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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday November 14th, 2018 :: 11:30 a.m. EST

Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 7pm this evening until 1pm Thursday for Rutherford Mountains

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER
 MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1106 AM EST WED NOV
 14 2018

...ACCUMULATING ICE AND SLEET POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING
 ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
 EAST FROM THE PLAINS STATES
WILL SEND ABUNDANT MOISTURE INTO THE REGION ATOP A
 WEDGE OF
SURFACE-BASED COLD AIR TONIGHT. THIS SETUP WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR
NOT
 ONLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION, BUT ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET -
 ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT
 FOOTHILLS. HEAVY
ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET COULD LEAD TO
 POWER
OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
 CONDITIONS.

NCZ035-502-504-506-507-509-SCZ003-150015-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0015.18
1115T0000Z-181115T1800Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN
 MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING
 THE CITIES OF BETHLEHEM, ELLENDALE, MILLERSVILLE, 
TAYLORSVILLE, HIDDENITE,
 STONY POINT, KINGS CREEK, LENOIR, 
SAWMILLS, GRANITE FALLS, MORGANTON, PLEASANT
 GROVE, VALDESE, 
MARION, NEBO, DYSARTSVILLE, FERO, GLENWOOD, SALUDA,
 TIGERVILLE, 
GOWENSVILLE, AND CLEVELAND
1106 AM EST WED NOV 14 2018

...WINTER
 WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST
 THURSDAY...

* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
 
 OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE 
  TENTH OF AN
 INCH EXPECTED.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND PIEDMONT AND 
  WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
 THURSDAY.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE 
 
 HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING
 COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
 MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
 DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION
 WHILE DRIVING. 

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE
 NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE
 A
MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED.
 YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE GREENVILLE
 SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. 
    
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1106 AM EST WED NOV 14 2018 ...ACCUMULATING ICE AND SLEET POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST FROM THE PLAINS STATES WILL SEND ABUNDANT MOISTURE INTO THE REGION ATOP A WEDGE OF SURFACE-BASED COLD AIR TONIGHT. THIS SETUP WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR NOT ONLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION, BUT ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET - ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. NCZ035-502-504-506-507-509-SCZ003-150015- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0015.18 1115T0000Z-181115T1800Z/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BETHLEHEM, ELLENDALE, MILLERSVILLE, TAYLORSVILLE, HIDDENITE, STONY POINT, KINGS CREEK, LENOIR, SAWMILLS, GRANITE FALLS, MORGANTON, PLEASANT GROVE, VALDESE, MARION, NEBO, DYSARTSVILLE, FERO, GLENWOOD, SALUDA, TIGERVILLE, GOWENSVILLE, AND CLEVELAND 1106 AM EST WED NOV 14 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH EXPECTED. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND PIEDMONT AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. 

Address/Location
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
198 N Washington St
Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-287-6247

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