Friday afternoon isn’t bringing a whole lot of resolution when it comes to projecting what kind of weather Fayetteville and the greater Sandhills region can expect this weekend. But we’re used to that on this boundary line, aren’t we?
But things are starting to at least get a little clearer. Here’s the deal as of 2 p.m. Friday:
- The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Warnings for Lee, Moroe, Harnett, Hoke, Scotland and Richmond Counties. There is a high probability of freezing rain that will cause extremely hazardous conditions, and create conditions for massive power outages.
- Robeson County has an Ice Storm Warning. A little bit different, but essentially the same situation as the others.
- Bladen County also now has a Winter Storm Watch, while Cumberland and Sampson County have Winter Weather Advisories.
A lot of what we have going on there is just semantics. We know that some of our areas will get freezing rain through Saturday and into early Sunday, which is a problem. Some others will get sleet, which is better because it doesn’t knock out power. And there’s a small likelihood of some snow coming AFTER all the other stuff. If it does come, it would pretty much be the last precipitation we see in this system late Sunday night (and it will feel like a surprise, because it may come after a lull)…