"Words cannot describe what we saw."
- Mike Conley
The counties have seen drought of severe or extreme intensity for eight or more weeks.
- Virginia Annable
Rainfall totals recorded by gages across North Carolina are 10 inches or more below normal for the last six months.
- Billy Chapman
Patrick Moore, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a meaningful amount of rain is not predicted for 10 days from Wednesday.
- WALT UNKS Staff Reporter
Blue Ridge Parkway visitors will not be disappointed when looking for fall color in 2025. The color is at or near its peak around the Linn Cove Viaduct area below Grandfather Mountain, with good color in the Boone and Blowing Rock area including Moses Cone and Julian Price parks.
- Mike Conley
More than 1,500 locations in McDowell County were without power as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
- Billy Chapman
Here's how much snow fell overnight into the morning.
See Saturday's snow in photos.
"Our fear is that with temperatures staying below freezing today (Sunday) and much of tomorrow, many roads will be bad in many places across the state for days to come," Gov. Stein said.
As of 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, almost 3 inches of snow fell at reporter Mike Conley's house on Hankins Road in Marion. This snow is expected to continue through Saturday.
Snow started falling early Saturday morning across the region, and quickly started to pile up.
The names vary, but no matter what it's called, it's keeping you warm in this winter weather.
"We are seeing older teenagers, adults and even older adults who are out there wanting to have fun with everybody else, but wind up getting injured."
Explore this interactive map to see the single-day snowfall record for each county in North Carolina as of June 2025.
“We expect major impacts to our roads this weekend and into next week due to the expected cold temperatures.”
Last weekend dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain around the area.
Walk like a penguin, keeping your feet flat and spread in a V shape, and shuffle in small steps.
Meteorologists across the state are saying, “OK, for real this time."
The snow will start to rapidly stick to roads and elevated areas on Friday night, a meteorologist said.
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A meteorologist said there is still some uncertainty about how far west a system developing off the coast will bring snow.
The National Weather Service predicts Catawba County could see snow this weekend.
Birds fly and peck around in a yard in Hickory Sunday morning as snow and sleet fall.
"I know going in that no matter how it plays out, people are going to say things," she said.
Frostbite is an injury to tissue and commonly affects ears, the nose, fingertips and toes.
A group of cousins in Alexander County enjoyed a day off from school to play in the snow with saucer-shaped sleds.
Jaxon Patton, Kanon Johnson, Jackson Stafford and Owen Stafford enjoy a day off from school while riding circular sled with their dads Jesse Johnson and Isaac Stafford.
The Catawba County area is expected to have below freezing temperatures every night for the rest of the week.