From the beginning, citizens in western North Carolina were going to get hit with the brunt of snow, sleet and ice as a winter storm blew through the area Friday evening and Saturday morning.
For much of Friday evening, snow fell at a rapid pace, with some places getting up to 14 inches of snow. Henderson County was not the exception, as the storm left residents cleaning up in its aftermath.
As daylight came, News Channel 7's Jonathan Carlson, who had been in the area covering the storm since it began, found one man walking to work on icy roads rather than driving.
"They slick and snow covered," exclaimed Leonard Case, a Hendersonville resident. "I advise anybody to stay home, unless you need something special."
Department of Transportation officials were working throughout the morning and early morning hours to plow and clear main traffic arteries. And even those who have been doing the plowing and clearing say that roads around the area are still covered with snow, sleet and ice. In one case, a local hotel employee was shoveling the dense snow from around the business.
"It was tough," said Gene Taylor, a Hampton Inn employee, when asked what it was like to scrape off all of the ice. "It was hard."
Though, while many were having tough times driving around Friday night, the conditions were improving late Saturday morning.
Closed for a short period on Friday night, Interstate 26 was open and traffic was flowing smoothly.
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