Did someone say the "S" word? Snow flurries are officially in the forecast east of the North Carolina mountains! The timing will likely be late Monday afternoon through early Tuesday morning. The best chances of seeing flakes fly will be in the Charlotte area & east of the I-77.

flakes flying in the Gamewell area Brad Panovich NWS GSP

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina until 1 PM EST

Weekend storm: Shifting the track 100 miles in either direction makes a big difference. This is the current ECMWF forecast with a 100-mile gird adjust both north and then south at 4am Saturday. #snOMG #ncwx #scwx #cltwx

5-Days out, here's a look at the ensemble probabilities of 1" of snow Friday 1pm-Saturday 1pm. These 3 major global models have 103 different members or simulations to produce a reasonable outcome than a single run. #snOMG #cltwx #ncwx #scwx #wcnc

With regards to the winter weather system that is expected to impact our region this Friday and Saturday, here are the latest probabilities for at least 0.10 inches of ice and 1 inch of snow. Please continue to montior the latest forecasts, as significant uncertainty remains.

Rough timing of the winter storm Friday evening. It's likely to start as snow for most areas or sleet, then change to all sleet and freezing rain south and east of I-40. Stay tuned. These are all fluid based on the track of the low. #snOMG #iceOMG #sleetOMG #cltwx #ncwx #scwx

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Since it's the hot new thing - Here's the very latest run of the GRAF model. This is a very high resolution model. It's one of the colder scenarios that we're looking at and very likely overdoing the extent and length of freezing rain and sleet. However, this model has had

My first call: 1-3" of snow appears likely in Asheville Friday into Saturday. 3-6" for the favored areas in SW NC, with 2-4" in the valleys. I expect some will see sleet mix in at times, and I've included those accumulations in these totals.

Thursday morning Winter Storm Update: 10am: Things have trended more ice in the past 24 hours. The surface temperatures have not changed much, but the warmer air just above our heads has. This could lead to more sleet and freezing rain on top of the snow. So updated maps are out

Flakes reaching the ground in Lenoir❄️ NWS GSP Brad Panovich

starting to stick on surfaces in Lenoir. Brad Panovich NWS GSP

Coming down pretty hard in Lenoir. Brad Panovich NWS GSP @

I-40 in Hickory. NWS GSP Brad Panovich

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Harriman TN, Rockwood TN and Spring City TN until 6:15 PM EDT

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heavy sleet in Lenoir, NC Brad Panovich NWS GSP