Charlotte halts all public transit Sunday amid ‘hazardous winter weather’

The Charlotte Area Transit System has canceled all transit services for Sunday, due to inclement weather.

“Due to hazardous winter weather conditions across the Charlotte region, CATS has suspended all transit services for Sunday, Jan. 25 with anticipated resumption of services at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 26,” the agency stated on its website.

Weather forecasters currently expect up to an inch of sleet and around a half-inch of ice in the Charlotte area, with hazardous conditions lasting through Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service warned Sunday that ice and downed tree limbs could make roads “treacherous and impassable.”

CATS services include bus, rail and special transportation services for people with disabilities.

The agency originally planned to delay the start of services to noon, it announced Sunday morning in a news release. Around 11 am, however, it announced services would be canceled for the remainder of the day.

Rebecca Noel

The Charlotte Observer

Rebecca Noel reports on education for The Charlotte Observer. She’s a native of Houston, Texas, and graduated from Rice University. She later received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. When she’s not reporting, she enjoys reading, running and frequenting coffee shops around Charlotte.