HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
518 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
THROUGH 8 AM...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. AS
TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN WELL BELOW FREEZING IN MOST
LOCATIONS...THE SNOW WILL STICK TO MANY ROADS...MAKING FOR
INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE
FROM A DUSTING IN SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS TO UPWARDS OF TWO INCHES
AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE TENNESSEE LINE.
HIDE HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE
640 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING. THEREAFTER THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD
RETREAT BACK TO THE FAVORED NORTHWEST FLOW AREAS ALONG THE
TENNESSEE LINE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES. A LITTLE LESS WILL FALL IN SOME OF THE MORE SHELTERED
VALLEYS...AND A LITTLE MORE IS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG
THE TENNESSEE LINE. MANY SECONDARY ROADS ARE ALREADY REPORTED TO
BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. DRIVING WILL ONLY BECOME MORE
HAZARDOUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL FURTHER BELOW FREEZING OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.
WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY TODAY... WITH HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS
EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE BELOW THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE 