Tonight stays mostly clear and muggy, with overnight lows settling back into the low 70s. Thursday temperatures will climb into the mid-90s. It’s going to feel even warmer once you factor in the humidity, with heat index values pushing to around 100 degrees or even a little higher.
Snow and sleet started falling early Friday in Hickory and lasted all evening, making for treacherous road conditions.
Charlotte officials held a news conference Friday detailing the latest on the winter storm and how it is effecting our area.
The winter weather has caused icy conditions on Charlotte area roads.
Lingering snow showers will taper off Saturday.
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.
