By mid-afternoon Sunday, light snow was falling in North Carolina around Winston-Salem and Greensboro — with reports of flurries in Burlington. North Carolina Department of Transportation cameras showed snowfall in areas north of and in Winston-Salem and Greensboro.

Central North Carolina hasn’t had measurable snow in about three years, but that’s expected to change Friday into Saturday. At Town & Country Hardware in Raleigh, sleds, ice m

North Carolina’s public inauguration ceremony scheduled for Saturday for new Gov. Josh Stein and other statewide elected officials has been canceled because of approaching winter weather

Right now, we are still 48 hours away from the winter event, but as we get closer, it is likely to be upgraded to a Winter Weather Advisory or a Winter Storm Warning. This system will start initially as snowfall Friday afternoon and evening;

Preparations are underway across the region for the possibility of snow and ice on Friday. ALSO READ: Icy conditions impact roads in North Carolina mountain communities The North Carolina Department of Transportation told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty it was too cold in Burke County to put down the saltwater mixture Wednesday afternoon – they’re concerned it could freeze.