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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Saturday February 28th, 2015 :: 03:39 p.m. EST

Advisory

Freezing Rain Advisory from 3/1/2015 12:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST for Rutherford County

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
335 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION RETURNS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILD SOUTH INTO THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THIS HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL BRING IN
MOISTURE AND DEVELOP PRECIPITATION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AS WARMER TEMPERATURES
SLOWLY MOVE BACK IN.

GAZ010-017-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-068>072-082-507>510-
SCZ001>003-006>009-012>014-010445-
/O.NEW.KGSP.ZR.Y.0004.150301T0500Z-150301T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
LAURENS-CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...MARS HILL...
MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...
LAKE JUNALUSKA...ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...
MONROE...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...WALHALLA...
NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE...GREENVILLE...
TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...
GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...
GREAT FALLS
335 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND SOUTHERN
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE UPSTATE
ALONG AND EAST OF GREENVILLE AND LAURENS COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH BY NOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM A TRACE UP TO
A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES
DUE TO DOWNED TREES OR POWER LINES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND FREEZING.
WARMING TO THE MID 30 TO LOWER 40S BY NOON.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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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