i'm storm team 10 chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. >> they give, jeff. he would say this is about the same of the last you saw in terms of damage? i noticed this domain -- tornado was worth. >> that's exactly right. if memory serves the p lasky tornado was a very strong el vuong. this is an ef three. the when thing i will say about this tornado is the path is wider and the length of the tornado is longer. as you're traveling along for 60 you can't miss it. it is the most amazing thing in the world and it's jeff and i worked in irving appomattox county we were silent. going to this devastation, we did not know what to say. you don't expect to see this here in virginia. you just don't. >>. >> and other parts of the commonwealth people are we living the horrific moments when that storm hit. security cameras at an auto parts store including a two-year-old boy. he immediately started searching for people after the storm hit. he says what he found was something he never wants to experience again. >> i fell in the woods and what i got up i saw a body there. i c

. >> chief meteorologist jeff haniewich made the trip to appomattox county to see the effects firsthand . jeff, you track the store for us on wednesday from the station. tonight your monitoring the impact and how this community is bouncing back. >> the mile here, there is a lot of sadness but there is a lot of hope as well. there is a lot of confidence in this rebuild and a lot of gratitude to the man upstairs because the timing of this, if there's a positive it was a timing because a lot of these folks were not home at the time that this tornado graham through evergreen. in addition to that the kids weren't school. kids but don't kid yourself there's a lot of that is going on. >> it devastates you. you think you don't have anything. is taken everything you have for you do have your life. and a lot of people are pulling together and helping those in so many words. i appreciate you and i thank god for you. >> lots of people helping. we got here around 2:00 o'clock in the work hundreds, hundreds of people would chainsaws and hundreds of people that are just for support. as i said earlier

we'll check in now with jeff haniewich. >> as you said the winter storm is in effect until tomorrow. for the potential of freezing rain across the area, it will be heavy and widespread and cause treacherous conditionsp even south into franklin and chatham and up north and into brook neil, dealing with heavy rain at this point. give it about 20 minutes and it will be arriving in lynch burg. we'll have not one but two batches of energy here we'll be watching over the next 18 hours. icing concerns in light blue, that's where we have at least a tenth of an inch and areas in pink about a quarter of a inch. east of that, as much as half an inch of ice. so this will likely be the jackpot area. 29 in wytheville. temperatures tonight will go up to about freezing by 1:00 a.m. had a break from the snow but now the concern is ice as you can see from our virginia tech sky cam, the campus is covered in snow. class were all canceled today. they have been trying to clear the snow and when we checked in the with dawn earlier that freezing rain had started to fall. >> reporter: yeah, the freezing rain

let's get right back over to chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff -- i understand this is an elevation- dependent storm? a strong clipper-type system started to impact the region on monday, bringing some scattered rain and snow showers. as we turn colder tonight, any leftover precipitation will be snow showers. that said, tonight, the precipitation should be pretty isolated in nature, with tomorrow in the mountains. tonight: mostly cloudy with snow showers possible, especially in the mountains. pretty cold with lows in the upper 20s. tuesday: mainly cloudy with snow showers possible, mainly in the mountains. chilly and breezy with highs in the upper 30s. we may still have the chance for some upslope west slope snow showers lingering into wednesday. other wednesday will be mostly cloudy and cold still breezy too with highs in the lower 30s. as far as accumulations through wednesday, here's what we are thinking: west slope areas mainly in wv, including mt. rogers: 3-6"+ most of the nrv/highlands: 1-3" the highe

. >>> welcome back i am storm team 10 meteorologist jeff haniewich, scattered showers in west virginia towards the mountain empire in the new river valley, a little bit of rain from grayson county to bland county and even parts of allegheny and giles county. i want to show you the worst of the peninsula south into the carolinas. it looks like south carolina is into the woods for north carolina is not as there is an impressive squall line looking in. it has been known to produce tornadoes and we have had quite a few yesterday and quite a few today as well, including one likely across appomattox close to evergreen. in evergreen itself we had trees down and power lies down and in dry fork we had wind damage and this was a very active day. one of the busiest days we have had in the storm team weather center in probably the last 18 to 24 months, i don't believe we've had a tornado touched down in the last two or even three years. i am pretty sure that one did touchdown in appomattox but we will not know for sure until the national weather service survey team gets out there tomorrow and your

what we can expect tonight leading into monday let's check in with storm team 10 meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff ... weather closed captioning snow began to fall in the new fall in the new river valley around 5 this afternoon. as you can see from our virginia tech sky cam ... the campus is covered in snow. virginia tech ... radford university and v- m-i are all closed monday due to the storm. wsls ten's duke carter live in blacksburg this evening with the latest conditions. the main roads here in blacksburg are currently being plowed by public works crews since the snow began to fall earlier this evening. i drove around to blacksburg and christiansburg and there were several cars out driving to their destinations. we spoke some plowers here who will be working around the clock. they say they'll plow the parking lots like the one at the kroger on main street. workers say they just want to make sure people are able to get the items they need for their homes. we're just trying to take care of the roads and make sure everybody gets out safe and that we don't have any accidents and try to do a

