Winter Weather in Polk Mountains, North Carolina

Moisture associated with a developing low pressure system along the Southeast Coast overspreading a cool and dry air mass over western North Carolina resulted in development of freezing rain, mainly along the Blue Ridge escarpment, and along and near the I-40 corridor in the foothills and Piedmont. Light ice accretion of around .10 inch or less was primarily confined to elevated surfaces, although a few slick spots developed over the mountains. Precipitation changed to rain throughout the morning as temperatures warmed above freezing.