from spartanburg to greenville. nixon in with brain right now, but it will turn into freezing rain. -- nick seen in with rain right now, but it willurn into freezing rain. that is the concern because this will turn into a dangerous ice storm. anytime you get .25 of an inch to one inch of ice, which is what we expect, all of it will fall as ice on north i-85. it will be treacherous. geoff: it has been everything let's take a look from our woodruff road skycam. we are back with you this morning... the winter storm you are watching live, local,

that's the latest here in spartanburg. light rain and sleet coming down, and that's the latest here in spartanburg. back to you guys. geoff: mike, thank you. greenville, which was around 200, according to duke energy, now close to 700, actually close to 800 in spsptanburg county, about 130 customers without power right now. allyson: with the blue ridge electric, groanville, pickens county, -- greenville, publicens county, they're over there. all this ice you can see here affecting some power in the area. geoff: our reporter winning the snow race here this morning has been our corey davis, use up in asheville. corey: hey, jev and ally. we're still surviving. one big lesson we have learned, just from watching, people who don't have four-wheel drive probably won't do well in this snow. we smaw people get stuck at this intersection. a police officer actually had to push a car through the intersection. just, you know, it ain't always worth it to come out here if you don't have to. i want to show you how deep it is here. just st

conditions are different in spartanburg. i see the most ice on the road there and a total of six accidents the between mile marker 60 and 64. mike mccormick has more about the conditions. mike: this is the look going toward the city of spartanburg. the road is slushy. you can see the lines people have made to drive in. we see a mix of different driving styles. some people go in way too fast, sending the slush into the air. have also seen people outdoing spins to have a good time. that is not a good idea because there are clearly many people who have to be outside. we see trucks and a saw someone pulling a trailer. if you do have to get on the road, keep that in mind. there are some people flying around. the careful. i want to show you the accumulation in spartanburg. if you look at the ground, you can see where my boot thinks -- were my boot sinks in. definitely. the city pretreated them yesterday and i think that helped. right now, we have got a snow and sleet mix coming down in spartanburg. stay home if you can. yourself e

allyson: accidents in spartanburg county. quite a few on i-85 in anderson, near highway 81 blocking the right lane. accidents and delayed cars up in asheville area on i-26. anywhere on the road is pressure is. stay-at-home the can. geoff: continue look at the closings, so best to stay inside and hunker down. allyson: mike mccormick joins us live from spartanburg. mike: we are seeing a rain and sleet makes in spartanburg. it is hard to keep track because it has been switching from a fluffy snowflakes to sleet, and rain. it is a rain and sleet mix right now. we are near westgate mall, w o is they'll boulevard at blackstock road, and the road is definitely wet and slushy. cars getting by pretty well, going normal speed and then some people are taking it slow. a couple of people are sliding out so far. just a couple of minutes ago, i saw the clouds crossover on 26, so they have been continuously treating the interstate. in spartanburg, they pretreated the roads yesterday. the cruise started the rotating it started getting bad her

spartanburg, 34. abbeville, 46. look for a high temperatures. upper 40's in the north carolina mountains. look at the warming trend heading into the weekend. geoff: in this morning's buzz. the snow brought an exciting reveal for an upstate couple. allyson: ulocal user jhalford sent this one in. she and her husband were eto find out the gender of their baby. their family was headed into town for the big reveal. the couple thought they would have to postpone the surprise for the weather but thankfully , their family braved the storm. it's a boy. geoff: congratulations. they can't wait to welcome baby boy halford in july. announcer: live, local, breaking allyson: happening today. the republican presidential candidates face time before the iowa caucuses. mr. trump: south carolina has been with me from the beginning. allyson: donald trump makes a campaign stop in south carolina. his key points and his biggest supporter. the geoff: a break in a case after a victim recovers enough to talk to police. a spartanburg county man one have a bond hearing for

spartanburg county has heavy snow. self of their it is a little bit of a mix. -- south of their it is a little bit of a next. if you live in downtown greenville, you can now see snow and sleet. down south toward fountain in and simpsonville you will see that shortly. pagans has snow -- pickens has snow and sleet right now. it is snowing hard in the mountains right now. in some of these locations he will see one foot of snow or more. back toward bryson city and jackson county, it is a winter wonderland. temperatures are freezing from the i-85 northbound. 34 degrees and laurens. 36 degrees in anderson. a cold breeze continues to bring in cooler air. laurens, and then back toward the north. if you are north of the i-85, it will be a mess. here is a look at spartanburg. we have the snow coated ground and wofford. it is a wintry mix in asheville. anderson looking out toward the lake, we have some rain and that is about it. the model is doing a very nice job of showing where the freezing rain is. this is not the radar, but l

