The weather system producing heavy rainfall across the Piedmont Triad today is now moving out of the Triad. The main weather impact will be cold gusts that increase overnight. Mountain snow showers and flurries may develop by the early morning commute along with sunny skies east of the Blue Ridge Parkway.WEATHER SETUPA major winter storm is moving through the South and Ohio Valley that will bring a variety of weather hazards across the country this week. Winter Weather Alerts extend from Missouri to Maine Wednesday. While most of the Midwest is preparing for 4-8" snow totals, parts of New England could see up to 12" of new snow.In the south, severe thunderstorms are ongoing and will carve a path through Florida, along with coastal portions of Georgia and the Carolinas. SPC OUTLOOKThe Storm Prediction Center has placed much of the Southeast in severe storm threat level two or the ‘slight risk’ zone. Heavy rain and lightning, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes may accompany the strongest thunderstorms on Wednesday east of the Piedmont Triad.Piedmont Triad counties near and along I-85 are under a general thunderstorm threat with severe threats possible toward the Raleigh area and near the North Carolina coast. The mountains and foothills may avoid thunderstorms altogether. WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHENThe heaviest of the rain is beginning to lift out of the Piedmont Triad this afternoon. A few isolated thunderstorms are still possible from Asheboro to Burlington. Lingering showers through this evening will bring patchy rain from the Mountains into the Triad.A warm front is lifting into the Asheboro and Burlington now. Our southern Triad communities may see temperatures jump briefly from the 40s into the mid to upper 50s Wednesday afternoon, as the warm front lifts north. The warmer temperatures will encourage a small chance for isolated storms, creating the risk for strong wind gusts until the storms pass. The possibility of storms producing wind damage and isolated tornadoes will be greater east of Raleigh. While the risk for severe weather in the Mountains, Foothills, and Piedmont Triad will remain low Wednesday, thunderstorms could begin ramping up before they exit our southern and eastern counties. A few isolated storms will be possible in the Triad between now and 4:00 p.m. Wednesday. Stay alert!Blustery winds will return to the MOUNTAINS Wednesday night, dropping temperatures below freezing and wind chill temperatures into the teens. Leftover wind-driven showers could bring a dusting of light snow to the western slopes up to 1" of snowfall through Thursday morning.Here is a look at beneficial rainfall totals for today.Share your weather photos with us on our ulocal North Carolina Facebook group. We will have more sunsets just like this one over the next couple of evenings. More weather coverage: Weather Alerts | Closing and delays | Latest weather forecast | Post pictures to the uLocal North Carolina Facebook Group | Traffic information | Report closings and delays | SkyCams | Download the WXII12 News mobile app
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The weather system producing heavy rainfall across the Piedmont Triad today is now moving out of the Triad. The main weather impact will be cold gusts that increase overnight. Mountain snow showers and flurries may develop by the early morning commute along with sunny skies east of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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WEATHER SETUP
A major winter storm is moving through the South and Ohio Valley that will bring a variety of weather hazards across the country this week.
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Winter Weather Alerts extend from Missouri to Maine Wednesday. While most of the Midwest is preparing for 4-8" snow totals, parts of New England could see up to 12" of new snow.
In the south, severe thunderstorms are ongoing and will carve a path through Florida, along with coastal portions of Georgia and the Carolinas.
SPC OUTLOOK
The Storm Prediction Center has placed much of the Southeast in severe storm threat level two or the ‘slight risk’ zone. Heavy rain and lightning, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes may accompany the strongest thunderstorms on Wednesday east of the Piedmont Triad.
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Piedmont Triad counties near and along I-85 are under a general thunderstorm threat with severe threats possible toward the Raleigh area and near the North Carolina coast. The mountains and foothills may avoid thunderstorms altogether.
WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHEN
The heaviest of the rain is beginning to lift out of the Piedmont Triad this afternoon. A few isolated thunderstorms are still possible from Asheboro to Burlington. Lingering showers through this evening will bring patchy rain from the Mountains into the Triad.
A warm front is lifting into the Asheboro and Burlington now. Our southern Triad communities may see temperatures jump briefly from the 40s into the mid to upper 50s Wednesday afternoon, as the warm front lifts north. The warmer temperatures will encourage a small chance for isolated storms, creating the risk for strong wind gusts until the storms pass.
The possibility of storms producing wind damage and isolated tornadoes will be greater east of Raleigh. While the risk for severe weather in the Mountains, Foothills, and Piedmont Triad will remain low Wednesday, thunderstorms could begin ramping up before they exit our southern and eastern counties. A few isolated storms will be possible in the Triad between now and 4:00 p.m. Wednesday. Stay alert!
Blustery winds will return to the MOUNTAINS Wednesday night, dropping temperatures below freezing and wind chill temperatures into the teens. Leftover wind-driven showers could bring a dusting of light snow to the western slopes up to 1" of snowfall through Thursday morning.
Here is a look at beneficial rainfall totals for today.
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Share your weather photos with us on our ulocal North Carolina Facebook group. We will have more sunsets just like this one over the next couple of evenings.
Kim Clayton Lance
Sunset over Pilot Mountain from Pinnacle taken by ulocal North Carolina FB group member Kim Clayton Lance
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