UPDATE 6 p.m.
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The National Weather Service has expanded a Winter Weather Advisory westward, and it now includes Vance and Granville Counties. Warren and Franklin Counties also remain in the advised area.
The latest update also indicates a slight westward shift in the “up to an inch” category for the snowfall forecast.
Black ice will be possible on roads and walkways Thursday and Friday (mornings especially) across the parts of central North Carolina that receive snow accumulation.
Regarding cold temperatures: Expect temperatures to remain below freezing across most of central North Carolina right through Sunday morning.
The heaviest snow continues to be forecast for the area east of I-95.
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UPDATE Noon — (Click here for latest National Weather Service Briefing.)
From Brian Short, Director of Emergency Operations for Henderson and Vance County:
“Attached is the latest from the NWS. Nothing has really changed from the previous release.
“We still expect this to be a very light event for us.”
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UPDATE 8:45 a.m. — (Click here for latest National Weather Service Briefing.)
Snow appears likely for Henderson/Vance County and the surrounding WIZS listening area, but exactly how much remains a mystery. Forecasters say the storm system is still developing that will produce snow and frozen precipitation in the area this evening, but how far the system tracks westward will determine how much snow and mixed precipitation will fall.
Henderson-Vance is on the dividing line right now, with Winter Weather Advisories being pushed westward overnight to now include Warren and Franklin Counties plus Wake County and points south. Go another county to the east into Halifax, Northampton, Nash, Wilson and points south and east and it’s a Winter Storm Warning.
Even with brined roads in our area, what falls could cause some travel difficulties because it has been so dreadfully cold.
Brian Short, Director of Emergency Operations for Henderson and Vance County, said:
“Attached (click here) is the latest from the National Weather Service regarding the winter weather that is headed our way. As you can see not much has changed for us. Light snow is anticipated but like any event of this nature it is very hard to predict.
“Presently, the peak of our snowfall is expected to be between 6PM tonight and midnight.
“We will continue to keep an eye on it as it heads our way.”