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Published January 30, 2010 09:20 am - A thick band of heavy snow, freezing rain and cold temperatures was spreading across southeastern states early Saturday, promising a messy weekend of slick roads, power outages and prime sledding for kids out of school. Southeastern US stares down icy, snowy weekendNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A thick band of heavy snow, freezing rain and cold temperatures was spreading across southeastern states early Saturday, promising a messy weekend of slick roads, power outages and prime sledding for kids out of school. The heaviest snow, possibly up to a foot, was predicted in Arkansas near the Missouri state line, northern Tennessee and western North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service. Mark Rose, a forecaster with the weather service’s Nashville office, called it “a major winter storm for this part of the country — heck, for any part of it.” The storm left roads icy and snowpacked Saturday morning across the South, and thousands were without power as ice accumulated. In mountainous western North Carolina, I-26 near Asheville and I-40 near Black Mountain were shut down Friday night after snow and icy roads caused multiple wrecks. Troopers said they expected the highways to remain closed until early Saturday. Duke Energy reported more than 14,000 customers without power Saturday morning in North Carolina, mostly concentrated in the western part of the state. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen declared a state of emergency and state workers were sent home around lunch Friday ahead of the worsening weather. Many businesses followed suit. States of emergency were also declared in Arkansas and parts of Virginia. In western Kentucky, shoppers at the Murray Home & Auto store snatched up every available sled in anticipation of a heavy snow on Friday, said store manager Chris Burgess. Others grabbed shovels, kerosene heaters and chain saws, mindful of another winter storm a year ago that caused widespread power outages in the region. “They’re trying to be prepared this time,” Burgess said. The weather service was predicting snowfall of as much as 6 to 10 inches through Saturday afternoon in south central Kentucky near the Tennessee line. Snowfall in the Nashville area reached 4 to 6 inches before tapering off early Saturday, said weather service meteorologist Darrell Massie. But he cautioned that roads remained “snowpacked and pretty dangerous.” Precipitation also was subsiding in Memphis with up to 2 inches of snow and sleet, but the weather service said areas north of Memphis had seen 6 to 10 inches of snow. Most flights at Memphis International Airport were canceled, and Graceland stopped giving tours of the Elvis Presley home at midmorning Friday. More than 6,000 customers in the area were without power Saturday morning, according to the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division. Temperatures were forecast to remain below freezing through the weekend, posing a threat of icy highways and falling tree limbs. 
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