Some school districts in the path of a winter storm on its way to North Carolina have begun adjusting their schedules for Tuesday to reduce the risk of having students and buses on the road in bad weather.

▪ Cumberland County Schools announced Monday that students will be let out two hours early on Tuesday because of the potential bad weather.

▪ Lee County Schools will shift to remote learning on Tuesday and all after-school activities for the day are postponed.

▪ Harnett County Schools will operate on an asynchronous remote learning schedule on Tuesday, the system said on X. Extracurricular activities for Tuesday are canceled.

No announcement had been made late Monday afternoon by Wake, Durham, Orange or Johnston counties.

The National Weather Service has issued flood watches and wind advisories for much of central and Eastern North Carolina as the storm system traverses the state Tuesday. Rainfall amounts of 1.5 inches to more than 3 inches are possible, forecasters say. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph are likely with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

In addition, an area from the Sandhills to the coast is at a slight risk for tornadoes, especially from Tuesday afternoon to Tuesday night, forecasters said.