINS ... TRANSYLVANIA ... AVERY

Instructions:

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible. Please report snow and ice accumulations by calling the National Weather Service toll free at...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. Leave a message with your observation and the specific location where it occurred. You can also post your report to National Weather Service Greenville Spartanburg Facebook or tweet your report using hashtag nwsgsp. 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.