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
While most locations see mainly rain on Sunday, the Piedmont could see a few wet bursts of snow as the moisture exits to the northeast.
The overall severe weather threat is low, but lightning in the vicinity during game time is possible.
Much colder temperatures are expected through Tuesday, but we head back to average to close out 2025!
A business jet carrying seven people, including retired NASCAR race driver Greg Biffle and his family, crashed Thursday in Statesville, killing everyone aboard, authorities said.
Sunday starts off quiet and fairly mild for late December. Weβll see a mix of sun and clouds through the day, and temperatures will climb into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees by the afternoon. Not exactly the deep freeze youβd expect for the first day of winter.
A wintry mix will move into parts of the Carolinas on Friday. For most of the WCCB Charlotte area, expect a cold rain
The Northeast is seeing its first major winter snowstorm arrive just as the Midwest began to escape snow and ice that snarled travel after the Thanksgiving holiday. Some parts of northern New England are expecting up to 10 inches of snow.
