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JANUARY 2, 2008 ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
307 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008
...WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
.DEEP LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL SEND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND VERY COLD AIR INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A PASSING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH THE MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. ACCUMULATING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.
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MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN
307 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FROM FRANKLIN TO CASHIERS...
AND FROM JUST EAST OF BLACK MOUNTAIN TO JONAS RIDGE TO NEAR BLOWING ROCK THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES INCHES BY MIDDAY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. ISOLATED 3 INCH TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE AND AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL ALSO CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT.
WIND CHILL VALUES COULD FALL BELOW ZERO AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
DUE TO THE VERY COLD AIR...ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY AS TRAFFIC COMPACTS THE SNOW INTO A THIN LAYER OF ICE. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS ON UNTREATED ROADS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
307 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008
...WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
.DEEP LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL SEND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND VERY COLD AIR INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A PASSING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH THE MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
ACCUMULATING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.
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SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA
307 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
STEADY LIGHT SNOW AND EMBEDDED MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE CLOSE TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD 3 TO 6 INCH TOTALS IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. LOCATIONS FARTHER SOUTH IN THE WARNING AREA WILL SEE LOWER TOTALS...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM CULLOWHEE TO CRUSO TO SKYLAND.
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BE GUSTY. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH MIDDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES AS WELL.
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
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END OF JAN 2, 2008 UPDATE LIST...OLDER NEWS BELOW
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|ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMESWinter Strom Nears WNC
.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY...WHILE A STRONG SURFACE LOW DEEPENS OVER THE GREAT LAKES. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY... BRINGING IN MUCH COLDER AIR. MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND THE GREAT LAKES LOW AND INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL CREATE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF COLD TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS...AND SNOW LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN
245 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH...COULD ALSO CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING OF SNOW IN AFFECTED LOCATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL BELOW ZERO BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
245 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008
...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY...WHILE A STRONG SURFACE LOW DEEPENS OVER THE GREAT LAKES. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY... BRINGING IN MUCH COLDER AIR. MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND THE GREAT LAKES LOW AND INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL CREATE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF COLD TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS...AND SNOW LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
245 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF AROUND A FOOT WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH...COULD ALSO CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING OF SNOW IN AFFECTED LOCATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW EARLY WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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DECEMBER 31, 2007
|ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES| Winter storm warning issued for Western North Carolina
Statement as of 3:51 AM EST on December 31, 2007 ... Winter Storm Watch in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Winter Storm Watch... which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. Periods of snow will begin early Tuesday over the North Carolina mountains. Snowfall rates are expected to increase during the day on Tuesday and continue through Wednesday morning before tapering off. There is a potential for storm total snowfall of 4 to 6 inches in the higher terrain above 3000 feet... especially on northwest facing slopes. A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow... sleet... or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.