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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Sunday February 14th, 2016 :: 02:55 p.m. EST

Advisory

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS...SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND
THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ALSO...THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT...
MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY MORNING BEFORE
TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL
RAIN SOMETIME MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH...ALONG
WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* WINDS...EAST 5 MPH OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
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.

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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