National Weather Service
♦ WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
• LOCATIONS…THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING ROWAN COUNTY
• HAZARDS…HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
• TIMING…A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER MAINLY TO SLEET THIS EVENING…AND THEN FREEZING RAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL RAIN SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY.
• ACCUMULATIONS…SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH…ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.
• IMPACTS…DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HEAVY ICE
ACCUMULATIONS.
• TEMPERATURES…LOWS TONIGHT AROUND 30.
• WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED OR REQUIRED.
