Some in N.C. mountains see an icy Christmas morning
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A few counties in the North Carolina mountains woke up to an icy glaze Christmas morning, but officials say much of the region missed any major problems from freezing rain.
Several counties, especially in the northern mountains, reported a quarter-inch of ice Friday morning from heavy rains and freezing temperatures. There were a few isolated reports of three-quarters of an inch of ice.
Gusty winds combined with the rain and ice to knock down some trees and branches. About 40,000 people in the mountains lost without power, with Blue Ridge Electric reporting the most concentrated outages around Boone and Blowing Rock.
Crews spent the day getting the power back on.
Heavy rains of up to 2 inches an hour also caused flooding as they moved across the state.
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