Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 7pm this evening until 1pm Thursday for Rutherford Mountains
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 7pm this evening until 1pm Thursday for Rutherford Mountains 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1106 AM EST WED NOV
14 2018
...ACCUMULATING ICE AND SLEET POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING
ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
EAST FROM THE PLAINS STATES
WILL SEND ABUNDANT MOISTURE INTO THE REGION ATOP A
WEDGE OF
SURFACE-BASED COLD AIR TONIGHT. THIS SETUP WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR
NOT
ONLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION, BUT ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET -
ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS. HEAVY
ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET COULD LEAD TO
POWER
OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
NCZ035-502-504-506-507-509-SCZ003-150015-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0015.18
1115T0000Z-181115T1800Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN
MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING
THE CITIES OF BETHLEHEM, ELLENDALE, MILLERSVILLE,
TAYLORSVILLE, HIDDENITE,
STONY POINT, KINGS CREEK, LENOIR,
SAWMILLS, GRANITE FALLS, MORGANTON, PLEASANT
GROVE, VALDESE,
MARION, NEBO, DYSARTSVILLE, FERO, GLENWOOD, SALUDA,
TIGERVILLE,
GOWENSVILLE, AND CLEVELAND
1106 AM EST WED NOV 14 2018
...WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE
TENTH OF AN
INCH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND PIEDMONT AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING
COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT 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.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1106 AM EST WED NOV 14 2018 ...ACCUMULATING ICE AND SLEET POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST FROM THE PLAINS STATES WILL SEND ABUNDANT MOISTURE INTO THE REGION ATOP A WEDGE OF SURFACE-BASED COLD AIR TONIGHT. THIS SETUP WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR NOT ONLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION, BUT ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET - ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. NCZ035-502-504-506-507-509-SCZ003-150015- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0015.18 1115T0000Z-181115T1800Z/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BETHLEHEM, ELLENDALE, MILLERSVILLE, TAYLORSVILLE, HIDDENITE, STONY POINT, KINGS CREEK, LENOIR, SAWMILLS, GRANITE FALLS, MORGANTON, PLEASANT GROVE, VALDESE, MARION, NEBO, DYSARTSVILLE, FERO, GLENWOOD, SALUDA, TIGERVILLE, GOWENSVILLE, AND CLEVELAND 1106 AM EST WED NOV 14 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH EXPECTED. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND PIEDMONT AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT 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.
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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