On Tuesday at 2:54 p.m. an updated winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Wilmington NC valid from Wednesday 1 p.m. until Thursday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Inland Pender as well as Robeson and Bladen counties.

On Tuesday at 3:36 a.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued an updated winter storm watch valid from Wednesday 1 p.m. until Thursday 7 a.m. The watch is for Inland Pender as well as Robeson and Bladen counties.

Parts of Virginia and North Carolina that are more prepared for hurricanes than snow received more than half a foot as a winter storm blasted across the mid-Atlantic on Feb. 19