3 some serious snow has been falling in the northern part of the upstate.we're live in travelers rest with a look. look. 3 buncombe county is under a state of emergency as this winter storm moves in.we're live in asheville with the latest. 3 good morning.... it's friday, january 22.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the morning news.**most schools in our area are closed.. along with many government offices and businesses.check the bottom of your screen or fox carolina dot com for a full list. 3 we want to take a live look in spartanburg now--workers with duke energy are getting ready for what should be a very busy day.this is a live look at the piedmont interstate fairgrounds.right now we have about a thousand outages in the upstate and western north

staging area for hundreds of linemen who will be responding to any power line issues that occur today. 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing northern upstate mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day,

3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--

3 our team coverage on this winter storm continues now.the northern part of the upstate is already seeing sleet, snow and messy roads. roads.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live is in travelers rest this morning.how are things looking, joe? 3 3 3 tow truck comapnies are ready here in the upstate..in fact we spoke with john hawkins of hawkins towing..he says they get calls like crazy throughout the day..and has some tips on what you should pack your car with in case you are stuck on the roadside for a while.. 3 shep - the state dot towing service is also available and it's free.but only during daytime hours.best advice may be- to heed the advice and stay home if the roads are hard to travel. travel.

3 a lot of you are seeing snow in your area.this is a look at some of your pictures.you can post them to our facebook

carolina news at fox carolina dot com. 3 3 north carolina is also seeing a lot of snow.leaders in buncombe county already declared a state of emergency ahead of this storm. storm.our team coverage continues now with fox carolina's ashley minelli.shee is live in asheville, ashley? 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 now for weather and traffic minutes. 3 rain and sleet will transition the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the area continues until 7pm saturday. 3 ((adlibs))

3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 we want to remind you that our is a great way to stay informed during the winter storm.it has all the information you need about conditions in our area.just text carolina weather to the number on your screen to learn

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papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.we have continuing coverage of the winter storm that's now hitting our area.this is a live look in asheville.a lot of snow has been coming down... 3 and we want to give you a look from wsoc in charlotte.3 they are seeing some pretty serious snow there as well. 3 time for weather and traffic.

3 the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and

day, turning to snow tonight. saturday begins with scattered snow, and slowly tapers off through noon. some melting will begin with afternoon highs near 40. sunshine returns with a high of 48 by sunday, but overnight re-freeze will remain a concern through early nnt week. the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while

the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. saturday begins with scattered snow, and slowly tapers off through noon. some melting will begin with afternoon highs near 40. sunshine returns with a high of 48 by sunday, but overnight re-freeze will remain a concern through early next week.

3 chris is in the traffic center now: 3 3 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--here's i-26

traffic sponsored by 3 kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 a lot of you are seeing snow in your area.this is a look at some of your pictures.you can post them to our facebook page.. or email them to fox carolina news at fox carolina dot com.you're watching the

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.we're looking live in asheville.

3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday.

3 time for traffic. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--

3 you'r3 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.we are live in columbus, north carolina... a huge backup is happening on i-26..this has been going on for several

3 good morning.... it's friday, january 22.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise. thanks for joining us on the morning news.a major winter storm is hitting our area.. and we are watching it all for you. you.covering western north carolina.. we have ashley minelli live in asheville for us. us.and in the northern part of the upstate.. joe gagnon is watching cocoitions in travelers rest. rest.but first, meteorologist nicole papay is tracking it all in the weather center. nicole.. what's'sthe latest? 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the winter storm warning for our area cocoinues until 7pm saturday.

3 time for traffic with chris. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3

3 as nicole mentioned we could see a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow with this storm--depending on the time and where you live. live.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in asheville, where they've already seen a good bit of snow.hey ashley. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 our team coverage continues now.we want to take you to the northern part of the upstate.. where snow began falling a few hours ago. ago.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live near downtown travelers rest with the latest on how their roads are looking.. 3 adlib current conditions conditions 3 but here in t-r.. they have some serious help..the police department will be putting their hum-v to use..for anyone who has a job that requires them to go to work..those who work in hospitals.. emergency rooms.. or they are first responders..they will come and pick you up..t-r police also say they've been buying all

hum-v for the past few years... specifically for weather events like this... 3 back to you..

3 many of you are sending us photos of what you are seeing in your area...you can post yours to our facebook page.. or email them to fox carolina news at fox carolina dot com. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday.

3 now time for traffic with chris. 3 we're watching:

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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.we are live in columbus, north

happening on i-26..this has been going on for several hours now. 3 we are continuing to monitor conditions across the upstate and western north carolina. keeping an eye on the roads is really important. important.so.. my co-anchor lauren elise is live outside our station at i-85 and pelham road.and lauren we talk so much about that i-85 line being an indicator of what you may or may not see.how's it looking? 3 3 3

3 time for weather and traffic. 3 the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. saturday begins with scattered snow, and slowly tapers off through noon. some melting will begin with afternoon highs near 40. sunshine returns with a high of 48 by sunday, but overnight

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week.

3 let's send it over to chris for traffic.

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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.our team coverage of this winter storm continues.we are live in columbus, north carolina... a huge backup is happening on i- 26..this has been going on for

3 this is a live look in asheville..... 3 northern greenville county saw a lot of snow early this morning.this is a live look in travelers rest. 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday.

3 let's get one last look at traffic. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 thanks for joining us for the morning news.our winter weather coverage continues all day long.as things change throughout the day.. our weather team will be updating you on air.we'll also have constant updates on all our social media pages. pages.you can also find more

dot com and our app.and be sure to join diana, cody and kendra for full team coverage

3 ((close show)) >> gordon: well, welcome

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