* WHAT…Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE…Avery and Caldwell Mountains Counties. * WHEN…Until 4 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates for Mitchell, Yancey, Burke, and McDowell Counties, until midnight EST tonight. An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, […]
* WHAT…For the Extreme Cold Warning above 3500 feet, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 17 below. For the Cold Weather Advisory below 3500 feet, very cold wind chills as low as 5 below. * WHERE…Avery, Graham, Haywood, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Jackson, Swain, and Yancey Counties. * WHEN…Until noon EST today. * IMPACTS…The cold […]
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE…A portion of western North Carolina, including the following counties, Burke and Caldwell. * WHEN…Until 700 PM EST. * IMPACTS…Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 241 PM EST, Runoff continued throughout the Johns River watershed which includes Wilson Creek. There […]
At 852 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Newton, or near Catawba, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD…Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include… Newton, Huntersville, Cornelius, Mooresville, Davidson, Westport, Troutman, […]