Year's first winter storm more slush than snow

  • By Hugh Fisher
    hfisher@salisburypost.com
  • Friday, January 18th, 2013
    Jeremy Prevette, assistant store manager, and Wendy Harrison, service manager, restock ice melting crystals at Lowe's on East Innes Street. Different forecasters were calling for anywhere between 1 and 5 inches of snow to fall overnight across the Piedmont. Photo by Hugh Fisher.

    Jeremy Prevette, assistant store manager, and Wendy Harrison, service manager, restock ice melting crystals at Lowe's on East Innes Street. Different forecasters were calling for anywhere between 1 and 5 inches of snow to fall overnight across the Piedmont. Photo by Hugh Fisher.

    Hugh Fisher/Salisbury Post Jeremy Prevette, assistant store manager of the Lowe’s just off Faith Road, handles one of the sleds on sale Thursday in advance of the expected snowfall.

    Hugh Fisher/Salisbury Post Jeremy Prevette, assistant store manager of the Lowe’s just off Faith Road, handles one of the sleds on sale Thursday in advance of the expected snowfall.

    Hugh Fisher/for the salisbury post The bread aisle at Food Lion off Faith Road shows signs of pre-snowstorm buying. Store staff said the day’s shopping had been busy as forecasters predicted an inch or more of snow.

    Hugh Fisher/for the salisbury post The bread aisle at Food Lion off Faith Road shows signs of pre-snowstorm buying. Store staff said the day’s shopping had been busy as forecasters predicted an inch or more of snow.