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

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

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

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1037 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

.NOW...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT.
HIDE

HIDE
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...UNION...CHESTER
1037 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

.NOW...
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
THROUGH 2 AM...MOST OF THE SHOWERS WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE
INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR...WITH LOCAL ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH
PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.
HIDE

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

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1037 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

.NOW...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT.
HIDE

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

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

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1037 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

.NOW...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1037 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

.NOW...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT.
HIDE

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

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

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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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

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1037 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

.NOW...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT.
HIDE

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

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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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

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1037 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

.NOW...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT.
HIDE

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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/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

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

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1037 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

.NOW...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT.
HIDE