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Snow Covers Southern Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas This Morning
January 28, 2021
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
The active week continues across the southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas this morning. A wild ride of snow, rain and thunderstorms is likely.
The trigger for this latest round of weather is an upper-level system moving out of the Southeast and a cold front setting across the Southeast and coastal Carolinas. Snow will continue across Virginia and western and northern North Carolina while pockets of rain and embedded thunderstorms move across the rest of the Carolinas.
Across the northern fringe of this system, where temperatures will be at or below freezing, a heavy wet snow is possible. A coating to 3 inches will be common along this path, with 3 to 6 inches in the higher elevations of the southern Appalachians.
Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories have been posted from eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia into northern and central North Carolina and southern Virginia. This includes Winston-Salem and Raleigh, N.C., and Roanoke and Virginia Beach, Va.
After pushing through the Southeast this morning, this weather system will glide across the Atlantic Ocean and away from the U.S. coast. Snow will come to an end, but winds could become breezy throughout the Eastern Seaboard in its wake.
With the return of winter weather, it is a good idea to check for road closures ahead of time and plan for delays and extra time. It is also good to keep a snow emergency kit in your vehicle. This should consist of blankets, water, non-perishable food, jumper cables, mittens, a flashlight as well as an extra cell phone charger.