221, -- and earl's road at highway 59 in spartanburg at highway 221. all of these roads are closed because they are doing construction in the greer area. use main street. travel times on the interstate looking good, but watch out for patches of black ice. let's see how you look at i-385 and haywood road. myra: thank you. chris, everybody was ooing over the snow, but different reaction. chris: there's some will be different because that dreaded board of ice. possibility of more ice. one model showing upwards of 6/10 of an inch of ice for the greenville and spartanburg area and the lower end of the models showing about 3/10. if you split the difference, it is somewhat around half an inch and that would be damaging for the greenville-spartanburg area. taking a look at the snow model, anywhere from three inches to nine inches, but it does not account for what will fall as ice and it uses up some of that moisture. even if you cut these in half, the low-end would be half an john and i think anywhere from two inches to four inches across the upstate on top of

mike mccormick is live and local in spartanburg. : the flags outside the spartanburg chamber of commerce the team flags went up today in celebration of the trip to the >> brown is gone. mike: when the panthers won the championship game, richard johnson was there to see it. >> it was incredible. i've been around a lot of sporting events, but that energy, i haven't seen before. mike: johnson is the director of athletics at wofford college in spartanburg. the school is celebrating the win on its facebook page. jerry richardson, the owner of the panthers, graduated from wofford. >> yesterday, i took great pride in, they had mr. richardson, he was pounding the drum pregame. you know, the "keep pounding." they showed him up there and said, from wofford college a , receiver from wofford college. there he is, in his wofford jersey on the video board in front of 80,000 people. and i think that was really special. mike: the team's training camp happens at wofford. last year's attracted more than 77,000 fans. the convention and visitors bureau is ready to have super bowl champions at this year's ca

and a live look in spartanburg-where d-o-t crews are busy pre-treating roads! we're monitoring this winter storm system -- and conditions --from the mountains...where the north carolina governor has issued a state of upstate!3 we're back with weather and traffic every 10 minutes ---- 3 first let's get a check of the weather with chief meteorologist kendra kent---- 3 the winter 3 storms arrives tonight for our area, and we will feel the effects through saturday. snow, ice, sleet and rain will be possible throughout the timeline goes.rain will move in through thursday evening, then turn to a wintry mix in the mountains by midnight. expect sleet and rain, turning to freezing rain and snow through the overnight in western north cacaolina. the upstate will see rain turn to freezing rain and sleet slowly through the overnight, mainly from greenville to the northeast toward spartanburg greenville, cherokee and spartanburg counties could see accumulating ice and sleetety early friday morning.friday will bring rain for areas south of i85, while a wintry mix of freezing

as you can see, the main intersection in spartanburg is spartanburg. here is a picture from our hilton-greenville skycam. it appears to look -- or maybe the cars are still. gabby: we see cars there. it looks like cars are stopped at the bridge. they could be stopped at the light, but the conditions out there are looking very icy and treacherous. if you do have to go out, be

delays.in the upstate-- spartanburg district one is closed.cherokee, greenville, pickens, spartanburg two and five are on two hour delay.the other spartanburg districts are on regular schedule.you can see all the closings and delays at the bottom of your screen and fox carolina dot com. 3 clouds increase today with showers by late afternoon. highs reach 53 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. widespread rain becomes likely by wednesday morning, with a chance for tn border wintry mix. dry conditions move back in by wednesday evening.

in spartanburg we have heavy snowfall. northern cherokee county has some snow and southern cherokee county has some ice. and you get into greenville county, travelers rest has a when you go back toward pickens county, we have snow creeping down to easily. -- to easley. raven county has s snificant snow as well. in the asheville-hendersonville area there has been heavy snow over the past couple hours and it will continue. back towards waynesville, jackson county, and graham county we have seen heavy snow as well. greenwood county and abbeville are not under warnings. currently, 29 in asheville and 30 degrees in hendersonville. we will continue to cool to frfrzing. after that, it will be an icy mess and i will continue to keep you posted. geoff: thank you, chris. allyson: tens of thousands of students across the carolinas will miss school today, including those in greenville county. you'll find all closings and delays at the bottom of your screen and of course on the wyff 4 app. on that list of cancellations as well. it's th

mike mccormick is an spartanburg county. geoff: aly myles is live in anderson county and tim waller is live in greenville county, but let's get with meteorologist pamela wright in the weather center. let's begin with pamela wright. we continue to see snow coming down this morning. in pickens, especially because county, greenville county, now down to lawrence, some of you getting some of the heaviest snow you have seen so far in anderson, abbeville, and down towards greenwood. we are getting the last big match of moisture. the cold air continuing to full in. heavy snow and hendersonville this morning. we can see it down towards greenwood as well. light snow and spartanburg. it will be off and on, especially for the next several hours. especially between now and 9:00, we will have this moderate to heavy snow blowing through. i want you to know that is the last big batch for us. we continue to add up the snow totals. and spartanburg, 28. the winds are called. know that those will build as the day goes on. that could have an adv

