This story has been updated with the latest closings and delays.
As inclement weather continues in Western North Carolina, area schools begin to announce closures for Tuesday, March 17.
The week opened with tornado warnings and thunderstorms for Western North Carolina residents on Monday, March 16. Despite early predictions from the National Weather Service calling for a low chance of snow around 20%, heavy rain that spread across the area during the day turned into white flakes in the late afternoon…