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Light snow ends, 1-3 inches on ground

A slow-moving storm system that tread across the south brought anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of snow to the Piedmont on Sunday.

The storm tracked across the gulf coast states and the Carolinas on Sunday night. Cold rain started turning to a mix of sleet and snow in the central and northwest Piedmont counties around 4 p.m. and had transitioned to snow in most of the Piedmont by 7 p.m.

By 9 p.m., the heavier bands of snow had pushed into eastern North Carolina and Virginia.

While several bordering counties in Virginia received 4.5 or more inches of snow, most Piedmont counties saw between 1 and 3 inches. Most cities across the Triad received 1.5 to 2 inches of snow, Denton saw 1.5 inches, Asheboro received 1 inch of snow, Walkertown saw 1.7 inches of snow and a weather spotter in Siler City reported 1.4 inches of snow on the ground.

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Winter Weather Advisory issued for Piedmont

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Piedmont as a storm will bring wintry weather to the area late Sunday into early Monday morning.

Forsyth, Guilford, Alamance, Davidson, Randolph, Stokes, Rockingham, Caswell, and Davie counties are all under a Winter Weather Advisory, according to the National Weather Service. Surry County is under a Winter Storm Warning.

The advisory is in effect from 3 p.m. until 9 a.m. Monday.

A storm will track across the gulf coast states and the Carolinas through tonight. As colder air arrives from the northwest late morning through early afternoon, areas of rain will change over to a rain/snow mix before becoming mostly snow between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The snow should should taper off by 5 a.m. Monday.

Code Orange Alert Issued for Triad Counties Wednesday

Code Orange Alert Issued for Triad Counties Wednesday

Code Orange air quality alerts have been issued for Forsyth, Guilford, Alamance, Davidson, Randolph, Rockingham, Caswell, Davie and Stokes counties for Wednesday.

A Code Orange alert is called when air pollution levels are predicted to become Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.  

Code Orange levels are between 101 and 150 on the Air Quality Index.  

The alert should be short-lived as a backdoor cold front will approach the area on Thursday. Increased clouds and instability will limit ozone production and keep levels yellow.

Source: The Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department.

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Lightning Causes Damage to Mount Airy Museum

Lightning Causes Damage to Mount Airy Museum

Parts of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History were damaged by lightning Tuesday evening, according to the Mount Airy News.

Two different parts of the museum’s motion sensors were blown and the fire alarm was totally destroyed, the paper reported.

The museum is still open for business, but still has issues to be resolved, according to the paper.

The lightning also temporarily shut down the museum's computer system at about 6 p.m. The elevators have also stopped working and were down as of Wednesday morning.

Executive Museum Director Matt Edwards' computer no longer works and the internet was reportedly fried.

Most of the damage at the museum is covered by insurance, although there is a $1,000 deductible, the Mount Airy News reported.

Two Surry County Fires Under Investigation

Two Surry County Fires Under Investigation

Two Surry County fires that started this week are being investigated by the Surry County Fire Marshal’s office, according to the Mount Airy News

The first fire was at the cabin on Twinkle Lane more than a mile off Haystack Road. It was discovered around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The cabin had been burned to the ground by the time the fire department arrived.

Cabin owner Mark Payne said the cabin had no electricity. He said people who stayed there using oil lanterns and left with them.

The second was a double-wide mobile home at 7458 N.C. 268 in Fairview was called into the 911 center at around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.

It was nearly burned to the ground by the time firefighters arrived. The owner was in the process of moving out, the paper reported.

Storms in that area may be one possible cause of the cabin's fire. The mobile home fire is suspicious in nature, according to officials.

Surry SCAN Back in Business After Fire

Surry SCAN Back in Business After Fire

Surry SCAN opened new office space Thursday after a February fire ravaged the building that previously housed the organization, according to the Mount Airy News.

The fire took place during the early morning hours of Feb. 23. Although it was ruled accidental, it's origins remain unknown, the paper reported.

The building and its contents were a complete loss.

SCAN, which stands for Stop Child Abuse Now, is an agency whose mission is to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect.

The office in Mount Airy serves both Surry and Stokes counties. Mount Airy's new office is located at 505 Jeffries St.

Organization officials said it will take at least 18 to 24 months until the agency is fully back to where it was before the fire, the paper reported.

The housing authority had insurance on the building that burned and is planning to eventually rebuild the structure, according to the paper.

Fire Destroys Child Abuse Prevention Office

An early-morning fire destroyed the Surry/Stokes Stop Child Abuse Now office and a satellite office of the Mount Airy Police Department Wednesday, according to the Mount Airy News.

The paper reported that firefighters from the Mount Airy Fire Department were called to the corner of Newsome and Jeffries streets at 2:39 a.m. and had the fire extinguished by 5:24 a.m., according to Fire Chief Zane Poindexter.

The fire has been ruled “accidental, undetermined source,” Poindexter said, according to the Mount Airy News. He did not suspect any foul play.

Poindexter said the building sustained about $350,000 worth of damage. Nobody was injured.

“Everything was destroyed,” said Melissa Hiatt, director of the SCAN program.

For a full story visit the Mount Airy News.