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City of Bessemer City
Tuesday January 16th, 2018 :: 04:43 a.m. EST

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Winter Weather Advisory until 12:00PM Wednesday

...LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A fast moving cold front is expected to approach from the west today and move across the region tonight. A band of light precipitation will accompany the front as it passes. Temperatures will fall off quickly with the front. Although the precipitation may begin as a brief period of rain, it should quickly mix with and change to light snow. Although the amount of snow will be light, generally on the order of 1-2 inches over the mountains and and inch or so east of the Blue Ridge, the cold temperatures may allow the snow to stick to untreated roads, resulting in numerous travel problems on untreated roads early Wednesday, including the morning rush hour. The snow should end by midday Wednesday. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Light snow expected. Plan on slippery road conditions, including during the morning commute on Wednesday. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch are expected, with some isolated two inch amounts across parts of western North Carolina.

* WHERE...Portions of Upstate South Carolina and the foothills and Piedmont of North Carolina.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to noon EST Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered 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.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER ... BURKE MOUNTAINS ... CABARRUS ... CALDWELL MOUNTAINS ... CATAWBA ... CLEVELAND ... DAVIE ... EASTERN MCDOWELL ... EASTERN POLK ... GASTON ... GREATER BURKE ... GREATER CALDWELL ... GREATER RUTHERFORD ... IREDELL ... LINCOLN ... MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS ... MECKLENBURG ... POLK MOUNTAINS ... ROWAN ... RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS ... UNION

Address/Location
City of Bessemer City
132 W Virginia Ave
Bessemer City, NC 28016

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 704-629-5542

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Weather Advisory

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