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Associated Press - December 5, 2009 5:25 PM ET
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Forecasters warned that some roadways could become treacherous as temperatures drop across western North Carolina.
Ran began changing over to snow in parts of western North Carolina early Saturday. But forecasters warned that black ice could form on roadways after sunset when temperatures began falling below freezing.
Some accumulation was reported at higher elevations earlier Saturday. There was about an inch of snow on Mount Mitchell and on the ground where Interstate 26 crosses the Tennessee line.
A winter storm warning had been effect for parts of northwestern North Carolina, but it was canceled Saturday afternoon as snow and high-level moisture tapered off.
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