Up to 6 inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain may be on the way to parts of central and Eastern North Carolina with a winter storm expected to arrive Wednesday. Forecasters have been increasing their estimates of accumulation amounts as the storm gets closer and have expanded the area expected to see wintry precipitation.

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In most communities, precipitation should begin as sleet to snow Wednesday morning or early afternoon, tapering in the afternoon and evening.

A storm on its way to the Carolinas could blanket much of N.C. with a thick layer of snow. Raleigh and Chapel Hill could get around 2 inches of snow, while up to 3 inches are expected in Durham between now and Thursday, The News & Observer reported.