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Flood Watch - Watauga (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PASS TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA DURING WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015>017-WVZ042-071000-
/O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...
FLOYD...BLUEFIELD
846 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE AND WATAUGA. IN
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GRAYSON...
SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
MERCER.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS AMOUNT
OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PASS TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA DURING WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015>017-WVZ042-071000-
/O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...
FLOYD...BLUEFIELD
846 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE AND WATAUGA. IN
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GRAYSON...
SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
MERCER.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS AMOUNT
OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
Flood Watch - Ashe (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PASS TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA DURING WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015>017-WVZ042-071000-
/O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...
FLOYD...BLUEFIELD
846 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE AND WATAUGA. IN
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GRAYSON...
SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
MERCER.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS AMOUNT
OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PASS TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA DURING WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015>017-WVZ042-071000-
/O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...
FLOYD...BLUEFIELD
846 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE AND WATAUGA. IN
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GRAYSON...
SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
MERCER.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS AMOUNT
OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
Flash Flood Watch - Avery (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>006-070900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>006-070900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Short Term Forecast - Avery (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
Short Term Forecast - Buncombe (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
Flash Flood Watch - Buncombe (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>006-070900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
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RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Lake Wind Advisory - Buncombe (North Carolina)
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
912 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR
MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SOIL OVER THE
AREA IS SATURATED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN ACROSS
THE AREA SINCE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
912 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR
MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SOIL OVER THE
AREA IS SATURATED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN ACROSS
THE AREA SINCE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
Flood Watch - Alleghany (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PASS TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA DURING WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015>017-WVZ042-071000-
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...
FLOYD...BLUEFIELD
846 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE AND WATAUGA. IN
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GRAYSON...
SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
MERCER.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS AMOUNT
OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PASS TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA DURING WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015>017-WVZ042-071000-
/O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...
FLOYD...BLUEFIELD
846 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE AND WATAUGA. IN
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GRAYSON...
SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
MERCER.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS AMOUNT
OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
Short Term Forecast - Greater Caldwell (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
Short Term Forecast - Mitchell (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
Flash Flood Watch - Mitchell (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>006-070900-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>006-070900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Flood Watch - Wilkes (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PASS TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA DURING WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
NCZ003-019-VAZ032-033-043-044-058-071000-
/O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON
846 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...SURRY AND WILKES. IN
VIRGINIA...FRANKLIN...HALIFAX...HENRY...PATRICK AND
PITTSYLVANIA.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE
FLOODING ALONG SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS.
* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
RISES ALONG THE DAN RIVER DURING THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PASS TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA DURING WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
NCZ003-019-VAZ032-033-043-044-058-071000-
/O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON
846 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...SURRY AND WILKES. IN
VIRGINIA...FRANKLIN...HALIFAX...HENRY...PATRICK AND
PITTSYLVANIA.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE
FLOODING ALONG SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS.
* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
RISES ALONG THE DAN RIVER DURING THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
Short Term Forecast - Madison (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
Flash Flood Watch - Madison (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Lake Wind Advisory - Yancey (North Carolina)
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
912 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR
MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SOIL OVER THE
AREA IS SATURATED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN ACROSS
THE AREA SINCE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
912 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR
MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SOIL OVER THE
AREA IS SATURATED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN ACROSS
THE AREA SINCE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
Short Term Forecast - Yancey (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
Flash Flood Watch - Yancey (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Flood Advisory - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1015 PM EST
* AT 816 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING MOST OF HAYWOOD AND JACKSON COUNTIES. RAIN WAS
FALLING AT THE RATE OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIER
SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS
AND ANOTHER ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ALONG CREEKS AND
STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO
TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL
FREE NUMBER...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3574 8296 3573 8293 3541 8276 3529 8292
3506 8305 3502 8302 3500 8311 3523 8322
3526 8330 3545 8336 3552 8321 3551 8318
3554 8316 3567 8319 3570 8324 3579 8296
HIDE
HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1015 PM EST
* AT 816 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING MOST OF HAYWOOD AND JACKSON COUNTIES. RAIN WAS
FALLING AT THE RATE OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIER
SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS
AND ANOTHER ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ALONG CREEKS AND
STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO
TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL
FREE NUMBER...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3574 8296 3573 8293 3541 8276 3529 8292
3506 8305 3502 8302 3500 8311 3523 8322
3526 8330 3545 8336 3552 8321 3551 8318
3554 8316 3567 8319 3570 8324 3579 8296
Short Term Forecast - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
Flash Flood Watch - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>006-070900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
HIDE
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>006-070900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Lake Wind Advisory - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
912 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR
MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SOIL OVER THE
AREA IS SATURATED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN ACROSS
THE AREA SINCE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
HIDE
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
912 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR
MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SOIL OVER THE
AREA IS SATURATED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN ACROSS
THE AREA SINCE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
GREATER...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
