Starting tonight, clouds will continue to thicken as our next weather system moves into the region. A large area of rain will approach the region later this evening, with heaviest pockets of rain happening after midnight. The more organized and widespread rainfall is expected to lose some of its strength as it gets closer to Charlotte.
The storm system attacking the Mississippi River and to the east started in Nebraska, swept across Iowa and will dump several inches of snow on Chicago.
The snow that blanketed parts of the Deep South on Friday delighted schoolchildren with an unexpected holiday but also revived panicky memories for many adults of past storms that trapped commuters on interstates for hours.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the following counties until 7am Saturday.
Snow in Fargo
On Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg announced that an EF2 tornado did touch down Monday evening at the Hickory Regional Airport based on their preliminary findings.
Residents say damage may be worse than Hurricane Hugo.
Take a look at some of the damage left behind as storms rolled through the Carolinas on October 23rd.
It's been more than a week since a tornado roared through Hudson in Caldwell County, and there's been little to no help from state and federal agencies.
