Weather Advisory
...SIGNIFICANT COLD WAVE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS THE
REGION...
ANOTHER ARCTIC AIR MASS...COLDER THAN THE ONE EARLIER THIS WEEK...WILL
YIELD TEMPERATURES 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...AND 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON SATURDAY. THE
BITTER COLD WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE
REGION...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS BOTH TONIGHT AND AGAIN
THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE PERSISTENT FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY FREEZE UNPROTECTED
WATER PIPES...DAMAGE UNDRAINED SPRINKLER SYSTEMS...AND RESULT IN A
THIN LAYER OF ICE ON PONDS AND ALONG STREAM BANKS. RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES OR BRIEF
POWER DISRUPTIONS DURING HOURS OF PEAK DEMAND...ESPECIALLY AREAS
IMPACTED BY THE RECENT ICE STORM. ALSO...
Instructions:
IT MAY BE LIFE SAVING TO
CHECK ON A VULNERABLE NEIGHBOR OR FAMILY MEMBER...POSSIBLY
SUPPLING EXTRA BLANKETS...HEATERS...OR OFFERING A WARM PLACE TO
STAY. ANY UNHEATED OUTSIDE WATER SUPPLY FOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK
WILL FREEZE OR REMAIN FROZEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
Address/Location
Williamston Police Department, SC
100 Square St
Pelzer, SC 29669
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 864-847-7425
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Freeze Warning