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The Walk for Peace, a procession of Buddhist monks making their way from Texas to Washington, D.C., arrived in Wake County on Friday. The group will make a lunch stop at Jordan Lake and end the day at Apex High School.
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The 2002 storm was rough, and ABC11 Don "Big Weather" Schwenneker says this weekend's storm could be on par with that one.
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Widespread power outages and dangerous road conditions will be the main concerns with an ice storm forecast for the coming weekend (Jan. 24-25, 2026) for most of central North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With a winter storm watch issued for nearly all of North Carolina ahead of a widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain event, state leadership held a news conference late Thursday morning to warn residents about the weekend storm.