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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials hold a news conference in Raleigh to discuss preparations for a winter storm.   

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Winter Storm Watches have been issued across North Carolina and South Carolina ahead of expected winter weather Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Unlike the storm earlier this week, the bulk of the winter weather is expected across the eastern half of the Carolinas. Snowfall accumulations at or above four inches are possible in Raleigh, Durham, and Cary, with upwards of eight inches in Elizabeth City. Greenville, North Carolina, and Fayetteville could see four inches of snow.

Icing upwards of 0.30 of an inch is possible in Elizabethtown, New Bern, and Jacksonville. Some ice is even possible in Wilmington.

While some snow is possible in the sandhills of South Carolina, including Chesterfield, Lancaster, and York, the primary threat for South Carolina will be ice, including in Columbia, Florence, Sumter, Camden, and Conway. A coating of ice is also possible along the coast, including Myrtle Beach and Charleston.

This week on the Carolina Weather Group, our panel is providing forecast insight into the impacts ahead and reflections on the snow, ice, sleet, and freezing rain seen Sunday.

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Our guests this week:

Stay with the Carolina Weather Group for continuing coverage of this winter storm: with nightly forecast updates, live coverage, and expanded access to briefings from government officials.

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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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