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ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...

.NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. AN UPPER LOW
WILL ENHANCE THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS...LIKELY RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF
LATE TONIGHT AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE STABLE.

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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
250 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA
TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED 6 INCH TOTALS LIKELY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT.

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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NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
329 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008

.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH 530 PM. THE
MAJORITY OF THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 3500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT...WITH AN INCH OR LESS ANTICIPATED.
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