i-26 in henderson county...is back in spartanburg county.. we found power crews.. staging .. to get ready to respond.. across the carolinas. they filled up the parking lot.. at the piedmont interstate fairgrounds. we checked with spartanburg county emergency management..and their main concern .. is the roads. check out how slushy highway 292...was.. outside lyman... 01:08:08:16 "it doesn't matter 4 wlon ' oyra t a or lc hi sl" downtown spartanburg... looked like a ghost town this afternoon.. and that's exactly what they want .. as they encourage folks to stay home..during this weather. state emergency officials...are also monitoring the entire state..from the headquarters in columbia we'll take you there next. and we're one of several states dealing with this massive winter storm... how those places ...including the nation's capital...are emergency officials suggest you stay off the roads...because driving conditions are only expected to get worse this weekend. "derrec becker" of the "south carolina emergency management division" says ice is accumulating on roads and powerlin

live in spartanburg, laura thomas, 7 news. >> it's been more snow and less ice. that's very good to see. during winter storms, it takes a quarter inch of ice to bring a power line down. our diane lee has been keeping tabs on that, so you're standing by live, what's the latest? >>reporter: my heart goes to the people who has lost power, it's cold out here. i checked in with duke energy and they brought in 1400 extra personnel in florida and that's on top of the crews they have and they had to call in more reinforcements, that's how bad it got. the height of it, it was about midday, mid afternoon, and south carolina has 25,000 outages and it still does and north carolina has 80,000, we checked that within the last half hour and if we checked locally in the upstate, you can see here, greenville county, little over 10,000 but earlier it was 14,000. i checked on status to bury power lines after a storm in 2005 where there was ice and people were left without power for a long time. i spoke with them and they said, since the project began, they've helped to bury 1,400 b

aly myles wyff news 4 live in spartanburg. allyson: two by. in georgia, a georgia state trooper was shot in atlanta. the suspect has died. the georgia state department says a suspect and deputy were shot yesterday in marietta. they were both taken to the hospital. the trooper isn't in stable condition but the sugeoff: carolina panthers are back to practice for super bowl 50 and that includes linebacker thomas davis, though he's not on the field while nursing a broken arm back to health after surgery monday. he's vowed to play in the super bowl. and quarterback cam newton says the entire team sees that davis' >> we got guys that stay countless hours, that sacrifice so much. we got a guy that broke his arm that's trying to find any way to play in the game. i feel sorry, not only for him, but for his wife his kids. dashers wife, kids, and yet, -- his wife, kids, and yet he's , trying to find a way. that's the type of guys me being a leader on this team, and to see that why should i complain? why should i care what somebody says to me when i got a

this is hickory tavern in spartanburg. fans at the tavern called out their favorites. >> kuechly, he's the quarterback on the defense.he's the fastest guy in the nfl on defense, a linebacker, he's all pro, he's young. myra: the fans said they had full confidence in the panthers team. but they were blown away by the number of points the team put up during the game. last game of the season super bowl 50. facing the panthers the denver broncos. geoff: the broncos captured the afc championship game against the new england patriots. many saw it as a big upset. it came down to the fi seconds but the patriots couldn't complete the two-point it was the fifth time peyton manning and tom brady have locked horns in the afc title game. manning threw a pair of touchdowns in the first half, while brady complet half of his passes. the broncos' defense also sacked brady four times. that defense was the difference. back to winter storm coverage, we have some concern about the good morning. aly: a lot of folks may be waking up today saying

natthis is the woman behind the donations...spartanburg resident karon ratke... ratke... 3 00:18:08that's something i can do for my community to give back."she worked with the company vested interest in k9s incorporated...a nonprofit that works with community members around the country... to get these dogs the sheilds they need and deserve. 00:19:57 "once the fundraising has completed the funds go to vested interest...and they're able to get the vests, which are about $1,050 dollars at a discount price."she says seeing dogs like hyco and others killed in the line of duty...is shameful...and she wanted ttdo something about it. nat23:56:56"guy with a gun or someone we know that is a known threat..then we can put the vest on and send them in." and officer morrow can sleep a little easier...these vests offering a better chance for his partner and family member...goes home with him. natspartanburg police have their k9s...and karon ratke says she's not done...through vested interest she's also helped greer and duncan police get these stab proof vests... in spartanburg

