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A county-by-county look at winter storm impact

Snow plows at work on Interstate 485 near West Boulevard on Friday afternoon.
Snow plows at work on Interstate 485 near West Boulevard on Friday afternoon. dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com

Here is a county-by-county look at conditions across the Charlotte region Friday night:

MECKLENBURG: Snow-sleet accumulations range from 2 to 3 inches … ice buildup of trace to 0.15 of an inch … interstates and main roads are partially snow covered and slippery … secondary roads ice-covered. Mecklenburg Solid Waste centers will be closed Saturday. All CPCC branches also will be closed.

ALEXANDER: Snow, 5-6 inches … roads snow and ice covered.

ANSON: Trace of sleet; ice accumulation of 0.2 of an inch … roads mostly slushy, with some icy spots.

BURKE: Snow, 6-18 inches; heaviest totals near Jonas Ridge … roads snow and ice covered, including I-40.

CABARRUS Snow and sleet, 2-4 inches … I-85 slushy with some icy spots … U.S. and state routes partially snow covered … secondary roads snow covered. The Cabarrus Arena and Events Center and the Cabarrus County Library will be closed Saturday.

CALDWELL Snow, 4-6 inches … roads snow and ice covered.

CATAWBA Snow, 3-5 inches … I-40 wet with icy spots; other roads snow and ice covered.

CLEVELAND Snow, 2-5 inches (heaviest in the north) … I-85 partially ice covered … other roads snow and ice covered. Cleveland Community College will be closed Saturday.

GASTON Snow and sleet, 2-4 inches … I-85 partially ice covered … other roads ice covered. Gaston College and the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens will be closed Saturday.

IREDELL Snow and sleet, 4-7 inches … I-77 partially snow covered; I-40 slushy; other roads partially ice and snow covered.

LINCOLN Snow and sleet, 2-3 inches … roads partially snow and ice covered.

McDOWELL Snow, 5-7 inches … roads snow and ice covered.

MONTGOMERY Sleet, 1 inch … roads wet with some slushy spots.

RICHMOND Trace of sleet on ground … roads wet with some slushy spots.

ROWAN Snow and sleet, 3-5 inches … I-85 slushy; other roads partially snow covered. Rowan County Transit will not operate Saturday.

RUTHERFORD Snow, 6-8 inches … roads snow and ice covered.

STANLY Snow and sleet, 1-3 inches … roads slushy with some icy spots. Stanly Community College will be closed Saturday.

UNION Sleet, 1-2 inches … roads partially ice covered and slushy. South Piedmont Community College and Wingate University will be closed Saturday.

WATAUGA Snow, 6-10 inches … roads snow covered.

SOUTH CAROLINA

CHEROKEE Sleet, 1 inch; about .2 inch of ice … I-85 slushy with some icy spots; state routes slushy with some icy spots; secondary roads ice covered.

CHESTER No snow or sleet … roads wet with some slushy spots.

CHESTERFIELD Ice accumulation of .25 of an inch … roads wet.

LANCASTER Sleet and snow, 1-2 inches … roads slushy in north and wet in south.

YORK Sleet and snow, 1-3 inches … I-77 slushy with some icy spots; other roads partially snow and ice covered. The York County Library will be closed Saturday.

This story was originally published January 22, 2016 at 1:37 PM with the headline "A county-by-county look at winter storm impact."

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