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Brutal Cold Sets New Temperature Record For January 2014
Bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills in the -20 to -25 range have already combined to set at least one…
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Temporary Rate Reduction to Help Blue Ridge EMC Members in February
To help members with winter electric bills, the Board of Directors of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation recently approved a…
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Thursday January 23 Conditions/Reports
Wind Chill Advisory has been extended until 10am Friday for our area. Values as low as -19 are forecast. Frostbite…
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Hospital Visitation Restrictions Requested
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System asks that anyone sick with the flu or flu-like symptoms voluntarily refrain from visiting hospitalized family…
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Red Cross Cold Weather Safety Tips
Since we are in for several days of extra cold air, here are some tips from the Red Cross on…
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Wednesday January 22 Conditions/Reports
9 degrees with wind chill of -10 in Boone at 5:20am 5:50am – main roads are in good shape according…
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NCDOT Crews Responding to Winter Weather in Western NC
N.C. Department of Transportation crews have already started preparing for possible snow and ice accumulation in Division 11, which includes…
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Preventing and Thawing Frozen Pipes
Being prepared and informed may help you to avoid the messy and often expensive issue of frozen pipes. The American…
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Saturday January 18 Conditions/Reports
13 degrees with wind chill of -2 in Boone at 6am. 6:30am – no reported major travel issues. With overnight…
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Thursday January 16, 2014 Conditions/Reports
5:30am – main roads appear mostly wet, gravel roads are snow covered after another round of snow fell on Wednesday…
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