we want to turn things over to storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich ... jeff ... the combination of the snow and ice ... is a little concerning ... winter storm warnings remain in effect for the entire viewing area through noon on tuesday. most of the snow has departed and now our attention turns to ice freezing rain and plain old rain. there will be a lull in the activity early this afternoon, with the moisture filling back in later this afternoon, with freezing rain likely this evening. the potential is there for looking at a trace-0.50" of ice accretion. the highest amounts 0.25- 0.50" will likely be along and just east of the parkway from late this afternoon through just after midnight. power outages will need to be monitored for sure. the ice should changeover to plain rain late tonight before ending around lunch-time on tuesday. the flooding potential will be elevated quite a bit late tonight into tuesday morning as there will some pockets of heavy rain. the rain really has no place to go because of the drainage systems being blocked by snow, especially in u

let's check in with storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich... jeff? the flurries and snow showers have finally ended.for a brief time. thursday was pretty chilly but at least we saw more sunshine! however, another clipper will impact the region on friday, bringing more snow showers, especially into the mountains. tonight: clouds thicken, cold with less wind.lows in the mid-to-upper teens. friday: mostly cloudy with mountain snow showers.highs showers will occur in the mountains on friday, we will see a spillover of some flurries, maybe even a few snow showers farther east. we are looking at a coating-1" maybe above 2500 ft., up to 2" in the nrv and highlands, with a possible dusting in spots farther east. this will start in the morning and end in the afternoon or early evening. the weekend looks dry.but very ten political coverage... the race for the white house heats up as the two democratic candidates face off tonight. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will take the stage in milwaukee for their second one on one debate. the wisconsin primary is mor

we turn now to storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich... jeff? winter storm warnings remain in effect for the entire viewing area through noon on tuesday. most of the snow has departed and now our attention turns to ice freezing rain and plain old rain. there will be a lull in the activity early this afternoon, with the moisture filling back in later this afternoon, with freezing rain potential is there for significant icing. we are looking at a trace-0.50" of ice accretion. the highest amounts 0.25- 0.50" will likely be along and just east of the parkway from late this afternoon through just after midnight. power outages will need to be monitored for sure. the ice should changeover to plain rain late tonight before ending around lunch-time on tuesday. the flooding potential will be elevated quite a bit late tonight into tuesday morning as there will some pockets of heavy rain. the rain really has no place to go because of the drainage systems being blocked by snow, especially in urban areas. over an inch of rain is possible. temperatures will go

storm team 10 chief meteorologist jeff haniewich was in evergreen today where he got a first hand look of the devastation. he joins us now jeff -- after tracking this storm for hours wednesday what communities across the country during disasters is now helping the people in evergreen. this morning... members of god's pit crew delivered several pallets of water... gatorade... and blessing buckets. the buckets are packed full of essentials like toiletries and non-perishable food items. members of god's pit crew were in evergreen yesterday -- working to figure out how they could best use their resources to help out. volunteers say it's bittersweet seeing these locally-donated resources stay here in the area. john cline/operation s manager "it's fantastic to be able to give back to the community and to everybody that donates and loves god's pit crew, but it's also sad that it happened here in our own back yard." supplies have also been sent to tapahanock. volunteers plan to stay there four-to-five days to help with clean-up efforts. the tornado is also having an impact on super tuesday. du

let's turn it over to storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich... jeff? after yesterday's snow and ice and last night's ice and rain, it was nice to see the sun return on tuesday. however, we will still be dealing with the ramifications of the last storm, as there due to downed trees and powerlines. also, we will be monitoring the river levels over the next couple of days because of all the precipitation that fell. a weak clipper system will impact the region tonight bringing some light precipitation with it. we will start to see some light snow showers work their way into the southern nrv and mountain empire during the mid- evening hours. as the storm progresses east towards southside, the light snow showers could changeover to rain showers. some flurries are possible across southside, but the light accumulations should stay just west of you into the nrv and mountain empire. these locations could see up to 1" 0-1" of snow. all this is gone by daybreak wednesday. tonight: turning mostly cloudy with sct. light snow/rain showers possible, especially south o

we turn now to storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich... jeff? after yesterday's severe weather and tornado outbreak across the region, it was nice to see a the wind was howling. let's talk about the two tornadoes confirmed: 1 evergreen in appomattox county ef3, winds: 136- 165 path width: 400 yds width of four football fields path length: 13 miles 7 injuries, 1 fatality 2 ararat in patrick county ef1, winds 95-105 path width: 0.5 miles path length: 1.75 miles no injuries our thoughts and prayers remain with all involved in yesterday's tornadoes. it was no doubt very windy on thursday, with some gusts over 50 mph. it will remain windy for us through friday. as a matter of fact, a wind advisory remains in effect for areas along and west of the parkway until 7:00a on friday. these are the locations that could continue to see wind gusts over 40 or 50 mph. in addition to the wind, we did have mountain snow showers today too. parts through virginia ... they left a path of destruction in their wake. according to the latest numbers... four people died a

