CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Predicting winter storms in the Carolinas are very challenging for meteorologists and weather forecasters.
Warm air draws from the south at the heart of these storms.
There was more of an opportunity that warm air interacted with the cold air above, changing precipitation from snow to sleet and rain.
On Friday night, the warmer air was moving farther north than computer models projected earlier in the week and Channel 9 meteorologists believed that air would stop at the state line, but instead, it moved five miles north, which produced different results.
The promised snow was delivered uptown and north, but areas to the south were left with a sleet covered mess.
It's a phenomenon that seems to be exclusive to Charlotte, but really is a major meteorological marvel from Atlanta to the Triad.
Within 10 miles north or south of Interstate 85 is a weather battleground between warm and cold air, and this weekend proves there is never a clear-cut winner.
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