WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE PIEDMONT TRIAD REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN IS THEN FORECAST TO CHANGE TO RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON.

CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT THERE WILL BE A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY... BEFORE A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN BY MID MORNING THURSDAY.

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE ON THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE THE CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE CHANGE TO ALL RAIN.

THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE OVER THE PIEDMONT TRIAD REGION. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 AND 85 CORRIDOR REGION...FROM LEXINGTON AND WINSTON-SALEM TO GREENSBORO AND BURLINGTON.

IN ADDITION...THIS WILL BE THE FIRST NOTABLE WINTER WEATHER EVENT THIS SEASON. IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE MANY RESIDENTS HAVE TRAVELED IN WINTRY WEATHER.

AS WITH MANY WINTER STORMS...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF THE EXPECTED PRECIPITATION...AND WITH THE EXTENT OF THE EXPECTED COLD AIR OVER OUR REGION. THESE FACTORS OFTEN TIMES CHANGE QUICKLY OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... AND HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.Work