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Flood Watch - Watauga (North Carolina)
HIDE
SNOW MELT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD
THREAT INTO THE WEEKEND...
.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL TO THE AREA.
NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-WVZ042-122100-
/O.EXB.KRNK.FA.A.0002.100312T2100Z-100313T1700Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
PATRICK-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...
BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
426 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...STOKES...
SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...
PATRICK...PULASKI...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER.
* FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANY SNOW
COVER LEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MELT BY THIS WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
SNOW MELT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD
THREAT INTO THE WEEKEND...
.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL TO THE AREA.
NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-WVZ042-122100-
/O.EXB.KRNK.FA.A.0002.100312T2100Z-100313T1700Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
PATRICK-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...
BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
426 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...STOKES...
SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...
PATRICK...PULASKI...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER.
* FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANY SNOW
COVER LEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MELT BY THIS WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Watauga (North Carolina)
HIDE
DENSE FOG IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTWEST NORTH CAROLINA
THIS MORNING...
NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-032-121600-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0004.100312T1115Z-100312T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART
615 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER 10AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
DENSE FOG IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTWEST NORTH CAROLINA
THIS MORNING...
NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-032-121600-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0004.100312T1115Z-100312T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART
615 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER 10AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Ashe (North Carolina)
HIDE
SNOW MELT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD
THREAT INTO THE WEEKEND...
.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL TO THE AREA.
NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-WVZ042-122100-
/O.EXB.KRNK.FA.A.0002.100312T2100Z-100313T1700Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
PATRICK-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...
BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
426 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...STOKES...
SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...
PATRICK...PULASKI...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER.
* FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANY SNOW
COVER LEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MELT BY THIS WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
SNOW MELT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD
THREAT INTO THE WEEKEND...
.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL TO THE AREA.
NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-WVZ042-122100-
/O.EXB.KRNK.FA.A.0002.100312T2100Z-100313T1700Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
PATRICK-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...
BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
426 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...STOKES...
SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...
PATRICK...PULASKI...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER.
* FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANY SNOW
COVER LEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MELT BY THIS WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Ashe (North Carolina)
HIDE
DENSE FOG IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTWEST NORTH CAROLINA
THIS MORNING...
NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-032-121600-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0004.100312T1115Z-100312T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART
615 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER 10AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
DENSE FOG IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTWEST NORTH CAROLINA
THIS MORNING...
NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-032-121600-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0004.100312T1115Z-100312T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART
615 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER 10AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Dense Fog Advisory - Avery (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Avery (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Catawba (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Buncombe (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Buncombe (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Dense Fog Advisory - Alleghany (North Carolina)
HIDE
DENSE FOG IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTWEST NORTH CAROLINA
THIS MORNING...
NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-032-121600-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0004.100312T1115Z-100312T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART
615 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER 10AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
DENSE FOG IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTWEST NORTH CAROLINA
THIS MORNING...
NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-032-121600-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0004.100312T1115Z-100312T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART
615 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER 10AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Alleghany (North Carolina)
HIDE
SNOW MELT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD
THREAT INTO THE WEEKEND...
.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL TO THE AREA.
NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-WVZ042-122100-
/O.EXB.KRNK.FA.A.0002.100312T2100Z-100313T1700Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
PATRICK-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...
BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
426 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...STOKES...
SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...
PATRICK...PULASKI...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER.
* FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANY SNOW
COVER LEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MELT BY THIS WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
SNOW MELT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD
THREAT INTO THE WEEKEND...
.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL TO THE AREA.
NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-WVZ042-122100-
/O.EXB.KRNK.FA.A.0002.100312T2100Z-100313T1700Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
PATRICK-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...
BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
426 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...STOKES...
SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...
PATRICK...PULASKI...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER.
* FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANY SNOW
COVER LEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MELT BY THIS WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Flood Watch - Greater Caldwell (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Greater Caldwell (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Mitchell (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Mitchell (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Wilkes (North Carolina)
HIDE
SNOW MELT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD
THREAT INTO THE WEEKEND...
.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL TO THE AREA.
NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-WVZ042-122100-
/O.EXB.KRNK.FA.A.0002.100312T2100Z-100313T1700Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
PATRICK-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...
BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
426 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...STOKES...
SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...
PATRICK...PULASKI...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER.
* FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANY SNOW
COVER LEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MELT BY THIS WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
SNOW MELT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD
THREAT INTO THE WEEKEND...
.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL TO THE AREA.
NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-WVZ042-122100-
/O.EXB.KRNK.FA.A.0002.100312T2100Z-100313T1700Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
PATRICK-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...
BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
426 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...STOKES...
SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...
PATRICK...PULASKI...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER.
* FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANY SNOW
COVER LEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MELT BY THIS WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Wilkes (North Carolina)
HIDE
DENSE FOG IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTWEST NORTH CAROLINA
THIS MORNING...
NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-032-121600-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0004.100312T1115Z-100312T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART
615 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER 10AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
DENSE FOG IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTWEST NORTH CAROLINA
THIS MORNING...
NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-032-121600-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0004.100312T1115Z-100312T1600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART
615 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER 10AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Dense Fog Advisory - Madison (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Madison (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Yancey (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Yancey (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Greater Burke (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Greater Burke (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Dense Fog Advisory - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
HIDE
NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
541 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO
ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Flood Watch - Haywood (North Carolina)
HIDE
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
NCZ033-035-048>050-052-053-064-065-501>507-509-121700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.A.0002.100312T1700Z-100313T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOIST SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.
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AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE
MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...
GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK MOUNTAINS...
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. ABUNDANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY
DUE TO RELATIVELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH BANKFULL THIS EVENING IN THE
WATCH AREA. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND RUNNING WATER MAY DEVELOP IN DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.