Mountain Counties News Today

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Tuesday will sit in the 50s and 60s early in the day as sunshine slowly decreases throughout the afternoon. Look for this morning to be cool and mild with relatively light winds. After a slightly warmer start to the day we’ll make a run for the upper 70s and […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Rain moves in this morning ahead of a cold front approaching from the northwest. This will provide showers and isolated storms to the area this morning and afternoon before cooler temperatures settle in for the weekend. Showers and storms move in from Northern Georgia & Alabama and impact our […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Spotty showers and mountain snow exit the Carolinas quickly this morning leaving behind gusty winds that dominate for much of this Tuesday. Temperatures are cool and chilly to start sitting in the 40s around uptown and 30s in our mountain counties. Tuesday will be sunny & breezy as winds […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Some mountain county school districts are delayed Monday morning due to weather in the area: Ashe County will operate on a two-hour delay due to snow and freezing temps. Avery Schools has decided to close for the day after initially announcing just a two-hour delay. Watauga Schools are remote […]

We can see anywhere between 2 to 4 inches of snow for our highest elevations when everything is said and done.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Morning snow and rain will taper off for our mountain counties as a cold front tracks south and east across the Carolinas throughout the day. INTERACTIVE RADAR A Winter Storm Warning will last until 7 AM but impacts from Monday’s snow and ice will likely last through the late […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Monday starts off chilly and cloudy as temperatures have settled into the 40s and 30s across the Carolinas. Winter weather in our mountain counties will be intermittent in nature through this afternoon and evening heading into Tuesday. Ashe, Avery & Watauga County will be under a Winter Storm Warning […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – With Sunday’s low-pressure system exiting to the north and east we are starting off much drier and quieter to start the work week. Winds are light with mostly clear skies and temperatures in the low to mid-40s. Monday looks to usher in sunny skies and cool temperatures as highs […]

What is your biggest challenge, jimmy? >> well, the largest challenge is to continue to get access to some of the areas and get power restored. we still have a little over 200,000 people without power, a lot of the power outages are caused by downed trees, and so we have crews from our forestry division, our division of highways and national guard working with the power companies to get access to where these lines are down to try to get the power restored as quickly as only to. jon: i know some ...

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