we'll have more on the snowfall which tapered in the afternoon. right now there is more light snow falling in the mountains. jason boyer joins us with our skywatch forecast. jason, even if you're not seeing snow, you're feeling frigid temperatures. >> jason: bundle up. wear plenty of layers and check on the pets because they too are suss eseptibleceptible to chill. we still have some good bursts of snow. near along the tennessee border, the valleys could see up to half an inch. the idea is most of these snow bands will be working through the next hour to two hours and then they're gone. wind chill advisories have been issued from midnight tonight until noon monday for wind chill values.

wind chill valleyuesvalues. look at that, teens below zero in some of the highest elevations. i'll see you again in a few minutes. we'll talk about more warmth rather than chill. >> ashlea: we have an update tonight on a rockslide that closed a portion of town mountain road this afternoon. one lane of traffic is now open. the road in both directions was blocked for about six hours starting around 2:15 today. news 13's justin hinton is there live. justin, what's the plan moving forward? >> justin: they'll come back out here tomorrow to continue that removal process. >> we were just trying to get downtown. >> justin: pointing and staring. a typical sunday on town mountain road. after a rockslide blocked traffic in both directions starting just after 2:00 p.m. >> i've lived here probably 14

quite like this. >> justin: if dirt and rocks covering the road weren't enough for the department of transportation, how about adding a boulder? >> a big slide is pretty common but a rock that big? no. >> justin: calling in reinforcements. firefighters already on scene. and begin the process of removing everything that fell. >> i think with all the rain we had over the past month or so probably just freezing and thawing it, it just came loose. >> justin: just back and forth. piece by piece. >> very lucky that no one came by at the time. >> justin: remove it however long it takes. the dot called it a night about 8:30. the dot did put two lights. one down here and another up the road to help with that traffic flow for that one lane that is open. again, they will return tomorrow

reporting live in buncombe county, justin hinton, news 13. >> ashlea: we have new information tonight on american prisoners released from iran. three are now at an air force base in germany. as elizabeth hur reports, it is unclear when the men will return to the united states. in the meantime, they are connecting with their families. >> reporter: three men landing first in switzerland, then germany. >> this is a good day. when americans are freed and reunited with their families, that is something we all can celebrate. >> reporter: the wife of saeed tweeting. thank you for your prayers. the father of two was imprisoned for years. another of the released, jason razanion. the 39-year-old journalist charged with espionage in a

once he was safely out of iran, the washington post released a statement saying we are relieved that this 545 day nightmare for jason and his family are over. also aboard, amir hickmaddi. the former u.s. marine arrested in iran while visiting his grandmother. they all spent time at iran's notorious prison where they were subjected to beatings, solitary confinement and psychological abuse. president obama in his message that it was diplomatic negotiations that led to their release. that deal quietly laid out outside this past july. >> we've achieved this historic . >> reporter: as for the two remaining ex-prisoners, one is

and a student, who is reportedly headed home. >> ashlea: a fayetteville man is responsible for an armed robbery that happened at a local convenient store last thursday. andrew dalton was taken in to custody on friday night in the hold-up of the triangle stop on chimney rock road. dalton is in the henderson county detention facility on $60,000 bond. he's due in court on tuesday. and free health screenings are being offered to help the uninsured and under insured here in the mountains. arden community health fair kicked off today. organizers say events like this one today even with the passage of the affordable healthcare act are still really important. >> we still find there are a lot of people who may have insurance but the deductible is so high

helping them as much as they'd like to. >> ashlea: the health fair continues tomorrow. appointments are not required. the democratic presidential candidates have just wrapped up their final debate before the iowa caucus. the most recent poll showed hillary clinton and bernie sanders were virtually tied going in to tonight. candidates took the stage in chchleston. aaron adelson is live outside the debate hall. >> ashlea: hillary clinton has been attacking bernie sanders all week on gun control. clinton says sanders voted for a law that enabled the charleston shooter to buy a gun when he shouldn't have. over here is mother emanuel, the site of the shooting. hillary clinton says bernie

>> he voted against the brady bill five times. he voted for what we call the charleston loophole. he voted for immunity for gun makers and sellers which the nra said was the most important piece of gun legislation in 20 years. >> we should not be selling military style assault weapons. i have supported from day one an instant background check to make certain that people who should not have guns, do not have guns. >> aaron: just before the debate, bernie sanders released a healthcare plan. >> it's medicare for all, it's whether we have the guts to stand up to the private insurance companies and all of their money and the pharmaceutical industry. that's what this debate should be about. >> as someone who has a little bit of experience standing up to the health insurance industry, you know, many many millions of

probably will so again because of what i believe we can do, building on the affordable care act. i think it's important to point out that there are a lot of reasons we have the healthcare system we have today. >> aaron: meanwhile, an hour before the debate, a protest for higher wages got bernie sanders to come outside. >> let me thank you not only for what you are doing here or for what your fellow workers are doing all over this country. and i've been pleased to march and struggle with all workers in this country who are fighting for $15 an hour and a union. >> aaron: it's quite the scene out here. right now the debate crowd filtering out. former maryland governor martin o'malley.

to let his speech in. but they wouldn't. aaron adelson, news 13. >> ashlea: local groups are set to honor the life and work of dr. martin luther king jr. through acts of service. students, faculty and staff will make a trip to hall fletcher elementary school to help with gardening, cleaning classrooms. students and staff will vol volunteer with the shilo community. british invasion week which is their own creation. you may recognize the references here. strawberry pils forever will be released tomorrow. throughout the week, asheville pizza and brewing will be offering movie screenings and

