Winter Storm Watch - NC

[HeartofNC]

WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY
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Urgent - Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Raleigh NC 400 PM EST Fri Feb 14 2003

...Winter Storm Watch Issued For Saturday Evening Through Midday Monday For The Western And Eastern Piedmont And Portions Of The Northern Coastal Plain Of Central North Carolina ...

.A Developing Low Pressure System In The Southern Plains Will Move Eastward Toward The Southeast Atlantic Coast Region Tonight Through Sunday. Ahead Of This System...Abundant Gulf Moisture Is Feeding Into Central North Carolina. Due To Southwesterly Winds And Warmer Temperatures...The Precipitation Will Fall As Rain Tonight And Saturday. By Saturday Evening...A Cold Front Will Cross The State From The North Ushering In Much Colder Air. As The Low Pressure System Moves To The Southeast Atlantic Coast Saturday Night And Sunday...And As A Steady Influx Of Cold Air Becomes Entrapped Over The Region...The Precipitation Over Central North Carolina Will Change To Sleet And Freezing Rain Late Saturday Night...Continuing Sunday Before Ending As A Freezing Rain And Rain Mix Sunday Night.

1700- Alamance NC-Anson NC-Chatham NC-Davidson NC-Durham NC-Forsyth NC- Franklin NC-Granville NC-Guilford NC-Halifax NC-Lee NC-Montgomery NC- Moore NC-Nash NC-Orange NC-Person NC-Randolph NC-Richmond NC- Stanly NC-Vance NC-Wake NC-Warren NC- Including The Cities Of...Albemarle...Asheboro...Belews Creek... Burlington...Carthage...Cary...Chapel Hill...Creedmoor...Durham... Graham...Greensboro...Halifax...Henderson...High Point... Hillsborough...Lexington...Louisburg...Nashville...Oxford... Pittsboro...Raleigh...Randleman...Roanoke Rapids...Rockingham... Roxboro...Sanford...Siler City...Southern Pines...Troy...Wadesboro... Warrenton And Winston-Salem 400 PM EST Fri Feb 14 2003

...Winter Storm Watch For Saturday Evening Through Midday Monday...

Rain Is Expected To Change To Sleet And Freezing Rain Saturday Evening Continuing Through Sunday Night Before Ending As A Freezing Rain And Rain Mix On Monday Morning. There Is Still Considerable Uncertainty As To How Much Precipitation Might Fall And What The Predominant Precipitation Type Will Be. Both The Amount Of Precipitation And The Predominant Precipitation Type Is Highly Dependent On The Exact Track Of The Developing Storm And The Extent Of Cold Canadian Air That Moves Into Central North Carolina.

A Winter Storm Watch Is Issued When Severe Winter Weather Is Possible, But Not Imminent. At This Time There Is At Least The Potential For Sleet To Accumulate On Roads And Other Surfaces And For Enough Freezing Rain To Possibly Cause Some Tree And Power Line Damage. Driving And Walking Conditions May Become Hazardous In The Watch Area Saturday Night And Sunday. It Is Important To Monitor The Latest Forecasts.

Stay Tuned To Noaa Weather Radio And Other Local Media For Further Details Or Updates.

[JQ Public]

yup! Same here. It still feels like sunday is long off, but its only two days away. For some reason i dunno if this warning was premature or not? At least they didn't give an ice storm watch or stmgh?

[Stormsfury]

I'm hoping the CAD is stronger (which I think it will), because that will give you a better chance at changing over to sleet ... and less freezing rain to contend with ... (sleet is good for retaining power).

[JQ Public]

yeh i kknow at least one local met saying there will be a bettter chance of a sleet sttorm!