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NWS Freeze Warning (Yancey County)

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Freeze Warning issued October 20 at 4:11AM EDT until October 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON EXPECTED TONIGHT... .The passage of a strong cold front this afternoon will usher in the coldest air of the season across the mountains of North Carolina and Rabun County in Georgia tonight, with gusty northwest winds across the ridgetops and high elevations causing an even colder wind chill effect. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a High Wind Warning above 3500 feet, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. A Freeze Warning has also been issued. This Freeze Warning is in effect from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday. In addition, a Wind Advisory below 3500 feet has been issued. This Wind Advisory below 3500 feet is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATIONS...The mountains of North Carolina, including the high elevations of the northern foothills. * HAZARDS...Very windy conditions and freezing temperatures. * TIMING...Tonight through early Sunday. * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * TEMPERATURES...Lows in the upper 20s. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Mitchell; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS High Wind Warning (Yancey County)

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High Wind Warning issued October 20 at 4:11AM EDT until October 21 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON EXPECTED TONIGHT... .The passage of a strong cold front this afternoon will usher in the coldest air of the season across the mountains of North Carolina and Rabun County in Georgia tonight, with gusty northwest winds across the ridgetops and high elevations causing an even colder wind chill effect. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a High Wind Warning above 3500 feet, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. A Freeze Warning has also been issued. This Freeze Warning is in effect from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday. In addition, a Wind Advisory below 3500 feet has been issued. This Wind Advisory below 3500 feet is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATIONS...The mountains of North Carolina, including the high elevations of the northern foothills. * HAZARDS...Very windy conditions and freezing temperatures. * TIMING...Tonight through early Sunday. * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * TEMPERATURES...Lows in the upper 20s. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Mitchell; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Wind Advisory (Yancey County)

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Wind Advisory issued October 20 at 4:11AM EDT until October 21 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON EXPECTED TONIGHT... .The passage of a strong cold front this afternoon will usher in the coldest air of the season across the mountains of North Carolina and Rabun County in Georgia tonight, with gusty northwest winds across the ridgetops and high elevations causing an even colder wind chill effect. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a High Wind Warning above 3500 feet, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. A Freeze Warning has also been issued. This Freeze Warning is in effect from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday. In addition, a Wind Advisory below 3500 feet has been issued. This Wind Advisory below 3500 feet is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATIONS...The mountains of North Carolina, including the high elevations of the northern foothills. * HAZARDS...Very windy conditions and freezing temperatures. * TIMING...Tonight through early Sunday. * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * TEMPERATURES...Lows in the upper 20s. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Mitchell; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Winter Chill
by Curtis Smalling

Latest Update: August 13, 2018

Great-horned Owls are nesting right now.

It has been a while since the last update, but the winter chill and the arrival in our region of several interesting ducks on Lake Hickory have folks looking hard for everything from Long-tailed Duck to Common Mergansers to Common Goldeneye. The recent warm up this week may make it easier on birders to get out and see what else is out there. My best recent birds have been very reliable Red Crossbills at Bass lake, both down at the parking lot and up at the apple barn. My three recent hikes out there have turned up about 6 to 10 each time. Not many reports of other interesting things at our elevations, but it is nesting time for Great Horned Owl and Bald Eagle.

The weekly Wednesday bird walks at Valle Crucis Community Park will start back on Wednesday, April 4, and continue through mid-October. However, the leadership of the walks will change. Given recent changes in my health and most recently, changes in my role at Audubon North Carolina (now serving on the interim leadership team while a new Director is hired) and the demands of that added responsibility, I will have to step away from involvement in the Wednesday walks at Valle Crucis Park. Chapter volunteers did an amazing job of filling in last year (although actually filling in doesn’t do it justice, as I only did two walks after May last year). It has been an amazing 15 years or so of weekly walks and we have seen some great birds and amazing nests and behaviors. The Park is a wonderful asset and I hope we keep showing how great it is to folks young and old. My new role just takes too much time for me to commit every Wednesday morning in a meaningful way and is unfair to those who are stepping up to lead or showing up to walk. I appreciate more than I can say the friendship, conversation, and dedication of everyone has been one of the great joys of my life, and I hope to be able to get back to it at some point in the future. Thanks to everyone! For now, they will become High Country Audubon Society weekly bird walks, and HCAS volunteers will assume leadership of the walks. Please come join us every Wednesday starting on April 4 for Come Bird @ Valle Crucis Park, and invite others to come take part in the birding excitement there! See the High Country Audubon website at www.highcountryaudubon.org for lists of field trips and other programs.

Some sparrows are around still despite our recent cold snap. Photo by Steven Bullock

Belted Kingfishers are finding it hard to find open water but a few linger on the New River. Photo by Steven Bullock

Thank goodness for a splash of Cardinal color. Photo by Steven Bullock