Cold air and clippers...

The door is open for clippers to continue to move into our region. One of those clippers has moved through this morning, and a little bit of snow did break containment from the mountains and made it into northern NC north of the Triad.

Radar shot from 5:30am:

It will be a cold day. A nice surge of arctic air will plunge in this morning just behind the clipper, and then we will only see afternoon temps in the 30s in many foothill and piedmont spots. Add in a stiff northwest wind....chilly.

Tonight will be very cold....many spots in the teens.

Another clipper will swing through Saturday night. This one looks a little bit stronger, so I think there is even a better chance of some light snow in some spots east of the mountains tomorrow night. Light is the key word here.... no big deal.

Temps remain chilly overall into next week. See the video for more specifics...

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Back to cold weather...

Please see today's video for a complete wrap-up of our departing storm system as well as a look at cold weather and clippers headed our way....

What a storm system. The system had all kinds of wind energy with it, and we had a lot of wind damage reports across the Southeast as the system moved through. There was also some tornadic activity, most significantly around Adairsville, GA. I posted some amazing video of that tornado on Facebook and Twitter yesterday afternoon.

The mountains have dealt with all kinds of flooding problems.....many, many mountain spots had issues.

Today, cold air has returned with highs in the 40s and gusty west wind. A clipper will move in tonight and bring some more snow to the mountains, and a few flurries could break containment and brush through the northern piedmont late tonight.

Tomorrow will be cold...lots of highs in the 30s with northwest winds gusty at times. Highs will be in the 20s at best for most mountain spots.

Another clipper will swing through Saturday night. That one might have a little better chance of producing a few flurries east of the mountains, but again, ti doesn't look like a big deal outside of the mountains.

We could wind up with a couple more clipper next week...see the video for more....

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Severe weather potential today.... lots of wind...

Please watch today's video... I give you lots of graphics to go along with the discussion about our powerful system swinging in today....

A dynamic storm system is sweeping into our region today. Ahead of it, all kinds of warmth has arrived with daybreak temps today in the 60s in many places. Highs will top 70 again in a number of spots.

Showers are breaking out this morning in the mountains and foothills, and those will continue to develop into the piedmont today. The main line of rain and storms stretched from KY through middle TN into NW AL, MS, and LA at 5:30am, the time of this typing.

For north GA and the Carolinas, we will have to keep an eye on any of these discrete cells that develop today. Good shear values are already in place, and with the help of even a little instability, a few severe cells will be possible with wind damage and isolated tornado potential.

The main line of rain and storms sweeps through the piedmont this evening. I expect lots of wind with that line as well as an embedded tornado potential. Especially keep an eye on any LEWPs or bows.

Overall, it will be a windy day with piedmont sustained winds in the 15-30mph range and gusts over 40mph. Rain and storms will mix even higher winds aloft down to the surface.

Much colder air returns tonight, and we will have chilly weather with us right into early next week.

Please have a reliable way of hearing watches and warnings today and tonight as they are needed. And of course, we will keep you completely up to date on News 14 Carolina on television.

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