Out with 2007 … in with 2008.
To that I say, “Whoo!” in a totally sarcastic tone.
Meanwhile:
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…NEWLAND… SPRUCE PINE…CHEROKEE… WAYNESVILLE 1108 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FROM GRAHAM COUNTY TO AVERY COUNTY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL START TO DEVELOP FROM THE WEST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWER COVERAGE AND SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TUESDAY…AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES BORDERING TENNESSEE…WITH SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO POSSIBLY 9 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET TUESDAY NIGHT WHILE WINDS INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LIKELY ALSO FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
Now to that I will give a really excited “WHOO!”
Yea for snow!!!~