here is our spartanburg skycam. you can still see snow on roads. 30 degrees in spartanburg. things are call right now -- calm right now. watch out for whatever melted yesterday to be icy. some of the less trouble secondary roads and mountain communities will still be vetreacherous. that is why there are so many delays that and -- and closures across the region. 33 in abbeville. most of the upstate reporting station just above freezing. in the mountains, it will take a while to get that temperature up to the freezing mawe will see a climb to the 40's this afternoon. 51 to 53 in the upstate. the mountains will reach the upper 40's to 50 in spots. we have a nice bouquet of flowers from the bread and milk association. thank you. geoff: i was in a publix thursday and there was no card to be found -- carton to be found. geoff: i still don't knowthat dale: i still don't know what is geoff: my daughter says look. let's take a look at the pictures you sent us over th days. myra: take a look at this winter wonderland in boiling springs. geoff: people getting creative with the snow mic

spartanburg emergency management has been on high alert. they say ice presents a whole other set of issues that they handle differently from a snow event. the emergency management director says they had a conference call with the state emergency management division as well as the national weather service to get everyone updated with the latest conditions. 3 3 3 "we've contacted all of our partners, utilities, public works, schools hospitals, any of our first responders and then just making sure we are all on the same page. we've all have practiced these plans many times, it seems like several times, every winter weather so we're prepared for it." it." 3 3 "as the winter weather approaches the guys are out there doing everything they can to make the roads as safe as they can, please give yourself extra time and give yourself extra room to make stops." stops." 3 he says also to please give the drivers of the trucks room to treat the roads if you will be out on the roadways, and he says above all just be safe. 3 and both scdot as well as emerg

rihanna smith sat down with leaders to discuss what is to come for spartanburg -- spartanburg and 2016. >> reporter: a new year along with new projects proving dirt can be a good thing. >> if you see growth in the industrial sector, you see dirt moving and a $20 million project, growth of new residential units, 58 new businesses have opened up in the city of spartanburg downtown specifically. that is >>> the chamber of commerce are adding a new focus to a new year -- >> reporter: the timing is right. >> now is the time to capitalize. >> reporter: the past year was filled with big announcement -- announcements. a new hotel being built. the biggest task is overcoming the perception of spartanburg. >> perception is reality. spartanburg reception -- perception is changing. >> repoter: the chamber has hired an outside firm that for the next 10 months will taken community ideas and show exact places that the county can improve upon. >> we will figure out what is a priority over the next 1010 months, phase six will be how will we act. is brighter. anna smith, seven news. >> you can get involv

and you also spoke with spartanburg emergency management as well right? here are actively preparing their trucks and waiting for that winter weather to arrive, and as far as emergency management they say they're fully prepared. 3 scdot says they will continue to pre-treat the roads until the precipitation starts to accumulate. the trucks have been spraying a salt brine solution, to prevent the snow and ice from bonding to the roads. although the weather is slated to start as rain wants to be ready for snow. with the potential for bad roads and power outages, spartanburg emergency management is on high alert. they say ice takes different preparation then snow. the director says they had a conference call with the state emergency management division as well as the national weather service to get everyone up to date. 3 3 3 "ice obviously presents a whole other level of issues for us, on roadways, on trees, lines we tend to get and see more of power outages and trees down when we have ice as opposed to snow." snow." 3 "we're obviously not plowing of doing any

air 17 over a house fire in spartanburg tonight. you can see the smoke pouring out of there from the walls and the roof. but, of course, we're going to bring you more information as soon as we get it. we do know that the red cross has helped more than 100 upstate people in the last three weeks bus of house fires. professional sports. the buffalo bills have hired katherine smith as a full-time special teams coach. she the first full-time female assistant coach in the history of the nfl. the head coach rex ryan said that smith has worked with the seven years. >> congratulations to her. >>> we'll find out this weekend who is going to play in the super bowl, super bowl 50. the panthers play the cardinals in the nfc championship game on sunday. the governors of north carolina and arizona are placing bets. and they have put their dogs' pride on the line. the loser's dog has to wear the jersey of the winning team. >> i wonder if they consulted the dogs? >> there is absolutely no way. go panthers anyway. of course, 7 news is your home we ar

aly myles, live in spartanburg. allyson: greenville county deputies tell us a chasd with a purse-snatching in easley. it ended with a man in jail. police tell us he snatched the purse of a cr sports in easley. then took off leading officers on a chase into greenville county. greenville county deputies took over, and arrested the man on pendleton road funeral home. at one point a patrol car was struck but the deputy driving is o.k. geoff: the panthers are back to practice preparing for super bowl 50. that includes linebacker thomas davis, though he's not on the field while nursing a broken arm back to health after surgery monday. he's vowed to play in the super bowl. and quarterback cam newton says the entire team sees that davis' drive. >> we got guys that stay countless hours, t so much. we got a guy that broke his arm that's trying to find any way to play in the game. i feel sorry not only for him he's trying to find a way. that's the type of guys we got. for me to be a leader on this team and to see that, why sho

