ticket, we have got you covered. >> john: the cool recreation of trending, >> christine: the story john carter and kristen miranda have been looking forward to hearing all morning. >> john: yes. >> christine: marshmallow peeps are taking their shot at >> >> john: huge broadway fans, as an entry for a contest they paid tribute to broadway's biggest hit, "hamilton" kristen miranda's favorite right now. >> kristen: yes. >> john: peeps are my favorite treat. together, you can't -- you can't do any more. this is it. heaven. >> al: half awesome. >> kristen: the hamilton half is awesome. >> al: not thity the styrofoam snack. you're going crazy on peeps. >> christine: there is confirmed tornado in our area, chesterfield county? >> al: came in after 6:00 last night, the information, i thought i would show you. this is a picture we have for you. this is the tornado that was out there, an ef-30, f-0, that is ominous looking, plenty of warning, no injuries, no fatalities but there was damage. about 50 to 75 miles wide. again, let's take you down there and show you sort of on the edge of the viewing area,

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monday, february 22nd, i'm john carter. christine sperow. those stories miss brody o'connellplusbrody o'connell getting details on a fire. >> brody: would be person is being treated for smoke inhalation, new details in in minutes in the alert center. >> john: get started with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. >> al: a very mild start to the day and damp as well w that a little bit of fog, around wadesboro, zero visibility, good visibility here in charlotte. be mindful you may run in a little bit of fog this morning. you may also get a spritz or sprinkle, rain is spotty and light, no rain in statesville right now but a little bit of fog you can see clover leaf elementary school. dry in charlotte, very mild, 59 rock hill, 55 in gastonia and lower 50s from boone, morganton, salisbury, albermarle, a little bit cooler but not by much, still in the 60s, may have a few breaks of sunshine, better chance for rain later in the day and temperatures will probably fall this afternoon across the i-40 corridor. a lot mo

to wbtv news this morning here on this monday, february 15th, good to have you along with us i'm john carter. >> al: i'm meteorologist al conklin. >> john: nearly two dozen school districts in the area closed or delayed. you're asking what about charlotte-mecklenburg schools? operating on normal schedule as of this moment. however, they are monitoring the weather situation they will decide whether or not to make any changes tootsed bill to the schedule by 5:00 this morning. we have the latest closings and delays on the bottom of the screen and at wbtv.com slash closings. so the question is, what is with the weather? >> al: right now, very little happening for most of our viewing area outside of the mountains. that is good news. a delay at the onset, precipitation, the problem is that the air is so very cold, still well below freezing throughout the viewing area and still potential anything that falls this morning could be either in the form of snow, it is basically all snow up across the mountains. couple inches yesterday, so your temperatures super cold, just snow up there. but it is snowin

. >>> welcome to wbtv news this morning it is friday, february 12th, i'm john carter. and school delays to tell you about. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools are all operating on a two-hour delay. no other school closings that we know of. if we get any other delays or closings, we'll bring them to you. >>> but again, a very cold start to the day again today, here is charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin. wig >> al: it is, john, not as brutal as yesterday. cloud cover moved in and that ounce times prevents us from getting too, too cold, it is debatable how much snow is reaching the ground. radar is picking up snow over the mountain and foothills. there may be flurries, but snow a winter weather advisory from noon through tomorrow morning. several inches of snow in the mountain, at best a flurry or sprinkle in the foothillo 25 in boone. 30 hickory and morganton, below freezing charlotte, gastonia, shelby, 28 salisbury, statesville, albermarle, 29 in monroe. we'll start off cold, below freezing, lots of clouds, maybe a flurry especially no

news this morning, you've made it to friday, it is february 12th, good to have you with us, i'm john carter. >> christine: good morning i'm christine sperow. kristen miranda also here on set in the alert center. >> kristen: world health organization making an announcement about efforts to fight the zika virus. >> christine: thanks, kristen. >> john: let's start with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. >> al: a cold start but not as frigid as yesterday when we dipped to 17 degrees. this morning closer to freezing because of the canopy of cloud cover and bit of a breeze. that cloud cover producing light snow for the mountains, debatable how much is reaching the ground but again, power doppler radar is picking up a little bit of snow and flurries across the area especially north of town. a winter weather advisory runs through tomorrow morning for mountain counties. keep in mind a lot of the heavier snow will come later this afternoon and on in to tonight. dry here in charlotte right now, mostly cloudy, that is the metro school camera in the queen city, no sn

