The situation in North Carolina was eerily similar to what happened in Atlanta: As snow started to fall around midday, everyone left work at the same time, despite warnings from officials to stay home because the storm would move in quickly.įorecasters warned of a potentially “catastrophic” storm across the South with more than an inch of ice possible in places. The NWS issued Ice Storm Warnings, Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories from the Southeast to the mid-Atlantic. Temperatures will stay in the 20s overnight so a. The coastal Carolinas to southeastern Virginia faced a significant ice threat as freezing rain spreads across the region. Our team and equipment are local and monitoring the weather. While Atlanta’s highways were clear, apparently because people learned their lesson the last time, thousands of cars lined the slippery, snow-covered interstates around Raleigh, N.C., and short commutes turned into hours-long journeys.Īs the storm glazed the South with snow and freezing rain, it also pushed northward along the Interstate 95 corridor, threatening to bring more than a foot of snow Thursday to the sick-of-winter mid-Atlantic and Northeast.Īt least nine traffic deaths across the region were blamed on the treacherous weather, and nearly 3,300 airline flights nationwide were canceled. (WTVD) - A winter weather advisory is no longer in effect for central North Carolina but that doesnt mean were in the clear. In and around Raleigh, NC, BrightView is the leading commercial snow and ice removal expert.
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Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĪTLANTA - Drivers got caught in monumental traffic jams and abandoned their cars Wednesday in North Carolina in a replay of what happened in Atlanta just two weeks ago, as another wintry storm across the South iced highways and knocked out electricity to more than a half-million homes and businesses. With winter weather in the forecast tonight, it seems fitting to take a look back to that fateful day eight years ago, when Raleigh became a meme sensation.
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