Snow chance for parts of our area Wednesday, Winter Weather Advisory issued

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Bladen and inland Pender counties ahead of potential winter weather in the Cape Fear Wednesday.

Given the expected limited snow amounts and warmer ground conditions across our area we don’t expect travel impacts to be as bad as the last winter weather event.

TIMING
FAR INLAND AREAS: Wintry mix will begin in the morning for inland areas then change to snow by mid to late morning. Precipitation ending in the late afternoon/early evening.
COASTAL AREAS: Rain will begin in the afternoon, then changeover to snow late afternoon/early evening. Precipitation evening during late evening.

HOW MUCH?
Snow accumulations are currently expected to be about 1-2″ across the northern areas (Bladen and Pender counties) to a dusting or just rain with a few flakes farther south. It’s possible for many areas to see no accumulation.

TRAVEL IMPACTS
This doesn’t appear to be a high impact event although there could some slick spots on bridges, overpass, and other elevated road surfaces.

No icing impacts from freezing rain or sleet are expected.

Thursday morning lows will be around 20 inland to the lower 20s near the coast which may create some black ice, especially in those areas that receive accumulating snow. Wind chill values are expected to be in the low teens late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.