The latest winter weather updates and what is happening in Asheville and Western North Carolina today, Jan. 31

SNOW TOTALS | Check here for the latest snow totals as they come in.

The advisory was active for Western Currituck and Eastern Currituck as well as Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Bertie, Chowan and Perquimans counties.

Snowfall totals are likely to stay on the lower end of the 1 to 3-inch range, while sleet accumulations over half an inch are becoming more probable. Freezing rain, however, is expected to be the main concern, with ice accumulations of 0.25 to 0.75 inches possible in many areas.

A significant winter storm approaches the Western Carolinas this weekend, bringing potential widespread impacts to travel, power grids, and daily life across the region.

As recovery from a historic ice storm continues across parts of the South, a new and potentially dangerous winter weather threat is set to unfold along the East Coast. A powerful bomb cyclone could bring blizzard conditions to portions of the Carolinas and southern Virginia this weekend.

Snow began falling in metro Atlanta on Saturday morning with the National Weather Service predicting that some parts of the region could see several inches of accumulation before it's through.