The Carolinas and Virginia brace for blast of ice, snow

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Carolinas and Virginia are bracing for more winter weather, with officials urging drivers to stay off potentially icy roads and schools canceling classes in coastal areas that don’t frequently see frozen precipitation. Forecasters predict the storm will arrive as mixed precipitation on Thursday, followed by a round of snow on Friday night into Saturday. The winter blast could ice over a large swath of eastern North Carolina and the northeastern corner of South Carolina, while dumping snow around Norfolk, Virginia. The governors of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia have each declared states of emergency as they prepare.