. >> john: thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. get you caught up on first alert weather, we have changes you need to be prepared for later this evening. meteorologist al conklin has more details. >> al: any rain this morning and mid-day will be on the light side. spotty, but as we go through time i think our rain chase will ramp up. you can see the loop over the last three hours, spotty stuff, weak boundary crossing the area as we speak and that will set the stage for a little cooler weather, not by much, still in the upper 50s to low 60s. that is main street in belmont going toward the railroad tracks, couple joggers, popular spot in downtown belmont. right across from city hall. 59 right here in charlotte, belmont at 56, 59 arboretum, ballantyne, 55 in coulwood, 54 in harrisburg, not much cooler to the north, 50 in boone, 52 cheraw. starting off with fog, otherwise mostly cloudy skies, spotty rain to the north of us, 57 degrees this afternoon coming home our rain chances rise, and by then we're at 59 degrees. e

february 26th, good to have you with us at 5:00 a.m., i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. kristen miranda in the alert center for us as well, a busy morning with developments on the work place shooting in kansas. >> kristen: that gunman identified, we have his photo, i'll tell you more about him and how that investigation is continuing at this hour. but first talk about the situation in charleston, near charleston, berkeley county, goose creek area. this is where a female deputy has been shot while on the job. that deputy is going to be okay. but that investigation has now moved in north charleston where they are trying to find the suspect. i'll get you caught up. >> christine: school delays to report this morning. avery and mitchell county schools are on a three-hour delay. alleghany and watauga county schools are on a two-hour delay. we continuously update the list at wbtv.com/closings. we'll let you know of any changes on air as well. >> john: cold start to the morning get started with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al >> al: the same area of low p

john: welcome to wbtv news this morning on monday, february 15th, good to have you with us, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. those stories plus brody o'connell here in the alert center getting the overnight headlines. >> brody: hoping to get a give picture out of r oxboro, north carolina, we'll look at that school districts in the area are closed or delayed today. officials with charlotte-mecklenburg schools tell us they are on a normal schedule and are expected to decide on any changes to the schedule any minute now so if we hear of anything we'll let you know first. the latest closing and deb lays on the bottom of the screen and wbtv.com/closings. >> john: to make it clear, charlotte-mecklenburg on normal schedule, let's find out what we can expect in the area, charlotte's mothers most experienced meteorologist, al conklin. >> al: temperatures area-wide are below freezing. snowing in the mountains, shortly have a report from ashton pellom up there, you can see snow is coming down across the high country. gets spottier toward i-40, some of this may not be reaching the g

good to have you with us i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow, good morning. get this half hour started with the most accurate look at your forecast, charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist to get you out the door on time, al conklin. >> al: leap back in a nice day, yesterday, 67 degrees, a few changes, breezy this morning as a weak front is crossing the area. lion's share of the rain will be north of us up in virginia, west virginia, but we have rain that may have a slight impact on the mountain counties this morning. otherwise, it looks like smooth sailing for today. charlotte, again dry conditions here out the door, bit on the breezy side, mild, check this out, 51 degrees in charlotte. 50 around mountain island lake, 48 in belmont, 50 tega cay, weddington, 51 harrisburg, arboretum and ballantyne. nice day, tack on 20 where we are right now should get near 70 this afternoon under mostly sunny skies. a couple opportunities for rain this week. i will spell it out and looking ahead to the weekend, the seven day planner in a couple minutes. you're nev

. >> john: thank you for waking up with wbtv news this morning, it is now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow, good morning, on your side with school closings this morning. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools are closed today. here are the delays. ashe county schools on three-hour delay. alleghany county on two-hour delay. you can find the full list at wbtv.com/closings. >>> let's go to meteorologist al conklin, al you called it you said more districts would be calling in. adding to the list. >> al: i'm surprised about the delays, they may be buying time because it is brutal in the mountains right now. 40 to 50 mile per hour gusts and snow that pours down. dangerous wind chills. this is center city charlotte from the central piedmont community college camera looking back toward the west, it is being buffeted by still gusty winds. right now the wind gusts are close to 50 in boone, 22 here in right now in monroe. we will be in the 20 to 30 mile per hour range most of the day. 41 charlotte, 29 much colder in boone, talk about consistency, hickory, gastonia, salisbury

