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SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THURSDAY OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

NCZ033-048>052-058-080900-
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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
309 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS.

MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW...AND COLD TEMPERATURES MOVING IN
BEHIND A COLD FRONT...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS
OFF LATE THURSDAY...2 TO 5 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES.

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 EVEN BEFORE MORE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

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 DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THURSDAY OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

NCZ033-048>052-058-080900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0001.090108T0000Z-090109T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.090108T0000Z-090109T0000Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
309 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS.

MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW...AND COLD TEMPERATURES MOVING IN
BEHIND A COLD FRONT...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS
OFF LATE THURSDAY...2 TO 5 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES.

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 EVEN BEFORE MORE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

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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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
316 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR
MOST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

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
CONTINUE TO UPROOT TREES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAJORITY OF THE
TREES AND POWER LINES WILL FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA... UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

WHILE THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WIND GUSTS
STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW OVER TREES SHOULD CEASE BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM.

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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