Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will have a remote learning day Wednesday
Due to leftover wintry weather conditions across the county, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will have a remote learning day for students on Wednesday.
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Due to leftover wintry weather conditions across the county, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will have a remote learning day for students on Wednesday.
All Charlotte-Mecklenburg district, school, and work locations will be closed on Tuesday because of the wintry weather.
Punxsutawney Philβs handlers say heβs seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather. Philβs annual prediction occurred shortly after dawn Monday outside his tree stump in Gobblerβs Knob.
CharlotteβMecklenburg Schools will operate on a twoβhour delay on Friday because of leftover wintry weather.
Gov. Josh Stein issued a new State of Emergency to ensure the state qualifies if federal assistance is needed to respond or recover from this weekend's winter weather.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday because of leftover wintry weather.
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) resumed limited services Monday but with predicted freezing conditions tonight, all services will end at midnight.
Robert Graham, chief of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management, says officials are closely monitoring conditions across the city and coordinating with local agencies to ensure public safety.Β
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be closed on Monday due to the winter storm moving through the Charlotte area. The district will not be using a make-up day.
Power outages and hazardous road conditions continue across the viewing area as conditions are expected to worsen this evening.
Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners have declared a State of Emergency as the winter storm moves in. An emergency shelter opened Saturday night to help people who need a warm place to stay.
A shelter is open at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte to help anyone in need during the winter storm this weekend.
The American Red Cross North Carolina Region has opened an emergency shelter in Union County as snow and ice move into the area.
Two shelters are open in York County to assist the Countyβs vulnerable and at-need populations. The Northside Recreation Center in Rock Hill and the York Recreation Center in York have opened shelter operations and will remain open until further notice.
The storm arriving late this week and into the weekend is shaping up to be a βwidespread potentially catastrophic event from Texas to the Carolinas,β said Ryan Maue, a former chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The largest solar radiation storm in more than 20 years hits Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationβs Space Weather Prediction Center. This will be the second-strongest level issued by NOAA for geomagnetic storms. The concern tonight is a severe geomagnetic storm of this magnitude can potentially affect the Earthβs power grids, satellites, and aircraft data.Β
