Light snow expected over next 24-hours
Weather February 28, 2020
CLAY COUNTY, N.C. – Two separate systems are expected to move through the area over the course of the next 24-hours, producing light snow showers.
The chance of snow and rain this afternoon is mainly before 3 p.m. Tonight, except more potential snow after 8 p.m. with rain and no before then. The weather service predicts little to no accumulation.
U.S Hwy. 441/ Newfound Gap Road is closed from Gatlinburg, Tenn. to Cherokee County, N.C. due to snow/ice.
The National Weather Service out of Morristown, Tenn. has issued this following hazardous weather outlook for Clay County.
Two separate systems will bring snow today and tonight. The first will arrive this morning and continue into the early afternoon, with a trace to up to an inch on the plateau and 1-3 inches over the mountains of East Tennessee and southwest Virginia above 2500 feet. Only a trace to a tenth of an inch is expected in the lower elevations. The second system will come yonight through early Saturday morning, which could produce another trace to up to an inch on the plateau and 2 to 4 inches across the eastern mountains above 2500 feet. Accumulations in the lower elevations will again only range from a trace to a tenth or two. A winter weather advisory has been issued for the higher elevations of the East Tennessee and southwest Virginia mountains from Friday morning through Saturday morning.
Winter weather advisory in effect until 10 p.m.
Community, Weather February 20, 2020
CLAY COUNTY, N.C. – National Weather Service (NWS) office in Morristown, Tenn. expects most temperatures to stay above freezing and for any snow accumulation to melt. Drivers should still use precaution in case temperatures drop and black ice forms.
In the NWS, winter weather advisory report, the organization stated:
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING…
* WHAT…Periods of snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches expected, with perhaps some locally higher amounts above 5000 feet in elevation.
* WHERE…Northeast and southeast Mountains of East Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina.
* WHEN…Until 10 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
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 511.
Clay County GOP has canceled tonight’s meeting and candidate forum.