the rivers we're watching closely now, the french broad at blantyre. headed for moderate flood stage by 1 o'clock in the morning tomorrow morning. and dropping slowly all the way in to friday morning. areas in blantyre, they're in southwestern henderson county. those roads along those fields. we have the rain-free conditions now. all of that is going to change as the rain moves south. it will be a lot of rain for some. temperatures. well it was warm. 70s today. they set a record in greer. tied at 72 degrees. we'll see you who is going to get most of it. >> tammy: a scramble to evacuate homes and close roads. >> larry: hope, no major damage but a massive clean up. >> hope: larry, companies calling in extra crews and emergency responders getting very little sleep. all in all these neighbors are saying they're fortunate no one was hurt. pavement under blue skies. >> i woke up thinking flash floods. what's going to happen when i walk up the hill tomorrow. >> hope: a break now from torerential rain. >> this is mud clay so it's probably slippery. >> hope: th

but we still have a flood warning in effect at blantyre. it's going to take a while before it gets back in to its banks. so that warning is in effect until saturday. be careful if you're in that area. again, french broad at blantyre, still out of its banks. southeast of us, that rain is gone. we do have plenty of clouds, and they are going to hang tough for a while. at the asheville airport, reports of mainly clear skies. it is windy, north-northwest winds. that windbreaker is a good thing to have right now. on the bigger picture, we do see cooler changes coming. cincinnati below freezing. detroit 54. this cool air is going to make its way in here behind that cold front that is to the southeast of our region. as we go on through new year's eve on in to new year's day, we are going to feel those chillier changes. we'll go ahead and do the hour by hour future cast. the good news is we don't have to worry about that rain. we can keep the umbrellas at home for a while. so that is one nice thing. by midnight, though, still plenty of clouds remai

river at blantyre. no other areas really affected. if you're around the rosemund area and farther northeast of there, that's where we're finding flooding still over the french broad and its banks. this is going to be the trend for the rest of the evening in the upstate. the threat for flooding pretty much over now. the flash flood warnings will expire shortly if they haven't already. future radar, you can see a few showers possible the next couple of hours. really the idea is it's going to be cloudy and it's going to get cooler. 61 degrees right now in asheville. we've held that temperature for several hours now. north wind at 8. that's the big difference. a north wind indicates cooler and dry air. where's the cold air? look to the north. look at this. cold northerly winds blowing across the upper midwest. teens as you get toward minneapolis. areas in detroit, it's near cold front will make its way through. when it does, it's going to be a noticeable change for us coming in the new year. the front moves east, the rain goes with it. ev

i-26 is busy for your wednesday >>jay: have a flood warning at the french broad at blantyre but this morning we have seen light showers across western north carolina. this is where the heaviest rain is falling a around clemson right now, south of pickensand around anderson. the next couple of hours you can expect that batch of heavier rain to pull through downtown greenville, head towards spartanburg and eventually into gaffney. as well seeing light showers back here in western north carolina, further west we are starting to see the heavier rain bands, so, about 9 o'clock maybe we will start to see it here in the western zones. so, on again, off again showers expected with the heaviest batch ovy r'=%y w80nps[nqo[?cqzq ioa`8q?m#o3?a0.&,[ again, are cool, or i'm sorry, warm, but cool compared to yesterday. 50 degrees for a low in asheville. 40s in burnsville and we are about 10 degrees warmer yesterday. 59 degrees down into greenville. wind picked up but it's still light here in asheville at 6 miles per hour. the threat with the wind comes with the thunderstorms. we have a slight chanc

we have the blantyre area already over flood stage. going to 19 feet which puts it right at moderate flood stage tomorrow morning. and then dropping slowly tomorrow afternoon. 16 feet by the time we get in to thursday. it's going to be a long time before the flooding recedes. but the rain is going to come south and interact with the moisture. 60s and 70s for highs today. it was a record setter in greer at 72. i'll show you all the rain and how much to expect in your location. coming up. >> tammy: the asheville area is still scrambling to clean up what last night's storms are left behind. >> larry: officials are telling residents to be ready. >> tammy: news 13's ashlea surles joins us live in biltmore village. ashlea, the clean up there continues through the night. >> ashlea: that's right. all day today driving through biltmore village, you can see fleming trucks parked outside of businesses as folks scramble to get ready with this next batch of rain on its way. last night, feet of water poured in to the streets. all day city crews as w

