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BOONE, NC – High winds and blowing snow are making for rough conditions throughout the High Country. Venturing out is for the brave. Β Most around Monday were stocking up on last minute supplies.
“Just to get a few groceries, because I don’t plan to go out tomorrow,” says Boone, NC resident Rose Bridgeman. Β Bridgeman expects 40 mile-per-hour wind gusts or higher at her home. Β “Well, we just make sure the heat’s working and some back up heat and got some dinner in the oven and that’s it,” she says.
The man most in demand: snow plow driver Darren Wallace. Β We caught up with him trying to clear a shopping center parking lot. Β
“Wind and chill is the worst thing about this. You just can’t get it cleaned out. It just blows right back in,” Wallace says. Β We caught up with App State students Brian Clarke and Michael Westhafer battling the wind, walking through downtown Boone. Β
“You gotta have the right clothes on!” Westhafer says. Β
“It’s definitely, it’s like a different country out here. It doesn’t feel like you’re in North Carolina,” says Clarke. Β Blowing snow making driving treacherous along Highway 105 between Avery and Watauga Counties. Β Attractions like Grandfather Mountain are closed. Β With streets mostly quiet in downtown Newland… people are settling down for a deep freeze.Β
“We haven’t had this in a pretty good long time, so I guess we’re due it; it’s been a while,” Wallace says.