team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff ... the national weather service determined this today. can you explain how that was reached? after yesterday's severe weather and tornado outbreak across the region, it was nice to see a more tranquil day even though the wind was howling. let's talk about the two tornadoes confirmed: 1 evergreen in appomattox county ef3, winds: 136- 165 path width: 400 yds width of four football fields path length: 13 miles 7 injuries, 1 fatality 2 ararat in patrick county ef1, winds path width: 0.5 miles path length: 1.75 miles no injuries our thoughts and prayers remain with all involved in yesterday's tornadoes. it was no doubt very windy on thursday, with some gusts over 50 mph. it will remain windy for us through friday. as a matter of fact, a wind advisory remains in effect for areas along and west of the parkway until 7:00a on friday. these are the locations that could continue to see wind gusts over 40 or 50 mph. in addition to the wind, we did have mountain snow showers today too. parts of the n

let's check in with storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich... jeff? after yesterday's snow and ice and last night's ice and rain, it was nice to see the sun return on tuesday. however, we will still be dealing with the ramifications of the last storm, as there numerous power outages due to downed trees and powerlines. also, we will be monitoring the river levels over the next couple of days because of all the precipitation that fell. a weak clipper system will impact the region tonight bringing some light precipitation with it. we will start to see some light snow the southern nrv and mountain empire during the mid- evening hours. as the storm progresses east towards southside, the light snow showers could changeover to rain showers. some flurries are possible across southside, but the light accumulations should stay just west of you into the nrv and mountain empire. these locations could see up to 1" 0-1" of snow. all this is gone by daybreak wednesday. tonight: turning mostly cloudy with sct. light snow/rain showers possible, especially south of hig

jeff haniewich. jeff ... is there any relief in sight? the flurries and snow showers have finally ended.for a brief time. thursday was pretty chilly but at least we another clipper will impact the region on friday, bringing more snow showers, especially into the mountains. tonight: clouds thicken, cold with less wind.lows in the mid-to-upper teens. friday: mostly cloudy with mountain snow showers.highs in the middle 30s. while most of the snow showers will occur in the mountains on friday, we will see flurries, maybe even a few snow showers farther east. we are looking at a coating-1" maybe above 2500 ft., up to 2" in the nrv and highlands, with a possible dusting in spots farther east. this will start southwest virginia families face. law enforcement and mental health professionals work to combat the issue in adults. now ... a new river valley public school is working to prevent drug abuse in the next generation. wsls 10's rachel lucas has more on a giles county school's "too good for drugs" program. "do overs are great things. some of t

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... it was pretty chilly today ... and its only going to get colder ... well, it was another cold day across the region with temperatures mainly in the 20s and 30s. the winds picked up as expected too. we continued to see some mountain flurries/light snow showers, with a little more sun farther east. the pattern does not look to change a whole lot through wednesday. tonight: mostly cloudy with light mountain snow showers still possible, blustery with lows in the lower 20s. wednesday: clouds west, more sun east with mountain snow showers hanging tough.bluster y still with highs in the lower 30s. thursday will see a mix of sun and clouds area-wide.and it looks to be a dry day for everyone. it will remain cold and blustery though with highs only in the upper 20s. friday will be partly sunny and not quite as cold with highs actually look to stay elevated through at least part of the weekend. the weekend looks for the most part dry, but continued cold. saturday will once again see more clouds

let's turn it back over to storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich... jeff? well, it was another cold day across the region with temperatures mainly in the 20s and 30s. the winds picked up as expected too. we continued to see some mountain flurries/light snow showers, with a little more sun farther east. the pattern does not look to change a whole lot through wednesday. tonight: mostly cloudy with light mountain snow showers still possible, blustery with lows in the lower 20s. wednesday: clouds west, more sun east with mountain snow showers hanging tough.bluster y still with highs in the lower 30s. thursday and clouds area-wide.and it looks to be a dry day for everyone. it will remain cold and blustery though with highs only in the upper 20s. friday will be partly sunny and not quite as cold with highs in the middle 30s. the winds actually look to stay elevated through at least part of the weekend. updates delivered straight to your phone. just download our storm team ten app. it's free... and available for both android and apple smart phones. the trial again

we turn to storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich... jeff? a strong clipper-type system started to impact the region on monday, bringing some scattered rain and snow showers. as we turn colder tonight, any leftover precipitation will be snow showers. that said, tonight, the precipitation should be pretty isolated in nature, with perhaps more ramping up again tomorrow in the mountains. tonight: mostly cloudy with snow showers possible, especially in the mountains. pretty cold with lows in the upper 20s. tuesday: mainly cloudy with chilly and breezy with highs in the upper 30s. we may still have the chance for some upslope west slope snow showers lingering into wednesday. ahead of the winter weather even when we're not on air. you can find the latest warnings and watches... along with updates on school and road closures... on our website... w- s-l-s dot com. a pulaski county mother charged in the death of her son appeared in court today. ashley white's child abuse and neglect trial has officially begun. white's charges stem from her son noah th

let's head on over to storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff ... after yesterday's snow and ice and last night's ice and rain, it was nice to see the sun return on tuesday. however, we will still be dealing with the ramifications of the last storm, as there due to downed trees and powerlines. also, we will be monitoring the river levels over the next couple of days because of all the precipitation that fell. a weak clipper system will impact the region tonight bringing some light precipitation with it. we will start to see some light snow showers work their way into the southern nrv and mountain empire during the mid- evening hours. as the storm progresses east towards southside, the light snow showers could changeover to rain showers. some flurries are possible across southside, but the light accumulations should stay just west of you into the nrv and mountain empire. these locations could see up to 1" 0-1" of snow. all this is gone by daybreak wednesday. tonight: turning mostly cloudy with sct. light snow/rain showers possible, lows in the upper

