Saturday brings a little change in the weather pattern as a backdoor cold front slides south. Temperatures won't be as aggressive with a few clouds in place. We could see an isolated shower or thunderstorm pop up during the afternoon.
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.
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.
