A handful of states have preemptively declared states of emergency — with others urging caution — as a ferocious winter storm bringing heavy snow, freezing rain, and ice is expected to sweep the

A major winter storm is expected to sweep across North Carolina this weekend, bringing a mix of snow, sleet and ice.

The threat from an approaching winter storm is becoming clearer for eastern North Carolina, with National Weather Service forecasters now saying freezing rain —

On Wednesday at 12:44 p.m. the NWS Blacksburg VA released a winter storm watch valid from Saturday 7 a.m. until Monday 1 p.m. The watch is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, Caswell, Watauga,

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An updated winter storm watch was released by the NWS Wakefield VA on Thursday at 9:58 a.m. valid from Saturday 1 p.m. until Monday 1 p.m. The watch is for Northampton, Hertford and Bertie counties.

According to the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service in Raleigh, Fayetteville could see sleet early Saturday morning.