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Winter Weather Advisory - Watauga (North Carolina)
HIDE
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...
.OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
NCZ001-018-VAZ009-010-012-015-212300-
/O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION...
BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE
936 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
OCCASIONAL BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SNOW TOTALS OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
HIDE
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...
.OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
NCZ001-018-VAZ009-010-012-015-212300-
/O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION...
BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE
936 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
OCCASIONAL BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SNOW TOTALS OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
Winter Weather Advisory - Ashe (North Carolina)
HIDE
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...
.OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
NCZ001-018-VAZ009-010-012-015-212300-
/O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION...
BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE
936 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
OCCASIONAL BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SNOW TOTALS OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
HIDE
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...
.OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
NCZ001-018-VAZ009-010-012-015-212300-
/O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION...
BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE
936 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
OCCASIONAL BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SNOW TOTALS OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
Short Term Forecast - Avery (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
Winter Storm Warning - Avery (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM YANCEY COUNTY TO AVERY COUNTY.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOISTURE INTO THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA...ADDING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTIES...WITH VALUES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE.
MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW OF THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
THIS MAY KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM YANCEY COUNTY TO AVERY COUNTY.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOISTURE INTO THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA...ADDING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTIES...WITH VALUES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE.
MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW OF THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
THIS MAY KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Lake Wind Advisory - Catawba (North Carolina)
HIDE
CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...FRANKLIN...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
1143 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND
THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO BEING
HAZARDOUS TO BOATERS...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD BLOW DOWN LARGE
LIMBS AND WEAK TREES.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
HIDE
CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...FRANKLIN...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
1143 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND
THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO BEING
HAZARDOUS TO BOATERS...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD BLOW DOWN LARGE
LIMBS AND WEAK TREES.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
Red Flag Warning - Catawba (North Carolina)
HIDE
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT.
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH
GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH...THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO
AROUND 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE
WITH VERY LOW FUEL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
HIDE
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT.
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH
GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH...THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO
AROUND 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE
WITH VERY LOW FUEL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
Short Term Forecast - Buncombe (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
Wind Advisory - Buncombe (North Carolina)
HIDE
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1143 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN FROM THE WEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT
TIMES. HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY COULD SEE A
FEW WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS COULD
ALSO BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES.
HIDE
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1143 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN FROM THE WEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT
TIMES. HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY COULD SEE A
FEW WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS COULD
ALSO BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES.
Winter Weather Advisory - Alleghany (North Carolina)
HIDE
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...
.OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
NCZ002-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-WVZ044-212300-
/O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...PEARISBURG...PULASKI...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
936 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
OCCASIONAL BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SNOW TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE
ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA
EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...
2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
HIDE
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...
.OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
NCZ002-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-WVZ044-212300-
/O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...PEARISBURG...PULASKI...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
936 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
OCCASIONAL BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SNOW TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE
ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA
EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...
2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
Lake Wind Advisory - Greater Caldwell (North Carolina)
HIDE
CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...FRANKLIN...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
1143 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND
THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO BEING
HAZARDOUS TO BOATERS...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD BLOW DOWN LARGE
LIMBS AND WEAK TREES.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
HIDE
CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...FRANKLIN...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
1143 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND
THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO BEING
HAZARDOUS TO BOATERS...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD BLOW DOWN LARGE
LIMBS AND WEAK TREES.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
Special Weather Statement - Greater Caldwell (North Carolina)
HIDE
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1041 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WIND GUSTS OF 30
TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVELY LOW FUEL MOISTURE TO
ENHANCE FIRE DANGER.
HIDE
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1041 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WIND GUSTS OF 30
TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVELY LOW FUEL MOISTURE TO
ENHANCE FIRE DANGER.
Short Term Forecast - Mitchell (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
Winter Storm Warning - Mitchell (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM YANCEY COUNTY TO AVERY COUNTY.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOISTURE INTO THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA...ADDING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTIES...WITH VALUES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE.
MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW OF THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
THIS MAY KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM YANCEY COUNTY TO AVERY COUNTY.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOISTURE INTO THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA...ADDING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTIES...WITH VALUES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE.
MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW OF THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
THIS MAY KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Special Weather Statement - Wilkes (North Carolina)
HIDE
DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE
553 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY...
THE COMBINATION OF LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL CREATE AN INCREASED THREAT OF WILD FIRES TODAY. BY
THIS AFTERNOON...THE HUMIDITY WILL BE DOWN TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT
AND WINDS WILL BE GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH.
USE CAUTION AROUND ANY OUTDOOR FIRES.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
HIDE
DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE
553 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY...
THE COMBINATION OF LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL CREATE AN INCREASED THREAT OF WILD FIRES TODAY. BY
THIS AFTERNOON...THE HUMIDITY WILL BE DOWN TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT
AND WINDS WILL BE GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH.
USE CAUTION AROUND ANY OUTDOOR FIRES.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
Short Term Forecast - Madison (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
Winter Weather Advisory - Madison (North Carolina)
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE SMOKIES TO NEAR HOT SPRINGS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AS MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO ARRIVE ON STRONG NORTHWEST
FLOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY
FROM THE SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN END OF MADISON COUNTY BEFORE
THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
BRING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.
SHELTERED LOCATIONS EAST OF HIGHER TERRAIN HAVE SEEN CONSIDERABLY
LESS ACCUMULATION...AND NO FURTHER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM
BRYSON CITY TO WAYNESVILLE.
MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE GUSTY...WITH
GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES OR POWER
LINES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE SMOKIES TO NEAR HOT SPRINGS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AS MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO ARRIVE ON STRONG NORTHWEST
FLOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY
FROM THE SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN END OF MADISON COUNTY BEFORE
THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
BRING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.
SHELTERED LOCATIONS EAST OF HIGHER TERRAIN HAVE SEEN CONSIDERABLY
LESS ACCUMULATION...AND NO FURTHER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM
BRYSON CITY TO WAYNESVILLE.
MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE GUSTY...WITH
GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES OR POWER
LINES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Short Term Forecast - Yancey (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
Winter Storm Warning - Yancey (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM YANCEY COUNTY TO AVERY COUNTY.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOISTURE INTO THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA...ADDING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTIES...WITH VALUES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE.
MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW OF THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
THIS MAY KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM YANCEY COUNTY TO AVERY COUNTY.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOISTURE INTO THE
MOUNTAINS FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA...ADDING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTIES...WITH VALUES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE.
MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW OF THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
THIS MAY KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Short Term Forecast - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
Winter Weather Advisory - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE SMOKIES TO NEAR HOT SPRINGS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AS MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO ARRIVE ON STRONG NORTHWEST
FLOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY
FROM THE SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN END OF MADISON COUNTY BEFORE
THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
BRING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.
SHELTERED LOCATIONS EAST OF HIGHER TERRAIN HAVE SEEN CONSIDERABLY
LESS ACCUMULATION...AND NO FURTHER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM
BRYSON CITY TO WAYNESVILLE.
MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE GUSTY...WITH
GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES OR POWER
LINES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE SMOKIES TO NEAR HOT SPRINGS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AS MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO ARRIVE ON STRONG NORTHWEST
FLOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY
FROM THE SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN END OF MADISON COUNTY BEFORE
THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
BRING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.
SHELTERED LOCATIONS EAST OF HIGHER TERRAIN HAVE SEEN CONSIDERABLY
LESS ACCUMULATION...AND NO FURTHER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM
BRYSON CITY TO WAYNESVILLE.
MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE GUSTY...WITH
GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES OR POWER
LINES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