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it is tuesday, it is thursday, rather, february 18th, let's don't get behind how about it, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow in john's defense it did say tuesday in the prompter. >> john: i think i wrote that, though. >> christine: we have kristen miranda getting the headlines in the alert center first. >> kristen: new way to pay goes live in china, plus developing story in oklahoma city, massive apartment building fire, i'll show you impressive pictures from the alert center. >> christine: we have school here they are, alleghany, ashe, avery and watauga county schools are on two-hour delay. you can find the latest closings and delays list at wbtv.com/closings. >> john: pretty cold out there this morning, below freezing in charlotte. here is charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin. >> al: as cold in charlotte as boone right now. clear skies, in charlotte. you can see our scott clark's nissan camera down on south boulevard showing dry conditions here, it is dry in center city as well and should stay that way all day long. now clear skies and light wi

john: good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning you made it to friday, february 26th, i'm john carter. >> al: i'm meteorologist al conklin. we're on your side with school delays to tell you about. >> john: avery and mitchell county schools working on three-hour delay. alleghany and watauga are two-hour delay. if there are changes we'll let the list at wbtv.com/closings. remnants of major weather. >> al: snow, wind and cold. let's show you what is going on. low pressure that brought us all the storminess during the mid-week period is lifting north in canada. we're on the edge and there is snow coming in east tennessee in the mountains of north carolina and with that, until 7:00 this morning, we do have a winter weather advisory for all the mountain counties, includes the ones john mentioned running on a delay. as far as the school districts go. once we get rid of this this morning, it will taper down to flurries, light snow falling now in boone at king street. rest of us cleared out nicely. clouds overnight, now clearing out. with that, a decent amount of sunshine today. 37 this mornin

welcome to wbtv news this morning, you made it to the mid-week it's wednesday, february 24th, i'm john carter. >> al: i'm meteorologist al conklin. john, we already had rain overnight. >> john: oh, boy. >> john: thunder, heavy rain. >> al: it will take most of the day to move through. let's show you this is the loop over the last several hours showing the rain coming through been spotty, not everybody has gotten in the rain but several showers have run through you can see where the rain is now. mostly concentrated across the foothills, cleveland county up in lincoln, gaston, catawba and burke and caldwell, another batch to the east of us through the pee dee river valley, quite a bit of lightning over toward norwood, locust, albermarle, no watches or rather no warnings, but we have watches out for flash flooding, at the moment, there are no warnings. we had rain in charlotte at the moment rain-free right now in center city. that is subject to change. temperatures are starting off fairly mild, moely in the upper mostly in the upper 40s. we will warm up despite cloud cover and showers and thunde

to wbtv news this morning here on this monday, february 15th, good to have you along with us i'm john carter. >> al: i'm meteorologist al conklin. >> john: nearly two dozen school districts in the area closed or delayed. you're asking what about charlotte-mecklenburg schools? operating on normal schedule as of this moment. however, they are monitoring the weather situation they will decide whether or not to make any changes tootsed bill to the schedule by 5:00 this morning. we have the latest closings and delays on the bottom of the screen and at wbtv.com slash closings. so the question is, what is with the weather? >> al: right now, very little happening for most of our viewing area outside of the mountains. that is good news. a delay at the onset, precipitation, the problem is that the air is so very cold, still well below freezing throughout the viewing area and still potential anything that falls this morning could be either in the form of snow,

welcome to wbtv news this morning, it is wednesday, february 10th, good to have you with us, i'm john carter. christine sperow. those stories plus kristen miranda getting news headlines just hitting the wires as it happens. >> kristen: exit poll results from new hampshire, new sanctions on north korea this morning and cleaning up the

i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. those stories plus kristen miranda getting the overnight headlines as news is happening. >> kristen: busy morning. the oregon stand off may be coming to an end. a very grave condition of a police officer shot in north dakota, i'll get you caught up. >> john: weather will be the big talker start with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. >> al: the heart of the cold air is now coming in the middle part of the country and toward the

. >> john: welcome to wbtv news monday, february 22nd, i'm john carter. christine sperow. those stories miss brody o'connellplusbrody o'connell getting details on a fire. >> brody: would be person is being treated for smoke inhalation, new details in in minutes in the alert center. >> john: get started with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. >> al: a very mild start to the day and damp as well w that a little bit of fog, around wadesboro, zero visibility, good visibility here in charlotte. be mindful you may run in a little bit of fog this morning. you may also get a spritz or sprinkle, rain is spotty and light, no rain in statesville right now but a little bit of fog you can see clover leaf elementary school. dry in charlotte, very mild, 59

