North Carolina, Virginia face immobilizing storm with heavy snow and ice

A storm unloading heavy snow and ice from North Carolina to central and southern Virginia will bring the likelihood of widespread power outages, travel shutdowns and disruptions to daily activities into Monday.

Even though the wintry side of the storm will dodge the major airport hubs of Atlanta, Philadelphia and New York City, airline delays and flight cancellations are likely as aircraft and crews in the heart of the storm, such as the major hub of Charlotte, North Carolina, are displaced.

Since the storm and its after-effects will continue beyond the weekend, expect school delays and closures into the coming week.

Many municipalities in the South may have great difficulty in handling a winter storm of this magnitude.

Some roads may be blocked and power may be out for several days in the storm's wake.

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