HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...HENDERSONVILLE
1255 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO
THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
INTO LATE AFTERNOON AND EXPECT BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER AROUND SUNSET. EXPECT SOME ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS FALL.
MANY ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HAZARDOUS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
HIDE HIDECHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
1155 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE SMOKIES TO NEAR HOT SPRINGS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AS MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO ARRIVE ON STRONG NORTHWEST
FLOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY
FROM THE SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN END OF MADISON COUNTY BEFORE
THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
BRING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.
SHELTERED LOCATIONS EAST OF HIGHER TERRAIN HAVE SEEN CONSIDERABLY
LESS ACCUMULATION...AND NO FURTHER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM
BRYSON CITY TO WAYNESVILLE.
MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE GUSTY...WITH
GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES OR POWER
LINES.
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 