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now .. jeff ... it's time to bundle up. well, it was another cold day across the region with temperatures mainly in the 20s and 30s. the winds picked up as expected too. we continued to see some mountain flurries/light snow showers, with a little more sun farther east. the pattern does not look to change a whole lot through wednesday. tonight: mostly cloudy with light mountain snow showers still possible, blustery with lows in the lower 20s. wednesday: clouds west, more sun east with mountain snow showers hanging tough.bluster y still with highs in the lower 30s. thursday will see a mix of sun and clouds area-wide.and it looks to be a dry day for everyone. it will remain cold highs only in the upper 20s. friday will be partly sunny and not quite as cold with highs in the middle 30s. the winds actually look to stay elevated through at least part of the weekend. the weekend looks for the most part dry, but continued cold. saturday will once again see more clouds west will top out in the middle 30s. teenagers are charged in co

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now ... jeff ... you guys were on top of this from the beginning. after yesterday's severe weather and tornado outbreak across the region, it was nice to see a more tranquil day even though the wind was howling. let's talk about the two tornadoes confirmed: 1 evergreen in appomattox county ef3, winds: 136- 165 path width: 400 yds width of four football fields path length: 13 miles 7 injuries, 1 fatality 2 ararat path width: 0.5 miles path length: 1.75 miles no injuries our thoughts and prayers remain with all involved in yesterday's tornadoes. it was no doubt very windy on thursday, with some gusts over 50 mph. it will remain windy for us through friday. as a matter of fact, a wind advisory remains in effect for areas along and west of the parkway until 7:00a on friday. these are the lynchburg is reaching out to appomattox county after the e-f-3 tornado. condolences to the appomattox county community and encouraged people to make donations to help in the recovery. the lynchburg fire department is acce

let's check in with storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff ... we did have a light wintry mix in spots last night into early this morning, but that has since passed and high pressure moved back in this afternoon. that allowed for the triumphant return of sunshine for most of the day, although it certainly was breezy at times. and the weekend looks pretty quiet weather-wise. tonight: mostly clear and cold with lows in the middle 20s. saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s. sunday does look a bit cloudier than saturday; we'll call it partly sunny with more sun west and more clouds east. it does look to be a bit warmer with highs in the lower 50s. there will be a coastal low we will be watching on sunday, but it looks like all the moisture will stay to the east of us. things will change again for us next week. monday will be mostly cloudy with snow and/or rain showers possible. we are looking at anywhere between a coating-2" possible monday into tuesday morning. this could change, so please stay tuned. as a general rule, clipper systems

can expect tonight leading into tomorrow let's check in with storm team 10 chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff ... winter storm warning in effect through noon tuesday tonight: light snow develop with lows in the mid teens to near 20. monday: snow transitions over to a wintry mix of sleet afternoon and evening. highs in the upper 20s and low 30s. monday night: freezing rain changing over to rain with temperatures rising into the mid to upper 30s as warmer air is pulled in with a low pressure moving overhead. tuesday: early morning rain, then partial clearing in the afternoon. highs in the mid 40s. wednesday: partly sunny and milder with mountain snow showers. the high 48. thursday: mostly sunny and seasonably chilly with highs in the mid 40s. friday: a warming trend begins with highs around 50 with a mostly sunny sky. saturday: a cold front brings some clouds and a chance for our area, crews are gearing up and bracing for her impact. as you can see this is our sky cam in blacksburg on virginia tech's campus. the scene is meanwhie wsls ten's duke carter is live in christiansburg. duke ---

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now ... jeff ... a bitter cold night out there ... with wind and cold air in place, wind chills were below zero in the highlands and in the single digits in the nrv. 15 below zero in the highlands.it will also feel below zero in the nrv. please bundle up and take good care of yourself and your pets tonight. tonight: any mountain snow showers end, blustery with lows in the middle teens.but with the wind, it will feel much colder than that. thursday: partly to mostly sunny and still blustery with highs around 30. another weak disturbance may impact the area on friday.it's a weak clipper system that could bring us more light rain and/or snow showers. a approves a bill that would allow electric chair as a backup in inmate executions. supporters have been using the impending execution of a convicted murderer to make their case ... the state claims it doesn't have enough of the lethal injection drug needed to carry out executions. the commonwealth is one of eight states to allow electrocutions but inmates c

