Tonight, we’ll have a few showers and thunderstorms that will continue for most of the evening. With so much moisture in the air, any storm that develops could produce a quick round of heavy rain. Most areas will stay dry, with the bulk of the impacts across the mountains. A low risk of severe storms remains in place.
The first round of winter weather hit parts of Long Island Monday morning and was expected to continue falling into the evening throughout the tri-state area.
Dry and cool weather returns for the weekend.
Wednesday's storm brought down trees onto homes, took out power lines and caused flash flooding across the state.
Schools in the area are experiencing power outages due to the storm. Here are the schools without power:
Check out these pictures from High Country Press (hcpress.com) of flooding in Boone and a high water rescue that happened in the parking lot near Boone Mall.
Wreck after wreck, drivers were helpless against snow and ice.
Snow and sleet started falling early Friday in Hickory and lasted all evening, making for treacherous road conditions.
Charlotte officials held a news conference Friday detailing the latest on the winter storm and how it is effecting our area.
