The School Announcements section will be updated as events develop today --Bobby.
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS (WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2025)
Franklin area 3 HOUR DELAY/NO BUSES ON ICY ROADS
Nantahala School 3 HOUR DELAY
Highlands School 3 HOUR DELAY
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Wintry weather is likely for parts of the area today as a fast-moving low pressure system passes across the Southeast. Dry high pressure returns Thursday bringing very cold weather to end the week. A dry pattern with a warming trend is expected to begin over the weekend, with above-normal temperatures expected to return early next week.
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
.TODAY...Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...A chance of snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Little or no additional snow accumulation. Cold with lows around 18. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 30 percent.
..THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Blustery, cold with highs in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 11. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as 2 below.
..FRIDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 40s. Wind chill values as low as zero in the morning.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Rain, sleet, and snow are expected today. A copy of the Winter Weather Advisory is posted below.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1117 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected in the North Carolina mountains and far northeast Georgia. Total snow accumulations mostly under an inch in the valleys and 1 to 3 inches on ridgetops. Ice accumulations of a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia and western North Carolina.
* WHEN...From 6 AM Wednesday to noon EST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Snow and ice accumulations will make some roads treacherous and impassable. The weight of the snow and ice on tree limbs and power lines could produce isolated outages. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and evening commutes.
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 5 1 1.
NEWS UPDATES
• Gov. Stein declares state of emergency in North Carolina as winter weather approaches [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
• NC proposes how to spend $1.43B federal Helene grant. Now it wants feedback [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Cleaning up flood-trashed French Broad River with love, ’a spoonful at a time’ [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Longtime Crooked Creek Fire Dept. chief dies in off-duty accident: 'Lost a true brother' [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Trump signs order to claim power over independent agencies [Politico]
Trump Takes Question After Question From Reporters At Mar-A-Lago Press Briefing | Forbes Breaking News
• Crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]
• Russia and US agree to work toward ending Ukraine war in a remarkable diplomatic shift [AP News]
• ‘You should have never started it’: Trump suggests Ukraine to blame for war [Al Jazeera]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Investigation Pages
• Learjet 55 Medevac Crash [1/31/2025 - Philadelphia, PA]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 5.00am on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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