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... with wind and cold air in place, wind chills were below zero in the highlands and in the single digits in the nrv. and tonight looks to bitterly cold with wind chills 15 below zero in the highlands.it will also feel below zero in the nrv. please bundle up and take good care of yourself and your pets tonight. tonight: any mountain snow showers end, blustery with lows in the middle teens.but with the wind, it will feel much colder than that. thursday: partly to mostly sunny blustery with highs around 30. another weak disturbance may ... the james river association plans to legally challenge a state permit allowing millions of gallons of coal ash wastewater into the james river. dominion virginia power plans to dump 350-million gallons of wastewater into the river. this comes as the company moves to close coal ash impoundments at power plants. crews in botetourt county now have one of two historic slave quarters on the back of a flat-bed truck ready to be moved. protestors were on the si

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... you say it's expected to continue ... and possibly get worse? we had rain move through the region last night into this morning, but by the afternoon, outside of some drizzle, we did dry things out a bit. another round of heavy rain will likely impact the region later tonight into wednesday, as a powerful storm system from the southwest impacts us. tonight: rain again forms, milder with lows around 40. fog is again possible.pleas e be careful driving. wednesday: rain likely, even some storms are possible,

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... a clipper system brought us more snow showers into the mountains, even with a few making it farther east energy will move away from us later tonight, but through the evening we will still have the chance for some snow showers. a coating -2" is possible in the nrv and highlands even perhaps into the higher elevations of the roanoke valley, with a dusting possible in spots farther east. it was cold outside on friday, but at least the winds were not all that strong. however, they strengthen big-time tonight. a wind chill advisory is in from nelson, amherst, bedford, franklin, and patrick counties and points west from 11:00pm tonight through sunday at 10:00am. tonight: mountain snow showers taper off late, skies clear after midnight. cold & turning windy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. wind chills will be below zero in the mountains. saturday: partly to mostly sunny & blustery please bundle up! with highs in the middle 20s. natalie keepers and david eisnehauer. these video clips from

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... what can you tell us about the rest of the night? after last night's clipper system that brought some parts of the mountains mountain empire a light accumulation, it was nice once again to see the sun come back today. and temperatures did warm into the 40s, so the melting continues across the area. but we are still dealing with the ramifications of the precipitation earlier in the week in the form of river flooding. the roanoke river at randolph is forecast to have moderate flooding, while the dan river at paces and south boston are forecast to have minor flooding. we'll keep a close eye on this for you, but any flooding is expected to end any time between thursday struggling with finances is finally back on track. natural bridge is now caught up on more than a million dollars worth of debt. the owners of the historic hotel missed their yearly payment of more than nine they also owed taxes to rockbridge county and various vendors for renovation work. after donating the natural bridge

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. hey jeff! sunshine was out in full- force on thursday, warming us up into the 40s. high pressure will be in control of our weather for one more day, allowing for us to be quiet and tranquil for one more day. tonight: fair skies and cold with lows in the middle 20s. friday: mostly sunny with highs more sun east, more clouds west with highs in the lower 60s. i can't rule out the chance for a few late-day showers on saturday, but there will be a better chance for spotty showers on sunday. we turn mostly cloudy on sunday with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. monday will be continued mainly cloudy with scattered showers. it will not be as warm with highs in the middle 50s. temperatures will fall to near 40 on tuesday, so another surge of cold air will come back into play soon. tuesday will be cloudy with passing showers, but the rain could changeover to a mix at some in the 30s. president barack obama signs new legislation ... imposing new sanctions against north korea for refusing to stop its nuclear w

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now ... jeff ... how long is this expected to continue? a strong clipper-type system started to impact the region on monday, bringing some scattered rain and snow showers. as we turn colder tonight, any will be snow showers. that said, tonight, the precipitation should be pretty isolated in nature, with perhaps more ramping up again tomorrow in the mountains. tonight: mostly cloudy with snow showers possible, especially in the mountains. pretty cold with lows in the upper 20s. tuesday: mainly cloudy with snow showers possible, mainly investigate a weekend incident in which they say a mentally unstable man tried to get officers to shoot and kill him. police were called to the 100 block of barrett street for a report of a man dragging a body through the woods around 5- 30 sunday morning,. when they got there... a 25- year-old man admitted to making up the report in hopes of getting police shoot him. officers spent a couple of hours trying to negotiate with the man and eventually decided to use non-deadl

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... a strong clipper-type system started to impact the region on monday, bringing some scattered rain and snow showers. as we turn colder tonight, any leftover precipitation will be snow showers. that said, tonight, the precipitation should be pretty isolated in nature, with again tomorrow in the mountains. tonight: mostly cloudy with snow showers possible, especially in the mountains. pretty cold with lows in the upper 20s. tuesday: mainly cloudy with snow showers possible, mainly in the mountains. chilly and breezy with highs in the upper 30s. we may still have the chance for some upslope west slope snow showers lingering into wednesday. other wednesday will be mostly cloudy and cold the lower 30s. as far as accumulations through wednesday, here's what we are thinking: west slope areas mainly in most of the nrv/highlands: 1-3" the higher amounts in the higher elevations.like etc. roanoke: coating possible, maybe up to 1" around catawba, bradshaw, and bent communities come together to re

storm team ten chief metarologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff... although we began the day with some sun, we did have more clouds and showers move through some areas in the afternoon. it was a warm day before the clouds came in as well, with temperatures climbing into the 60s. tonight: showers end with lows lower 40s. tuesday: cloudy with areas of upper 40s. will impact the better chance for showers, even a few storms. it will be a warmer day with highs in the lower 60s. by wednesday night, we will dry things out. and behind the frontal boundary, we a danville organization helping resources to those in need ... gets some help thanks to the generosity of people who live in danville and pittsylvania county. wsls 10's colter anstaett shows us what god's pit crew received today. water. nat break lots and lots of cases of bottled water were loaded into god's pit crew's box truck today at the ymca in danville. for about the past month and a half, the y has been accepting cases of bottled water from people who join the y and in return those who bring in a

