for us at the henderson county dot. >> karen: larry, dot workers say it was huge today. most of the paved secondary roads are very clear. as the melt-off continues, more black ice forming overnight. and that led henderson county schools to decide on a delay tomorrow. it's taken this long for life to get back to normal for many people. >> today is the first day that i've been able to come down the hill in to my driveway just because the sun is shining and they've actually plowed it. >> with the warmer temperatures, it's allowed the snow to slush up and allowed us to clear it off better. >> karen: he says he is concerned about the large amount of water now on the roads. drop below freezing overnight. >> you will stand a chance of running in to some icy spots where the w wer is running across the road. >> karen: five dot trucks had mechanic problems causing delays in clearing roads in henderson county. but he says the department is doingg all it can to make the roads as safe as possible. >> we're working around the clock to get these worked on and to try to get them cleared

>>holly: dot crews in henderson county are asking people there for patience when it comes to clearing the roads. the dot has some equipment problems. >>jay: news 13's lauren brigman is live from the dot office on mt. road in hendersonville and, lauren, those problems have left them short several trucks. >>lauren: yes, in fact, they have had lost five trucks since the beginning of this winter storm. so, they are down to 10 to use across the county. so it's putting them a little behind when it comes to clearing roads. our news 13 crews caught up with them a couple days ago to check in on the progress and as of yesterday they were making their way to those secondary roads. they hope to finish those yesterday and, in fact, we traveled across henderson county this morning from mills river to flatrock and i can tell you roads like haywood road and greenville county were looking good, just wet because we are seeing rain but the temperatures are above freezing. >>> so, still a possibility of black ice of course in some spots but they are hovering just above the freezing point. continue to mel

>>lauren: it's taking a little longer than expected to clear roads in henderson county, but dot crews are asking for your patience because they are facing some challenges. i will explain just ahead. >> >>holly: car maintenance, why you should not wait to wash your car after the recent winter storm. >>jay: armed and ready, how legislation is pushing for a i've smoked a lot and quit a lot, but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology, helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's why i choose now, in high definition, from the western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 this morning. [inaudible] santa claus. >>holly: a two year-old went viral.

henderson county there are two are active. dot is treating both of these areas with salt and sand. brevard, a crash is blocking both ways of traffic on everett road. we have slick spots listed by county on wlos.com under the traffic report. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> tammy: the city of asheville's latest attempt to solve the parking dilemma involves hiring a consultant. they're looking for proposals to deliver a long time strategy. frank, that location where you are may be part of the solution. >> frank: imagine driving your car in to this lot, getting out, just locking it up. then you head across the jeff bowen bridge in to the heart of downtown, and you don't even have to look for a parking place. it might happen. if you've been downtown, you've been through this. locate a coveted place to put your car. >> usually when you do a parking study, it's to say can i put a parking garage in point x or location y. that sort of thing. >> frank: it's ken putnam's job to sve a problem that doesn't get any better, improving

henderson county and polk county. >>jaclyn: i-26 eastbound is shut down from saluda to columbus because a dot truck is stuck on the roadway and there are a few disabled vehicles and wrecks on i-26 in henderson county. so, keep that in mind. turning over to i-40 in -- whoops, our p mas are being funky. we will talk swain county now. there is a disabled tractor trailer around the 9400 block of u.s. highway 19 that is blocking the roadway and of course most of the roads are snow covered in swain county, so drivers try to stay off the roadway as well and over on i-26 we showed you a picture a little bit ago, there is a left lane closed and disabled tractor trailer there right near long sholes road that is stuck on the interstate there, too. so we are dealing with dangerous traveling conditions this morning, so the big message this morning is to stay off the roadways if you can. remember, we do have all of these problem areas listed on our web site by county for you on wlos.com under the traffic page. >>> that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought you by the wired mouse. stick around. >>jay: welcome to the "morning s

dot crews in henderson county plan to finish clearing secondary roads. >>jay: after plowing priority roads like u.s. 25 and 64 over the weekend. they moved to secondary roads yesterday. since the start of the winter storm they have lost five trucks and are down to 10 so dot is asking for patience from the public. they hope to make their way the neighbors streets at some point today. used 1,000-tons of salt to help get the roads clear. that's roughly half of what they store in the building off charlotte street. it will cost the city nearly $100,000 to replenish what they have used so far. the street services department is still well within its budget though. the dot also says its salt supply is not a concern. >>jay: hazardous weather conditions are making it difficult for food delivery drivers. asheville pizza and brewing is just one of many companies across the mountains whose drivers are dealing with the dangers. they are going on side roads and streets, but have not seen much or any attention to snow plows. if their drivers do not feel safe because of

county. concentrating efforts today pause main routes are clear. henderson dot has also experienced some equipment malfunction that have put them behind. now. that will hopefully help these roads to melt off as well. henderson county wasn't the only school system close. as well. you can get the latest on all of the possible closings and delays as they begin to come in. log onto wlos.com. >> haywood schools had a two hour delay. students will have school this saturday from 8:00 until noon to make up a snow day. that school system has had five missed day. >> in buncombe county, this school career will be extended to monday june 6. that's due to school cancellations on january 22 and the 25. they will also p made up by the february 12 optional teacher work day, now becoming a regular attendance day for students. students originally scheduled for february 11 has been rescheduled to a full regular attendance day. ingrid, we are still seeing the trickle down effects from all the snow. >> it is hard to believe, especially when the bulk of the snow fell friday and satur

