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Asheville, North Carolina – Mountain communities across western North Carolina could see renewed winter travel issues as a late-January weather pattern increases the chance for accumulating snow across the higher terrain.
According to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, western North Carolina is included in a slight risk for heavy snow from Saturday through the following Friday, signaling a higher likelihood of one or more organized winter systems affecting the southern Appalachians. The risk is focused on higher elevations, where colder air is more likely to hold…