801 WWUS82 KMHX 262233 SPSMHX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 533 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-270045- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO... ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH... VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE... NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 533 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...FLURRIES AND HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS EVENING... WIDESPREAD SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS EVENING. BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WHERE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LIGHTER FLURRY ACTIVITY. THESE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES AND PRODUCE A DUSTING OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH 730 PM. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED BELOW FREEZING AND THIS WILL PRODUCE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TODAY. MANY SECONDARY ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE COAST WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST 12 HOURS. $$