>> all the severe weather that we did have. we're going to get you over to meteorologist alyssa corfont who's got a look at today's forecast. >> good morning guys, and good morning to you at home as well. today will certainly be a quieter day for us. we can take a big sigh of relieve there but the wind advisory will continue today right on through 2:00 this afternoon. now, wind gusts during this time frame could top out near 45 miles per hour so a check on where they are right now and i'm looking for the strongest one and it looks around rocky mount at 29 miles per hour, 25 miles per hour in goldsboro, here in raleigh we're in the upper teens, 21 in roxboro, 20 miles per hour in the sanford area. so here's a look locally at what's going on and the good news is not a lot. we have a few clouds today. so if you're getting ready to head out the door go ahead and check that out it's nice to see a

45 at 8 a.m. this morning, 53 at noon. and then 56 our high which is pretty close to our normal of 57 for this time of year. we drop back to 51 by 6:00 this evening. more on your forecast and a sneak peek at the weekend ahead in just a little bit. traffic, this is i-85 and 15, 501. many of you still at home this morning as you're getting up and get going. note that there's no delays or accidents in this direction. so let's go ahead and look at your live drive conditions. here we're looking at i-40 east and westbound south of downtown. so we'll check in first with westbound and you're moving at about 60 miles per hour this morning. another check in about 10 minutes. >> thanks a lot. today representatives from the national weather service will be in our area trying to figure out if tornados hit part of the region.

behind me. it brought heavy rain, winds and possible be tornados, and one of the hardest hit areas was in oxford in granville county. there? devastation. we are waiting for the national weather service to come out here later this morning and tell us if a tornado actually touched down here, but it -- it looks like a very power storm came through here. you can see the tops of the trees totally ripped off. if you move along the road the damage gets worse until you get to this house right here the roof completely gone. we're told the man inside was a little hard of hearing. he says he went out yesterday afternoon took a trip to wal-mart and says that trip saved his life. he says when he came back home he saw the roof of his house was gone all of his

people in this area say they're grateful despite all of the damage they're grateful that there weren't any serious injuries and no one was killed. as for the national weather service they're expected to be here at 9:30 this morning to confirm if all of this damage is indeed from a tornado. we will be there of course and bring you more updates and coming up we're going to hear from some people who live on this road. they're going to talk to us about the clean up process involved. obviously very extensive and it will take a while. for now reporting live in granville county, i'm emma wright wncn news. >> thank you, emma. looking forward to hearing from them. our crews need to be careful as well. >> yeah, what we saw yesterday. early in the afternoon storms in durham county as well. >> trees and no power. residents spent much the night without power as crews worked to clear the trees first. thankfully no injuries reported in that area following the storm. now, we also had crews covering the storm in moore

we found damage but as you see it wasn't as extensive a big tree uprooted and fell onto a truck and trailer there. it also snapped a power line. thankfully no one was hurt but crews worked for several hours to repair all the damage there. now, to cumbrland county. crews worked to get things back to normal. at a damage dealership a canopy hit power lines. and thankfully nobody was hurt. this just into our news room we just bound out that two schools in wayne county will operate on a through history delay today. the list includes spring creek middle and high schools, the reason the power outage caused by yesterday's storms. yesterday the weather hit much of our viewing area during the middle of the school day and prompted districts throughout

>> also public schools in 40 of our 100 counties decided to dismiss students early. >> and a tornado warning in moore county delayed kids from leaving there as well instead they took shelter in the hallway you can see everyone reading to pass the time. >> schools in cumberland county activated their emergency plan. >> and here they dismissed three hours early, busses hit the roads early. and this was the scene in raleigh as parents picked up their kids. parents said it was a smart plan. >> i was concerned for their safety because we've had tornados come through here before and i'm glad that i have the opportunity to get her early. >> it was a similar scene in durham where several businesses and schools were shut down early there.

to dismiss two hours early and and it was increased to 3 hours. fort bragg schools also released students around noon yesterday. about 15 minutes prior to the release a tornado warning was issued. and we called school officials who told us that at that point it was too late to alter the early dismissal plan. throughout the day and night power crews worked to restore power to the hardest hit areas, one of the spots wake county. workers had the lights back on in a couple of hours. they worked hard to make that happen. coming up here's another reason to be careful on the roadways as we take a look at just how much drivers dishing out with what they have in an accident. and the count down has started are for the 88th annual academy awards. the buzz isn't

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here, a lot of what's out there is kind of rotating around really centered across ohio into west virginia. this is an area of low pressure behind it some cold air filtering in and that's some snow around ohio, west virginia, kentucky. no rain though in our forecast. we are pretty quiet. 43 again in raleigh, louisburg and durham, right now 45 in littleton. so here's what you need to know as you're planning your day we'll be at 47 at 8 p.m., 53 at noon, 56 our afternoon high but finally some sunshine this week so dig out the sunglasses before you head out the door. i'll have a closer look in just a few minutes. and in today's money drivers paying big bucks for insurance claims following an accident. according to a study, drivers now pay an average of 44% more for car insurance after making a

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wncn's top stories today officials with the national weather service will be in our viewing area to confirm whether down. people near oxford in granville county say at least one hit there. there are no reports of any injuries. and in vance county some reported a tornado hit there as well. a home was damaged that was nearly 100 years old. at least three people died after a tornado hit in virginia. the twister hit in waverly that's a town about 45 miles southeast of richmond virginia. several roads still closed because of all the debris left behind. >> really tough to see that damage.

plans to press ahead with plans to nominate a new supreme court justice. >> tracie potts reports even though both sides seem dug in there are some signs of thawing out this morning. >> we not have hearings in short there will not be action taken. >> but now the white house and the senate confirmed that chuck grassly the republican head of the committee that holds hearings will meet with president obama next week. it's also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican, nevada governor and former federal judge to replace justice scalia. >> and i think it will be very difficult for them to explain how if the public concludes that this person is very well qualified that the senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons. >> this is a way for democrats in the white house to extract

