HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
641 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 830 PM...A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND A FEW
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS 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 THIS EVENING AND WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WATER FLOWING ACROSS
LOW DRAINAGE AREAS.
HIDE