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Wintery Stuff On The Way?

This just in from the National Weather Service. Could freezy stuff be on the way?

A CHANCE OF SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY MORNING

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE TO AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE GEORGIA-SOUTH CAROLINA COAST EARLY THURSDAY
CAUSING MOIST AIR TO FLOW NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH…STARTING NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER BY DAYBREAK AND UP
TO THE VIRGINIA BORDER BY 11 AM. THESE AREAS OF PRECIPITATION
MAY BEGIN AS LIGHT SLEET BEFORE TURNING TO RAIN. ALSO SOME LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL
PLAIN IN THE MID MORNING HOURS. GROUND TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM
FROM THE RECENT WARM SPELL. THUS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS
…IF ANY… SHOULD BE CONFINED TO ELEVATED SURFACES…SUCH AS
TREES…POWERLINES…AND METAL AND GLASS SURFACES OF CARS.

BY MIDDAY…PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
IN THE FORM OF LIGHT RAIN AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S.

PEOPLE IN OR PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
EARLY THURSDAY SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING
THIS BRIEF THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION.

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