Winter Weather Advisory valid from Jan 20 3:52 PM to Jan 21 7:00 AM EST
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...AS WELL AS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW...ENDING AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY
FOLLOWED BY BLACK ICE. THEN A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW
STARTING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND TAPERING OFF SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST
THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION MAY TRANSITION TO LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING BEFORE ENDING.
BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM ON AREA ROADWAYS THROUGH DAYBREAK
THURSDAY. THE SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING.
THEN SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A
TRACE OF ICE WITH THE SECOND STORM.
* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SUBFREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.
* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH WITH THE SECOND STORM.
* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. BLACK ICE MAY LINGER AFTER THE SNOW ENDS THURSDAY
MORNING.
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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.
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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