*some of the reports from our facebook, twitter, text messages and email*

5am- power outages: Ashe 3,899, Alleghany 668, Watauga 378, Wilkes 51 in Blue Ridge Electric member area

SPSRNK from 1/18/2013 5:01 AM to 10:00 AM EST for Ashe County, Watauga County: SLICK ROADS THIS MORNING. http://1.usa.gov/XjiOpi

5:50am – per facebook report – Main roads from TN state line to Boone are pretty good. 321 in Boone is snowy and icy

Beware of black ice in parking lots

6am- power outages : Ashe 3,289, Alleghany 669, Watauga 380, Wilkes 51 in Blue Ridge Electric member area

6:10am – 421 Zionville to Boone main roads are good! Side roads have lots of crunchy snow/ice

6:15am – most of the early morning reports coming in indicate that main roads are in good shape

6:30am – most early morning reports indicate that the main roads are in good shape. That’s not to say you won’t find slick areas, but considering all the rain, snow, overnight ice they seems to be good. Side roads, like usual, are going to see more problem areas.

8:45am-power outages : Ashe 3,474, Alleghany 589, Watauga 273, Wilkes 52 in Blue Ridge Electric member area

No work will take place on on 321 in Blowing Rock today due to weather. Slow down, stay alert. Call project hotline at (828) 964-3260.

10 AM photo of current power outages

28 degrees in Boone at 11am, peak wind gust of 22mph so far

11am power outages – Ashe 3,428, Alleghany 375, Watauga 193, Wilkes 33, Avery 14 in Blue Ridge Electric member area

11:11am- flipped car on 321 at Cliff Dwellers Inn

Willow Valley. Photo:Susan-Murphy

Photo:Susan Murphy

Tweetsie. Photo: Randy Foster

"Blanket of Beauty, Photo: Sandy Shell

Photo: Susan Murphy

Photo: Susan Murphy

Snow on Beech Mountain. Photo: Amy Morrison

Photo: Blair Skillman

Looking toward Beech Mountain from Valle Crucis, Photo:Daniel Martin

Photo:Carol Harmon

Photo:Carol Harmon

West Jefferson Park taken by Leisa Johnson around 8pm Thursday night

Don Hayes Road, Photo:Isabella Metts

shot from Ivy Mountain on the Blue Ridge in Deep Gap looking down towards Lenoir, Photo:Sheron Hagelston

Photo from Linda Nash

2:15pm – Power outages: Watauga 140, Caldwell 1, Ashe 2,662, Alleghany 244, Wilkes 36 in Blue Ridge Electric member area

‎3:30pm – Power outages: Watauga 91, Ashe 2,495, Alleghany 199, Wilkes 36, Avery 1 in Blue Ridge Electric member area

4:40pm – Power outages: Watauga 26, Ashe 2,287, Alleghany 126, Wilkes 34, Avery 1 in Blue Ridge Electric member area

Full Outage Restoration May Last Into Saturday, especially for Ashe – http://wataugaroads.com/full-outage-restoration-may-last-into-saturday-for-ashe/

5:30pm – Power outages: Watauga 9, Ashe 1,987, Alleghany 145, Wilkes 34 in Blue Ridge Electric member area. Full power to all may not be back until Saturday – http://wataugaroads.com/full-outage-restoration-may-last-into-saturday-for-ashe/