SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON… AND WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS AS FAR EAST AS THE BLUE RIDGE… INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA. BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY… BUT MAY BECOME MORE CONFINED TO LOCATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA BY SATURDAY EVENING. HOWEVER… LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE… PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BALSAMS… SMOKIES… AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.
Jeepers! Winter has definitely come to the mountains. Too bad they aren’t call for 10+ inches. Mmm, ten inches. Sounds like tonight will be a good one to snuggle under a blanket on the couch … watch a movie … drink some whiskey.