on this friday, february 12ing, good to have you with us, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. a few school delays before we toss to meteorologist al conklin. avery, mitchell, and watauga county schools all operating on a two-hour delay. so head's up there. >> john: a lot of weather to talk about let's get started with charlotte's most conklin. >> al: there is snow falling from the midwest in the deep south, in the carolinas. but a lot of this locally is not even reaching the ground. surface. so, while it looks impressive on power doppler radar, you see the white here, a lot of this probably its is evaporating. snow picking up through the day dry here in charlotte, that is the metro school camera, a lot of cloud cover is helping to keep temperatures up a little bit. 31 in charlotte this morning, yesterday morning we were 17. a big difference. 29 ballantyne, 27 belmont, near freezing mountain island lake, lake norman, 28 until harrisburg. north, colder, mountains at 24, 30 in morganton, 29 shelby and 28 in monroe. for today, mostly cloudy skies, a flurry or sprinkle, mor

. >> john: good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning on this wednesday, i'm john carter. we're following this breaking news, police investigating a shooting in northwest charlotte right now. details are limited at this hour but we're told a man was shot in the leg three times on mcdonald street. he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. we're continuing to gather details and question police, we'll update you on air and online at wbtv.com. >>> also on your side letting you know about a few school delays. no school closings to report but alleghany, ashe, avery and wilkes county schools are on a we posted the latest closings and delays information at wbtv.com/closings. let's find out what the weather is like around the area as we start the mid-week here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: after rain overnight most of us drying out, we will see a lot of sunshine. one place in the mountains you're getting snow showers. the winter weather advisory has just expired or they canceled it early, i was surprised because it is still snowing in boone. you had two inches there

wbtv news this morning here on this tuesday, it is february 16th, good to have you with us, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. seeing outages, as kristen miranda is watching for us in the alert center. >> kristen: watching the past couple hours they are change bug some in the charlotte area, a lot in the foothills, i'll get you caught upcoming up. >> john: charlotte-mecklenburg schools are operate on a normal schedule today. but more than a dozen districts in the area either closed or delayed. >> alleghany, ashe and wilkes county schools are closed today. those districts are closed. there are others delayed that the hour. you will see the list scrolling on the bottom of the screen you can see the full list at wbtv.com/closings. >> john: what about the rain? when will we see it end? check with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. >> al: heaviest and steadiest of the rain came until overnight, even with thunder and lightning is up to 321 and moving eastward. the five sweeps of power doppler radar the big picture a dry slot, give or take thr

welcome to wbtv news this morning here on tuesday, february 16th, good to have you with us, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. our kristen miranda live in the alert center, what are you seeing at this hour? >> kristen: i got new updated power outage numbers both here in the charlotte area and foothills and mountains, i'll get you caught up with those coming from the alert center. >> john: get things started with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin con. >> al: heaviest and steadiest of rain is pushing off toward the east. you probably heard it on the roof, thunder and lightning, the works. an inch of rain in charlotte, still tracking and there may be a few pockets that are close to 32 around the foothills, there may be a little bit of rain freezing on contact. lincolnton getting rain, startown, newton, hickory, statesville east of i-77, rowan county, cabarrus county, albermarle still getting the rain, stanly, union, chesterfield. dried out for most part and we should see a big drying trend as we go through the day. the rain is very spotty and ligh

john: good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning you made it to friday, february 26th, i'm john carter. >> al: i'm meteorologist al conklin. we're on your side with school delays to tell you about. >> john: avery and mitchell county schools working on three-hour delay. alleghany and watauga are two-hour delay. if there are changes we'll let

. >> john: good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning, now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow on your side letting you know first about school delays for this thursday morning, alleghany, ashe, avery and watauga county schools on two-hour delay. the full list is at wbtv.com/closings, these are the only districts right now reporting the delay if that changes we'll let you know. >>> go to meteorologist al conklin he has the most accurate look at the forecast. >> al: cold temperatures this morning, christine, probably snow and ice on the back roads in the mountains. no snow and ice in belmont, that is main street in downtown belmont, we're dry this morning, crystal clear out there at the bottom of the hour. 29 degrees here in charlotte, belmont is 29, 33 in ballantyne, 27 around mountain island lake at oakdale and coulwood. 28 boone, 25 morganton, 29 shelby, 33 monroe, 28 in statesville, 28 around concord and kannapolis. heading out the door in the 20s and 30s, sunshine this afternoon, 54 charlotte, about 40 in jefferson. low 50s around statesvi

good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning on this wednesday, february 17th, 6:00 a.m., i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. we want to let you know about closings and delays. avery county schools is closed. mitchell county schools on three-hour delay. watauga county schools are closed. wilkes county schools delayed two hours this morning. >> john: they had snow in the mountains overnight. but the rain here has moved out here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: things are clearing out very nicely, john. the rain came in last night after the sun went down and out of here before the sun comes up but left with fog in a few neighborhoods after having ice and snow the last couple days north and west of town. this is a concern that morgan lenoir, hickory, dense fog, temperatures close to freezing. freezing fog may be an issue, use caution. 37 weddington, 39 cornelius. you'll notice 32 wilkesboro and morganton, 34 hickory, 32 boone, watch out particularly in the areas north and west of town where you have the fog and near freezing temperatures. low areas especially could be we

