Up to 2 inches of snow possible with updated forecast models

Updated forecast models show the Triangle having potential for 1-2 inches of snow. The snow may begin around dinner time or during the evening commute on Thursday.
Posted 2/19/2020, 10:38:24 AM

KEEPING TABS OF IT FOR YOU.

OVER TO THE WRAL SEVERE WEATHER

CENTER WITH ELIZABETH GARDNER.

>> YES, TWO THINGS.

WANT TO POINT OUT.

YES WE HAVE KASEY CUNNINGHAM

OUT IN THE STORM TRACKER THIS

MORNING.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE ISSUES

WITH FREEZING PRECIPITATION.

THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE

TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW

EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

I'VE BEEN JUST KIND OF SIFTING

THROUGH THE LATEST MODEL DATA

THAT HAS COME IN AND IT MADE

SOME ADJUSTMENTS JUST MOMENTS

AGO TO KIND OF WHAT WE'RE

LOOKING AT THIS MORNING.

FIRST OF ALL, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE

SEEING RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE SOME SHOWERS ACROSS THE

AREA FROM THE TRIANGLE AREA

MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST WARD AND

THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE

COMMUTE.

BRIAN IS GOING TO TALK MORE

ABOUT THE TRAVEL COMING UP IN A

FEW MINUTES.

FOR TOMORROW NOW THIS IS NOT

FOR TODAY.

WATCH FOR THAT POTENTIAL TO

SWITCH FROM RAIN TO SNOW.

THE ONE CHANGE IS THE RAIN

STARTS A LOT EARLIER SO IT'S

GOING TO START IN THE MORNING

TO AROUND LUNCHTIME AND THEN AS

WE HEAD TO MID TO LATE

AFTERNOON, WE START TO SEE THAT

CHANGEOVER AND YOU CAN SEE

THAT.

THERE'S 4:00.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT

CHANGEOVER.

AND THEN BY THE TIME WE GET TO

5:00 OR 4:00 WE HAVE SOME SNOW

ACROSS THE AREA.

PROBLEM IS, OUR TEMPERATURES AT

THE SURFACE ARE GOING TO BE

ABOVE FREEZING AND THE ROAD

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE

WARM TOO.

COMING UP I'MGOING TO SHOW YOU

THE ACTUAL FORECAST ROAD

TEMPERATURES FOR THAT TIME

PERIOD.

WE START TO SEE THINGS CLEARING

OUT AND THEN OUR TEMPERATURES

BEGIN TO FALL.

AND WILL IT BE SLICK FRIDAY

MORNING?

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE

SCENARIOS THERE.

BUT I JUST UPDATED THIS, THE

AREA IN BLUE WHICH INCLUDES THE

TRIANGLE AREA 1 TO 2 INCHES.

I THINK WE CAN SEE 1 TO 2

INCHES OF SNOW MAINLY ON GRASSY

SURFACES AND THE NOT STICKING

TO THE ROADS AND THE HEAVIER

POTENTIAL ALONG THE I-95

CORRIDOR AND A LITTLE LESSER

AMOUNT UP TO THE NORTH.

A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE THE

MODELS ARE COMING INTO SOME

PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WE'RE

LOOKING AT YOU KNOW MAYBE UP TO