Jan 26, 2026, 2:31 PM GMT
Crashes reported on I-40 and I-885
People are starting to hit the road.
A crash on I-40 westbound closed the left shoulder at Exit 303 around 6:30 a.m.
A truck with a plow overturned on I-885 at I-40 eastbound.
Winter storm hits Central North Carolina, bringing ice and sleet
Last updated: Thursday, January 29, 2026 10:53AM GMT
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Several weather alerts, including a Winter Storm Warning, remain in effect until Monday afternoon.
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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.
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Jan 26, 2026, 11:14 AM GMT
Cold weather advisory issued: dangerous wind chills expected Mon. night
A cold weather advisory will be in effect from Monday night through Tuesday morning.
Dangerously low wind chills are anticipated, with some areas reaching single digits above zero and as low as five below zero in the northern Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
Jan 26, 2026, 9:30 AM GMT
More than 11,000 flights canceled, including all flights at DCA
More than 11,000 flights have been canceled within, into or out of the U.S. on Sunday, including all flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and most flights at the Philadelphia International Airport.
Sunday will be considered one of the biggest weather-related flight cancellation days in U.S. history.
At least 2,500 flights have already been canceled for Monday.
-- ABC News' Sam Sweeney
Jan 26, 2026, 5:24 AM GMT
WCPSS closes campuses for year-round, modified schools due to weather
Wake County Public Schools made the decision to close campuses Monday for students at year-round and modified calendar schools.
In a voice message to students, parents, staff, and faculty, a recording read, ""Due to the impact of winter weather in our area, Monday January 26, it will be a remote instruction day for schools that are in session."
The message comes upon days of anticipation leading up the storm and as school administrators analyzed the forecast and road conditions.
Students at traditional calendar schools were already subject to a teacher workday on January 26 and therefore do not have any remote instruction required.
