HIDE Wind Chill Advisory issued February 11 at 4:20AM EST until February 12 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT...
.ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE
TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY
NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT
TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
* TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE
TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS
AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN.
* WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH
SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Counties Affected: Avery; Mitchell; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina) HIDE
HIDE Winter Storm Warning issued February 11 at 4:20AM EST until February 12 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT...
.ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE
TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY
NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT
TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
* TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE
TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS
AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN.
* WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH
SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Counties Affected: Avery; Mitchell; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina) HIDE
Kids Fitness by Catherine Scantlin
Latest Update: December 22, 2011
Getting kids excited and engaged in fitness should be easy. They have twice (if not more) energy than us adults even without the help of caffeine! So why is it that we are often struggling to get our kids off the couch? Here are some ideas for getting kids active.
Make sure they see you being active
We are the best models of any kind of behavior we hope to see in our kids.
Let your kids hear you making appointments with workout buddies.
Help them understand why it is important to you to make fitness a priority in your life.
Ask them to come cheer for you in a road race.
Involve them in your fitness whenever possible
Walk the family dog as a family.
Take them on hikes – bring a backpack or stroller for little ones, but encourage them to walk as much and as often as possible.
Ride your bikes together on the greenway (remember to wear your helmet too!)
Go skiing together and make a goal of not getting back on the chairlift until you all sweat a little.
Personalize activities
Not every child is interested in team sports and that’s OK! Think of creative ways to engage your children in activity around their interests.
Go on nature hikes to excite a child interested in science.
Look for interesting found objects on the Greenway for art projects.
Walk to the library.
Garden with your child, then plan and cook a healthy meal together
Celebrate with activity
Give the gift of fitness – consider a pass to a pool, rock wall, or ski slope, or classes for dance, yoga, swimming or gear used in an activity like a bike, a Frisbee, soccer ball.
Center birthday parties or family get-togethers around an energetic activity – laser tag, paint ball, roller skating, skiing, swimming, scavenger hunts.
Remember to make it fun
Keep your expectations in check – kids don’t have to be perfect at an activity or engage in it as long as your body and attention span might.
Alter the activity to fit kids and their interests – not yours!
