By the middle of the week, high pressure builds back in and winds shift out of the southwest. Thatβs going to bring a big warm-up, with afternoon highs climbing back into the mid to upper 80s through the end of the week. Winds wonβt be quite as strong asΒ yesterday, the combination of warmth and dry conditions means fire danger will stay elevated.
The American Red Cross is urging residents to stay safe during this winter storm.
Here are the closings and delays for Friday:
State Department of Transportation crews are urging people to stay off the roads Friday as the winter storm threatens to cover North Carolina and South Carolina roads in ice.
There's concern that ice from the winter storm will take down power lines across our area. Duke Energy is telling people to prepare for outages to last for days.
The Department of Transportation in Newton says they have prepped the roads with 22,000 gallons of brine ahead of the storm.
The American Red Cross is encouraging residents to be prepared in advance for the winter storms forecasted for tonight.
Governor Pat McCrory is urging North Carolinians to prepare for winter weather.
NCDOT brine crews working through the night to get ahead of the ice threat Thursday morning.
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