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Winter Storm Live Blog for December 8, 2018

Saturday, December 8, 2018 8:51

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This thread is mainly provided to serve as a backup in case Facedbook goes down and to archive a record of events that take place during this storm.

Up to date information will be posted primarily on Facebook [LINK] and this article will be updated as time allows.

Carolina Crusher
OPEN THREAD #1
December 8, 2018
10:00 am

Roads may become hazardous today and tonight, so please choose where you want to be for this thing and get there before around noonish or so. Roads may be okay for most of the day, but you should err on the side of caution.

Feel free to share your observations in the comments below and ask about conditions, someone may know.

Please be kind to one another.

For those who missed the daily briefing for today, you can check it out at http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/wx20181208.html for more details.

SAFETY TIPS AND HELPFUL NON-EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Remember to NEVER touch downed power lines.

Here is a Reminder of Helpful Phone Numbers:

Non-emergency reports: 369-9116
Highway Patrol Dispatch: 1-800-445-1772
Franklin Police: 524-2864
Highlands Police: 526-9431
Animal Control: 349-2106
Sheriff’s Office: 349-2104

HOW TO REPORT AN ELECTRICAL OUTAGE

Duke Energy

Call 800.769.3766 or in Spanish 866.4.Apagón (866.427.2466).

If you see a fallen power line or safety hazard, call Duke Energy at 800.Power.On (800.769.3766) or in Spanish 866.4.Apagón (866.427.2466) or contact your local emergency services immediately. Do not touch a power line or anything in contact with it and keep others away until help arrives.

Haywood EMC

To report or inquire about power outages, call 1-800-951-6088

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WEATHER SPONSOR

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Their phone number is 828.524.8545, all are welcome, let them help you with your next project.

STORM COVERAGE BEGINS HERE IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGIAL ORDER (NEWEST ON TOP)
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**10:38am** The response of Otto Firefighters not already on the scene (Structure Fire off Carolina Street in Dillard) has been canceled.

**10:36am** Radar Loop from Weather Underground of the last several hours.

**10:23am** Mutual aid and EMS for this incident (Cotton Road Fire) has been canceled.

**10:17am** Response of mutual aid departments (Cotton Road Fire) has been cut to routine traffic

**10:10am** Franklin FIre Department is responding to a possible electrical fire in a resident on Cotton Road (off Lyle Knob Road).
Mountain Valley and Cowee Fire Departments are providing mutual aid response.

**10:04am** Otto Fire Department has been dispatched to provide mutual aid assistance to Station #5 in Rabun County to a working structure fire off Carolina Street in Dillard, Georgia.

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Published at 10:00 am on December 8, 2018

Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/winter-storm-live-blog-for-december-8.html

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