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>> ashlea: violent and deadly tornados ripped across florida's west coast. the storms killed two people and injured at least seven. >> reporter: steven and kelly wilson were asleep in their mobile home when that deadly tornado struck. >> actually removed the mobile home from its foundation, cocorete block foundation, and rolled in the direction toward the street.

his wife passing away from a heart attack a short time after. their son managed to crawl from the wreckage getting his four children to safety. >> i woke up this morning and lost a family, friend and neighbor. >> reporter: three confirmed tornados touched down overnight. >> two people trapped upstatas in a home. >> reporter: in siesta key, another t tster damaged this home trapping two victims inside. one easily pulled from the wreckage. the second, a woman trapped in her bedroom. siesta key is a barrier island. residents who survived the night

the cost estimated in the millions. >> this is the worst storm i've ever been in. but you live and move on. that's all. >> reporter: and despite the urge to dig in, officials are now telling residents with storm damage to stay away from their homes until they're told the structures have been cleared. phillip mana, abc news, sarasotta florida. >> ashlea: agents are searching for marines missing. they collided in oahu. officials say they have found some debris consistent with wreckage. and the latest try to land a

the ocean didn't go well. spacex launched a rocket. but things went wrong. spacex didn't elaborate on what went wrong. that was the fourth failure for the company. spacex wants to be able to reuse its rockets so it could cut the cost of its space flights. and a couple in california had very good reasons to throw a party. they celebrated their wedding anniversary. and on top of that, he turned 100. the entire family was there to mark the occasion from their kids all the way down to their great-great-great grandkids. they're not too long from setting a record for the longest record ever recorded.

that? 82 years. >> jason: we'd have to live up to 82 years. some of those flurries working down in the valleys over buncombe county. we'll also talk about the chill. your tyson furniture bus stop forecast. teens in the morning. heavy coats, gloves and hats.

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so you can serve it with some publix. where shopping is a pleasure. now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: yeah, we're getting that snow to fly courtesy of an arctic cold front which is now moving past the mountains and wringing o o any possible moisture. watch out, some black ice possible in the morning. we have single digits above and below zero as we go to the upper midwest. we're in this chill for a couple of days.

10% chance of any snow tomorrow. monday's dry. tuesday's dry. 30% chance of some rain. we get back to more rain than anything else i think on thursday. in the mountains, you get higher chances of at least seeing some snow. 30% tonight in to early tomorrow. 40% chance rain-snow mix wednesday. 50% chance of snow returning to the high country here in western north carolina. some of that may accumulate. right now it's way early in the game to say how much or what if those kind of scenarios. north wind at 14. that wind chill is down to 18. bundle up. lots of layers, folks, and check on the pets. make sure they have either straw or blankets to keep warm if they can't come inside. it goes off the coast by morning. and that cold northwesterly wind will be with us the next 24 to 36 hours. it will be that unrelenting wind here through the french broad river valley. so the wind chills easily in the

not much better than the teens tomorrow afternoon. high clouds eventually scouring out those clouds and putting us in the less windy side. mountain snow showers by late week. there are the snow showers waning here overnight. by monday morning, everyone pretty much on the clear side. it will feel pretty miserable in the afternoon if you're outside. don't be deceived by the sunshine. high totals, again, mostly the border counties. we could see up to an inch of snow. valleys, a half an inch. we'll see temperatures in the 20s down south over the upstate. look at the highs tomorrow from teens in newland to low 20s burnsville. upper 20s souther mountains and asheville, the same. 40s for you in the upstate. teens for lows tonight.

night. so three days of it. we're back inn to the upper 40s thursday with chances of rain returning to asheville. you in the 50s by then thursday in the upstate.

wet by late week. >> stan: carolina panthers are going to host an nfc title game for the first time in their history as the panthers beat seattle to get there. first place in scrimmage, jonathan stewart goes 59 yards down. things are looking pretty good. this time he takes it again and he scores easily. seven-nothing just like that. everybody happy at bank of america, especially the

those footballs when the panthers scored a td. this little lady is excited. luke keekly. russell wilson hit as he throws. it was a free football frenzy. especially when cam newton hits greg olson. what a catch. you figure this game was over. not exactly. hawks aren't nfc champs for nothing. touchdown, 31-21. now it's time to sweat. steven hashka drills the field goal. one possession game. 1:14 to go. you just hope the panthers recover. and thomas davis, the veteran does just that. saves the ball game. panthers win 31-24. luke notestine in charlotte

says they are a relieved and happy bunch this evening. >> luke: thanks, stan. the panthers have won 12 straight home games. the panthers beat the seahawks to advance. it will be the first time that bank of america stadium here in charlotte has ever hosted an nfc game. >> i'm blessed to be in this position. to play with a group of guys that's unselfish. i want this more so for the bench than me. because like they say, you never to be. >> to jump on a team like that, first half 31-0, you know, can't ask for a better half. >> it's definitely a great feeling that we get to play in this game, one. two, we get that play right at home in front of our home fans. it's going to be a great game. >> luke: all that stands in the way is carson palmer and the

those two teams will square off right here in charlotte next sunday at 6:40 p.m. i'm luke notestine for news 13 sports. >> stan: the panthers and

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drying to drive that final nail in as they go on the move. game. right here is the fumble. 18-13. had a three point conversion. new england at denver. acc hoops tonight at tallahassee. time winding down in the first half. three at the buzzer. he had 15. they're up and down three at the break. now we're tied at 39. terrance mann puts it in. sorry ashlea. >> jason: it's tough. you'll get some e-mails. 28 for the high.

it's not even going to feel that warm. teens most of the day. bundle up. >> ashlea: thanks for joining us.

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