HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 403 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MELTING SNOW AND ICE MAY
LEAD TO ISOLATED FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS ON FRIDAY. A
PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS FRIDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH WET GROUND
AND A GLAZE OF ICE...COULD ALSO KNOCK DOWN SEVERAL TREES EARLY IN
THE DAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
Issue Date: 405 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION TONIGHT...
.RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT. COLD HIGH PRESSURE IS
FORECAST TO FUNNEL SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES SOUTHWEST INTO
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...CAUSING PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS FREEZING
RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR MORE IS EXPECTED
WEST OF LINE FROM LENOIR TO MARION AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. A LESSER... BUT STILL CONCERNING LEVEL OF ICE
MAY BE SEEN ELSEWHERE ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR FROM ASHEVILLE TO
STATESVILLE...AND ALONG THE US 74 CORRIDOR FROM HENDERSONVILLE TO
SHELBY.
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IREDELL-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...
COLUMBUS
405 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY.
WIDESPREAD RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN FOR
PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF
LATER FRIDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY A TENTH OF AN
INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.
HOWEVER...PORTIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT FROM BLACK
MOUNTAIN TO NEAR SALUDA MAY HAVE DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS
APPROACHING ONE QUARTER INCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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