we do still have that one river flood warning for the french broad at blantyre until saturday. i'll have more of that coming up. 43 by 10 o'clock. 42 at 11. mainly cloudy and 40 degrees when we ring in the new year. very mild compared to that record low of one below zero set back in 1928. in the upstate, it is going to be a mild new year's eve. coming up, more on some really chilly air moving in and how long it's going to stick around. >>> and now your on time traffic report sponsored by debruhl's used cars. >> anchor: good news for commuters on i-26 right now. on either direction in asheville. we have a live look now on our traffic cam. speeds around 70 miles an our. >> anchor: both lanes are open on i-240 west. stop and go traffic is reported there. avoid the area if possible. >> anchor: at&t is putting a stop on contracts. the options customers will have when buying new phones. >> frank: the most satisfying cars from the last three model years. list. is brought to you by honda dealers of the carolinas. [stock bell ringing] . >> anchor: stocks on wall street took a plunge tod

river road, blantyre road, seeing flooding due to high water is because of the rain running off. that warning goes until saturday afternoon. the good news, towar the you are seeing receding water. the temperatures are getting cold. it is creee mountain . at 5:00, it was in northern buncombe county. it is moving down the french broad river valley. hendersonville, you are about to see cold air spill in. 60's in the upstate will turn into 40's quickly. later tonight, you will go, it is chilly. 63 at 6:00. 57 i midnight. more on the new year's day forecast, coming up. gabrielle: thanks, chris. a concussion, brusing around the neck. wounds suffered by an officer who was attacked last month. wyff news 4's mandy gaither is live and local in our anderson newsroom. mandy, this happened in november. why is it just being released now? mandy: the chief says they've hit a dead end in their investigation, and are pleading to the public for help. they are thankful for the one thing that may have saved this officer's life. at the anderson police department, officers are knowing that here on eden

french broad at blantyre but no rain right now in western north carolina. the only issues is it looks like around clemson, south of clemson seeing the light rain and heavier rain bands. now moving north of piedmont. so that's south of greenville. so, just keep that in mind if you live in the region, heading on u.s. highway 276, near simpsonville you should start seeing rain, too. it's light-to-moderate rain. not having a huge threat over our head like we had all morning yesterday at the flash flood warnings, much calmer conditions. but, the river is still pretty high. it dropped a little bit over the last hour. it's still though, flood stage so, we don't continue to drop, by saturday things look a lot better. almanac today and for the year, this is, of course, the last day of the year. we have picked up a lot of rain, almost 55" plus in many locations. so, almanac today for our temperatures showing a warmest december on record. that's right. that's how warm it has been. it's not your imagination. we have been unseasonably comfortable. 52 in asheville and 60

though we're drying out, we still have one flood warning, river flood warning on the french broad at blantyre. it is continuing to fall. it will take a while, though, before it goes below flood stage. so that flood warning is in effect through saturday. anybody who is out and about driving in that area tonight, be very careful with the river still out of its banks at that location. elsewhere we can see how the rain has moved out of the the upstate. we do have plenty of clouds lingering, though. many of these clouds are going to stick around through new year's day. right now we actually have reports of breaks in the clouds and clear skies at the airport. 48 degrees. it is cold. feeling chillier than that with northwest winds at 21 miles per hour. not everywhere is this windy. certainly in the valleys, this wind has picked up. meanwhile in greenville, 60 degrees. much less windy. still warm. but you're going to be cooling down, too. we can see in the bigger picture, muchier chillier air moving down. cold air moving through the mountains. as you go out tonight for new year's eve festivities, aga

same thing in blantyre, that's in the transylvania county/henderson county region. and also the pigeon river out towards canton. that's not all the rivers running high. that is a short list for you. you know better than i do whether, if you live or not near a flood-prone area. >>> speaking of, this flood we dropped a few counties but still it encompasses buncombe county because we have another round of rain headed our way. our departure, we have a surplus, 8.38," so looking pretty good in that department and look at these temperatures. unseasonably warm. 60 degrees has held steady since midnight. 50s in a couple locations to 40s in our eastern zone, upper 60s down into the upstate. so just a light rain jacket needed this morning. >>> wind is another issue. especially since the ground is so saturated. if we have the ground saturated and the gusty winds, you know how that goes. we have a tree falling over and the power issues could be a problem as well. >>> visibility right now is actually okay here in asheville. we have seen some patchy fog, nothing too severe. watch