TRACKING: Snowfall expected to start Friday afternoon

ABOVE: The latest forecast update from Severe Weather Center 9. To stay on top of changing weather conditions, be sure to download our free WSOC-TV weather app.

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for our entire area starting at 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday.

Forecast:

All is on track for the winter storm to impact our area today.
Snow should start up this afternoon, with some possible flakes before then.
The snow may come down heavily at first and this could make travel very difficult this afternoon.
A changeover to sleet and then freezing rain occurs into the evening and that lasts until just after midnight.
Ice accumulation could lead to some power outages tonight, especially south.
Total accumulations for snow and sleet are 3-6″ for the mountains, 2-3″ for the northern foothills/I-40 corridor, 1-2″ around the metro (more on the north side, less on the south, and less than 1″ far south with more ice accumulation of ¼” possible).
Travel will remain difficult until the sun comes out tomorrow morning and temperatures get above freezing by about 10 a.m.
Dry and clear conditions for the remainder of the weekend.
We’ll be watching for a refreeze on Sunday morning.

Here's a more detailed map of the snow totals. Higher totals favor areas farther north. More ice adds up south to cut into the amounts. We'll be watching for a tenth to a quarter inch of ice south of Charlotte tonight. That may lead to power outages. pic.twitter.com/UzacV3OwkA
— Keith Monday (@kmondayWSOC9) January 10, 2025

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