While the Upstate is receiving the first winter storm in three years, Meteorologist Griffin Hardy explains the difference between snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Griffin says there is a really thin line between the three types of winter precipitation,

Moisture and a mix of precipitation should start to move into the metroplex from the southwest starting in the morning to the mid-morning hours.

Charlotte and surrounding areas are under a winter storm warning through Saturday morning, National Weather Service forecasters said.