Issued by The National Weather Service Raleigh/Durham, NC Sun, Mar 16, 2014, 3:47 AM EDT Local Radar Map Updated Mar 16, 2014, 7:30am EDT Weather in Motion® | Enlarge Map Get WeatherReady Prepare for Winter Storms Keep Safe During the Storm Driving in Snow & Ice Are You at Risk For Winter Storms? Get Live Traffic ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS... FOR THE FAR NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN NC PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES... WILL CONSIST OF MOSTLY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE... AND A LITTLE LIGHT SLEET AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS... OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN... WITH TRACE AMOUNTS OF SLEET... ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING... SHALLOW ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD AND CAUSE RAIN TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE... MIXED WITH LIGHT SLEET AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS... WILL BE MINOR... AND CONSIST OF ONLY A LIGHT GLAZE... MOSTLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES... CAR TOPS... AND TREES. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WILL RESULT. * WINDS... FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 12 TO 17 MPH... WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH... .ARE EXPECTED. * TEMPERATURES... WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S LATE TONIGHT... THEN HOLD STEADY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE TO BETWEEN 32 AND 34 DEGREES BY MIDDAY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && More Information ... RAIN WILL CHANGE TO PERIODS OF A WINTRY MIX OF MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE TONIGHT... WHICH WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST STATES TODAY... THEN NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE NC COAST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. MEANWHILE... YET ANOTHER STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM SOUTHERN CANADA. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHALLOW ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL INTERACT WITH WARM AND MOIST AIR ALOFT... AND RESULT IN PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN... FREEZING DRIZZLE... AND A LITTLE SLEET AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 11:39:23 +0000
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