Most Delaware courts were shuttered Wednesday afternoon due to inclement weather, as a winter storm continued dumping inches of snow throughout the area.

All state courts in New Castle and Kent Counties closed at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on the order of Gov. John Carney, with only the 24-hour Justice of the Peace Courts remaining open. All scheduled events for New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties were rescheduled, and nonessential state employees were instructed that they could leave work once their offices closed.