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WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
1049 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE MID DAY
HOURS. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON.
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739 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON EST TODAY...FOR PARTS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE MORNING. COUNTIES REPORT AROUND
TWO INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...AND THESE ADDITIONAL
SNOW SHOWERS WILL PUSH TOTALS TO 3 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL AFFECT MAINLY HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND LOCATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
MOST ROADWAYS ARE ALREADY SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY.
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS
TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL
STEADILY INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW.
WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE BELOW IN MANY LOCATIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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