A second winter storm in January has dropped several inches of snow across central North Carolina. That has led to closings extending into Thursday, January 18.

Alamance – Burlington Schools will be closed for students and staff Thursday, January 18.

Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools will be closed for students and staff Thursday, January 18.

Chatham County Schools will be closed for students and staff Thursday, January 18.

Durham Public Schools will be closed for students Thursday, January 18.

Orange County Schools will be closed for students and staff Thursday, January 18.

St. Thomas More Catholic School will be closed for faculty and students Thursday, January 18.

Duke University has canceled classes for Thursday, January 18.

Durham Tech campuses will be closed Thursday, January 18.

UNC is operating under Condition 2 (Suspended Operations), which means classes are canceled, until 8 a.m. Friday, January 19.

Town of Carrboro offices will be closed Thursday, January 18.

Chatham County government offices will be closed Thursday, January 18.

Chatham County Courts will be closed Thursday, January 18.

Durham County government offices will be closed Thursday, January 18.

Orange County government offices will be closed Thursday, January 18.

Orange County Courts will be closed Thursday, January 18.

Chapel Hill Transit will delay service until further notice.

Fredrick Douglass Bicentennial celebration kickoff scheduled to being Thursday, January 18, has been postponed.

Chapel Hill – Carrboro Meals on Wheels will not deliver lunches Thursday, January 18.

Chapel Hill – Carrboro YMCA will be closed Thursday, January 18.

PTA Thrift Shop will be closed Thursday, January 18.

University Place will be closed Thursday, January 18.

This post will  be updated with additional closings as they are announced.

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