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us again ... jeff ... after yesterday's ice and rain, it was nice to see the sun return on tuesday. however, we will still be dealing with the ramifications of the last storm, as there numerous power outages due to downed trees and powerlines. also, we will be monitoring the river levels over the next couple of days because of all the precipitation that fell. a weak clipper system will impact the region tonight bringing some light precipitation with it. we will start to see some light snow southern nrv and mountain empire during the mid- evening hours. as the storm progresses east towards southside, the light snow showers could changeover to rain showers. some flurries are possible across southside, but the light accumulations should stay just west of you into the nrv and mountain empire. these locations could see up to 1" of snow. all this is gone by daybreak wednesday. tonight: turning mostly cloudy with sct. light snow/rain showers possible, especially south of highway 460. lows in the upper 20s and low

we turn things back over now to chief meteorologist jeff haniewich now. jeff -- you did some digging today .. after the national weather having e-f-3 intensity. i understand .. this is a local record-breaker for the month of february? after yesterday's severe weather and tornado outbreak across the region, it was nice to see a more tranquil day even though the wind was howling. let's talk about the two tornadoes confirmed: 1 evergreen in appomattox county ef3, winds: 136- 165 path width: 400 yds width of four football fields path length: 13 miles 7 injuries, 1 fatality 2 ararat ef1, winds 95-105 path width: 0.5 miles path length: 1.75 miles no injuries our thoughts and prayers remain with all involved in yesterday's tornadoes. it was no doubt very windy on thursday, with some gusts over 50 mph. it will remain windy for us through friday. as a matter of fact, a wind advisory remains in effect for areas along and west of the parkway until 7:00a on friday. these are the locations that could continue to or 50 mph. in addition to the wind, we did have mountain

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... you say it's expected to continue ... and possibly get worse? we had rain move through the region last night into this morning, but by the afternoon, outside of some drizzle, we did dry things out a bit. another round of heavy rain will likely impact the region later tonight into wednesday, as a powerful storm system from the southwest impacts us. tonight: rain again forms, milder with lows around 40. fog is again possible.pleas e be careful driving. wednesday: rain likely, even some storms are possible, of the blue ridge. warmer with the winds picking up, highs in the mid-to- upper 50s. a flood watch is in effect until 700p on wednesday. 1-2" of rain will fall tonight through wednesday, and you have to keep in mind that the ground is already saturated from all the precipitation we have seen over the last couple weeks. the rain may not have anywhere to go. in addition to that, the storm prediction center has put areas near lynchburg and southside in a slight risk for severe weather. f

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... the warm weather will continue into the weekend? after last night's clipper system that brought some parts of the mountains southern parts of the nrv and mountain empire a light accumulation, it was nice once again to see the sun come back warm into the 40s, so the melting continues across the area. but we are still dealing with the ramifications of the precipitation earlier in the week in the form of river flooding. the roanoke river at randolph is forecast to have moderate flooding, while the dan river at paces and south boston are forecast to have minor flooding. we'll keep a close eye on this for you, but any flooding is in news making national headlines ... apple is vowing to take on uncle sam in a fight over a terrorist's i- phone. a federal judge has ordered the company to help the f-b-i break into a locked phone used by one of the shooters in the san apple has five days to respond. brian mooar explains. apple says it will fight a federal magistrate's order forcing the tech gia

storm team ten meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now ... jeff ... it was breezy out there. in spots last night into early this morning, but that has since passed and high pressure moved back in this afternoon. that allowed for the triumphant return of sunshine for most of the day, although it certainly was breezy at times. and the weekend looks pretty quiet weather-wise. tonight: mostly clear and cold with lows in the middle 20s. saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s. sunday does look a bit cloudier than saturday; we'll call it partly sunny with more sun west and more clouds east. it does look to be a bit warmer with highs in the lower 50s. there will be a coastal low we will be watching on sunday, but it looks like all the moisture will stay to the east of us. things will change again for us next week. monday will be mostly cloudy with snow and/or rain showers possible. we are looking at anywhere between a coating-2" possible monday into tuesday morning. this could change, so please stay tuned. as a general rule, clipper systems don't usually bring us much sno

