“Our message to North Carolina is simple: this is a serious storm, and we are taking it seriously, and so should you,” said Democratic Gov. Josh Stein at a media briefing Friday morning.
As North Carolina prepares for a major winter storm that will most likely be a mainly ice event, Duke Energy says it is well prepared for it.
A state of emergency remains in effect for North Carolina as a winter storm of snow, sleet, and freezing rain gets ready to take aim at the state this weekend.
The ice storm that paralyzed hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians in December set off much discussion about its impact and meaning. As with anything, some of this discussion has been useful, but other of it widely missed the mark. Let me take this opportunity to set the record straight, as I see it, on the real story of the ice storm and its aftermath.
