Winter storm hits Central North Carolina, bringing ice and sleet

As another winter storm quickly approaches, mechanics are still busy helping drivers affected by last weekend's winter storm.

Another storm system is threatening to bring winter weather to the triangle, including the chance for snow, this weekend.

Matthew Sanders owns Encore Automotive Diagnostics and Repairs. He has a shop in Smithfield and does mobile repair work in Raleigh as well.

Sanders said drivers are dropping thousands of dollars to fix damage caused by ice on the road.

"You got a lot of people sliding, hitting curves, hitting embankments. So you have a lot of steering components that are bent, broken or just come dislodged from where it needs to be. So you got a lot of front-end work going on," he said.

He said now is the time for drivers to do what they can to prevent breakdowns during dangerous cold weather.

"You need to make sure you got good belts on your vehicles, good hoses," said Sanders. "You want to make sure that you get the proper mixture in your cooling system because the cold weather puts added stress on those materials."

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The Wake County Public School System announced that all schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday.

WCPSS said the decision was made because of the continued threat of black ice.

This means buses will arrive two hours later than their normal times, and parents should arrive at school to drop off their students two hours later than the normal time. Breakfast will be served.

All on-campus before-school programs will operate on a two-hour delay.

Durham Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday for all students and staff, including central services.

The decision was made to allow for safer travel conditions in the morning, DPS said.

Before-school programs will also operate on a two-hour delay.

Employees who are designated as essential personnel during inclement weather should report to work as directed by their supervisor.

For the fourth day this week, Orange County Schools will have remote learning on Thursday.

The district said its transportation team is visually checking roads in the morning and evening. It found that "many important routes" in the county are still unsafe for travel, with temperatures expected to remain below freezing until Thursday afternoon.

The operations team is busy working to prepare campuses to reopen safely.

A decision has not been made about classes on Friday.

Warren County Schools

Warren County Schools will hold remote learning on Thursday, citing ongoing unsafe conditions on secondary roads in parts of the district.