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Major Temperature Swing Coming: Warm-Up On The Way

Parts of the Piedmont saw as much as 10 inches of snow over the weekend. Bethany Chafin/WFDD

Cold temperatures are keeping the ice and snow from the weekend storm on the ground. But a warm-up is heading our way.

The wintry mix is creating hazardous road conditions, especially on secondary roads. That is causing school cancellations and other delays across the region. Emergency officials are urging motorists to drive at safe speeds.

The extreme cold weather is also causing concerns over freezing pipes. Experts advise letting a faucet drip to help prevent a pipe from bursting.

But there is some relief in sight. By Tuesday afternoon, we climb slightly above freezing with temperatures in the mid-30's.

Jonathan Blaes is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Raleigh. He says the Triad could see 60 degrees by Thursday.

“That is obviously a very significant swing in temperatures from near zero to 60. That is unusual, it's not unprecedented,” says Blaes. “Hopefully, it will be the final straw in any kind of lingering snow cover on area roads and highways.”

Blaes says rain is in the forecast for Wednesday, which will also help with the melting process.

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Keri Brown is a multi-award winning reporter and host at 88.5 WFDD. She has been honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her stories about coal ash, and was named the 2015 radio reporter of the year by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC).Although she covers a variety of topics, her beats are environmental and education reporting.Keri comes to the Triad from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, where she served as the Chief Bureau Reporter for the Northern Panhandle. She produced stories for the state's Public Television and Radio programs and was honored by the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association for her feature and enterprise reporting.She also served as an adjunct instructor at Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College in West Virginia. She worked with the Center for Educational Technologies in Wheeling, WV, and other NASA centers across the country to develop several stories about the use of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in the classroom.Keri's journalism career began at WTRF-TV 7 in Wheeling. She worked in several roles at the station, including the head assignment editor. She also was a field producer and assignment manager at WPGH-TV Fox 53 in Pittsburgh.Keri is a graduate of Ohio University. When she's not in the studio or working on a story, she enjoys watching college football with her family, cooking, and traveling.Keri is always looking for another great story idea, so please share them with her. You can follow her on Twitter @kerib_news.

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