NCDOT Crews Are Preparing for Another Potentially Dangerous Winter Storm
- On Jan. 29, 2026, Governor Josh Stein declared a State of Emergency, activating the State Emergency Response Team and ensuring North Carolina qualifies for federal aid ahead of Saturday morning.
- With a winter storm warning in effect, AccuWeather warned `As the storm reaches the southern Atlantic coast Saturday, it will rapidly strengthen to what meteorologists call a bomb cyclone`.
- The National Weather Service predicts 4 to 7 inches of snow in Western North Carolina, 3-plus inches in Central North Carolina, 2-5 inches in the Charlotte metro, and up to 8 inches in areas east of Charlotte.
- State officials urged residents to stay off roads starting Friday night while NCDOT crews pretreat with brine and have worked nonstop clearing roads since the prior storm.
- FEMA announced $971 million approved Thursday to boost Southeast recovery, including $200 million for North Carolina Emergency Management, while Stein sought $13.5 billion this month for Helene relief.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) -- Gov. Josh Stein has issued a new State of Emergency for North Carolina. Today, he visited the state Department of Transportation workers and thanked them for their hard work this past week. Now he's urging people to stay off the roads again, starting Friday night. "In fact, right now I've just [...]
Stein declares state of emergency ahead of statewide snowstorm
Gov. Josh Stein has declared a State of Emergency ahead of this weekend’s projected snowstorm that could bring six inches to the Charlotte area and western North Carolina, eight inches to the Raleigh/Durham area, and as much as 10 inches to New Bern and the eastern part of the state, according to a Thursday morning briefing by the National Weather Service in Raleigh. Most of the state is under a Winter Storm Watch, with the Asheville area being …
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