CMS cancels school Wednesday due to expected strong winds, storms

What they're saying: "The National Weather Service has issued a severe weather advisory for all of Mecklenburg County for heavy rain and wind gusts up to 50 MPH from 4am to 7pm on Wednesday, March 5, 2025," CMS shared in an email with media Tuesday evening.

• "The safe operating wind speed for school buses is under 30 MPH."

Go deeper: This significant storm system across the South, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest is set to hit less than a week after NOAA saw layoffs that affected about 800 staff, Axios' Andrew Freedman writes.

• This will be the first test of whether the loss of expertise from the cuts and early retirements last week will affect forecast and warning accuracy.