Stein warns NC residents to stay home during upcoming winter storm

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 324

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Gov. Josh Stein and other state officials encouraged North Carolinians to stay off the roads and prepare for a winter storm this weekend, making travel unsafe and potentially causing flooding in coastal areas.

Widespread snowfall is expected to fall across the state starting Friday afternoon and continuing through Sunday morning.

“In many places, we don’t expect to get above freezing until early next week, so whatever snow falls on Saturday is going to stick around …

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