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***Snowfall amounts have continued to trend upward***, and there is high confidence that we will see accumulating snow across all of Eastern NC starting after sunset tonight and lasting through tomorrow morning. Blowing and drifting snow is expected, and brief blizzard conditions are also possible, especially along the Outer Banks.
Greatest impacts will likely be in the far northwest portion of the county warning area, which includes Martin, Pitt, Greene, and Lenoir Counties.
Confidence is increasing that a low pressure system will bring a threat for some light wintry weather to impact Eastern North Carolina Friday Night into Saturday
We are monitoring the potential for wintery weather to impact Eastern North Carolina Friday night into Saturday.
Milton is forecast to pass well south of ENC this week, but distant impacts are possible for a portion of the area, especially over the ENC coastal waters and southern coastal areas.
The forecast track has changed little and we continue to expect the most significant impacts well to our west. Still, this is a LARGE storm and we will experience some impacts to eastern North Carolina.
This will be a LARGE storm and we will experience at least some impacts in Eastern North Carolina.
This is our second briefing on Tropical Storm Helene. As of now our biggest risks are a tornado threat Friday and strong winds over the coastal waters.
This is our first briefing on newly named Tropical Storm Helene. While the current track would keep the MOST significant impacts to our west, this will be a LARGE storm and we may still experience at least some impacts in Eastern North Carolina.
We are watching a potential development of a low pressure system off the Southeast U.S. coast this weekend into next week.
Uncertainty remains with the track and potential additional impacts beyond tomorrow due to weak steering currents in the upper atmosphere.
A weak front moving into NC today will produce scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. The thunderstorms will have the potential to produce damaging winds, large hail, and torrential downpours.
Showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through the weekend but the heaviest rain and greatest flash flood threat will be now through tonight.
As eastern North Carolina experiences increasing temperatures, residents are urged to take precautions against heat-related illnesses, including heat exhaustion. Prolonged exposure to high temperatures and inadequate fluid intake can lead to severe health conditions.
There will be a slight risk (Level 2 of 5) of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms developing across portions of eastern North Carolina today.