Carter County sees prevalent snowfall Saturday, despite recent warm weather
Published 9:50 pm Saturday, March 12, 2022
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Star Photo/Nic Miller The Elizabethton Golf Course became a picturesque scene on Saturday, covered by a blanket of snow.
Star Photo/Nic Miller Due to the heavy snowfall, visibility was low for those making their morning commute on Saturday.
Star Photo/Nic Miller Very few cars make their way to their destinations on Saturday morning.
Star Photo/Nic Miller There will be very minimal activity on Elizabethton High School's track Saturday, as snow was coming down around the area in the early morning hours.
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BY NIC MILLER
STAR STAFF
While temperatures reached close to 70 degrees on Friday, Saturday in Carter County brought temperatures below 20 degrees as well as a moderate amount of snowfall in the area.
Residents of Carter County were greeted with two to three inches of snow on the ground to start their weekend, kicking things off the right way on Saturday.
“We went out at 7 a.m. this morning and started to treat the roads and clear off any snow that was on the roadways,” said Carter County Highway Department Superintendent Roger Colbaugh. “As of 11 a.m., the roads are looking pretty good. There have been a few little icy spots and some snow on the road that we have had to melt off, but other than that it has not been too bad.”
“However, when you get to the higher elevations such as Roan Mountain and Buck Mountain, it is a different story. Right now, we are starting to send the people who were working on the roads down here, up to those areas,” Colbaugh said.
“There was mostly slush on the roadways here in the lower elevations, but the higher elevations received more snow, which is typically the case with snows around this time of the year. I am seeing a little bit of blue skies right now though, so hopefully it stays that way through the rest of today,” Colbaugh said.
While the Highway Department has worked hard in clearing off snow today, Colbaugh said that low temperatures through the night could complicate things tomorrow.
“The temperature is supposed to get down to six degrees tonight, so if it doesn’t clear up soon then there could be a potential for black ice. If that happens, we will get the roads ready to make things safer for everyone tomorrow,” Colbaugh said.
