Water-main break causes town to lose half of its water supply | Boil water advisory in effect
Water-main break causes town to lose half of its water supply | Boil water advisory in effect
AND CHRIS, IT’S CONTINUING TO CHANGE AND DEVELOP AS IT GETS OVER US. IT IS IT’S TURNING INTO A BIG ICE STORM HERE. WE HAD THE SLEET. NOW WE’VE GOT THE ICE ON TOP OF IT. A VIEW FROM OUR AREA JUST SHOWS A WINDOW TO THE WORLD, RIGHT? WE’VE GOT 26 IN ANDERSON WITH HEAVY FREEZING RAIN. ASHEVILLE IS BEGINNING TO SLOWLY LOOK BETTER BECAUSE THEY’RE HIGHER UP, LESS INFLUENCED BY THAT COLDER WIND. I’M MONITORING GREENVILLE ESPECIALLY. HERE’S OUR WOODRUFF ROAD SKYCAM. IT’S A GREAT LOOK AT SOME OF THE INTERSTATES. YOU SEE SOME OF THESE FOLKS COMING AROUND. THEY’RE COMING SLOW, BUT THEY’RE MAKING IT AS THE CREWS COME THROUGH. THEY’RE CONTINUING TO HIT 385 AND KIND OF OUR OWN VERSION OF SPAGHETTI JUNCTION. RIGHT. IT’S DOABLE. BUT EVERY TIME A TRUCK GOES THROUGH AND IT CLEARS THE ROAD, YOU GET THAT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN. IT COATS IT RIGHT BACK SO YOU CAN’T TRUST A WET ROAD BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO FREEZE BACK OVER IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, IF NOT MINUTES. OKAY, FEELS LIKE 16 OUTSIDE. 26 IS THE TEMPERATURE. TRY TELLING YOUR KIDS NOT GO OUT AND SLED IN THIS SNOW. IT LOOKS LIKE SNOWING FOR SOME OF THE KIDS. IT’S A SNOW DAY FOR SO MANY OF YOU, BUT THIS IS REALLY ICE AND IT’S REALLY GETTING A BIT MORE CONCERNING. AND WHAT I WOULD TELL YOU TO DO HERE IS, AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, WE’RE PROBABLY GOING TO START TO SEE THAT ICE REALLY PILE UP ON THE TREES. THAT’S WHEN THE RISK FOR POWER OUTAGES BEGINS TO GO UP. SO IF YOU IF YOU CAN MAYBE GET YOUR HOUSE A LITTLE WARMER, MAKE SURE YOU’RE NOT KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN, COMING IN AND OUT, SHUT OFF AN AREA OF YOUR HOUSE, GET IT READY SO THAT THAT’S YOUR ROOM YOU’RE GOING TO GO INTO TONIGHT. WHEN YOU GO TO BED, IF YOU LOSE POWER BECAUSE THERE IS THE REAL POSSIBILITY THAT THINGS GO DOWNHILL QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH ICE WE’RE SEEING. THIS IS A CONVECTIVE LINE, AS WE CALL IT. IT’S ALMOST THE EQUIVALENT OF A SQUALL LINE IN THE SUMMERTIME, EXCEPT FOR OUR TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 20S. SO YOU GOT THAT RAIN RATE THAT’S SIMILAR TO A SUMMERTIME THUNDERSTORM, BUT INSTEAD OF IT FALLING AS RAIN, IT’S FREEZING RAIN. THE SAME TOKEN, YOU GOT A TORNADO WATCH JUST SOUTH OF MACON. HOW WILD IS THAT? THAT JUST SHOWS YOU HOW CONVECTIVE THE SYSTEM IS. AND YES, WE COULD SEE LIGHTNING WHEN IT’S ICING. SO YOU COULD GET THUNDER ICE, AS WE CALL IT. NOW, WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO SEE HERE IS IT PICKS UP SLACKS BACK DOWN. HERE’S GREENVILLE. YOU GOT SOME MORE OF THIS BACK TOWARD THE WEST. I’M GOING TO HOP OUTSIDE HERE IN JUST A MINUTE AND LOOK AT SOME OF THIS, BECAUSE I’M TELLING YOU THIS IS GOING TO PICK BACK UP. WE’RE GOING TO START TO SEE IT GLAZE OVER IN MANY MORE AREAS, MONITORING OUR TRAFFIC TOOLS AS WELL. WE’VE GOT MARION, MCDOWELL COUNTY ANYWHERE, SOUTHERN AND EASTERN, FACING ON THE SLOPES, REALLY RUNNING INTO PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE UPSTATE, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE UPSTATE FROM GREENVILLE TO ANDERSON, DOWN THROUGH GREENWOOD, ABBEVILLE, LAWRENCE. THINGS ARE GLAZING UP QUICKLY OUT THERE AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. IT IS 24 IN GREENWOOD. IT IS 26 IN ANDERSON. YOU FOLKS IN HART COUNTY, ELBERT COUNTY, CLEMSON, SENECA, OCONEE COUNTY, WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME BIG TIME ICE, SPARTANBURG COUNTY AS WELL. AND IT’S BEGINNING TO GROW. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE COLD AND STAYING COLD ACROSS THE AREA. THAT IS THE PROBLEM. OUR NORTHEAST WIND COMING IN, CUTTING OUT THAT MOISTURE. AND IT IS REALLY STARTING TO PILE UP OUT THERE. LET ME SHOW YOU THE TIMELINE HERE, BECAUSE I EXPECT THINGS TO GO DOWNHILL THROUGH ABOUT 4:00. AFTER THAT, WE’RE CLEARING OUT. THE PRECIPITATION IS DONE, BUT THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT. NOTICE HOW THOSE WINDS BEGIN TO GROW OVERNIGHT AS THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE NORTHWEST. WE’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE SOME HIGHER WINDS. LET ME SHOW YOU THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A CONVECTIVE MODEL. IT’S THE HRR SHOWS AS WE GO THROUGHOUT 2:00, 3:00, 4:00. WE’RE GOING TO SEE THIS HEAVIER BATCH OF MOISTURE MOVE OUR WAY. THAT WILL BE THE EQUIVALENT OF HEAVY RAIN COMING IN, EXCEPT FOR IT’S FREEZING UPON CONTACT. THAT’S WHEN THE TREES GET REALLY GLAZED OVER, AND THAT WEIGHT WILL, UNFORTUNATELY BE COMPROMISED WHEN WE HAVE SOME WINDS THAT COME THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IS WHY THE POWER CREWS ARE SCATTERED ABOUT AND READY TO ROCK, BECAUSE WE HAVE GOT THE WINDS THAT ARE COMING IN TONIGHT THAT ARE 20, 30, 40MPH. AND THAT IS A CONCERN BECAUSE AS THAT WIND COMES THROUGH, IT’S GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEND THESE TEMPERATURES. I SHOULD SAY, THESE TREES THAT ARE COATED BY THE BY THE ICE INTO SOME DIFFERENT LEVELS AND TEMPERATURES. YET TEMPERATURES BEHIND THIS ARE OH, SO COLD. SO PLEASE HAVE WAYS TO STAY WARM BECAUSE TUESDAY MORNING IS STILL LOOKING LIKE JUST ABOVE ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AROUND EIGHT, NINE, TEN DEGREES ACROSS THE UPSTATE. OUR FOUR DAY PLUS LOOKS LIKE THIS. I’VE GOT BIG TIME CONCERNS FOR ICE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS WEEK INTO WEDNESDAY, 17 UP TO 38. THAT’S OUR MOST MEANINGFUL MELTING. BUT FOLKS, WHEN YOU HAVE AN OREO, ALMOST HATE TO SAY THAT, RIGHT? BUT BUT YOU HAVE THAT GLAZE OF ICE AT THE BOTTOM. IN THE MIDDLE IS YOUR SLEET, LIKE AN OREO, JUST LESS TASTY, RIGHT? AND ON THE TOPS THAT ICE WE GET ON TOP, IT’S VERY HARD TO MELT BECAUSE THE SUN COMES DOWN, TRIES TO MELT THAT TOP LAYER, BUT IT’S ICE. CAN’T GET TO THE SLEET. AND ON THE BOTTOM LAYER THE GROUND’S TRYING TO MELT IT FROM THE BOTTOM UP, BUT IT’S ALSO GOT TO GET THROUGH THAT LAYER OF ICE. SO YOU GET THAT THAT SLOW MELTING FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM. BUT THAT TAKES DAYS. THAT TAKES A LOT OF SUNSHINE. NOW CREWS ARE OUT THERE HITTING THOSE ROADS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE’RE GOING TO GET RUNOFF BECAUSE EACH DAY WE THAW, YOU GET THE RUNOFF, THEN YOU GET THE REFREEZE
Water-main break causes town to lose half of its water supply | Boil water advisory in effect
A boil water advisory is in effect for Waynesville, North Carolina, after a main water line broke during the ice storm Sunday morning.Waynesville officials reported that a 12 inch main water line broke shortly before 7 a.m., causing over half of the town’s water tank storage to drain. At 5 p.m., officials said that Camp Branch Road between Browning Road and Allens Creek Road remains closed while staff make repairs to the water line.The leak has been isolated and the water storage tank is being refilled. Once filled, water pressure will be restored.Officials said in order for the tank to fill as fast as possible, residents are asked to conserve water for essential use, or use bottled water, for the next 48 hours.A boil water advisory remains in effect until further notice.When water service is restored, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (including drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation) or use bottled water. 𝐕𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫.Officials did not confirm if the cause of the water-main break is weather-related.
A boil water advisory is in effect for Waynesville, North Carolina, after a main water line broke during the ice storm Sunday morning.
Waynesville officials reported that a 12 inch main water line broke shortly before 7 a.m., causing over half of the town’s water tank storage to drain.
At 5 p.m., officials said that Camp Branch Road between Browning Road and Allens Creek Road remains closed while staff make repairs to the water line.
The leak has been isolated and the water storage tank is being refilled. Once filled, water pressure will be restored.
Officials said in order for the tank to fill as fast as possible, residents are asked to conserve water for essential use, or use bottled water, for the next 48 hours.
A boil water advisory remains in effect until further notice.
When water service is restored, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (including drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation) or use bottled water. 𝐕𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫.
Officials did not confirm if the cause of the water-main break is weather-related.