greenville, pickens, and all spartanburg county districts except spartanburg district four district have been watching and waiting to see what kind of melting happens, what the roads look like, and where trouble spots were. many decided to air on the side of caution in the upstate. you can get a full list of the school closings on our website, wyff4.com, and by looking at the ticker at the bottom of your it will be a cold night in charlotte, as the panthers play arizona for the nfc championship. wyff news 4's brad fralick is live in charlotte tonight, and brad, we are about half and -- half an hour from kickoff? brad: you're right, about 45 minutes from kickoff in charlotte. the nfc championship game, and the panthers just one win away from super bowl 50. it has been a long time since the panthers have been in an nfc championship game. it has been 10 years since they have had a shot at the super bowl. the players don't want to let the opportrtity pass by. left. usually, the butter is spread out a little thinner. because of other teams. but now, when you have got to games -- 2 games left,

currently as it is 27 degrees here in spartanburg county. we are getting some more snow, and i am told we have got the hour. mike uggla a long day. patrick, thank you. and with the weather, we can always count on our viewers to give us a look out your window. it was a time lapse out of asheville that shows the snow coming down. that is seven inches tall. just watch. yes, that is mother nature with time lapse help. we see this story in western north carolina. by the way, you can always send us more photographs to our carol: there has been a statement telling folks not to can see, not everybody listened. michael glenn and in lexington, kentucky, getting some of this, some not so lucky. people were taking it slowly in lexington, kentucky. announcer: now, your live super doppler four hd weather forecajohn: let's take a look at some of these totals, and thehe are some of the higher once across the area. in our viewing area, top honors at 16 inches of snow on top of mount mitchell. i ensure black mountain is probably close to a foot. 13 inches, as

missouri-kansas city in spartanburg to take on usc upstate. spartans down by 1 with less than 20 seconds to play. mike cunningham drills a big 3. last chance for umkc. kangaroos get a really good shot to tie up this game. the message from point blank range. usc upstate holds off umkc 70-68. much needed win for the spartans. in the big south, presbyterian playing the fighting camel of campbell. blue hose win it by 7. that's pc's first road win of the season. it's also their first win in the big south during the current campaign. they are playing three games in 4 days in manchester, new hampshire. the swamp rabbits managed to grab a 3-2 win over the monarchs. same two teams again tomorrow in new hampshire. patrick: thanks marc. and chris, you mentioned it is getting chilly. chris: it's getting colder, but i want to mention there is no rain for a while. i know, we needed. -- need it. patrick: thank you for watching wyff news 4 at 11:00. the news continues at 5:00 a.m. remembererhat we are always on www.wyff4.com and right on your smartphone on th

we want to move to spartanburg county with mike mccormick. last we saw, there was a car stock. -- stuck. he said the car slid off of highway 29. you are taking a look at them trying to get it on the road. the roads may look ok, packed with snow, but there is an icy layer underneath. what do you see? mike: we are keeping a close eye on this car that went off the road here on the west side of spartanburg. if you take a look b me, it looks like a bunch of good samaritan stopped to help this car that slid off the road, and -- an embankment that leads into a center. we're trying to figure out exactly what they're doing. they have now taken that rope off. they're trying to assess what to do. i think they were trying to have more leverage to pull the vehicle out. it is stuck. we were down there earlier, and it looks as if the front wheels of the car are not touching the ground. the driver is ok. he has been, for a while now, trying to get someone to help. the police have been by, dot has been by, but they have been unable to get him out. three vehic

new information about a three-vehicle crash in spartanburg county. highway patrol now says ice was to blame. take a look at these pictures sent to us by one of our u local reporters. the crash happened yesterday around 12:30 on highway 101 near gateway drive behind gsp airport near bmw. troopers say a tractor trailer hit a frozen patch, crossed the that crash pushed the pick-up into a van. troopers say one person in the pick-up and one person in the van had to be taken hospital. geoff: the greenville county coroner says carbon monoxide killed a couple in their home. the coroner tells us 86-year-old ruby bell and her 87-year-old husband robert were found dead at their home friday night. investigators say the couple lost power the day before. the coroner believes a running gas generator caused a carbon monoxide build-up in their home. mr. and mrs. bell were married more than 67 years. myra: it is amazing how much a difference can make compared to this time yesterday how chilly the air was. today, not as bad. dale: it is cold early but by the afternoon

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it feels like 16 in spartanburg.

