Event extended (time). Winter Storm Warning from 1/17/2018 11:45 AM to 3:00 PM EST for Rutherford County
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Cleveland-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-
Greater Burke-Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Eastern Polk-
Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Cherokee-Laurens-Union-
Including the cities of Shelby, Kings Mountain, Patterson,
Kings Creek, Lenoir, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Jonas Ridge,
Morganton, Pleasant Grove, Valdese, Marion, Nebo, Dysartsville,
Fero, Glenwood, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Tryon,
Columbus, Mill Spring, Greenville, Taylors, Greer, Mauldin,
Fork Shoals, Simpsonville, Berea, Spartanburg, Gaffney, Laurens,
Clinton, Union, and Monarch Mills
1145 AM EST Wed Jan 17 2018
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Snow occurring. Plan on difficult travel conditions.
Additional snow accumulations of up two inches are expected.
* WHERE...Portions of upstate South Carolina and the North
Carolina foothills.
* WHEN...Until 3 PM EST this afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for significant reductions in
visibility at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather
conditions are occurring. If you must travel, keep an extra
flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an
emergency.
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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RUTHERFORDCO followed by your message, to 888777