Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency for North Carolina on Thursday before Friday’s winter storm. The announcement was made on Thursday, Jan. 9, about 24 hours before forecasts predicted winter weather to begin moving into the Carolinas.

The NWS Raleigh NC issued a winter weather advisory at 2:39 p.m. on Thursday valid from Friday 1 p.m. until Saturday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Wayne, Cumberland and Sampson counties.

North Carolinians should pay close attention to their local weather forecast, make sure they are prepared with what they need at home before Friday afternoon, and stay home if possible as ice on the roadways will likely create dangerous driving conditions.

However, the track and timing of the storm still have forecasters uncertain of whether the system will produce mostly snow or a combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain. As of Wednesday afternoon,

Claudia Sheinbaum chided Trump on Wednesday for claiming her nation was run by drug cartels and proposing that the Gulf of Mexico—as its been named since the 17th century—be renamed the “Gulf of America.

We continue to track an impactful storm system bringing all modes of weather across the country including: Rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain. As we inch closer to its arrival in North Carolina, the details are coming into better view regarding impacts and timing.