From Ice to Icebox, Winter Wow Freezes Cary Services for Another Day

• Today's precipitation ranged from flakes to freezing rain and is expected to taper off tonight while frigid temps remain. Due to the forecast, Cary's A-Team is plowing primary streets and treating residential streets with salt/sand mix.
• Staffed facilities, including Cary Town Hall and the Citizen's Convenience Center, are closed Monday for in-person services and programming is canceled. GoCary will not operate Monday.
• This week's curbside collection is delayed one day due to weather.

Cary, NC - Winter Storm Fern remains active in our area, coating Cary in freezing rain, sleet and snow throughout the day and now into the late night. Cary's Emergency Operations Center remains activated, where over 400 staff, including the beloved A-Team, are working in coordination across departments to monitor and respond as conditions deteriorate. Cary's A-Team is plowing thoroughfares and primary streets within subdivisions, and treating remaining residential streets with salt/sand mix. Cary has 3,000 tons of salt and 400 tons of salt/sand mix to treat streets.

Cary treats streets in the following order: thoroughfares, followed by primary streets within subdivisions, then through streets in subdivisions, and then cul-de-sacs based on curbside collection routes. The Town does not treat private parking lots, including those in apartment and condominium complexes or at businesses and commercial centers.

Since Fern moved into our area, four weather-related crashes were reported, all with non-life-threatening injuries. Cary 311 had 5 weather-related non-emergency cases. There are minimal power outages affecting Cary.

Impacted Services and Facilities

• Curbside collection will be delayed by one day for the week of January 26.
• The Citizen's Convenience Center remains closed Monday, January 26.
• All GoCary transit services are suspended through Monday, January 26.
• All staffed facilities, including community centers and cultural arts facilities, Downtown Cary Park's Bark Bar and Market 317, remain closed through Monday, January 26.
• Cary Town Hall will be closed for in-person services on Monday, January 26; visit carync.gov/311 for our online services or contact Cary 311 starting at 7 a.m. Monday.

Report power outages to Duke Energy Progress anytime at 1-800-343-3525, or Apex Electric at 919-372-7475. With the frigid temperatures and the on-going risk of power outages, consider opening cabinets beneath kitchen and bathroom sinks to allow warmer air to circulate around pipes in the event of power outages while asleep.

Residents are encouraged to stay informed by signing up for ReadyWake Alerts and following @caryncgov on social media channels for the most real-time updates. Pets should be kept indoors, and neighbors who may need assistance should be checked on. Street parking should be avoided to allow Town crews to treat roadways effectively.

For more ways to stay safe and informed, visit carync.gov/cold. Use Cary's live traffic cam and live traffic map to view the real-time status of Cary streets, and watch a livestream of weather in Downtown Cary Park at Cary's YouTube Channel.

Cary's next weather release will be at 9 a.m. Monday unless changing conditions warrant sooner action.

Primary Contacts

If you have specific questions, visit carync.gov/311, dial 311 anywhere in Cary, 919-469-4000 outside Town limits, or email [email protected].

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