First major snow hits Alleghany

Snowfall totals of up to 10 inches were reported in Alleghany County beginning Sunday night and continuing through presstime Tuesday, with even more snow possible.

According to Andy Wright, station manager at WCOK, a local reporting agency for the National Weather Service, snowfall totals varied at different locations in the county. Wright said Mack Edwards in Ennice called the station to report 9.5 inches of snow as of Tuesday.

At right: WILD HORSES — Horses frolic and play in a snowy pasture on Irwin Grocery Road. Most of Alleghany was coated with up to 10 inches of snow by Tuesday morning. In the photo above left, Collins Road in Sparta was barely visible as late as mid-day on Monday as snow continued to fall. Many local roads remained treacherous through presstime on Tuesday.

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