Last Updated on November 27, 2018 5:20 pm
Snow, ice and the coldest temperatures since March is the local weather story for Tuesday.
The winter weather lead to the closing of Watauga County Schools for the fourth time this school year.
After a high of 27 at midnight, temperatures dropped to the lower 20's where they stayed all day. Single digit above zero wind chills were recorded starting at 3:55 am and also lasting all day. A Winter Chill Advisory is in effect from 8pm tonight until 8am Wednesday. The National Weather says that wind chills as low as 5 to 10 below zero are expected.
Snow and ice was reported into the WataugaOnline.com Facebook page and Twitter outlet. Below are some of the incoming reports.
Cold on the trail too! pic.twitter.com/5xv3t28kwA
— Craig_WhiteBlaze (@clancaster0523) November 27, 2018
Snowy day on Howard Knob, Boone, NC, 4,230 FASL, @NWSBlacksburg #ncz018 @CoCoRaHS @wxbrad @FOX46Britney @FOX46Nick @TaraLaneFOX46 @AlConklin @KCShermanWx @MonteMontello @WataugaOnline pic.twitter.com/QdyXurIZVq
— Benjamin Howard (pseudonym) (@HowardKnob) November 27, 2018
Big flakes starting to fall now in #boone can @WataugaOnline @wxbrad @Rose_Eiklor #ncwx #wncwx pic.twitter.com/KUoyqPsvbO
— Craig_WhiteBlaze (@clancaster0523) November 27, 2018
@WataugaOnline Wellness Center this Morning. pic.twitter.com/cSakXXvpm5
— PHBroyhill (@BroyhillPh) November 27, 2018
@WataugaOnline waking up to a beautiful dusting of snow ❄️#BannerElk @Jbjgirl10 pic.twitter.com/rEk9P67NCn
— Lia M (@JBJgirl16) November 27, 2018
Had to start the car to get the dust off this morning @WataugaOnline pic.twitter.com/BaUL3U6vFr
— PHBroyhill (@BroyhillPh) November 27, 2018
Snow flurries and ice fog last night led to light accumulation on local road @FOX46Nick @NWSBlacksburg @wesgrimes @WataugaOnline pic.twitter.com/yMj2OQarjs
— Danny MIller (@WestBooneNC) November 27, 2018
