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Not Time To 'See The Winter Wonderland': N.C. Governor Says To Stay Off Roads

Up to a foot of snow is expected to fall across the southern Appalachians and nearby foothills in North Carolina and Virginia through Sunday night.
The heaviest snow is expected to fall in western North Carolina and southwestern Virginia.

Updated at 4:30 p.m. ET

Up to a foot of snow — and possibly more — is expected to fall through Sunday night across the southern Appalachians and nearby foothills in North Carolina and Virginia.

"Some places might get what the equivalent of a year of snowfall is for that area," David Roth, a forecaster with the

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