On Tuesday at 3:18 a.m. an updated winter storm watch was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC valid from Wednesday 7 a.m. until Thursday 10 a.m. The watch is for Johnston, Moore, Lee, Harnett, Scotland, Hoke,

Leading up to Wednesday’s winter storm, you’ve likely heard of several winter weather alerts issued from watches and warnings to advisories…so what do they all mean?

Winter weather is expected to have a significant impact on North Carolina and Virginia this week. This storm will be the latest in a series of storms to hit the area in February. Two days of freezing rain last week brought one-half to three-quarters of an inch of ice from the North Carolina mountains deep into central Virginia,