Winter Storm 2014 - Previous Updates
The most recent updates are now found at this new post . (This blog was from the first day of the storm, Wednesday 2/12/14) Update 4:25 p.m.: “Many businesses work to help their communities when bad...
View ArticleBlack Ice Danger Looms After Winter Storm
The two-day snow and ice storm has finally stopped, but hazardous road conditions remain. Kathleen Carroll is a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Raleigh. She said temperatures rose...
View ArticleVIDEO: 'Snow Day The Musical'
Penn Holderness and Kim Dean Holderness , the brains behind the 2013 viral video 'Xmas Jammies', have a new video out: 'Snow Day: The Musical.' 'Xmas Jammies' is closing in on 14 million Youtube views....
View ArticleUNC-Duke Rivalry Heats Back Up After Snow Day
Last week's winter storm canceled the men's basketball game between fierce rivals North Carolina and Duke. Meetings between coaches, athletic directors and the Atlantic Coast Conference resulted in the...
View ArticleSnow Days Impact Low-Income Families Even After Storm Is Over
Thousands of North Carolina students are back in school after last week’s winter storm. But for many, the effects of the snow aren’t quite over. For low-income families, three to four days off of...
View ArticleStorm System Grazes NC Today
A storm system is moving up the East Coast, but it's not likely to have a heavy impact South of Virginia. Ryan Ellis is a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Raleigh. He says we should...
View ArticleHigh Rock Salt Costs Hit Raleigh In The Budget Before Winter
Communities across the country are trying to replenish their stores of road salt. But, after the past harsh winter, the price of rock salt is climbing drastically. Chris McGee is Raleigh's...
View ArticleStranded At School: Chapel Hill-Carrboro Lets Out Before Buses Can Hit The Road
Winter weather prompted many schools to close across central North Carolina today. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools made that call later than others. Classes at Chapel Hill-Carrboro high schools were...
View ArticleIncentives Bill Filed At Snowy Capitol
House Republicans filed an economic incentives bill at the General Assembly Tuesday. This proposed measure would double the amount of incentive money available for the Job Development Investment Grant...
View ArticleMore Snow And Ice In Store For North Carolina
A winter storm system is expected to sweep into the state tonight and leave 4 to 8 inches of snow in its wake. Freezing precipitation is likely to come at the end of the storm too. Meteorologist Darin...
View ArticleWith All The Snow, NC Schools Consider How To Make Up Lost Time
Many North Carolina school districts will have to make some tough decisions on how to make up the recent snow days. State law requires all public schools to have at least 1,025 instructional hours or...
View ArticleSnowstorm Knocks Out Power For Thousands - Black Ice Threat Through Friday...
Power outage map Current weather conditions & forecasts Updated at 7:45 a.m., Friday, February 27 Duke Energy has set up a day camp of sorts outside the WUNC studios in Chapel Hill. The temporary...
View ArticleStay Home If You Can; Black Ice Is Pretty, But Perilous
Whether your road has been plowed or not, you might want to think twice before heading out today, and to be really careful if you do. There's black ice everywhere. (I took a spill in the parking lot...
View ArticleHow Some Teachers, Even On Snow Days, Are Still Teaching
Many North Carolina students have been in class for only two days in the last two weeks because of the icy weather. But that doesn’t mean some of them haven’t been learning, or that teachers have...
View ArticleRoad Crews Prepare for Snow, Freezing Rain
Winter Storm Jonas is headed across North Carolina tonight into early tomorrow morning. National Weather Service Meteorologist Brandon Dunstan says the Triangle could get up to five inches of snow...
View ArticleMonday Update: Fewer School Closings, Power Outages
WUNC's complete coverage of the winter storm's timeline, impact, and ongoing closures and power outages. Check back throughout the day and evening.
View ArticleHygge, Snow Cream And Dance Tunes: Winter Weather Finds From The Archives
Many regions of the Old North State are blanketed in snow today. As North Carolinians dig out from the storm, we dug back through the archives for these five snow day finds:
View ArticleScenes From NC: What Are Folks Doing During The Snow?
Snow, sleet and ice continue to cover the state. Meanwhile, many people are staying safe as they experience the wintry weather. Take a look at what people are up to as the storm sweeps through:
View ArticleCooper: Roads Still 'Treacherous'
Some areas of the Triad received more than half a dozen inches of snow, but power outages were worst around the Charlotte area as winter weather hit North Carolina overnight. There were more than...
View ArticleLow Temperatures To Keep Roads Icy Through Tuesday Morning
Updated 1:12 p.m. 1/9/2017 Another day of low temperatures will likely leave snow and ice on the roads. The National Weather Service says it will stay below freezing on Monday for most of central North...
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