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Public Safety Alerts
Headline: NCDOT: Tractor trailers must stay on the Interstates, otherwise you will get stuck.
Description: Tractor trailers must stay on the Interstates, otherwise you will get stuck.
Effective: Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 08:47
Expires: Friday, October 4, 2024 - 08:47
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NCDOT,Raleigh,NC
Headline: NCDOT:Water,food,gas,power, and comms shortages in western NC. Roads closed. Avoid travel.
Description: There are shortages of water, food, gas, power and communications in western NC. Conditions are dangerous. Non-emergency travel is prohibited and local roads remain closed. You cannot get to TN via I-40 or I-26.
Effective: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 11:23
Expires: Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 11:23
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NCDOT,Raleigh,NC
Headline: NCDOT: No access to TN via I-26 or I40. No access to resources in western NC.
Description: No access to TN via I-26 or I40. No access to resources in western NC.
Effective: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 11:19
Expires: Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 11:19
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NCDOT,Raleigh,NC
Areas: Buncombe County NC, McDowell County NC
Headline: NCDOT:Water,food,gas,power, and comms shortages in western NC. Roads closed. Avoid travel.
Description: There are shortages of water, food, gas, power and communications in western NC. Conditions are dangerous. Non-emergency travel is prohibited and local roads remain closed. You cannot get to TN via I-40 or I-26.
Effective: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 14:43
Expires: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 14:43
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NCDOT,Raleigh,NC
Headline: NCDOT: Shortages of water, food, gas, power, and comms in western NC. Avoid non-emergency.
Description: There are shortages of water, food, gas, power and communications in western NC. Conditions are dangerous. Non-emergency travel is prohibited and local roads remain closed. You cannot get to TN via I-40 or I-26. Use I-77N to I-81S to TN or I-77S... more
Effective: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 12:08
Expires: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 12:08
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NCDOT,Raleigh,NC
