meterologist jason caterina is tracking this storm in our pinpoint weather center...jason-- this looks like its going to be a wfxr's paris holmes is keeping an eye on road conditions for us this morning. she joins paris, what are you seeing right now? kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. snow plows on the interstates and new this morning: new this morning:virginia state police say they aren't dealing with any major incidents this morning in our area. troopers responded to 16 crashes between midnight are still working on 3 of those crashes. 13 are cleared. vsp's division six covers 14 counties across southwest virginia. as paris just mentioned, vdot crews are urging drivers to stay off the roads! crews and contractors are working 12-hour shifts on the roads right now. this is a live look along interstate 81 in montgomery county. crews have pre-treated some major roads and interstates with a mixture of brine and liquid calcium chloride in advance of those flakes falling. crews will not plow or treat low-volume secondary roads or neighborhood streets until the snow stops

i'm jason caterina. here's what you need to know. temperatures in the 20s, 30s and 40s but with the gusty, gusty winds we're taking a big chunk and it actually feels like it's down in the teens and be prepared for those gusty winds all day today and even into the evening and the overnight before things start to calm down heading into tomorrow and blustery and chilly with the snow showers around especially in the mountains as we go around the day today. details in the full forecast coming up. "good day, virginia" returns right now. before i lost a good friend in the storm.reaching out to local voters.at least two of the presidential candidates will be in our region before super tuesday.protecting teenagers from themselves. looking at the toll of abusive relationships have on those just starting to date thank you for choosing good day virginia. it's i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox c

i am meteorologist jason caterina. live look out in blacksburg right now. we have a mix of clouds and blue sky. looking nice out there for us. now, we will find some rain showers moving in later in the day. but, out there, enjoying sunshine this morning. around the region with temperatures in the 30s. everybody else in the 40s at this point. now as we go through the week we will wind up near 60 today. but showers moving in will cutoff some of the heating for portions of the western viewing area. showers do move east. as we head into the afternoon. our week will be front loaded with showers. second half of the week is quiet. and temperatures, going to be a roller coaster through the first half of the week. and leveling outgoing into the second half. near 60 today in wake of a cold front. will drop down to 40s for tomorrow. and we will jump back up to 60s in advance of a cold front on wednesday. and after that cold front we are back down to 40s as we go through the rest of the week. so blacksburg cool spot 35 degrees. 48 in hot springs. 46 in lynchburg. 45 in

i'm jason caterina. here's what you need to know. temperatures in the 20s, 30s and 40s but with the gusty, gusty winds we're taking a big chunk and it actually feels like it's down in the teens and

i'm jason caterina. it is very cold temperatures in the 20s and 30s. but when you factor in the winds it knocks it down into the single digits and the teens in the western half of the viewing area. a touch milder so to speak as you head off to the east with the temperatures in the 20s and 30s. gusting winds continue throughout the day today and finally subsiding as we go through the overnight tonight. temperatures start to warm up over the weekend as well. but unseasonably cool today.

i'm meteorologist jason caterina. thanks for joining us. we have the ground saturated and the flood watch in effect for the entire area. as we go throughout the day, gusty winds expected, too, and with the ground being saturated certainly enough to topple trees and take power lines and create spotty power outages. plus we have the threat for severe weather as we head into the afternoon.

because they are not leaving the house if they dont have to and that's the advice all morning from jason caterina as well as paris holmes out on the roadway. if you don't have to drive, do not. still slick and wet and icy on the roadways. >> kyle: you'll probably come across the ice, that slush and probably some ponding as that water really has nowhere to go in some places. paris holmes in downtown roanoke right now. paris, what can you tell us? >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. downtown roanoke is in relatively good condition compared to other streets drove on this morning and ponding and, guys, here it's fine. but what you're probably going to see as you drive down on the other streets is this slushy mess that we see that and then it's major streets that the vdot crews have plowed but as the rain came down, made it slushy, nasty mess. a couple and then i think i saw about 5 cars with tons of snow and pets on their roof so when they're drive on the street the potential to break off and hit the car behind me so a courteous driver this morning and make sure you clear off the car before you get

i'm meteorologist jason caterina. a few rain showers trying to make the way across the region and then it's going down to the rain shower action. even though the radar is showing it here in roanoke, nothing showing up on surface observation for the street and then it is going to the sprinkles here and there and the very good looking afternoon 60s. then it is going to another mild one later today and tomorrow before things start to turn cooler the rest of the week. all the details in the full 7 day forecast coming up when "good day, virginia" returns right now. >> campaigning in the commonwealth. bradford university prepares for republican presidential front runner donald trump this morning. and former senator marco rubio making his pitch to the voters before super tuesday and the primary. >> donald won't make america great. he'll make america orange! >> and lifting another spirit. the people hit hard by last week's massive tornado give thanks for being alive. thank you for choosing good day virginia. it's monday febru

i'm jason caterina. it is very cold temperatures in the 20s and 30s. but when you factor in the winds it knocks it down into the single digits and the teens in the western half of the viewing area. a touch milder so to speak as you head off to the east with the temperatures in the 20s and 30s. gusting winds continue throughout the day today and finally subsiding as we go through the overnight tonight. temperatures start to warm up over the weekend as well. but unseasonably cool today. 30s and low to mid40s. it does get much better as the next couple of days. all the details in the full forecast in just a couple. "good day, virginia" returns right now. >> surveying the damage. the governor gets a look at how lives were changed by the deadly tornado. >> it's really sad to be there with family and friends walking throughout debris. >> kyle: and final impression where the republican candidates try to knock off the front runner for the tuesday prime easier next week. and then the details of one canckidate's disappearance in roanoke val -- candidate's disapp

i'm meteorologist jason caterina. thanks for joining us. we have the ground saturated and the flood watch in effect for the entire area. as we go throughout the day, gusty winds expected, too, and with the ground being saturated certainly enough to topple trees and take power lines and create spotty power outages. plus we have the threat for severe weather as we head into the afternoon. showers out there right now. we've already seen a few thunderstorms move through and more on the way and more m just a couple of -- more in just a couple of minutes. "good day, virginia" returns right now. >> january: making a historic move. the group takes a different kind of offer from the county supervisors to keep slave quarters in place. >> kyle: and trump taking the nevada caucus will will the steam roller continue through next wednesday? >> now we're winning, winning, winning the country. >> january: and campaigning in the commonwealth. bernie sanders brings the effort to get the democratic nomination to our state. january keaton. and i'm kyle benjami

i'm meteorologist jason caterina. we have significantly reduced visibility in spots this morning. please give yourself a little extra time on the roads. we will have some scattered showers and patchy drizzle around for much of the day today. first half of the week looking awfully wet but dryer in the second half and colder with the two others in the full forecast coming up in just a couple of minutes. "good day, virginia" returns right now. it's monday february 22 i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january happening today in roanoke. the defense and prosecution in the kevin quick murder trial will present closing arguments. six trial for killing the waynesboro police reserve captain back in 2014. his body later found in goochland county. that jury will have to decide whether those gang members are guilty on all or some of the 34 charges they face. a 45-year old father of two is accused of going on a shooting spree in kalamazoo, michigan. police say jason dalton worked as an uber driver before killing six people and injured two others. authorities say it appears ... who range in age from 1