and melissa melissa lefevre pattie3 melissa lefevre joins me now. and melissa -- a lot of power outages in appomattox right 3 now -- but at least the weather is quiet for now. 3 thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. the outdoor plans, enjoy cool dry 3 pattie tight we have learned this morning that appomattox county officials will be holding a press conference at 7 this morning. we will carry that live here on abc 13. that reported tornado devastated the community of appomattox. marissa parra spoke with one survivor that shows just a small taste of the destruction many of his neighborhood has seen. 3 chris walker, tornado survivor: "i was at the back 3 door and i was looking an

melissa lefevre is tracking the latest in the weather center. mona kosar abdi and tola adamson are live on now to give us an idea of what's going on there... first we're checking in with tola.... 3 that was tola 3 adamson reporting... now we are sending it over to melissa le fevre who has been in the weather center tracking the latest.. melissa? 3 3 remember the coat as you head out the door-temperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds won't be as strong as yesterday, but we could still weekend forecast looks 3 picture perfect for 3 any outdoor plans. 3 pattie appomattox wasn't the only place hit hard by the severe weather. in waverly, three people were killed, including a two year old. three people were killed there -- including a two year old. one man -- desmond gardner -- was in his car when it all came through. desmond gardner/witness: not actually the tornado but

but first we're going to send it over to meteorologist melissa lefevre who's in the weather center with the latest on the snowfall. melissa? 3 3 3 3temperatures are holding steady in the upper teens and lower twenties. the snow will continue to fall and accumulate through the morning hours. it's going to be a messy monday as we'll see a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. high temperatures reach the upper 20s and lower 30s. timing: snow continues to fall through the morning, with a transition to sleet and freezing rain this afternoon and evening. a7 accumulations: snowfall totals will be the highest in the nrv and the highlands. lesser amounts south and east. a7 nrv/highlands: 5-9", isolated higher amounts possible, with minimal icea7 lynchburg and central va: 2- 5" of snow; plus .10-.20" of ice.a7 southside: 1-3" of snow; plus .20-.25" of ice. impacts: travel will be tricky monday and most of tuesday. it is important to note that anything over a quarter inch of ice accumulation (.25") will cause isolated to scattered power outages. be ready and have a plan in case you lose pow

melissa lefevre has been tracking all that in the weather center. so let's send it to her for the latest. 3 monday brings a mix of rain system drags a cold front across the area. highs will reach the mid 40s this afternoon with overnight lows mainly in the upper 20s. timing: moisture begins to arrive to the western parts of our viewing area around the noon hour, then pushes east through the afternoon precipitation type: we'll see a rain snow mix, before changing over to snow once temperatures start to fall later on tonight accumulation: the accumulating snow will be confined to areas west of the parkway and north of lynchburg where 1 to 3" is possible. expect higher amounts west of i-77. lynchburg and central virginia are looking at just a light coating. look for a few flakes on the southside. impacts: while there shouldn't be any widespread issues, please watch out for slick roads later on tonight and into the tuesday morning commute. 3 mona plasma this morning - lynchburg police were reconstructing a motorcycle accident that happened on lakeside d

let's check in with melissa lefevre over in the weather center. melissa we are talking temperatures in the sixties. 3 partly cloudy and dry the rest of today with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers 3 mona tight the virginia tech scientist, who exposed the public water crisis in flint..is taking a closer look at richmond. according to "hands across the lake" -- a water protection group, the scientist will analyze test results from private wells in the area. it has concerns about dominion virginia power's coal ash impoundments at the company's chesterfield power station --- which 15 miles south of richmond. 3 mona the numbers are in. virginians donated at least 7.2 million to presidentia

melissa lefevre is tracking the latest in the weather center. mona kosar abdi and tola adamson are live on

but first we're going to send it over to meteorologist melissa lefevre who's in the weather center with the latest on the snowfall. melissa? 3 3 3 3temperatures are holding steady in the upper teens and lower twenties. the snow will continue to fall and accumulate through the morning hours. it's going to be a messy monday as we'll see a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. high temperatures reach the upper 20s and lower 30s. timing: snow continues to fall through the morning, with a transition to sleet and freezing rain this afternoon and evening. a7 accumulations: snowfall totals will be the highest in the nrv and the highlands. lesser amounts south and east. a7 nrv/highlands: 5-9", isolated higher amounts possible, with minimal icea7 lynchburg and central va: 2- 5" of snow; plus .10-.20" of ice.a7 southside: 1-3" of snow; plus .20-.25" of ice. impacts: travel will be tricky monday and most of tuesday. it is important to note that anything over a quarter inch of ice accumulation (.25") will cause isolated to scattered power outages. be ready and have a plan in case you lose pow

melissa lefevre is tracking the latest in the weather center. len stevens and tola adamson are live on the scene in appomattox right now.. len to you first -- what have you seen out there.. 3

melissa lefevre is tracking the latest in the weather center.3 but let's go first to len stevens .. len -- what have you seen out there.. 3 3 len live u 3 3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring area with highs 3 in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. 3 pattie tight we have learned that there will be a press conference in will be a press learned that there 3 to be breezy. 3 3 pattie tight we have learned that there will be a press conference in appomattox county at 7 this morning about yesterday's storm. we will be carrying that press conference live. appomattox county sheriff, barry letterman, has confirmed to abc 13 that one man has died due to the storm. we're told h

melissa lefevre is tracking center. mona kosar abdi and tola adamson are live on the scene in appomattox with more on what's going on there... first we're checking in with 3 tola.... 3 3 tola live upattie plasma that was tola adamson 3 reporting... now we are sending it over to melissa le fevre who has been in the weather center tracking the 3 3 3 3 remember the coat as you head out the door-temperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 4 4. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds won't be as strong as yesterday, but we could still see gusts up to 25mph. the weekend forecast looks picture perfect for any outdoor plans. 3 pattie with this tornado, we have seen so much loss... homes, vehicles, churches.. but we also churches.. vehicles, homes, loss... seen so much tornado, we have with this pattie perfect for 3 any outdoor plans. 3 pattie with this tornado, we have seen so much loss... hom

connector streets.pattie tight as for when this is all coming to an end, let's send it over to melissa lefevre in the weather center. 3it's going to be a messy monday as we'll see a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. high temperatures reach the upper 20s and lower 30s. timing: snow continues to fall through the morning, with a transition to sleet and freezing rain this afternoon and evening. a7 accumulations: snowfall totals will be the highest in the nrv and the highlands. lesser amounts south and east. a7 nrv/highlands: 5-9", isolated higher amounts possible, with minimal icea7 lynchburg and central va: 2- 5" of snow; plus .10-.20" of ice.a7 southside: 1-3" of snow; plus .20-.25" of ice. impacts: travel will be tricky monday and most of tuesday. it is important to note that anything over a quarter inch of ice accumulation (.25") will cause isolated to scattered power outages. be you lose power.the freezing rain will transition to all rain after midnight as temperatures begin to rise. rain continues into tuesday and could be heavy at times. highs reach into the 40s for the afternoon