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us ... jeff ... this is a trend we'll be seeing for the next few days ... well, monday felt like a.monday. clouds, drizzle, fog.not the best way to start out the work week. and it looks like the threat for heavy rain will increase later tonight all the way through wednesday evening. tonight: rain forms, cool with patchy fog.lows in the upper 30s. tuesday: cloudy with periods of rain.chilly with highs in the low-to-mid 40s could be a midnight high.temperatu res during the day may stay in we may get a break from the rain later tuesday afternoon into tuesday evening, before another more intense round of rain moves late tuesday night and lasts through wednesday evening. that second storm system on wednesday from a bedford county home. volunteers started pulling kittens from the home in goodview over the weekend. it's believed many of the cats suffer from respiratory and eye infections from living in poor conditions. the organization says it's working with the sheriff's office. the cats will be available

power company, but the true power in our communities >>> welcome back friends, i'm meteorologist jeff haniewich. >>> after midnight we could see a light wintery mix, slight snow showers, light rain showers, maybe a few sleet pellets, you need to know that. a little bit of light precipitation toward 2:00 might start to see flurries or sleet pellets. by 7:00 it's all gone. by the time you wake up in the morning all this moisture is gone. i think most of us won see anything. it's just the few of us that could see light winery mix. any clouds scour out by 9:00, 10:00 in the morning. mostly sunny everywhere. saturday starts off with abundant sunshine. winds right now out of the northwest anywhere between 5-12 miles and hour sustained. especially towards higher elevations, winds are going to pick up tonight and turn blustery out there. by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow wind gusts over 30 miles per hour, as we head into lunch time tomorrow wind gusts over 25 miles per hour, late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night winds will start to weaken, saturday wrong winds will play and important role in the uptick they a

let's head back over to storm team 10 chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff -- weather .. we want you to stay move through the region last night into this morning, but by the afternoon, outside of some drizzle, we did dry things out a bit. another round of heavy rain will likely impact the region later tonight into wednesday, as a powerful storm system from the southwest impacts us. tonight: rain again forms, milder with lows around 40. fog is again possible.pleas e be careful driving. wednesday: rain likely, even some storms are possible, with the winds picking up, highs in the mid-to- upper 50s. a flood watch is in effect until 700p on wednesday. 1-2" of rain will fall tonight through wednesday, and you have to keep in mind that the ground is already saturated from all the precipitation we have seen over the last couple weeks. the rain may not have anywhere to go. in addition to that, the storm prediction center has put areas near lynchburg and southside in a slight risk for severe weather. flooding and damaging winds are no doubt the biggest threats we will have on wedn

we want to head right back over to storm team 10 chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff-- with this storm system making its system started to impact the region on monday, bringing some scattered rain and snow showers. as we turn colder tonight, any snow showers. that said, tonight, the precipitation pretty isolated in nature, with perhaps more ramping up again tomorrow in the mountains. tonight: mostly cloudy with snow showers possible, especially in the mountains. pretty cold with lows in the upper 20s. tuesday: mainly cloudy with snow showers possible, mainly in the mountains. chilly and breezy with highs in the upper 30s. we may still have the chance for some upslope west slope snow showers lingering into wednesday. cloudy and cold the lower 30s. as far as accumulations through area ... we want to remind you weather app. and for a full list of school closings... delays .. and travel conditions.. make sure to tune in the blacksburg and virginia tech community gather tonight to remember the life of one of its own. a candlelight vigil was held for nicole lovell. as w

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now ... jeff ... we're in for a warm-up this weekend? friday was another nice day across the area, as temperatures climbed well up into the 40s under partly to mostly sunny skies. clouds will however thicken tonight into the weekend. tonight: clouds roll in slowly, not as cold with lows in the mid- to-upper 30s. saturday: partly sunny, a little with highs in the lower 60s. we will stay in the lower 60s on sunday under mostly cloudy skies. passing showers will return on sunday afternoon and last into sunday evening. so, to help keep you safe. whether you realize it or not ... v-dot has extra eyes on the road to help keep you safe. they're called the safety service patrol. 16 workers travel across our region everyday... looking for drivers who need help. they respond to disabled cars or crashes on the interstate - with a total of more than 10-thousand calls each year. jason bond/vdot spokesperson" they can do all kinds of things from helping start your car, helping you get gas if you run out to get you

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... sunshine was out in full- force on thursday, warming us up into the 40s. high pressure will be in control of our weather for one more day, allowing for us to be quiet and tranquil for one more day. tonight: fair skies and cold with lows in the middle 20s. friday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s. saturday will be partly sunny more sun east, more clouds west with highs in the lower 60s. i can't rule out the chance for a few late-day showers on saturday, but there will be a better chance for spotty showers on sunday. we turn mostly cloudy on sunday with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. monday will be continued mainly cloudy with scattered showers. it will not be as warm with highs in the middle 50s. temperatures will fall to near 40 on tuesday, so another surge of cold air will come back into play soon. tuesday google is now involved in a legal battle between apple and the government over digital privacy and national security. apple is challenging a federal ruling ordering the comp

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich is on the ground in evergreen toured the devastation today ... he has the latest on the public safety agencies like the national guard are planning their roles in the cleanup after governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency wednesday following the tornadoes that touched down across the commonwealth. wsls ten's rachel lucas has more on how soldiers are helping in appomattox county. there is still a lot of work to be done, a lot of debris, downed trees. it's going to take a while l but i can tell you we have been here since early yesterday morning and in that time a lot of progress has been made.. and the national guard has really made a difference. vo we have had a lot of great volunteer groups but there's been a lot of heavy lifting and that she needed to be done. since governor terry mcauliffe declared a the national guard to be activated and sent here to help with the cleanup i followed some of the soldiers around today is that he hoped various homeowners do work that they never would've never been able to do on their oh n

