RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Several weather alerts, including a Winter Storm Warning, remain in effect until Monday afternoon.
Saturday night, in Central NC, moderate to heavy mixed precipitation, mainly sleet and freezing rain started falling.
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Most people awoke Sunday to the roads covered with the wintry mix.
Roads, especially bridges and overpasses, remain slick and hazardous.
Duke Energy had 18,000 workers staged across the Carolinas to respond to power outages.
Most school districts across central NC have already made decisions about how to handle Monday's snow day.
Governor Josh Stein posted on X, saying the White House has approved his request for an Emergency Declaration.
"We are grateful for their partnership and quick response," he wrote. "Rest assured, at the state level, we are coordinating with officials at the local and federal levels to ensure we are doing everything we can to weather this storm and keep you safe."
UNC Health Urgent Care clinics will close early Saturday afternoon and remain closed on Sunday, Jan. 25 and Monday, Jan. 26.
Most of UNC Health outpatient clinics will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 26.
"Clinic staff will contact patients to reschedule appointments. In some cases, providers will work with patients remotely via virtual visits," the health care system said in a news release.
A winter storm is expected to impact the area this weekend, with forecasts suggesting it could rival the infamous 2002 ice storm that crippled the Triangle and left over half a million people without power for days.
For those who haven't experienced a storm of this magnitude, the potential impact may be difficult to imagine. One Raleigh resident who lived through the 2002 storm recalled the event
"Well, you kept hearing tree branches falling, and I thought, Oh, we're not going to have any power for months. And then that was about true, but they did the best they could. But everybody was in the same thing. So you know, if you just hunker down and make the most of it."
She also recalled children having to spend the night at school because buses couldn't travel safely. Thankfully, the kids were well taken care of.
The total number of flight cancellations this weekend have now surpassed 9,000, according to FlightAware.
Dallas Forth Worth International Airport continues to see major impacts followed by Charlotte Douglas and Nashville airports.
At least 3,259 flights have been cancelled so far on Saturday, with another 5,826 cancelled Sunday, FlightAware reports.
-ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway
