Winter Storm Brings Ice, Potential Flooding to the Region

The big story today still remains the threat for icy conditions. Temps are steadily dropping with Scattered areas of freezing rain/drizzle north of I-40 with a few isolated rumbles across our South Carolina counties. Winter Storm Warnings in effect north of I-40 through Thursday with Winter Weather Advisories south into I-85. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for areas south and east of Charlotte through Friday morning.

Winter Storm Warning stands north of I-40 through tonight. An additional .1-.3″ of ice accumulation will be possible. We’ll likely see a change happen back to cold rain by noon for this region. But, more cold air tonight could mean another round of snow/sleet for the highest elevations. Breezy conditions could lead to scattered power outages and a few downed trees.  Remain cautious of dangerous driving conditions through Friday morning.

Winter Weather Advisories are in place through 9am this morning for areas south of I-40. Why? If temps don’t fall below freezing by then, they won’t and the threat for ice accumulation will fade with just a cold rain being a factor for these areas. Still for areas that do fall below freezing, We could see a glaze to .2″ of ice. Any freezing rain will likely change over to a cold rain by noon.

Heavy rain south of Charlotte this morning with even a few isolated rumbles of thunder. A few of our counties are under a Flash Flood Watch. Rainfall totals have been way above normal over the last week. Downpours like what we are seeing this morning will lead to more flooding, especially for area streams and creeks and poor drainage zones. 1-1.5″ of rainfall is possible for the far eastern zone of the WCCB region.

Rain will clear out by Friday morning. Temps will remain cool for the weekend, but we will get a chance to dry out. Rain chances return Monday. Warming up to the 60s by next week.