. >> john: thank you for waking up with wbtv news this morning, it is now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow, good morning, on your side with school closings this morning. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools are closed today. here are the delays. ashe county schools on three-hour delay. alleghany county on two-hour delay. you can find the full list at wbtv.com/closings. >>> let's go to meteorologist al conklin, al you called it you said more districts would be calling in. adding to the list. >> al: i'm surprised about the delays, they may be buying time because it is brutal in the mountains right now. 40 to 50 mile per hour gusts and snow that pours down. dangerous wind chills. this is center city charlotte from the central piedmont community college camera looking back toward the west, it is being buffeted by still gusty winds. right now the wind gusts are close to 50 in boone, 22 here in

morning you have made it to the mid-week, wednesday, february 24th, 6:00 a.m., good morning, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. you can see the big picture behind us here, what we're tracking for you. go to meteorologist al conklin who is in the first alert weather center right now with a very latest details you should know. >> al: no warnings right now, we had rain overnight, thunder and lightning, nothing that is im that is imminent. there is a little heavier cell through concord and kannapolis, that is heading up i-85 toward salisbury, over rockwell right now. little intense, higher level intensity here between great falls and lancaster, put a tracker on that one. van wyck at 6:13, waxhaw, 6:19, weddington, 6:27, matthews at 6:35. this is going to hold together and these are moving very quickly toward the north at now we're getting robbed on the moisture infulx because oflux. look at atlanta, those are the lines we're concerned about as we warm in the 60s and 70s later today. still cool in the 40s and 50s. by later this afternoon, we will be close to 70 and there is the

. >>> good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning here on i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow, good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., we're on your side with financial advice for you. let's show you what we're talking about, a live look in the patterson studio where credit counselors with clearpoint are standing by taking your calls this morning. you see the number on the screen, 866-625-0143. no catch here, if you have a financial question, this is the number to call now and get your questions answered. >> john: you need a heavy coat this morning, let's get started with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. >> al: you need it this morning and through the day. the winds will pick up temperatures stay cold. big plunge of old air encompassing the eastern part of the country, pockets of snow all the way from georgia, northward through the great lakes and out to the midwest and northeast. this is a wide-ranging system. snow continues to fall but they have been plowing the streets, from three to five inches of

news this morning on this wednesday, february 17th, good to have you along with us at 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. about a few school closing and delays. avery and watauga county schools closed. mitchell county schools on three-hour delay. alleghany, ashe and wilkes delay. we posted the latest closings deanedingsand delays list at >> john: get right to first alert weather with meteorologist al conklin. >> al: thanks, john. skies are clearing getting rid of the rain, we have a lot of dampness, i'm concerned about fog, morganton and hickory both reporting zero visibility right now. thankfully the temperatures are above freezing by at least a couple degrees but that is a situation we'll monitor. good visibility gastonia, albermarle, salisbury and charlotte at 10 miles. the rain moved out, skies are clearing and a lot of sunshine for today. it really is working out very nicely in terms of the trend here. the rain came in last night and gone this morning. 39 wadesboro, charlotte, 40 gastonia, 38 in salisbury, 34 right now in hickory, it isn't keep an eye on the fog

. >> john: good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning now at 4:30 i'm john carter and that breaking news, crews on the scene of a major fire in huntersville. the fire broke out around 2:30 this morning at a home on a defense fire team was brought in to make sure the fire didn't spread to other moments, that is how significant it was. no one was in the home at the time of the fire. officials are urging people to use caution in the area and make room for responding crews. we'll have much more in the next half hour in the alert center. somewhat mild start to the day, check in with meteorologist al conklin. >> al: john, after highs in the 60s both days of the weekend we're as you say mild, mainly in the upper 50s in the charlotte metro area. as a weak frontal system slides northern iredell county, these are spotty, that is about it. otherwise, not much rain around. no brain in charlotte, patchy fog, use caution early this morning, very damp, mild start to the day. we're in the upper 50s in charlotte and monroe, down to lancaster, almost 60 in

