North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials hold a Sunday emergency briefing to discuss the ongoing response to the winter storm that is bringing ice and snow to the Carolinas.

The biggest winter storm to impact the Carolinas since 2018 is nearly here.

The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Warnings and Ice Storm Warnings for portions of the Carolinas.

Locations to be most impacted by this winter storm include, but are not limited to: Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Boone, Blowing Rock, Hickory, Ashville, Spartanburg, and Greenville.

The winter storm moves into North Carolina and South Carolina Saturday night, bringing ice, snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the Carolinas.

The mountains of western North Carolina, including Asheville, could see up to a foot of snow. While the piedmont of the Carolinas, including Charlotte and Greensboro, could bring upwards of two inches.

The biggest threat could come from ice across Charlotte, Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Matthews, Monroe, Mint Hill,  Cheraw, and Lancaster

Ice has the potential to bring down power lines and tree branches.

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On Saturday, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and other state officials held an emergency briefing in Columbia to discuss winter storm preparations.

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials hold an emergency briefing ahead of the winter storm to discuss emergency preparations.

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Weather forecast confidence is growing that a weekend storm in North Carolina and South Carolina could bring winter weather to parts of the Carolinas Saturday night through Sunday.

The low-pressure system will bring moisture throughout the Carolinas, including snow in the western North Carolina mountains and foothills (including Asheville, Boone, Blowing Rock, Morganton, and Hickory).

Uncertainty remains but temperatures could allow winter precipitation - snow, sleet, freezing rain, or ice - to fall throughout the Piedmont and Interstate 85 corridor. Locations that should be monitoring for potential impacts from a winter storm include but are not limited to: Greenville, Spartanburg, Charlotte, Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and Durham. As the days draw closer to the weekend, the forecast is expected to develop to better pinpoint which Carolina cities could see snow, ice or, rain.

Impacts from winter weather include freezing temperatures, downed trees, power outages, and hazardous travel conditions.

Confidence is high that the coast of Carolina will likely see all rain. This would include locations such as Hilton Head, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and Wilmington.

Stay tuned for updates on this developing winter weather forecast. Jared Smith, from his studio in Charleston, offers this forecast update.

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Very tiny new satellites could make it easier to see, predict, and forecast tropical weather.

Compared to traditional satellites, this train of nanosatellites will collect more frequent measurements around the globe, allowing scientists to study storms as they develop and then use the newly-acquired knowledge to improve forecasting capabilities. While smaller, these new satellites can send back more frequent data than traditional polar-orbiting satellites.

Our guest this week on the Carolina Weather Group is Wired Magazine Reporter Meghan Herbst, who covered the satellites for the technology publication.

The satellite launched on June 30, 2021 as the pathfinder – or test – satellite for NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission. The Pathfinder satellite provides an opportunity to test the technology, communication systems, and data processing before the six satellites comprising the TROPICS constellation launch in 2022. “[Pathfinder] is like a dress rehearsal of the mission,” said Bill Blackwell, the principal investigator for the TROPICS mission and a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts.

The future TROPICS constellation will orbit Earth in three planes, collecting temperature, water vapor, precipitation, and cloud ice measurements on a frequent, near-global scale to study storms and other meteorological events.

The TROPICS research team includes researchers from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and several universities and commercial partners.

Additional satellites are expected to launch in 2022.

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A strong storm system may arrive from the west over the weekend. Snow accumulations will be possible Saturday into Sunday for some portions of North Carolina and South Carolina.  Computer models still show a wide range of possibilities for winter weather in the Carolinas.  The Carolina Weather Group's Jared Smith, from Charleston, and Evan Fisher, Asheville, explain the possibility of seeing snow in places including Charlotte, Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, Statesville, Hickory, Boone, Blowing Rock, and more. 

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A storm, which gave way from severe weather to snow, has produced snowfall accumulation across North Carolina.

Preliminary snowfall totals are in and the Carolina Weather Group is examining how much snowfall in places including Asheville, Boone, Blowing Rock, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Raleigh, Durham, and more.

Plus a look at storm damage reports from overnight severe thunderstorms, gusty winds, and flash flooding.

James Brierton hosts from Charlotte with Scotty Powell and Dylan Hudler on the road snow chasing in the western North Carolina mountains.

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Jim Cantore is best known for his hurricane chases on the Weather Channel and (we hope) increasingly known for his year-in-review conversations with the Carolina Weather Group.

Jim is back with our full Carolina Weather Group panel for a special episode talking about all the weather that was 2021, including a look back at the deep freeze in Texas, Hurricane Ida, flash flooding, and more. He also provides a candid perspective into the field of broadcast meteorology, an industry where he has worked for more than 30 years at The Weather Channel.

Jim also answers some of your questions submitted by our Carolina Weather Group audience.

BONUS: For a touching insight into Jim's favorite holiday memory, join him for our Carolina Weather Group Holiday Panelist Playlist on Spotify.

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A special episode of the Carolina Weather Group: The latest on the tornado outbreak across five states, an inside look at those stories of those impacted, and ways for you to help this holiday season.

The tornadoes collapsed an occupied candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, an Amazon warehouse near Edwardsville, Illinois, and a nursing home in Monette, Arkansas.

The people of Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Missouri need our help.

A strong storm system moving across the central and southern United States resulted in widespread severe weather across the region on December 10 and 11. The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed 61 tornadoes as of Dec. 20, and several long-track tornadoes. Chief among them was the Quad State Tornado, which lasted over 350 miles and over 8 hours.

Overall, the storms traveled from Arkansas towards the Great Lakes. The most significant damage occurred in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and Kentucky. Eight states reported tornadoes during the event. The NWS received nearly 400 reports of large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes across the area.

ABC News reports at least 93 people were killed across five states: 78 in Kentucky; six in Illinois; five in Tennessee, after the Associated Press reported an additional death on Saturday; two in Arkansas; and two in Missouri.

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The Carolina Weather Group will be donating our December proceeds from you, our Patreon supporters, to the tornado relief efforts. Your support of our show helps to make these efforts possible. Thank you.

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