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Asheville, North Carolina – A prolonged late-January winter pattern could bring accumulating snow and dangerous travel conditions across much of the Appalachian region, particularly in higher elevations from the southern Appalachians northward into West Virginia.
According to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, large portions of the Appalachians are included in a slight risk for heavy snow from Saturday through the following Friday, signaling an increased chance for one or more organized winter systems impacting the region. Cold air is expected to remain entrenched, favoring snow over rain across most mountain zones…