3 we're talking a live look at the piedmont interstate fairgrounds in spartanburg. where there is also some snow on the ground.we've been talking a lot about ice with this storm which brings the threat of power outages.as you can see duke energy trucks and crews are on standby ready to deal with outages should they happen. happen. 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.travel advisory: snow covered road north of i-85. 3 our team 3 our team coverage on this winter storm continues now.the northern part of the upstate is already seeing snow. snow.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live is in travelers rest this morning.and joe you said the roads were pretty bad.. conditions.. tow truck comapnies are ready here in the upstate..in fact we spoke with

chris: clear skies out there in spartanburg right now. it is a cold start to the day though, as temperatures warm up. it is 34 degrees with west winds at five miles per hour. we are dry across the area and it is going to be one of those weekends where the sky is so blue there is hardly one clouds. it is 42 degrees in lurens. 46 in asheville and hendersonville. the wind speeds bring in a cold wind in the mountains. that will warm us up in the upstate to the mid-50's. we will see a lot of sunshine today. 44 in spartanburg by 10:00. 50 degrees by 1:00. anderson will the 53 degrees by 1:00. in asheville, that cold wind keeps you cold. it does not warm as it travels through the mountains. mountains. long. look for highs in the mountains to be drasticall different than those in the upstate. 39 in downtown asheville. greenville will rate 54. the further south you go toward greenwood will see temperatures pushing th upper 50's to around greenwood and abbeville will have temperatures in the mid to upper 50's. nationally, it looks like this. that s

the terriers take on unc greensboro at the top of the hour in spartanburg. the paladins playing vmi at timmons arena this afternoon. a miss on the fadeaway, but it is cleaned up. grabbing the rebound and put back in. furman would quickly build a double-digit lead. a redeeming, bearing -- burying the triple. furman takes a 15 point lead to the break. second half was more of the same as they roll bmi 85-57. the paladins off to a good start in conference play. missouri-kansas city in spartanburg to take on usc upstate. late second half we go. kangaroos jump out on the break. nice give and go sheeock sheeock -- he scores to put umkc in front by 4. usc upstate down by 1 with less than 20 seconds to play. mike cunningham connects for 3 of his 18 points. last chance for umkc. kangaroos get a point like chance to tie this game up. -- point blank chance to tie this game up. usc upstate holds off umkc blue hose win it by 7. their first win in a big south during the current campaign. the swamp rabbits spending the weekend in new hampshire. greenville playing 3 games in

and the mountains are still covered in ice this morning.greenville county and a majority of the spartanburg county districts are closed thihimorning.we'll run through more in just a bit--and they are also all running at the bottom of your screen. screen. 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.you are looking live at: 3 3 carolina panthers fans are team is going to super bowl 50! the panthers dominated the cardinals in the n-f-c championship last night 49-15 -- taking them to their first super bowl since 2004.they will take on the broncos on february 7th in san francisco. as you can see it wasa big celebration in charlotte sunday night. 3 cam newton was looking like nothing short of an m-v-p.he threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others to shift the momentum against arizona's top ranked off

a spartanburg man faces multiple charges .. after deputies say he kidnapped and assaulted his ex-girlfriend. according to the sheriff's office..terry waddell made threats as she left her job.. saying he would kill her if he didn't get in the vehicle with him.in the vehicle if he didn't wu if he didn't get in the vi with him. they . drove to a nearby grocery store where she says he hit her several times.. after taking her back to her car.. he then followed her along highway- 585..near u-s-c upstate..trying to run her off the road. the victim was able to eventuall call police. tonight spartanburg police are looking for a man... who broke into a church. yesterday ... at "st. matthew episcopal church"...off w-o ezell boulevard. officers say...this man was caught...on surveillance video. reports show...he broke the glass out of a door... to get in ... and stole -2- flat screen televisions. investigators are now working... to identify the man. if you have information... call the "spartanburg police department." and another church bre

life in spartanburg, wyff news 4. gabrielle: we certainly appreciate the people working to keep the roads safe. still up, the weather did not prevent the panthers from going to practice today. taking a big hit from this storm. john: a big shot of energy moving in. around toccoa, a little bit of gabrielle: covering the nation now, the same system bringing a blast of winter weather to the coast, including our area, weather near mississippi, and severe weather was reported across the southern portion of the trees came down, blocking responders being able to get to some of the areas, and there were even reports of tornadoes touching down and mobile homes destroyed. the weather pattern is moving northeast. nigel: snow and freezing rain moved into parts of south carolina with snow,/, and ice, and officials say there is more winter weather on the way in the next 24 hours, and many schools have been closed as well as many agencies pay the airport is open with a limited operation, and hundreds of lights, including all american

