Winter Storm Update for 2-4-2010 am

• Developing Winter Storm resulting in Freezing Rain & Snow accumulations from the Triad west to the mountains.
• The heaviest precipitation will fall from late Thursday Night through Friday.
• A very brief period of a rain, snow and freezing rain mix is possible across Central NC Thursday night as far east as the Triangle.

 

• In the above graphic, Freezing Rain accumulations of a half inch or more are possible across the NC mountains and foothills. Freezing Rain with accumulations up to a tenth to a quarter of an inch are possible in the western piedmont including the Triad and Roxboro.

• In the above graphic, Some snow totals of up to 3 to 6 inches are possible over the northern mountains with 2 to 4 inches of snow possible in the northern foothills and some VA border counties.
• Any change in storm track or forecast temperatures will result in changes to the forecast for Thursday night and Friday.

• Model forecasts of potential snow and ice on road surfaces suggest locations in the NC mountains (green and orange on the image) have the greatest chance of acumuations of snow and ice on road surfaces.

• Areas in pink, mainly along and west of Interstate 85, could be a brief period of light snow and freezing rain sticking to elevated surfaces such as bridges Friday morning.

Winter Storm Watches, Advisories and Warnings are in effect from Burlington and Asheboro west across the Triad, foothills and mountains.

Primary snow and ice impacts are expected to be limited to locations from the Triad west into the NC mountains Thursday night and Friday.

Heavy accumulations of Freezing Rain are possible in Western NC.

Temperatures for this winter storm will be warmer than those experienced during the last winter storm with locations from the Triad east remaining at to just above freezing Friday morning.

Many locations from the Triad east to the Triangle will change over from light snow and freezing rain to just a cold rain after sunrise Friday.

Any change in storm track will impact the current forecast.

Please visit http://weather.gov/raleigh for Central NC forecasts.
Please visit http://weather.gov/gsp for Western NC forecasts

Information provided by Jeff Orrock, National Weather Service Raleigh

submitted by Shane Seagroves, Emergency Services Director