Friday winter wx vlog for 1/5/2024: Small icing event tomorrow with limited issues for our area. More of a nuisance event, here's my latest thinking, timing, and impacts. #cltwx #ncwx #scwx #wcnc #weather #charlotte #northcarolina #southcarolina

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for 11 of our North Carolina Counties from 1 a.m. Saturday until 1 p.m.. This Advisory brings the threat of freezing rain, sleet and snow Saturday morning.

WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich says there won't be much winter weather at all with this system and for the Charlotte area, we're only expected a very cold, miserable rain on Saturday. Panovich says the biggest risks with this system will be along Interstate 40 and northwest, with the potential for freezing rain, sleet and ice accumulations up to 0.1-0.25".

Those areas include Asheville, Lake Lure, Morganton, McDowell County, Ashe County, Watauga County, Burke County, Caldwell County, Alexander County and Wilkes County. Charlotte could see a brief mixing or change over to sleet before sunrise. By mid to late morning there is even a chance for thunderstorms.

"There could be minor adjustments, but I will say overall, I expect this to be a minor event," Panovich said. "It's an inconvenient Saturday morning for travel in these areas for about a six- or seven-hour window. Other than that, we're not expecting any power outages, we're not expecting trees to come down and we're not expecting a huge, significant ice storm, snowstorm or anything like that."

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