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Thursday, February 11, 2016
News Lunch Break (2/11/16): Will it sleet or will it snow? Nobody knows
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 11:30 AM
Though suggestive headlines led to an entertaining – if passive aggressive – Twitter war between the Charlotte Observer and local weatherman Brad Panovich this morning (see thread started below), nobody is really sure what's going to happen in regards to another possible snow and/or ice event forecasted by some for early next week. According to WCNC's Brad Panovich, "the set-up for a potential weather storm is slowly coming together," but things will be more clear by tomorrow afternoon. A headline on the Charlotte Observer website this morning announcing "5 inches of snow predicted for Charlotte on Monday," is a bit misleading, even according to the Observer Twitter feed in the thread below, because it was stated to be a "first guess" by National Weather Service representatives and there's also just as good a chance that there will just be a messy mix of sleet and freezing rain. All we can do for now is stay glued to Twitter and watch the drama unfold.
Pro-Tip:: No one is actually forecasting 5" for Monday yet. Very poor weather communication. Wintry mix means 0-5" more likely. #cltwx
— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) February 11, 2016
A lane of traffic on Independence Boulevard inbound near I-277 will remain closed today after shutting down last night for water seeping through the pavement. The lane is expected to remain closed until 4 p.m. today while crews seal the pavement joints. (WBTV Web Staff)
Six more families have now joined a discrimination lawsuit filed against a south Charlotte megachurch in January, claiming kids with disabilities were wrongfully expelled or otherwise discriminated against. New families who joined the lawsuit yesterday – some officially as plaintiffs and some not, due to the statute of limitations – against Calvary Church claim their children were turned away from the church's Summer Fun Day Care for reasons ranging from learning disabilities like ADHD to physical disabilities like blindness and a partially amputated leg. No trial date has been set. (John Paul, WSOC)
Carolinas Healthcare System approved a new CEO this morning, naming Eugene "Gene" Woods the new chief executive at a special meeting of the Carolinas HealthCare board. The move came as a surprise to some, who expected CHS to hire from within its local network of executives to replace the retiring Michael Tarwater, as opposed to Woods, who currently serves as COO and president of CHRISTUS Health in Texas. (Karen Garloch, Charlotte Observer)
A man is reportedly fine after falling into a 12-foot-deep concrete pit yesterday afternoon at a construction site in Gastonia. The 59-year-old worker fell int a hole leading to the basement of the old Lawyers building on Main Avenue, and was pulled out by rescue crews in a basket. (Fox46 Staff) The rescue can be seen below on a YouTube video posted by the Gastonia Fire Department.
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