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Ice storm could make travel 'nearly impossible'

Pink area is under a winter storm warning. [NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE]

By Bill Moss, Published: January 5, 2024

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Henderson Transylvania, Rutherford and Polk counties, forecasting sleet and freezing rain that could bring down trees, cause power outages and make travel "nearly impossible."

The NWS said the area could get an icy covering of up three-tenths of an inch from 11 Friday night to 11 a.m. Saturday. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Freezing rain could change to rain from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. when the temperature rises to around 43. The forecast called for a low around 30 Saturday night and high of 45 on Sunday under sunny skies.