Winter Weather Advisory for Cherokee County, NC

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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY…

* EVENT… SNOWFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AND MAY CAUSE SNOWFALL TO SWITCH OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW… FREEZING RAIN… AND SLEET. AREAS NORTH OF I-40 WILL LIKELY STAY SNOW… ESPECIALLY THE FURTHER NORTH YOU GO.

* TIMING… SNOWFALL WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS… SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS… ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION COULD CAUSE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME WHEN DRIVING… ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW… SLEET… AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING… BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL… SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

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