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HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS BAND. AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN UPSTATE. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE...
GREENVILLE
350 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS...MACON...MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...
POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...
SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD FALL
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.

* FLOODING OF BOTH STREAMS AND SOME LARGER RIVERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES AND RESULT IN A GREATER
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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SNOW OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
539 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY.

MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW...AND COLD TEMPERATURES MOVING IN
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE
THURSDAY...1 TO 3 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY
ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES FROM ROBBINSVILLE TO HOT
SPRINGS TO NEWLAND.

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.
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HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
422 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

.NOW...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RAINFALL RATES WILL BE
GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH PER HOUR. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE
CONTINUOUS RAINFALL OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF FLOODING AND DAMAGING MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE.
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HIDE
CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
514 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. A WET TOP SOIL...COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE A FEW TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED...LEADING TO SOME
POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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