henderson county. and then we'll move to our unpaved routes. >> jerrika: dot has been receiving phone calls about roads like these. right now, these crews are asking for the public's patience. >> we'd like to get out quicker but there's a lot of roads in the county. so we kind of understand. >> jerrika: until a plow truck can make it to you, use precaution on what could refreeze overnight. >> i'd say just drive slow. take it slow. even if you do lose control, if you're going fast, there's no hope. if you're going slow, you have a little bit of hope of at least stopping before you hit a ditch or tree or something. >> jerrika: now their goal on tuesday is declare more secondary roads just like this one. snow. but underneath that is ice. so they're going to tackle those secondary roads. and also neighborhood roads tomorrow. reporting live in >> larry: this historic rounds of snow cut in to the city of asheville's supply of salt used to keep the roads safe. about 1,000 tons. that's about half of what they store in this building in charlotte street. >> for this event we're certainly comfortable. we don't fe

temperatures are expected to cool below freezing overnight so and that led henderson county school officials to add a two hour delay tomorrow. dot workers say most of the paved secondary roads are mainly clear but some unpaved roads are still covered. five dot trucks had mechanical problems. they are working as quickly as they can to make the roads safely as possible. >> we're working around the clock to get these roads worked on and to try to get them cleared for people. it has been difficult due to the amount of snow that we've had. >> karen: he encourages everyone traveling tonight and tomorrow morning to slow down. he also adds that the unpaved secondary roads, they should be i'm karen wynne, news 13. >> larry: auto repair shops say the salt on your car that's being picked up after the snowstorm could cause serious damage down the line. this ford-250 came in rusted. car experts say you can keep your car longer if you're diligent about cleaning it off. and even before you buy a car, keep that in mind. >> take it to your trusted mechanic for a pre-purchase inspection. and ask them about rust specifically. ask them about the br

henderson county education foundation." to see a complete list of restaurants, go to wlos dot com. 3 3 the asheville art museum is preparing to start its expansion and renovation project. the museum had a party to kick-off the project. work starts this month on a new glass entrance from pack square. there will also be three times the gallery space. the museum has raised 18- million dollars for the project. they will continue to fundraise during construction. 3 3 3 the time is now 5:xx. coming up in this morning's five at five... a look at the best snowmen the internet has to offer. 3 all new at six. how a doctor is not letting snow get in the in this line of work only the freshest ingredients make the cut it's important to me to know every dish i serve is the best it can be. especially for this food critic. publix bakery scratch made bread we bake it in store every day with pride so you can serve it with some [ scanner beeping ] sir, could you step aside? "sir"? come on. you know who i am. progressive insurance? uh, i save people an average of over $500 when they switch? did you pack your own bags? oh! right -- the name yo

will of course continue to follow this developing story at fox carolina dot com. 3 as we cover our counties tonight 3 a henderson county man is behind bars --accused in a stabbing that left a teenager with life threatening injuries. roland mcmahan.the sheriff's office says he stabbed a 19-year-old at his home on easy street just before six last night.authorities tell us the victim was taken to mission hospital.so far no word on what led up to the stabbing.tonight mcmahan is charged with assault with a deadly weapon-and is being held on a 40-thousand dollar bond. 3 the spartanburg county coroner's office is investigating the death of a greer high school basketball player. player.the coroner identified the student as 18-year-old "nathan moore."he was a senior at greer high and played on the varsity basketball team. team.right now the coroner says it's unknown how moore died...but there doesn't appear to be foul play.the coroner says there's no indication anything happened while the teen was at school... but he was later found dead at his home on tuesday.school officials say extra help is on hand to help students c

and lauren the dot is asking people to stay off the roads. 3 3 3 3 3 here's a look at the big picture in henderson county.. there are wrecks, disabled vehicles and lane closures between the 64 lane closures vehicles and disabled wrecks, disabled vehicles and lane closures between the 64 and the south carolina border. *there are a few minor weather related wrecks scattered across mcdowell county d-o-t is out treating i- fort and black mountain. take you need to travel this stretch of i-40. *the roads are a mess in swain county.. there is a disabled semi around the 9400 block of highway 19. *we have all the problem spots listed by county on wlos dot com i'm jaclyn deaugustino with this on-time you by the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 200 trucks and 300 workers are coming in from power companies in florida to help duke energy during the storm. jeff brooks, with duke energy, says it does not take much ice to weight down tree limbs. and just a half inch of ice can bring a power line down. duke says people need to be prepared to outages that could last days. 3 jeff brooks - duke energy - spokes person 11

here on fox carolina and fox carolina dot com. 3 several western north carolina schools operating on a 2-hour delay tomorrow.plus henderson and transylvania county gotten a few others that we have scrolling at the bottom of your screen and on our website fox carolina dot com. and kendra though temps warned up today there is still concern for icy roads right? right? 3 after dealing with the impact of friday-saturday's winter storm across our area, we're watching the next storm system head toward the carolinas. this one will provide mostly rain, with just a brief wintry mix in the mountains. tonight clouds will increase and lows will get into the mid 30s for the upstate and upper 20s in the mountains, so black ice will be possible again in the higher elevations.tuesday will be mostly cloudy with seasonably chilly temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s area-wide. showers will push in late day. 3 3 ((wrap up)) 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 we're watching:seneca motorcycle accidentclemson blvd @ pendleton rdaccident haywood rd @ laurens rdcsx st,school st, duke st, parker st &; suber rdsuber mill rd acc