news this morning on this thursday, it is february 25th, 5:00 a.m., good to have you with us i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. those stories and kristen miranda on team coverage in the alert center monitoring a big issue, power outages. >> kristen: duke energy outage where the biggest power problems are this morning. >> christine: kristen, thank you. we learned in the last few minutes. avery county schools are closed today. could be one one of a few closings we will hear about. we will tell you about updates first. >> john: how cold is it and what about the mountains? check northbound with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin. >> al: i have a rise is the first of several or all of the school districts. i can't see them operating normally. 55 mile per hour wind in downtown boone. you can see resortcams.com giving us this street scene from king street, right in front of the mass general store, the winds are howling, snow continues to fall and you can see it. windchill factor is at 11 degrees in boone, very cold, very windy up there. but the snow is

good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning on this soggy tuesday, 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. let's get over to the first alert weather center where meteorologist al conklin is tracking every movement of the rain system. >> al: still getting rain for the vast majority of the viewing area but seeing erosion on the edges, that is fully expected we should see a tapering down of the rain deeper through the morning. right now much of mecklenburg county while the streets are wet, it is not raining right now. york county as well, parts of chesterfield, lancaster, up in union. rest of us cover in rain. still a little bit of light rain in belmont, keeping an eye on the heavy rain for you early on. heavier is up to the north. right now here's what i'm looking at this afternoon, by later this afternoon, 50/50 chance for rain, charlotte, concord, mooresville about 53 degrees. lenoir, 47. rain stays with the mountains most of the day and high temperature in boone around 42 degrees. now, we'll see a tapering of the rain deeper through this morning and in

. >>> good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv, it's 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. here is meteorologist al conklin with the most accurate look. >> al: it's cold. >> christine: in a nutshell. >> al: hopefully laying in bed have the tv turned on, the minute you head out the door you will feel it, temperatures very cold, clear skies, the camera at university city area in charlotte. we're currently at 20 degrees in the queen city, 13 in boone, windchill factor of minus 7 right now. 19 gastonia, 18 salisbury, 20 in rock hill, 21 for hickory and monroe. for today, out at the bus stop, that is an 8:00 temperature, as we head toward the afternoon hours, coming home from work and school, lots of sunshine, high temperature getting back to 43 an improvement over yesterday, well below average. a little bit of change coming up for the weekend, snow flurries around tomorrow, these are all small potatoes compared to what is coming our way on monday. major storm system will give you what details we have at this point. i can tell you we better be preparing for winter weathe

. >> john: good morning, welcome to to wbtv news this morning, february 10th, wednesday, i'm john carter. we have school closures to tell you about. this morning alleghany, ashe, avery, mitchell, watauga and yancey county schools are all closed. that is a complete list, not select few. count on to us update you if any other schools call off. >>> we're constantly updating the list online, find it at wbtv.com/closings. >>> bitter cold out there, below shot here's meteorologist al conklin.

i'm john carter. >> christine: you can see the rain on the radar. kristen miranda getting headlines in the alert center. >> kristen: a train crash in a crane on the tracks, deadly collision, i got some of the pictures together you won't believe how this looks, i'll center coming up. >> john: from power doppler radar, our top story, one of them, grab the umbrellas, you're waking up to a wet morning and 5:00 a.m., not 6:00 as i said. let's check in with meteorologist al conklin. >> al: so out the door this morning at 5:00 a.m., we have rain for most of us, you can see on the five sweeps of power doppler radar, rain is pretty steady anywhere in our viewing area. a couple breaks south of charlotte and in union county, lancaster gets choppier in york county, foothills, mountains, parts of the piedmont, north of i-85 it is pretty much solid rain and been that way all night long. still rain falling moderately so in charlotte. that is our metro school camera in center city you see the wet streets, they will be with us through at least the morning hours. but

. >> john: welcome to wbtv news this morning, it is wednesday, february 24th, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. those stories plus kristen miranda in the alert center on severe weather watch for us this morning in other parts of the southeast. >> kristen: getting some of the first picture in of the late night storm damage in florida, alabama, mississippi, mississippi and i'll bring you those. >> john: let's get started with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin. >> al: thanks a lot, john. what we're looking at is five sweeps of power doppler radar, we've got rain we're dealing with this morning. nothing severe right now, we had chevyheavy downpours east of the charlotte area. most of this is light rain now, very little in and around the have potential for stronger storms to get in here. right now what is happening, the big cluster of wet weather between augusta and columbia robbing the in-flow, back to the west intense storms are coming in the atlanta area, may take a while for some of this to come together, over time, i think there is that threat

