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WRAL meteorologists said the worst of the storm is over, but the threats are NOT. The biggest threats Saturday morning will be icy bridges and secondary roads.

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<p>ABOUT HOW LONG THAT COULD LAST INTO SUNDAY. COMING UP. ALL RIGHT, ELIZABETH, THIS IS BRIAN SHRADER IN THE WRAL LIVE CENTER. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CRASHES THAT WE'RE WATCHING THIS MORNING. FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO HEAD OUT TOWARD THE EASTERN SIDE OF RALEIGH. THIS IS ON 87 SOUTHBOUND RIGHT THERE AT THE NEUSE RIVER BRIDGE. SO &gt;&gt; HEADING OUT OF KNIGHTDALE BACK TOWARD RALEIGH. AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BIG PROBLEM THIS MORNING. SLICK BRIDGES, I THINK SURFACE ROADS PROBABLY JUST GOING TO STAY SLUSHY IN WAKE COUNTY, BUT BECAUSE THOSE TEMPERATURES ARE RIGHT THERE AT FREEZING, IT ALLOWS THOSE BRIDGES TO COOL VERY EFFICIENTLY. SO ANYTHING ON THOSE BRIDGES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO STAY FROZEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER. WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THIS CAMERA OVER ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF WAKE COUNTY. THIS IS 5.48 GREEN LEVEL ROAD. ANOTHER CRASH THERE RIGHT AROUND A BRIDGE JUST NORTH OF APEX. GOING TO CHECK IN ON GARNER WITH A LIVE LOOK. I-40 AT JONES SAUSAGE ROAD AND THIS GIVES YOU A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT TREATED ROADS LOOK LIKE THIS MORNING. MOSTLY JUST WET. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME SLUSHY SPOTS AROUND WAKE COUNTY, BUT BRIDGES LIKE THE JONES SAUSAGE ROAD BRIDGE THERE. YOU'D HAVE TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON THIS MORNING. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT I-40 AT AVIATION PARKWAY. SAME SITUATION. THAT'S WHAT THE TREATED MAJOR ROADS LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW IN WAKE COUNTY. BUT THOSE BRIDGES ARE GOING TO BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ISSUE. IF YOU DO HAVE TO GO OUT THIS MORNING BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL. BRIAN, THANKS. OUR TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES THIS MORNING MONITORING THE CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE TRIANGLE AND BEYOND. LET'S GET TO LAURA LEVINE FROM THE WRAL STORM TRACKER CURRENTLY. &gt;&gt; AT A CRASH IN RALEIGH, LAURA, WHERE YOU EXACTLY AND WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? &gt;&gt; WE'RE IN A GOOD MORNING. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON WHITE OAK ROAD WHERE YOU CAN SEE CREWS HAVE THIS ROAD BLOCKED OFF AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NOW WAKING UP IN THE DARK. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE REPORTS OF A CRASH INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD KNOCKING DOWN SOME POWER POLES REALLY CAUSING THESE PEOPLE TO NOT. &gt;&gt; THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT. TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROADS HERE WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT JUST A NICE SLUSHY MESS, ICE ALL OVER THE ROAD. AND THIS IS WEEK. I SO VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVING IN THE WRAL STORM TRACKER WAS ALSO VERY HEALY. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE SOMEONE DRIVING IN NOT REALLY AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND BEEN GLIDING OFF THE ROAD, KNOCKING DOWN SOME POWER POLES. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR IT, BUT TO MY RIGHT EYE CAN HEAR SOMEONE WHO HAS THEIR GENERATOR PUMPING JUST A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE SITUATION THAT PEOPLE IN THIS WAKING UP TO. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK TO GET MORE INFORMATION AS YOU WERE TOSSING TO ME. JUST GETTING A CHECK WITH THE DUKE ENERGY POWER OUTAGE MAP 106 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER IN THIS</p>

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