>> democrats have a petition, one .3 million people who say the senate should not block the president's nominee. >> it's wrong and the american people i believe won't stand for this. the senate needs to do its job. >> republicans leaders insist they won't even consider an obama appoint tee during an election year. >> still no word how soon he may name a nominee. the suspense at the academy awards is usually confined who what's what or who's what or what people wearing. >> but it is a very different year, what's said could get as much or more attention is the lack of diversity in the awards as chris rock needed material his hash tag oscars the white bet awards teased what's to come. it's gained steam this year fueled by a second year

the nominees. the academy respond booed changing the criteria for voters. >> it comes to everyone understanding the situation which is we're fighting it for a very long time >> no doubt it will be a big part of the routine that night. will smith will not be there as well as directeder spike lee their bow cotting has not materialized yet though. well, we're going to take this chance to remind you that starting next monday we will be drinking you cbs programming. >> that includes sports events like march madness and the master's. >> it's also going to affect the prime time shows that you check out. next thursday night you'll be able to catch life in pieces right here at 8:30. it's about the lives of three generations of the short family. >> and you can catch mom that starts at 9 p.m.

story of a mother daughter duo, both recovering alcoholics and deal with some real life issues in a funny way. >> we've got some frequently asked questions, we've got answers to those about the big switch. turning it back to the weather, yeah, it was quite a day yesterday. >> yeah it certainly was. now, this morning what a difference 24 hours can make. we can clearly see the buildings of downtown so no fog, no rain. we are still a little bit breezy out there and that's going to continue for the better part of the day but this is a live picture from shaw university and can clearly make out the buildings downtown. as the system as moved out of our area now it's bringing rain across the new england area and extending as far back as pennsylvania and then the cold

of that to snow, snow accumulating for some folks. now, no snow, no rain in our forecast. we are finally going to see some sunshine return today. so here's our satellite radar composite you can't headache it out right now but there's a little bit of cloud cover out there. and the sunrises close to 6:50. current winds gusts 20 miles an hour in roxboro, 26 in south hill. still in the teens around raleigh, dunn, smith field. so the wind advisory continues through 2:00 this afternoon, that's an update from the national weather service down this morning. gusts could be as strong as 45 miles per hour. so breaking your forecast down hour by hour for you we'll be in the upper 40s at 8 a.m. to 50 at 10 a.m., 53 at noon, and i just checked the actual normal for this time of year are is right around 58 degrees. so just a degree or two shy of that mark

the good news is finally the sunshine back in our forecast. we're talking a mix of sun and clouds today. we'll look at clearer skies as we start off our friday and a cloud from time to time as we head throughout the afternoon of our friday and heading into the weekend ahead sunshine sticks around. so temperatures right now if you're getting ready to head out the door take a jacket, 45 in roanoke rapids and rocky mount, 44 in goldsboro. high today of 56 in raleigh, 55 in durham and 59 in fayetteville. fast forward to tonight it's going to be colder, a low right around freezing and it's still going to be breezy so the wind chills easily going to drop into the 20s overnight tonight. 50 tomorrow on friday and a cool start to the weekend. by sunday afternoon we are back to 60 and to start off next work week 64 for an afternoon high. it is 5:21 right now let's check in with traffic.

this is i-440 and sunny brook road thursday. i'll have another check close to 5:30. time right now is 5:21. a chance at redemption or season sweep. nc state end last night with high hopes.

we'll continue to the rivalries all wrapped up. >> the tar heels took the first game of the series and completed last night with an 80 to 60 route. todd gibson brings us the highlights. >> after two straight sub par games barber comes out on fire hitting shots against a defense determined to stop him. >> first ten minutes of the game he was spectacular. >> but then he cooled down and nc state's 13 point lead quickly

of the game thanks in part to a smaller line up which allowed jackson to go to work. >> they didn't have a chance to go small as well. so i tried to be aggressive. that's all it was. so my teammates found me. >> in the second half johnson takes over scoring 14 of his team high 22 points. he adds 11 rebounds as north carolina goes on for the 80 to 68 win. >> he's been doing that since freshman year except now he's put it together. >> 6 points or more while the pack was much more one dimension shall. >> they had too much offensive fire power for our guys. >> when stuff don't go your way, you can't dwell on it you got to get ready for the next one.

so next stop for nc state is a trip to syracuse. >> a lot of people will be watching that game. >> it's going to be a great weekend for sports fans out there. just ahead in our next half hour, emma. >> reporter: six families without homes after a possible tornado touch down, coming up how one family says they saved their elderly mother. yesterday was a nightmare for a lot of people, what does the forecast hold for us today, alyssa corfont has the answer for you, that's up next. (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales

she just said she heard a lloyd noise and it was real fast and gone. >> right now representatives from the national weather service heading to our place

certain places to check out -- -- the wind advisory continues through 2:00 this afternoon. gusts could be as strong as 45 miles per hour, and as you can see it includes all of us here in central north carolina. again, so latest wind gusts 28 miles per hour in fayetteville, 28 miles per hour in goldsboro, very similar in rocky mount. around raleigh our latest gusts in the upper teens, and 26 miles per hour in south hill virginia. now, as far as our sat right radar composite is concerned, well, no rain anywhere in sight. we're looking at the clouds breaking up and that's one reason temperatures chillier this morning. we're going to be in the mid-40s as we start off our day. by lunchtime today we'll be close to 53, gusts again, near 45 miles per hour. now, we'll be closer to normal this afternoon, than where we've been over the past day or two, 56 our high.