HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
1155 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 2 PM...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE
BORDER REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN
SHOWERS AS WE CONTINUE TO WARM AT THE SURFACE. ACCUMULATIONS OF
UP TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
HIDE HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1047 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING OF MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BELOW 3500 FEET.
MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES...WILL COMBINE
TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY. SOME OF
THE VALLEY FLOORS WILL SEE SNOW MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON...1 TO
5 INCH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER ELEVATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW... WHILE VALLEY
LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE GENERALLY AROUND 1 INCH.
AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING...MOISTURE FROM RECENT
RAINFALL AND ONGOING RUNOFF MAY FREEZE ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...
AND HIGH ELEVATION ROADS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD
BEWARE 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.
HIDE HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1047 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING OF MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BELOW 3500 FEET.
MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES...WILL COMBINE
TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY. SOME OF
THE VALLEY FLOORS WILL SEE SNOW MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON...1 TO
5 INCH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER ELEVATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW... WHILE VALLEY
LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE GENERALLY AROUND 1 INCH.
AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING...MOISTURE FROM RECENT
RAINFALL AND ONGOING RUNOFF MAY FREEZE ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...
AND HIGH ELEVATION ROADS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD
BEWARE 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.
HIDE 