spartanburg will warm up to 40 by 9:00. still a lot of snowfall was some roadways starting to look a little bit bette melting. likely some re-freeze in the mountains. 43 degrees in downtown. up to 46 today by 3:00 p.m. in anderson, a nice day taking shape. 51 degrees. you will warm up to 56 today. cooling bacacdown to 48 when the sun goes down by 6:00. we'll have a few clouds this afternoon and evening when wed overnight hours. our next system begins to take shape. by tomorrow, it will be knocking a cold front moving through. it will be rain this time. as it moves through the area, it does not have enough oomf to get south. this may change to a light wintry mix on the backend but that is part one of the storm. part two is the low developing on the front to the south and mo up the east coast. right now it looks like it will be far enough offshore to give us any cap problems at home. some of the models including the european ones did a really nice job with the last storm and they show the mountains getting wintry mix.here is

myra: that includes greenville county schools spartanburg , spartanburg county districts one, two, three, five, six, and seven, sorry number four. you can find them on the ticker running below and on our4 app and wyff4.com. as we take a live look outside, you will be aware of black ice causing problems for people this morning. we will have more traffic coming up but first, we check in with dale. dale: greenville county got over seven inches of snow in spots any roads will be icy in spots. we are looking right now at our asheville sky cam. you can see the snow on the roads. 22 degrees so whatever melted yesterday from milder temperatures is now ice this morning.it is a quick look at what we are seeing across the regiclear skies for the most part today. temperatures to go from 20anlow 30's and reach the low 50's, but we are expecting a nice and sunny afternuntil the sun does its job, watch out for a slick spots in north carolina and the northern parts of south carolina. we will talk more in just a few minutes. myra: thank you. super bowl 50 is set. it includes the carolina panthers for the

and 16 is the windchill in spartanburg the cold temperatures across the region. sunshine will help. 44 to 45 for the upstate and low 40's may be the best in the we have some mild days coming back. thursday will hit low 50's, make 50's by friday for the upstate and the mountains will get into the mid-50's saturday. upper 50's saturday and saturday may be the best outdoor day. friday through early afternoon, a good chance of rain with a slight chance of showers on sunday. next week kind of back to normal but cold this morning. allyson: taking a look at the roads on i-85 near highway 29 in spartanburg county, northbound lanes with debris. other than that, the interstates are clear. in taylors, accident on rutherford road, no injuries reported. it is in the road currently as we speak. in anderson, highway 76 could be slow throughout saturday from construction is causing lane closures. also playing closures in spartanburg county on south pine street and palmetto street. replacing water pipes and it should be done by 4:00. 85 but this would speed limit drive, two minut

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spartanburg. carol: the big concern in the and bridges. michael: mandy gaither is live and local in anderson county with whaha keepmandy: much of the interstate beside me has been pretreated, except in anderson county. crews are expecting rain at the beginning of the storm, and they say anything they would put down on the roadways would be washed away. the salt brine trucks are on standby, ready to go around anderson, abbeville, greensville, and more. the interstate and major roadways have already been treated in many counties, crews ready to operate the salt-spreading trucks tonight >> if it dumps the snow, we are happy. if it goes to ice, it's going to be an ugly event. stay home if you don't need to be out. mandy: if the storm brings ice, there is a to fall problem. ice can bring down trees that can block roadways, and no matter what, crews have to keep the interstate, primary, and secondary routes open. they could be sanding, deicing, and cutting trees all at the same time. crews say this particular storm has been hard to track, so the

in the 50's in the upstate. 52 in spartanburg, 56 in abbeville. the only snow you see in the upstate is really the north side of the trees, anywhere in the shade. anything south-facing, you are melting away the snow. the south wind bringing in milder temperatures up the french broad river into asheville, 40% humidity there. 40% in hendersonville. 49 in raleigh, 46 in greensboro. rebounding nicely after the storm. 58 in columbia, 57 in atlanta. nationally, there is the low along the front. it will lift our way. the back edge of it, snow through iowa moving into minneapolis. the snow is headed into the upper peninsula of michigan. half of the country. a lot of snow on the ground. 33 in botwo feet of snow, 2-3 feet in washington dc. 38 in chicago, light snow and flurries. 29 in minneapolis. 65 in dallas, pretty nice. milder temperatures in the central and southern part of texas. that will work its way east end affect us into the weekend. high clouds and chilly tonight, 35 in the upstate, upper 20's to low 30's in the mountains. tomorrow, cloudy with

