Wayne County blanketed
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on January 4, 2018 8:59 AM
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A few travelers drive under the Ash Street overpass on US 117 Thursday morning.
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Snow begins to accumulate at Spring Creek High School Wednesday night just after 10 p.m.
As many as 3 and a half inches of snow fell over portions of Wayne County overnight, with the National Weather Service in Raleigh reporting the highest concentrations in the southeast corner.
The Seven Springs area saw up to 5 inches of snowfall, the NWS said, but that was the exception, not the norm.
Meteorologist James Marrow said that for the most part, Goldsboro and the surrounding area woke up to anywhere from an inch and a half to 3 and a half inches of snow on the ground.
The true issues lie in what comes next, however.
Today's forecast calls for sunshine, but the overnight temperature will remain below freezing ---- meaning as the snow begins to melt during the day there exists the potential for refreezing after sundown.
"That can cause some hazardous issues during the commute," Marrow said. "We're certainly going to have some black ice."
Over the next three days, Marrow said the overnight lows are expected to fall to 12, 9 and 8 degrees, respectively.
"Things won't begin to warm up until Sunday, with 22 as the low," he said.
Currently, according to the N.C. DOT website, there were no active road closures in Wayne County.
Editors note ---- We are looking into the number of power outages and potential damages from last night's snow storm, as well as the number of calls taken by police, fire and EMS throughout the night and into this morning. This story will be updated as more of that information becomes available.