The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, January 10, 1997              TAG: 9701100484
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
                                            LENGTH:   15 lines

WEATHER TURNS NASTY

ILLUSTRATION: Color photo

DREW C. WILSON/The Virginian-Pilot

Emma Mendoza of Manteo holds her daughter Stephanie, 2, close as she

runs through the rain to do some shopping Thursday at a Kill Devil

Hills store. Across western and central North Carolina, thousands of

utility customers were without electricity Thursday because of

ice-covered trees falling on power lines. Story on Page B2.


by CNB