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Wintry weather is affecting the U.S. following the Thanksgiving holiday.

Western North Carolina is experiencing freezing temperatures but no major winter storm warnings.

Buncombe County has activated its "Code Purple" protocol, opening emergency shelters for residents.

Code Purple is enacted when temperatures are forecast to be 32 degrees or below.

Following Thanksgiving, wintry weather continues across the nation.

Forecasts of cold temperatures and even snow swept across the country on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. After the holiday, winter storm warnings and freezing nights continue to chill the U.S. While Western North Carolina is no exception, the region may not see the worst of the winter weather expected.

Though we may not be getting snow ― at least nothing t

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