- Winter Storm Warning for Stanly County, North Carolina
- Winter Storm Warning issued January 17 at 3:03PM EST until January 17 at 9:00PM EST by NWS
- Effective: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 2:03 p.m.
- Expires: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 8 p.m.
...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT...
.Strong mid level low pressure combined with an arctic cold front
will continue to bring widespread snow or a rain/snow mix to
central North Carolina into this evening. Precipitation will end
from west to east late this afternoon through this evening. Frigid
air will follow tonight through Thursday.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy snow is occurring. Plan on difficult travel
conditions, including during the evening commute. Additional
snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are expected, except around
1 inch along and south of Highway 74.
* WHERE...The western Piedmont of North Carolina.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM EST this evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for significant reductions in
visibility at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather
conditions are occurring. Travel is highly discourage. If you
must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your
vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for
North Carolina can be found online at DriveNC.gov.