thank you for waking up with wbtv news this morning i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. you are getting ready here is meteorologist al conklin with the most accurate look. >> al: thanks, christine. big plunge of cold air in the middle part of the country, now sweeping across the east including the two carolinas and folks, we'll be locked in the deep freeze for quite some time to come. this isn't just a one or two-day blast, this will be something we'll be dealing with through and in the upcoming weekend and beyond, even. in lincolnton, a temperature that is down to 21 degrees, windchill factor is at 15, it is very chilly this morning. 23 now in charlotte, 20 around mountain island lake, 17 tega cay, 25 harrisburg, 21 at arboretum, 20 in weddington. boone to 14, 22 shelby, 19 degrees in statesville. for today, we don't get back above freezing until 11:00. we only get back to 40, which means most of the day spent in the 30s. windchill factor will make it feel colder than that. again, just prepare for a very,

. >> john: good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning i'm john carter. we're following breaking news, one person is dead after a hit and run in east charlotte. the hit and run happened around 2:30 this morning on central avenue. scene this morning, you can see police officers are there, the yellow police tape is up we're working to learn the name of the person killed. and whether or not charges will be filed. you can see others out on the scene, police officers will update you on the air and online throughout the morning this morning. go online at wbtv.com. >>> also breaking, crews spent hours overnight on the scene of a major explosion that injured three people in cleveland county. wbtv's ashton pellom has been on the scene all morning long, he joins us now live from cleveland county. so ashton, any word on how this explosion happened? what started it? >> reporter: hey, good morning, john, i have been talking with fire officials all morning here in stanly county. you can see fire officials are still on scene here right now putting out flames that reigni

good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning here on this thursday morning it is 6:00 a.m., i'm john carter. >> christine: glad you're watching i'm christine sperow. our kristen miranda in the alert center live getting you headlines as news is happening. >> kristen: we have been looking at a big fire in the charleston area. getting information right now i'll he bring it to you from the alert center. >> john: on your side with several school delays this morning. this is a complete list not just select few, alleghany, ashe, avery and watauga county schools are all on a two-hour delay. there are no school closings. it is cold out there this morning, let's get things started with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. >> al: bouncing around with the temperature in charlotte, last hour down at 29, now at freezing mark. clear skies, take you to it, metro school camera showing clear conditions all across the charlotte metro area, we do have the school delays in the snow falling, the back roads still have snow and ice on them. current temperature, 32 in charlotte, o

. >>> good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. our kristen miranda is also here live in the alert center getting you headlines first as news is happening. >> kristen: the secretary of defense in the u.s. making some statements today about fighting isis, what he had to say coming up from the alert center. >> john: for more on this bitter cold let's check in with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. >> al: it is bitter cold as advertised, we have a little bit we have dry conditions here in charlotte. we have now bounced up to 21 degrees here but the key is it is dry you shouldn't have any issues on the roads. other than the fact it is cold. 21 charlotte, 20 mountain island lake, belmont, 16 tega cay, 18 waxhaw, 22 stallings, indian trail, 23 in harrisburg. boone, different story, windchill factor minus 6. 19 shelby, 19 for monroe and wadesboro. lots of sunshine, 24 at 8:00, 38 at lunch time, 43 this afternoon, well below average this time of the year but improvement over yesterday. now, down the r

on this tuesday, february 23rd, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. glad you're watching this morning. get you caught up on the forecast. many of you about to head out the door in a few minutes. here is meteorologist al conklin with accurate look. >> al: out there this morning, still tracking quite a bit of rain for the vast majority of our viewing area. having said that, it is quieting down a little bit on the edges. that is a sign of things to come. i think we will see a gradual improvement through time but most of us will have a wet commute this morning at least over the next hour or so, again you can see much of mecklenburg county not doing badly now you don't have to go far to the west, raining heavily around lincolnton, gastonia and to the east around albermarle. in charlotte, very light, spotty rain in center city, that is our metro school camera but chilly, we're at 47 degrees in mountain island lake, 47 down to ballantyne, 48 in the arboretum and wedding tonton area. lots of clouds, tapers this afternoon, only 30% chance late in the day, high

