Winter Storm Inga is making her way through the Southeast bringing inches of snow in many areas around Charlotte.
Don't expect the weather to stay long as Thursday's high is mid-40s before heading into the 50s and 60s this weekend.
The band is sweeping from Texas to the Northeast and hitting the southern states as it moves.
Mecklenburg County will open an emergency shelter at the Grady Cole Center tonight and will close at Noon on January 18.
SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND EARLY DISMISSALS (updated Thursday 4 p.m.)
Friday School Closings:
Alexander County Schools
Anson County Schools
Burke County Public Schools
Cabarrus County Schools
Caldwell County Schools
Catawba County Schools
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Hickory Public Schools
Iredell-Statesville Schools
Kannapolis City SchoolsNewton-Conover City Schools Rock Hill Schools Rowan-Salisbury Schools Union County Public SchoolsYork School District IFriday School Delays: Fort Mill School District (2 hour delay)
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