Rare blast of snow, ice takes aim at Southeast US coast

By BEN FINLEY
Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Freezing rain, sleet and snow blew into coastal areas stretching from South Carolina to Virginia. The bad weather emerged late Friday afternoon and marked the beginnings of a storm that could snarl the area. The region is unaccustomed to winter precipitation. And authorities along the North and South Carolina coast warned that ice accumulation could cause major power outages. Northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia could see several inches of snow. Most of that precipitation is expected to pass by sunrise Saturday. In North Carolina, a Delta flight skidded off the runway and rolled into mud at snowy Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Friday night. No injuries were reported.