HIDE Winter Weather Advisory issued February 11 at 12:21PM EST until February 12 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...BITTERLY COLD WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
.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 WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG
WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
* TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.
* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE
TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY
REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR
THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND
THEN FALL INTO THE 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 50 MPH
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Counties Affected: Madison
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!
