HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
827 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MOST AREAS
CAN EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF NO MORE THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH PER
HOUR....HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 1/2 INCH
PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
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