Snowfall hits Triangle-areas; slick roads possible

Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Brittany Noon WX Update
Brittany Noon WX UpdateBrittany Bell with the latest on the winter mix in North Carolina.

ABC11 is in First Alert Mode to monitor wintry weather over the Triangle-area.

What to expect

* Snow in the morning, up to 1 inch in some areas north of I-85
*Snow should stop in Triangle-areas by noon
* Some evening rain

Snow started falling in Person, Granville, and Vance counties before 4 a.m. and continued to push East.

Parts of the Triangle started to see light snowfall around 5, while other areas saw the change over from rain to snow between 7-8 a.m, while precipitation in some areas changed back to rain around noon.

A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for Durham beginning at 1 a.m. Wednesday and ended 11 a.m., the National Weather Service said Tuesday night.

The advisory also covers the following counties: Alamance; Davidson; Forsyth; Granville; Guilford; Orange; Person; Randolph; Vance.

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Snow started falling in Person, Granville, and Vance counties before 4 a.m. and continued to push East.

Accumulations varied per county; however, most of the snow melted and didn't pile up on the ground.

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By 9 a.m., Person County saw an accumulation of 1 inch.

The snow has the potential to freeze overnight, as temperatures drop, potentially causing dangerous driving conditions Thursday morning.

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