Accra, Ghana - North Carolina dey prepare for winter weather wey dey come on Friday. According to WRAL WeatherCenter, Friday be WRAL Weather Alert Day, and the state Department of Transportation dey ready to protect roads as best dem fit.
Road Crews Dey Prepare for Wintry Weather
Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter, and Aimee Wilmoth, WRAL meteorologist, talk say winter weather dey look likely for Friday, especially north and west of Raleigh. Dem say precipitation go start early Friday, but snow go stay north of Raleigh.
Models show say the system dey speed up on Thursday, meaning precipitation fit start arrive small early. Aimee Wilmoth talk say overnight Thursday and into the Friday morning commute, we likely go get wintry mix from around the Triangle and points to the north, and then cold rain for our southern communities.
Snow Possible North of Raleigh
Counties on the North Carolina-Virginia line fit see some snow accumulate on bridges or grassy surfaces Friday morning. The air for the northern counties go dey cold enough to support wintry mix of sleet and snow on Friday from about 3 a.m. through about noon.
“So the biggest impacts go likely come for the first half of the day, and then e go just change over to kind of nasty cold rain,” Wilmoth talk.
From Raleigh and south, e go mostly be cold rain, meteorologist Mike Maze talk.
Friday Commute Go Be Wet and Tricky
Regardless of chilly rain or wintry mix, we dey look at impact to travel Friday. DOT dey prepare for am, planning to spread brine – the salt and water mixture – on elevated road surfaces like bridges beginning Thursday afternoon.
“We go start brining tomorrow, once the temperature get warm enough to do that,” DOT spokeswoman Kim Deane talk.
- Drive slowly and carefully
- Increase your following distance
- Be aware of black ice