Here we go again NC!!!

[hurricanedude]

... Accumulating snow and very windy conditions possible across much of the North Carolina mountains Sunday night and Monday...

An upper level disturbance will move from the northern plains to the southern Appalachians by late Sunday... pushing a cold front through the region. Rain showers likely accompanying the frontal passage will gradually change over to snow showers... starting at the higher elevations late Sunday then reaching the Lower Mountain valleys Sunday night. A moist northwest flow will likely produce accumulating snowfall close to the Tennessee border. Locations from Marshall to Newland could see 1 to 3 inches of snow... while locations from the smokies to Weaverville could get around an inch by the time the precipitation tapers off to flurries Monday afternoon.

Northwest winds will also pick up fairly rapidly behind the front late Sunday. Sustained wind speeds of 25 to 35 mph are expected... with some gusts reaching 40 to 50 mph... especially along the higher terrain. In areas experiencing snowfall... visibilities may be significantly reduced by blowing snow.

If current expectations continue... a Winter Weather Advisory and a Wind Advisory may be issued Sunday for portions of the North Carolina mountains.

After a brief lull in the snowfall late Monday... another upper level disturbance will dive rapidly from Manitoba to the southern Appalachians on Tuesday. Another round of snow showers could break out across the North Carolina mountains Tuesday... with additional accumulations possible. Uncertainty exists with the regard to the timing... availability of moisture... and extent of the cold air associated with this latter system.

The National Weather Service will closely monitor the potential for hazardous snowfall and winds in the North Carolina mountains over the next several days.