BREAKING: CMS closed on Wednesday
With freezing temperatures and snow on the ground, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be closed on Wednesday
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CMS schools closed on Wednesday due to snow and freezing temperatures
by Cristina Bolling and Steve Lyttle
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be closed Wednesday due to a winter storm that is bringing freezing temperatures and up to an inch of snow in some parts of Mecklenburg County.
In a message to families posted on the district’s webpage, CMS said:
Due to winter weather conditions in the forecast for Wednesday, January 22, 2025, all Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are closed. There will be no extracurricular activities or athletics. All scheduled testing will resume when we return to school.
An update will be provided on when classes will resume. Please stay safe.
In addition to Wednesday’s closure, Friday is a teacher workday because of the end of the first semester.
Other local school districts including Union, Fort Mill and Cabarrus counties will also be closed on Wednesday, as well as many of the area’s private schools.
Snow has been falling steadily this evening across the region, leaving a white blanket of less than an inch in most places.
Temperatures are expected to be near 15 degrees by daybreak, so if there’s enough snow to coat the ground in your neighborhood, you can assume that roads will be slippery in the morning.
Here are some forecasts for snow totals in various places outside the immediate area:
Charleston, S.C.: 3-4 inches of snow and sleet
Columbia, S.C.: 2 inches
Myrtle Beach, S.C.: 3-4 inches
Raleigh: 1-2 inches
Wilmington: 4-5 inches
Further to the south, some things of note:
Florida: The all-time record for snowfall in Florida is around 4 inches. That will be shattered in the Panhandle — if it already hasn’t been
New Orleans: Snowfall of 6-10 inches is likely there. That will be the heaviest total since the 1890s.
This is a historic winter storm — the kind of which many of us will not see again in our lifetimes.
Cristina Bolling is managing editor of The Charlotte Ledger. Reach her at cristina@cltledger.com. Steve Lyttle is a longtime Charlotte-area weather writer with a passion for meteorology and delivering smart, insightful updates that aim to inform and educate. Follow his “Weather With Steve” Facebook page for daily updates on Charlotte weather.
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