The severe weather threat is continuing to build that some areas across our region late afternoon today into Monday. The primary threats are damaging winds and even a few tornadoes, especially for locations south of I-85 and along and east of the I-77 corridor. A isolated storm could also produce some large hail.
What to Expect
We could see a few strong to severe storms develop later this afternoon and into the evening.
Today’s severe weather threat looks fairly limited and much lower than what we’re watching for on Monday morning and afternoon., as a cold front moves across the region.
Sunday: The first round of weather moves in Sunday afternoon and evening, as scattered showers and thunderstorms. The main concern with this first batch will be gusty, damaging winds. While the tornado risk is low, we can’t completely rule out a brief, isolated tornado with any stronger storm.
The second round Monday morning: A line of thunderstorms forming just ahead of the cold front will move into the North Carolina mountains. This round could pack more of a punch. The main concerns will be damaging wind gusts and the potential for a few isolated tornadoes as the line of storms pushes through
Timing Monday- Mountains 5am-9am, East of the mountains 9am-1pm
Have multiple ways to get alerts tonight into tomorrow. Some storms will happen in the dark so have a plan in place.
Behind the front, temperatures will fall below freezing across the North Carolina mountains Monday afternoon into the evening. This will set the stage for a brief round of snow. Light snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are possible, mainly over the higher elevations
