National Weather Service upgrades storm warning as Henderson County preps

HENDERSONVILLE – The National Weather Service is predicting up to 2 inches of ice to accumulate across much of Henderson County, with wind gusts of 35 mph and lows from the 20s down into single digits the night of Jan. 26.

An ice storm warning, upgraded from a winter storm watch, comes into effect 1 p.m. Jan. 24 until 1 p.m. Jan 26, it announced Jan. 23 on its website.

“We’re really encouraging people to be prepared for maybe widespread power outages, especially if we get as much ice as they say we have the potential to get, and also for the roads just to be impassable,” Henderson County spokesperson Mike Morgan told the Times-News Jan. 23…

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