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Short Term Forecast - Haywood (North Carolina)
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NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1244 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009
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SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...AND EVEN SOME SLEET AND SNOW...WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH 300 PM. ANY
SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 4000 FEET. NO SIGNIFICANT ICE OR SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.
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NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1244 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009
.NOW...
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...AND EVEN SOME SLEET AND SNOW...WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH 300 PM. ANY
SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 4000 FEET. NO SIGNIFICANT ICE OR SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.
Wind Advisory - Haywood (North Carolina)
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CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1110 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO
THIS EVENING. WET TOP SOIL...COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE A FEW TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED...RESULTING IN
POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1110 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO
THIS EVENING. WET TOP SOIL...COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE A FEW TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED...RESULTING IN
POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Winter Weather Advisory - Haywood (North Carolina)
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SNOW OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
NCZ033-048>052-058-080000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.090108T0000Z-090109T0000Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
1058 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW...AND COLD TEMPERATURES MOVING IN
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE
THURSDAY...1 TO 3 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY
ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES FROM ROBBINSVILLE TO HOT
SPRINGS TO NEWLAND.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. MOISTURE
FROM TODAY/S RAINFALL AND ONGOING RUNOFF MAY FREEZE ON BRIDGES...
OVERPASSES...AND HIGH ELEVATION ROADS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING AFTER
SUNSET SHOULD ANTICIPATE PATCHES OF BLACK ICE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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SNOW OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
NCZ033-048>052-058-080000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.090108T0000Z-090109T0000Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
1058 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW...AND COLD TEMPERATURES MOVING IN
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE
THURSDAY...1 TO 3 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY
ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES FROM ROBBINSVILLE TO HOT
SPRINGS TO NEWLAND.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. MOISTURE
FROM TODAY/S RAINFALL AND ONGOING RUNOFF MAY FREEZE ON BRIDGES...
OVERPASSES...AND HIGH ELEVATION ROADS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING AFTER
SUNSET SHOULD ANTICIPATE PATCHES OF BLACK ICE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
New River State Park's January Programs
Check out the exciting programs being offered at New River State Park, during January
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NEW YEAR’S DAY NATURE HIKE JANUARY 1ST VISITOR’S CENTER--- 2:00 PM Start 2009 off right. Join a Park Ranger at the Visitor Center for a 1-mile nature walk. We will discuss things seen and heard along the way. VISITING NEW RIVER STATE PARK JANUARY 3RD VISITOR’S CENTER---2:00 PM Join a Park Ranger at the Visitor’s Center to learn more about New River State Park. Discussion topics will include park accesses, park facilities, fees and what to do while visiting. Program will last approximately 45 minutes. JR RANGERS WANTED! JANUARY 10TH VISITOR’S CENTER---2:00 PM Come out to the New River State Park Visitor’s Center and learn how to become Jr. Rangers. Meet with a Park Ranger and tour the exhibit hall and watch a short film. Program will last approximately 40 minutes and is free, open to the general public. BIRD FEEDERS JANUARY 25TH VISITOR’S CENTER---2:00 PM Feeding birds in the winter is an excellent way to learn about them. Come find out what birds visit feeders and what they like to eat. We will make a simple feeder from a plastic milk jug. Meet a Park Ranger at the Visitor’s Center for this informative program.
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NEW YEAR’S DAY NATURE HIKE JANUARY 1ST VISITOR’S CENTER--- 2:00 PM Start 2009 off right. Join a Park Ranger at the Visitor Center for a 1-mile nature walk. We will discuss things seen and heard along the way. VISITING NEW RIVER STATE PARK JANUARY 3RD VISITOR’S CENTER---2:00 PM Join a Park Ranger at the Visitor’s Center to learn more about New River State Park. Discussion topics will include park accesses, park facilities, fees and what to do while visiting. Program will last approximately 45 minutes. JR RANGERS WANTED! JANUARY 10TH VISITOR’S CENTER---2:00 PM Come out to the New River State Park Visitor’s Center and learn how to become Jr. Rangers. Meet with a Park Ranger and tour the exhibit hall and watch a short film. Program will last approximately 40 minutes and is free, open to the general public. BIRD FEEDERS JANUARY 25TH VISITOR’S CENTER---2:00 PM Feeding birds in the winter is an excellent way to learn about them. Come find out what birds visit feeders and what they like to eat. We will make a simple feeder from a plastic milk jug. Meet a Park Ranger at the Visitor’s Center for this informative program.
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6th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
High Country photography competition attracts entries from across the country and highlights the unique people, places and pursuits of the Southern Appalachian Region.
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Submissions are being accepted for the 6th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition through Saturday, January 24 at 5pm. The Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition offers seven separate categories for submissions including two sponsored by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. A panel of professional photographers are tasked with reviewing all entries and narrowing them down to approximately forty-six that will hang in exhibition at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, March 6 through June 6, 2009. For more information about the 2009 competition and its partners and sponsors visit www.op.appstate.edu.
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Submissions are being accepted for the 6th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition through Saturday, January 24 at 5pm. The Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition offers seven separate categories for submissions including two sponsored by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. A panel of professional photographers are tasked with reviewing all entries and narrowing them down to approximately forty-six that will hang in exhibition at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, March 6 through June 6, 2009. For more information about the 2009 competition and its partners and sponsors visit www.op.appstate.edu.
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