. >>> good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning, now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. charlotte-mecklenburg schools on a normal schedule for this tuesday morning. but a dozen other districts in the area are also closed or alleghany, ashe and wilkes county schools are among the ones closed. we have a full list scrolling on the bottom of the screen, you can see it at wbtv.com/closings. >>> let's talk about the forecast and the rain, meteorologist al conklin has more details in the first alert weather center. >> al: heavy rain came through the area last night some of you hearing it on the roof, heard the thunder, saw the lightning, that was impressive. big system pulling through now but again the back edge of the rain at least the concentrated rain is moving through the area. as i widen this out, getting in what we call a dry slot, as this pushes toward the east, we will dry out. still raining in statesville,, this is clover leaf elementary school. point to the east you may have a shower, this afternoon, mostly sunny skies, high temperature reboundi

. >> john: good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning, now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. here to help you get prepared for the morning and best look at the forecast here is meteorologist al conklin tracking the rainfall we're seeing and potential for severe weather. >> al: very little threat for severe weather at this very moment, but i am tracking some heavy downpours. i'll show you that in a moment. first off, look at the last couple days, we certainly had our fair share of rain. more than two inches, monday and tuesday, and again so the ground is saturated. with the gusty winds coming in outside of the severe weather, there is potential of trees coming down. i'm tracking heavy downpours inside the 485 belt, coming up toward steele creek and center city and another band going north toward i-85, you can see across the foothills, shelby, belwood, moving quickly. i am more concerned about the line of showers and storms out of georgia and tennessee as we get in a more warmer and more buoyant air mass. this morning, more rain than anything

. >> reporter: john carter leaves in a nearby homeless encampment and got a look at the body before it was removed. investigators are waiting for the report from the medical examiner to determine if any crime occurred or if it was unnoticed and unrecorded. >> due to the proximity of homeless encampment, there's a likely it could have been a homeless person. >> reporter: they hope someone can help put a name to the unclaimed body at the heart of this mystery. investigators are looking for the medical examiner's report to answer questions, how did the person die and how long was that body there? in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> san jose police have the car they believe it was deadly hit-and-run crash. they are look for the driver. the car was found in a parking lot outside a mexican restaurant about a mile from where the collision happened. a honda hit a bicyclist and sped away. the man in the bike was killed. >>> vallejo police have released a picture of the man accused of killing a richmond police officer. 30-year-old robert vega of fairfield allegedly gunned down officer augusti

>> john: good morning, this is a wbtv on your side news update i'm john carter. three minutes before 8:00. >>> following this breaking news out of east charlotte this morning, right now, police are investigating a deadly hit and run, happened around 2:30 this morning on central avenue at sharon amity road. police say they found the vehicle involved and say it is a silver honda van, located at an apartment complex near the accident scene, the name of the >>> let's check in now with chris larson get first alert traffic. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. still following this accident off of wilkinson boulevard at berry drive, perfect picture of the nose of the truck caught in the power pole in one of the guide wires that secures the pole. one driver transported here with minor injuries and they will be working to clear that accident scene, you can see the left hand turn signal still on on that truck. the map system again, wilkinson boulevard at berry drive, wilkinson running in the green right now, inbound delays along independenc

. >> john: good morning, this is a wbtv on your side news update i'm john carter. three before 8:00. >>> an suv crashed in a traffic utility pole this morning bringing the lights down and closing part of tuckaseegee road in west charlotte. they will be working on the scene until around noon today. let's go live to mark davenport who is at the scene there. we won't go live to mark but these are live pictures from the scene. police say the driver may have been intoxicated, had a mouth injury, taken to the hospital, the crash still under investigation. >>> now check in with chris larson first alert traffic. >> chris: john, traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. we'll start with that accident scene, this is just above i-85 little rock road at tuckaseegee, mark davenport telling us that crews are sort of working to repair the power lines there and slowly diverting traffic through some of the area shops around also looking at big time delays outer loop of 485 and i-85 northbound making your way on to the outer loop. look live at i-77 inbound at lasalle, very hea

. >> john: good morning, this is a wbtv on your side news update i'm john carter. three minutes before 8:00. clean up underway in charlotte after severe weather left behind a mess. you're looking live right now at queens road near henley place, take a look at this huge tree that has fallen there. and this is blocking lanes of the road. you can get around the area there because of the other side street but this is just indicative of other issues that we're seeing this morning with trees blocking roads and debris down, so we'll keep you posted throughout the morning. right now check in with chris larson get the latest on first alert traffic. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. volume delays heart of the morning commute, 77 heavy north and southbound in senate senate. center city. injury at david cox road, we have seen delays there in both directions. right now the delays going away here is a live look at 77, arrowood road and there the inbound stop and go delays from 485 up toward tyvola and slow pretty much up to the john belk. that

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