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... well, monday felt like a.monday. clouds, drizzle, fog.not the best way to start out the work week. and it looks like the threat for heavy rain will increase later tonight all the way through wednesday evening. tonight: rain forms, cool with patchy fog.lows in the upper 30s. tuesday: cloudy with periods of rain.chilly with highs in the low-to-mid 40s could be a midnight high.temperatu the 30s we may get a break from the rain later tuesday afternoon into tuesday evening, before another more intense round of rain moves late tuesday night and lasts through wednesday evening. that second storm system on wednesday could bring more heavy rain and the threat for some storms as well. when you factor in the rain tonight lasting through wednesday evening, we could see 1-3" of rain, so flooding could considering privatizing its drinking water plant ... but at a meeting tonight the utilities commission essentially voted to table the issue. wsls 10's colter anstaett tells us what this means. "it me

let's head right back over to storm team 10 chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff -- a clipper system brought us more snow showers into the mountains, even with a few making it farther east beyond the blue ridge. that energy will move away from us later tonight, but through the evening we will still have the chance for some snow showers. a coating -2" is possible in the nrv and highlands even perhaps into the higher elevations of the roanoke valley, with a dusting possible in spots farther east. it was cold outside on friday, but at least the winds were not all that strong. however, they strengthen big-time tonight. a wind chill advisory is in from nelson, amherst, bedford, franklin, and patrick counties and points west from 11:00pm tonight through sunday at 10:00am. tonight: mountain snow showers taper off late, skies clear after midnight. cold & turning windy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. wind chills will be below zero in the mountains. & blustery please bundle up! with highs in the middle 20s. sunday will see a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the

let's get over to storm team 10 chief meteorologist jeff haniewich for all the details. jeff .. tomorrow is going to be a good time to get outside .. friday was another nice day across the area, as temperatures climbed well up into the 40s under partly to mostly sunny skies. clouds will however thicken tonight into the weekend. tonight: clouds roll in slowly, not as cold with lows in the mid- to-upper 30s. saturday: partly sunny, a little breezy, and much warmer with highs in the lower 60s. we will stay in the lower 60s on sunday under mostly cloudy skies. passing showers will return on sunday afternoon and last into sunday evening. so, right now saturday looks like the better of the two weekend days to be outside. monday will see more clouds than with a stray shower or two possible. it will not be as warm with highs in the respects to one of the most influential supreme court justices. antonin scalia's remains lie in repose today in the great hall of the supreme court building. president obama and the first lady came by to pay their respects. fellow justice stephen breyer says

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... we had rain move through the region last night into this morning, but by the afternoon, outside of some drizzle, we did dry things out a bit. another round of heavy rain will likely impact the region later tonight into wednesday, as a powerful storm system from the southwest impacts us. tonight: rain again forms, milder with lows around 40. fog is again possible.pleas e be careful driving. wednesday: rain likely, even some storms are possible, especially along and east of the with the winds picking up, highs in the mid-to- upper 50s. a flood watch is in effect until 700p on wednesday. 1-2" of rain will fall tonight through wednesday, and you have to keep in mind that the ground is already saturated from all the precipitation we have seen over the last couple weeks. the rain may not have anywhere to go. in addition to that, the storm prediction center has put areas near lynchburg and southside in a slight risk for severe weather. flooding and damaging winds are no doubt the biggest thr

jeff -- this is some of the strongest rotation i've seen storm team 10 chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff -- this will no doubt go down as one of the most active days we have had in the last three to five years. we had several tornado warnings across the region, with many reports of damaging wind and large hail. it certainly looks like a tornado touched down in appomattox county, near evergreen, as well. the national weather service's survey team will investigate this area, along with a few others to see how many tornadoes we did see this afternoon. our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted by today's storms. here's the good news: the severe weather threat is over. we may have some lingering showers tonight, but the real weather story is the wind. a wind advisory is in effect until 7:00a friday for areas along and west of the parkway. wind gusts over 50 mph are possible in this time-frame. behind this powerful disturbance, we will turn cooler thursday through saturday. we could actually be cold enough in the mountains to see some snow showers, as wrap-around

storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. well, if punxsutawney phil is correct, because he did not see his shadow, we have an early spring on the way. we'll see if that indeed happens. the infamous wedge was in play today and brought us clouds, areas of drizzle, and cooler temperatures. the wedge will break tonight, but no because high pressure will be in control. rather, we will have a pretty significant storm system bring us the chance for some heavy rain and isolated storms on our hump day. tonight: cloudy with scattered showers form later, fog may be around too.lows in the low-to-mid 40s. wednesday: overcast with rain, even a few storms. warmer with highs in the middle 60s. a few of the storms could be on the strong side east of the parkway during the afternoon hours of wednesday. we will could see anywhere between 0.5-1.5" of rain before all is said and done, which could lead to localized flooding. thursday and friday look drier under partly to mostly sunny skies perhaps a little more sun on friday in comparison to thur