in spartanburg. his semi... got stuck under a bridge ... this afternoon. it happened at the intersection of howard street... and new cut road. the driver was not hurt fortunately.. but it left traffic blocked... for several hours... until the truck was finally freed... from the bridge... late this afternoon. the weekend... is just around the corner ... so keep your sunglasehandy... the grey skiare lng out "24-7 chief meteorologist" christy henderson... istanding by. we're just little less than two hours away from the next g-o-p debat seven candidates will take the stage...minus... front runner donald trump who won't be there. trump's ongoing feud with fox news anchor megyn kelly boiled over this week.and trump pulled out of the debate sponsored by her network. without the outspoken trump, his rivals will be looking to have a big moment and gain ground. just a few days before the iowa caucuses. the latest poll shows 32 percent of likely voters in iowsupport trump. senator ted cruz is in 2n place and senator marco rubio is in 3rd place. during breakfast at t

mike mccormick is in spartanburg. geoff: let's get the latest on the conditions outside with pamela: good morning. we are so lucky that the power numbers are as low as they hathe weather having a lot to do with that. we cold -- we cooled down fast enough that there was not an extended. of ice. snowing and slippery on the dock. our skycam show you what is going on. we have some news coming from that this morning finally, the snow is wrapping up. this is the last big batch coming through. and pickens county, and many other areas have received several inches. more snow and easily this morning. we been hearing from you on facebook as well about that.we will have these new totals throughout the day today at the numbers continue to come in. we watch a batch of snow now in polk county, in western oklahoma -- south carolina. the snow continues back down into columbia now. some welcome breaks in the clouds. bitterly cold. well, it is in the 20's, that is not so bad. the winds will continue to pick up across the upstate today.w

right now however we've seen 40s pop up in spartanburg and gaffney. up towards the mountains 42 in asheville eventually seeing the 30s well after that of the here's a look at the 5 zone forecast temperatures for tonight seeing 40s and 50s upstate and then the 30s pop up by 10:00. not quite freezing but certainly some of the secondary roadways will be flirting with the freezing mark tomorrow morning and we'll get close to freezing in the upstate. for the mounts we will see 30 and the 40s to start your day tomorrow and certainly going to cause some problems and some ice and it's safety first so we do have the closings on our facebook page and our website and scrolling at the bottom of the screen if your school or your kids school could be closed tomorrow you'll see it right there at the bottom of the screen. it wouldn't be because of a storm it's the aftermath of a storm from friday and very early saturday. live doppler is clear now. we're seeing the fair weather clouds. moisture south and west from a front that's well off to the west, not in the pictur

this is the wofford college and spartanburg skycam. spartanburg had 7.5 inches. a little bit of sunshine with melting on the roads. we will have a lot of melting # chris: i will show you a couple of time lapses when our computer connects again. it was dark early this morning in laurens but they had snow in some of the area. look at what happens as the sun came out. it was only about a half inch it withered away like snow here in the carolinas. by the end of the day it is gone in some locations but not others. up toward the champion hills skycam, they had snow in hendersonville pretty much all day long. that led to almost 15 inches in parts of hendersonville county. herpbt r henderson county rather. this sis where i-85 is. north of that is where the snow is south of there about a half inch. i will show you some totals. in south carolina we had hefty totals. spartan spartanburg 7 1/2. chesney seven. travelers rest seven. greer five. mountain rest four. pickens 3.1 and malden with 2. it the north carolina mountains this is where it ramped up. how much mitchell 19 in

the piedmont interstate fairgrounds in spartanburg. where there is also some snow on the ground.we've been talking a lot about ice with this storm which brings the threat of power outages.as you can see duke energy trucks and crews are on standby ready to deal with outages should they happen. happen. 3 rain and sleet will 3 transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. 3 ((wrap up)) *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.3center. center.crew traffic this in the pit we're watching *********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. 3 several schools in both the upstate and mountains have already closed.the ones in the upstate are there on your screen.first in the upstate: greenville countypickens county oconee county all districts in c

for now 52 express the asheville. 53 in spartanburg. here is the spartanburg zone planner. a slow cool down a chance of light rain in the morning. 41 to start our day. not bad a lot warmer than we have been. in the afternoon hours, we'll stay kind of chilly. average, but a lot cooler than today's life of 60. here is the rest of your five zone forecast. overall it looks like all of us have a good chance of a lot of clouds tomorrow, foggy conditions and occasional light rain and also some drizzle. here is what to expect over the next 72 hours. low to mid 50s go ing into the weekend a better chance of rain on saturday but sunday is dry. cooler and dry into next week. there is your mountain forecast. 34 tomorrow night and 50 for the high on saturday. >> all right, thanks. >>> still ahead at 6:00, back to arizona where we have further details of what clemson will face monday night. as message to his new dabo swinney dabo >>> everybody looks at, you know, experience and talent, are the key to winning championships are leadership and chemistry. >> the tigers have concluded the cle