RAL hoists winter weather advisory now
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
336 PM EST Thu Jan 7 2021
...Accumulating Wet Snow Likely Across the NC Piedmont Late
Tonight Through Early Friday night...
.An area of low pressure will strengthen while tracking up the
Southeast coast through Friday night. The low pressure and
associated moisture will interact with marginally cold high
pressure over the middle Atlantic states. Wet snow accumulations,
with surface temperatures near and just above freezing, will
result. Hazardous travel conditions may result.
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Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson,
Kittrell, Warrenton, Norlina, Burlington, Graham, Mebane,
Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Rougemont,
Louisburg, Franklinton, Siler City, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary,
Apex, Wake Forest, Knightdale, Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines,
Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, and Sanford
336 PM EST Thu Jan 7 2021
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...A wintry mix of snow, sleet, and rain will overspread the
Advisory area late tonight through Friday morning, with a few
hour period of all snow possible Friday morning. The
precipitation will likely turn to a cold rain during the midday
and afternoon hours, before changing back to snow Friday evening
and early Friday night. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2
inches are expected, with lesser amounts --generally a coating
to an inch-- along the southeast edge of the Advisory area.
* WHERE...The Piedmont and western Sandhills of central North
Carolina.
* WHEN...From 1 AM Friday to 1 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact both the Friday morning and evening
commutes.