Winter Storm 2026

Districts are limited to five remote learning days by state law, but most exhausted them over the last couple of weeks before plows could clear students’ snow-covered roads.

Some school districts are reporting closures or remote learning due to winter weather conditions impacting the region.

Back-to-back winter storms are forcing many North Carolina school districts to adjust their calendars to meet state requirements.

Some school districts are reporting closures or remote learning due to winter weather conditions impacting the region.

Cold, dry conditions from the recent winter storm created powdery snow that's more easily removed from roadways.

The latest snowfall comes on the heels of efforts to recover from last weekend's ice storm, which made road conditions so hazardous that most school districts were closed or remote all week.

Extremely low temperatures are driving up energy use across the Carolinas, straining the electrical grid. There are currently more than 5,000 outages, with many concentrated in areas previously impacted by Hurricane Helene.

From the coastal plains to the Outer Banks, officials say the beauty of the frozen landscape masks treacherous conditions that have made travel nearly impossible across the region.

Interstate 85 was closed Saturday night between Dale Earnhardt Boulevard at Exit 60 and Exit 63 because of a multi-vehicle pileup blamed on weather conditions.

Road hazards, flight cancellations and closures are mounting as a winter storm moves through the Piedmont and High Country.