UPDATE at 3:30 PM: According to Brandon Wasilewski with the National Weather Service in Morristown, a wintry mix will begin in Greene County between 7 and 8 PM. That will change to snow in the early morning hours on Friday. Ice accumulations of less than a tenth of an inch are expected and may cause hazardous travel conditions. Any snow accumulations in the valley locations are expected to be a light dusting.
UPDATE at 9 AM: According to the Emergency Management Office, the National Weather Service has recently issued a timing update for the Wintry Mix to begin in our area around 8-10 PM today.
Snowfall can be expected on Friday into Saturday but this is not set in stone.
- ICE Accumulation Totals: 0.01 to 0.10 of an Inch; the forecast is for minimal impacts to trees and power lines from Ice Accumulation
- SNOW Accumulation: 0.50-3.00 inches for the Lower Elevations; 4-6 inches in the Higher Elevations ( Depending on location; see the attached map)
A message from the Director Heather Sipe:
- Area road crews, local and state, are already preparing for this event and continuing to treat roadways from the previous event and getting ready for the incoming event.
- Please make preparations ahead of this next weather event.
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for the lower elevations of Greene County from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM on Friday. For the higher elevations, the advisory begins at 7 PM tonight and continues through 7 AM on Saturday.
Mixed precipitation and freezing rain is expected. Meteorologist Allan Diegan from the National Weather Service in Morristown let us know as of this morning, the mountains could see 2-4 inches of snow. Less accumulation is expected in lower elevations with about half an inch to 1 inch. It could just be a dusting, according to Diegan.
Listen to Allan Diegan’s full comments here:
He stated freezing rain will accumulate with a couple hundredths of an inch of ice. With the moisture from snow melting it will create black ice. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. Friday night lows will be near 7 degrees with wind chills near -5. Saturday Night lows will be near 0 with wind chills of around -8.
