...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND... 
 
.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. 
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH 
MONDAY MORNING... 
 
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and 
sleet accumulations of 1 to 8 inches are possible. Ice 
accumulations up to two tenths of an inch are also possible. 
 
* WHERE...The mountains and foothills of western North Carolina, 
along and west of the Blue Ridge Escarpment. The highest snow 
and sleet accumulations are expected to be at high elevations 
along the Escarpment. 
 
* WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. 
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel could become very difficult or even 
impossible. Road conditions could deteriorate as early as 
Saturday evening, with highway travel continuing to be impacted 
through early next week. Widespread, prolonged power outages 
are possible.

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