Jim Cantore Of The Weather Channel To Provide Reports From Boone During Winter Storm Event

Last Updated on December 7, 2018 6:54 pm

Update – Saturday, December 8, 2018 4:08pm – Jim Cantore, of the Weather Channel, spent about six hours in front of the Watauga County Courthouse providing reports to viewers all across the nation. In between reports, Cantore took numerous photos with local residents and visitors, many of which can be seen on the WataugaOnline twitter feed.

The Boone Christmas Parade took place starting at 11 am and Cantore broadcast portions of it, as the route went right by him.

Cantore told WataugaOnline.com he expects heavy snow in the area and the impacts of which could last for days. Cantore and crew will be in Boone for the next few days until the storm has passed. Look for his reports on the Weather Channel again on Sunday morning.

Update Saturday Dec 8 8:50am

For our coverage of #diego we broke out the #Boonestick
Live at 9am on from Boone, NC @WeekendRecharge ONLY on TWC. pic.twitter.com/2XD6eE98lk

— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) December 8, 2018

Update Saturday Dec 8 7:25am

Looking forward to joining these guys at 9am from Boone, NC where we are expecting 15-20″ of snow. https://t.co/8WhZFlupfs

— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) December 8, 2018

WataugaOnline.com has learned that Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel will provide reports from Boone during the upcoming winter storm.

Cantore's Instagram feed posted this on Friday evening.

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Steve Petyerak and I had a great opportunity to meet Wayne and Jennifer Pinter (Wayne wanted to take the pic :))at their Linville River Mercantile Bakery and Ice Cream Store on our way to Boone, NC for our snow coverage. One of the favorite parts of my job!

A post shared by JimCantore (@jimcantore) on Dec 7, 2018 at 1:28pm PST