HIDE
PERIODS OF RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING...

.AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
THIS MORNING. AS MANY STREAMS ARE RUNNING NEAR BANKFULL...ANY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD STILL CAUSE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING TO
DEVELOP. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END BY AROUND LUNCHTIME AS A COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. THE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED
ONCE RAINFALL COMES TO AN END LATER THIS MORNING.

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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
800 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
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.

* UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING

* PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WATCH AREA.

* MANY STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING NEAR BANKFULL.
ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE ISOLATED 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.
HIDE

HIDE
CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
757 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

.NOW...
INTERMITTENT AND MAINLY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH 1000 AM.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE MID
MORNING...WITH A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS EXPECTED AT MOST LOCATIONS.
HIDE

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.
HIDE

HIDE
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.
HIDE