Major Upslope Event Continues

*A HEAVY SNOW WARNING remains in effect until 6 AM Thursday for Ashe and Watauga Counties in Western North Carolina and Tazewell County in Southwest Virginia.*
*A WINTER STORM WARNING remains in effect until 6 AM Thursday for Avery, Madison, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties in Western North Carolina.*
*A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY remains in effect until 6 PM this evening for Buncombe County in Western North Carolina.*
*A SNOW ADVISORY is now in effect until 11 PM for Northeast Tennessee and much of Southwest Virginia.*
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Expect snow showers to continue through the evening across much of the area. Snow squalls may last until early tomorrow morning across the Tennessee/North Carolina border mountains. Additional accumulation of 1-3" is possible there. Elsewhere, expect a trace to 1" more, with isolated amounts up to 2" possible (especially above 2500 FT).

Below are snowfall reports from across the area, compiled from NWS statements:

Carter County, TN: 2-4" (as of 10 AM)
Greene County, TN: 3" in Greeneville (as of 10 AM)
Johnson County, TN: 2-4" (as of 10 AM)
Sullivan County, TN: Dusting-2"; 1" in Bristol (as of 10 AM)
Unicoi County, TN: 2-4" in Erwin and Unicoi; 8-10" at Spivey Gap (as of 10 AM)
Lee County, VA: 1-2"; 1 1/2" at Pennington Gap (as of 10 AM)
Russell County, VA: 1" (as of 10 AM)
Scott County, VA: Dusting-2" (as of 10 AM)
Washington County, VA: 1-2" (as of 10 AM)
Wise County, VA: 2-4" (as of 10 AM)
(from MRX)
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Avery County, NC: 5" at Beech Mtn (as of 5:35 AM)
Madison County, NC: 3" in Marshall (as of 5:40 AM)
Mitchell County, NC: 2" in Bakersville (as of 9:40 AM)
Yancey County, NC: 4" W of Burnsville; 3" in town (as of 5:45 AM)
(from GSP)
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Ashe County, NC: 7" in Creston (as of 11:50 AM)
Watauga County, NC: 6" S of Foscoe and in Peoria; 5" in Valle Crucis; 4" in Blowing Rock (as of 11:50 AM)
Tazewell County, VA: 3.5" in North Tazewell (as of 1:20 PM)
(from RNK)

2/27/08-3:11 PM