The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 3:50 a.m. on Thursday valid from Friday 1 p.m. until Saturday 10 a.m. The watch is for Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Forsyth, Guilford,

While people prep their homes, NCDOT is prepping the roads. Crews were making brine to keep snow and ice from sticking to the road, treating less traveled roads Wednesday and more traveled ones as snow gets closer. 14,000 tons of salt are ready to go for central North Carolina.

North Carolina’s public inauguration ceremony scheduled for Saturday for new Gov. Josh Stein and other statewide elected officials has been canceled because of approaching winter weather.

Three public school districts in central North Carolina will delay start times due to the threat of icy roads.

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is preparing for any winter weather that comes into the state.