The National Weather Service issued an advisory early Thursday morning for the potential of snow, sleet and freezing rain to fall across the county late Thursday and into Friday morning. The low-pressure system, however, did not produce as much precipitation locally as was first predicted and Personians weathered the storm basically unscathed.

Person County Schools Supt. Dr. Larry W. Cartner opted to postpone the delay classes by two hours Friday morning due to the possibility of slick spots on bridges and overpasses in the county.

By 9 a.m., however, the temperature, which hovered around the freezing mark most of Thursday night, had inched above 32 degrees and no problems were reported on Person County’s roadways.

Cartner said there was no traffic-related problems reported involving school buses or students.

“Our drivers and transportation [staff] did an outstanding job his morning,” Cartner said. “Everything went very smoothly. I appreciate our drivers being extra careful this morning as well as the transportation staff who were out at 3:30 a.m. [evaluating the roadways].”

First Sgt. Robert Pearson with the North Carolina Highway Patrol said his office fielded no calls for reports of weather-related accidents Friday morning.

Danny Fuller, transportation supervisor for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) in Person County, said DOT crews reported to work Thursday at approximately 10 p.m. and “spent the night waiting for something to happen, but we lucked out again.

“It did do a little bit about [7 p.m.] and a little bit more about [9 p.m.],” Fuller said. “But it just didn’t amount to much.”

Early Friday morning, Fuller said DOT crews did load up with salt and sand and head out to treat “all bridges and overpasses on our primary routes.”

The good news for Personians who prefer warmer weather is temperatures are expected to soar near the 60-degree mark today.