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Winter Weather Advisory - Watauga (North Carolina)
HIDE
A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-091200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.100209T0400Z-100210T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX
1051 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MIXING IN WITH SLEET. SOME
FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK
TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING.
* 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE
A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-091200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.100209T0400Z-100210T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX
1051 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MIXING IN WITH SLEET. SOME
FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK
TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING.
* 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Winter Weather Advisory - Ashe (North Carolina)
HIDE
A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-091200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.100209T0400Z-100210T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX
1051 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MIXING IN WITH SLEET. SOME
FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK
TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING.
* 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE
A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-091200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.100209T0400Z-100210T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX
1051 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MIXING IN WITH SLEET. SOME
FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK
TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING.
* 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Short Term Forecast - Avery (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
Winter Storm Warning - Avery (North Carolina)
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Winter Weather Advisory - Catawba (North Carolina)
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ036-037-056-057-091115-
/O.EXB.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.100209T0500Z-100210T0500Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY
NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW AND
SLEET...AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY MID
MORNING...THEN RAIN BY MID DAY TUESDAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND SLEET...AND A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN...IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL RAIN. AS COLD AIR RUSHES
BACK INTO THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING...THE RAIN COULD CHANGE BACK TO
SNOW BEFORE ENDING. ANOTHER LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ036-037-056-057-091115-
/O.EXB.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.100209T0500Z-100210T0500Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY
NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW AND
SLEET...AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY MID
MORNING...THEN RAIN BY MID DAY TUESDAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND SLEET...AND A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN...IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL RAIN. AS COLD AIR RUSHES
BACK INTO THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING...THE RAIN COULD CHANGE BACK TO
SNOW BEFORE ENDING. ANOTHER LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Winter Storm Warning - Buncombe (North Carolina)
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Short Term Forecast - Buncombe (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
Winter Weather Advisory - Alleghany (North Carolina)
HIDE
A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-091200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.100209T0400Z-100210T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX
1051 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MIXING IN WITH SLEET. SOME
FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK
TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING.
* 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE
A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-091200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.100209T0400Z-100210T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX
1051 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MIXING IN WITH SLEET. SOME
FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK
TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING.
* 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Winter Weather Advisory - Greater Caldwell (North Carolina)
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-NCZ035-058-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.100209T0500Z-100210T0500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS
SNOW OR RAIN...AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET AND RAIN
BY MID DAY TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL
RAIN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
BY AFTERNOON. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
FALL AND PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND
SLEET...WITH FREEZING RAIN NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. DRY AIR IS
FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY
EVENING...AND SNOWFALL RATES WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...REACHING 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. BY THE TIME WINTER
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TUESDAY EVENING...SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-NCZ035-058-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.100209T0500Z-100210T0500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS
SNOW OR RAIN...AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET AND RAIN
BY MID DAY TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL
RAIN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
BY AFTERNOON. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
FALL AND PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND
SLEET...WITH FREEZING RAIN NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. DRY AIR IS
FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY
EVENING...AND SNOWFALL RATES WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...REACHING 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. BY THE TIME WINTER
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TUESDAY EVENING...SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Short Term Forecast - Mitchell (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
Winter Storm Warning - Mitchell (North Carolina)
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Winter Weather Advisory - Wilkes (North Carolina)
HIDE
A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032>034-043>047-091200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.100209T1000Z-100210T1000Z/
SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO...ROANOKE...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...APPOMATTOX
1051 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO
5 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO
5 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING MIXED WITH SLEET BY
MIDDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 58 IN VIRGINIA.
* 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE
A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032>034-043>047-091200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.100209T1000Z-100210T1000Z/
SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO...ROANOKE...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...APPOMATTOX
1051 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO
5 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO
5 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING MIXED WITH SLEET BY
MIDDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 58 IN VIRGINIA.
* 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Winter Storm Warning - Madison (North Carolina)
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Short Term Forecast - Madison (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
Short Term Forecast - Yancey (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
Winter Storm Warning - Yancey (North Carolina)
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Winter Weather Advisory - Greater Burke (North Carolina)
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-NCZ035-058-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.100209T0500Z-100210T0500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS
SNOW OR RAIN...AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET AND RAIN
BY MID DAY TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL
RAIN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
BY AFTERNOON. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
FALL AND PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND
SLEET...WITH FREEZING RAIN NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. DRY AIR IS
FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY
EVENING...AND SNOWFALL RATES WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...REACHING 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. BY THE TIME WINTER
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TUESDAY EVENING...SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
GAZ010-017-NCZ035-058-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.100209T0500Z-100210T0500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS
SNOW OR RAIN...AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET AND RAIN
BY MID DAY TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL
RAIN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
BY AFTERNOON. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
FALL AND PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND
SLEET...WITH FREEZING RAIN NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. DRY AIR IS
FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY
EVENING...AND SNOWFALL RATES WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...REACHING 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. BY THE TIME WINTER
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TUESDAY EVENING...SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Short Term Forecast - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1138 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MAINLY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRENCH BROAD
RIVER VALLEY...AS WELL AS AT HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE RAIN WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
Winter Storm Warning - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF STATES
OVERNIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON TUESDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A MIX OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING IN
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-048>053-059-091115-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0006.100209T0500Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1005 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BEGIN AS SNOW AND TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BY MID DAY
TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. MOIST COLD AIR IS FORECAST
TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE WINDS BECOME STRONG
AND GUSTY...REACHING 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW
ENDS THURSDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
