Quarter-sized hail, flooding possible in Triangle this weekend. Here’s the forecast
Powerful storms could hit central North Carolina this weekend, bringing the potential for quarter-sized hail, flash flooding and strong winds.
Isolated tornadoes are also a risk in some areas, especially south and east of Raleigh. Forecasters say the severe weather risks could be followed by cold temperatures, with northern parts of the region seeing a brief period of non-accumulating snow on Saturday, March 12.
In the Triangle, rain and showers are expected Friday night. Then, there’s a potential for storms before 11 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
“Damaging winds will be the main concern, along with the risk of power outages,” reports ABC11, The News & Observer’s media partner.
Raleigh and Durham could also get heavy rain, flash flooding and hail. As much as an inch of rain is expected to fall by daytime Saturday.
Later Saturday morning, places north of U.S. Highway 64 could start seeing rain “briefly” transition to snow, though “little or no accumulation or impacts are expected,” according to forecasters.
“Temperatures will be falling through the day and likely end up in the 40s,” ABC11 reported. “The colder air continues to move in overnight as skies are clear, and we could get close to the record low for the date, which is 20.”
But it could feel even colder, with wind chills in the teens possible into Sunday morning, the weather service said.
This story was originally published March 11, 2022 at 8:59 AM.
