North Carolina Preps For More Snow, Mostly Eastern Part

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by Associated Press

Story Created: Feb 10, 2011 at 1:37 AM EDT

Story Updated: Feb 10, 2011 at 1:37 AM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Forecasters say winter's next swing at North Carolina will land in the east.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather watch for eastern North Carolina from Wednesday night through Thursday morning.

The weather service predicts up to 3 inches in the northeastern corner of the state and along the coast, and as much as 4 inches inland. Heavier totals could accumulate locally in the coastal plain.

A weak low pressure system is forecast to develop off the North Carolina coast Wednesday night and circulate moisture into a cold air mass over the eastern part of the state. The combination will lead to the chance of snow, some of it heavy at times.

For the western two-thirds of the state, forecasters expect no more than an inch of snow.

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