A winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Thursday at 2:44 p.m. valid from Friday 4 p.m. until Saturday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Northern Craven and Southern Craven as well as Martin,

North Carolina's public inauguration ceremony scheduled for Saturday for new Gov. Josh Stein and other statewide elected officials has been canceled because of approaching winter weather, the state inaugural committee announced Wednesday.

Preparations are underway across the region for the possibility of snow and ice on Friday. ALSO READ: Icy conditions impact roads in North Carolina mountain communities The North Carolina Department of Transportation told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty it was too cold in Burke County to put down the saltwater mixture Wednesday afternoon – they’re concerned it could freeze.