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News Release:

    Good Afternoon Everybody:

    There will be an EOC Support Team Meeting at 11:30am tomorrow morning, Monday, February 16th here in the EOC. We will get the latest updates from the NWS and coordinate issues and make recommendations to the Control Group. Weather Service is likely to issue a Weather Storm Watch tomorrow for icing Monday night into and through 11:00am Tuesday morning. We could see freezing rain or sleet as early as 5:00pm Monday evening.

    NC DOT has already begun putting down brine on the bridges and roads throughout the County. Possible courses of action include, but are not limited to: delay of school and County Government operations on Tuesday Morning, Shelter Operations, Feeding Operations and EOC activation.

    This wintry mix forecast bears close monitoring.

    Good Evening:

    FYI Update as posted by NWS.

    Winter Storm Watch URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 533 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

    ... WINTER WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

    .A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL LIFT ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX EARLY MONDAY EVENING... BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO A FREEZING RAIN EVENT ACROSS INLAND AND NORTHERN AREAS LATE MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW WILL DICTATE WHAT TYPE OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR AND WHERE... BUT THE CURRENT THINKING IS FOR THE GREATEST IMPACTS TO OCCUR NORTHWEST OF A RICHLANDS TO NEW BERN TO SWAN QUARTER TO MANTEO LINE.

    MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... WILLIAMSTON... ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE... PLYMOUTH... COLUMBIA... SNOW HILL... HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON... RIVER ROAD... WALLACE... WARSAW... ROSE ILL... KENANSVILLE... BEULAVILLE... MAGNOLIA... KINSTON... MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE... TRENTON... NEW BERN... HAVELOCK... VANCEBORO... JACKSONVILLE... KILL DEVIL HILLS... KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD... SOUTHERN SHORES 533 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

    ... WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

    * LOCATIONS... GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 17 AND ALONG THE U.S. 64 AND 264 CORRIDORS.

    * TIMING... MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

    * HAZARD TYPES... A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET BUT THE MAIN HAZARD TYPE IS EXPECTED TO BE FREEZING RAIN.

    * ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW AND SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO 1 INCH WITH A TENTH TO AS MUCH AS A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL.

    * IMPACTS... ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

    A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

    Special Weather Statement NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 524 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

    MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... WILLIAMSTON... ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE... PLYMOUTH... COLUMBIA... SNOW HILL... HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON... RIVER ROAD... WALLACE... WARSAW... ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE... BEULAVILLE... MAGNOLIA... KINSTON... MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE... TRENTON... NEW BERN... HAVELOCK... VANCEBORO... ORIENTAL... ALLIANCE... BAYBORO... ARAPAHOE... MINNESOTT BEACH... VANDEMERE... STONEWALL... MOREHEAD CITY... BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE... NEWPORT... JACKSONVILLE... KILL DEVIL HILLS... KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD... SOUTHERN SHORES 524 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

    ... BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY...

    WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE TEENS... WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL INDICES OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO OVER MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

    PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IS DANGEROUS. IF VENTURING OUTSIDE, WEAR LAYERS OF CLOTHING INCLUDING A HAT AND GLOVES.


    John Pack

    Coordinator, Beaufort County Emergency Services

     1420 Highland Drive
     Washington, NC 27889
     (252)946-2046 Office   •   (252) 975-6802 Fax   •   john.pack@co.beaufort.nc.us
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