over a foot of snow is possible from buncombe county and eastward to yancey and mitchell counties.so far several inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.sleet, rain and freezing rain will continue this afternoon, and it looks like much of it will be between 1pm and 4pm. after that, all the precipitation will become lighter and turn to snow showers late evening, we could see 1-2 inches of snow in the upstate on top of what we have already seen, while the mountains will continue to see snow pile up. over a foot of snow is possible from buncombe county and eastward to yancey and mitchell counties. pit 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching:traffic lights power out3 millenium blvd@ oldsulphur springs rdaugusta st@ lakewood rdhood rd@ hwy 153hwy 101@ reidville rdrutherford rd @ paris view drtrees down down 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 traffi

i see roads and avery and yancey counties. some road closures and spartanburg county on south pine street and palmetto street. let's take a look outside on i-385. getting busy around haywood and woodruff road. geoff: it is cold out there, and we have the windchill making it in theheeens. dale: it feels like single digits in boone, but the good news is not as windy as yesterday. no new precipitation falling, but watch out for slippery spots in the high mountain roads. warning temperatures showing 16 and -- morning temperatures showing 16 in boone, colder and laurens, greenwood commercials. -- greenwood and ware shoals. cold. they should the kids are dressed warmly. it will only get up to 44 today for the upstate, upper 30's in the mountains. getting better tomorrow. allyson: today, president obama is set to announce new executive actions on gun control. geoff: nikole killion joining us live without his plan is being cheered and criticized. nikole: good morning. the president says he strongly believes congress should be the one

yancey county resident derrick >> we had to make arrangements to get the vehicles out. take the 4-wheeler down and just be cautious driving. there were some slick spots. there were actually some slightly covered spots in the north kerfs here and there. we had to kind of take our time. >> karen: slick roads caused yancey and madison county schools to close area. it was a surprise for one

here is a spot to avoid in yancey county, there are icy roads near the madison county/yancey county line as well as the bald creek area. >>> as lauren mentioned future 26 and madison county near sames gap is another problem spot that we are dealing with. caution anywhere across western north carolina this morning especially on the secondary roads, bridge, and overpasses. >>i'm jaclyn deaugustino. this on-time traffic report is brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. >> >>holly: here is your live look around the world this morning. this is a nice shot of budapest, hungary. >>jay: news 13 will be right back. stay with us. >> when cigarette cravings hit, all i can think about is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief. >>jay: 6:23. in "morning surf" we are looking at the life of dr. martin luther king junior. >>ingrid: go under "news links." >>jay: some great photos, looking back at his life and times. we start right here,. >>ingrid: it is a good photograph. >>jay:

we have heard from yancey and delays on the higher mountain roads. it is 17 and boone, 16 in franklin, 18 and andrews. across ththupstate and piedmont, 23 and greenwood, 25 and greenville. caesar's head at 23, simpsonville and fountain inn at 26. any breeze will make it feel colder. not as windy as yesterday. five to six mile per hour breeze makes the windchill feel like it is in the teens. and feels like eight degrees this morning. -- boone feels like eight degrees this morning. it gets up to 44 today in the upstate. average with the mountains is 47. today, 39 may be the best. a few flurries of snow in the rockies, action in canada, but that is all we are seeing in terms of precipitation. cold and clear conditions and high pressure dominates our weather for a couple more days and we start to see clouds return on thursday. low 40's for the upstate, upper 30's for the mountains for highs today. tomorrow, we had a couple of degrees and get into the mid to upper 40's. by thursday, back to normal temperature wise with a slight chance of showers thursday

*drivers in yancey county.. these are the spots you need to avoid. there are slick conditions at madison/yancey county line. also use caution in the bald creek area. *i'm jaclyn deaugustino with this on-time traffic report... brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 3 3 new this morning... we have learned that one of the marines still missing after a helicopter crash in hawaii is from the upstate. the u-s marine corps says 22-year-old sergeant jeffrey sempler, is from woodruff. he is one of 12 service memebers that rescue crews are still searching for. two helicopters collided and crashed off the island of oahu on thursday. a navy ship with sonar equipment is being brought in to do an underwater search. coast guard officials stress they are still searching for survivors. 3 3 the iowa caucus is just two weeks from today. the latest senator bernie sanders are virtually tied there. the two squared off during last night's democratic debate in charleston. news 13's aaron adelson shows us the main issue they focused on. 3 3 "it was the fin

southern yancey, avery, mitchell. 12 to 16 inches for everybody in pink. that turquoise, y y're looking at 4 to 8. 8 to 12 in the darker blue. 1 to 4 in areas like greenville county. 20s and 30s for lows tonight. sub-freezing in all locations. and h hhs tomorrow, not much. it's still below freezing in many cases around here. there's your forecast. 40s sunday. by then, we'll see rain chances. there's a lot of water in this snowfall. >> tammy: okay. we'll be right back. >>> snow, is it fun or i'm john le, coming up, we >> tammy: the winter storm in transylvania county has brought >> darcel: let's go over to news 13's john le. john, what have you noticed today? >> john: folks driving by. take a look at these folks, the looky lous out. no offense. folks driving around, walking around. overall, not a lot of traffic downtown or throughout transylvania county, really. people are heeding that advice. stay off of those roads. because of that, they're staying safe. as we take a look at video from earlier today. we found one poor guy stranded off asheville highway. h

yancey and madison county schools did let out early. that was a nice surprise for one mountain heritage freshman. >> i thought it was funny because it's been sunny and stuff and we get back to school and it starts snowing. >> karen: alexa says she plans to catch up on a little more sleep. meanwhile, dot crews are out in full force and they are urging anyone in the northern mountains who is going to be out driving tonight to be very careful. any moisture on the roads definitely freezing tonight in the form of black ice. i'm karen wynne, news 13. >> frank: wintry conditions also made things difficult on the roads. troopers say there were several wrecks across the area. of them on i-40 that had traffic cked up near the fines creeks exit. >>> now your on time traffic report sponsored by debruhl's used cars. >> larry: here's a current look at the traffic. this is a live look at i-26 near brevard road. so far no issues for drivers in this area. >> tammy: in asheville, there's planned construction on tunnel road. watch for workers in this area

avery, madison, yancey. some delays in some of the northern counties of north carolina because of slippery spots from weekend snow and rain has refrozen with temperatures in the teens and 20's across the area. 28 in laurens. other areas enjoying clear skies off to work and school today. just some black ice problems in the mountains of north carolina. temperature-wise it is still cold with that breeze blowing at 10-15 plus. current temperatures ranging from 14 in boone to asheville at 19. 20's across the upstate. let's check on a few other communities. 30 in boiling springs. greer at 25. daytime highs to they will reach below normal range. the mountains of north carolina upper 30's. we are looking at temperatures in the mid-40's for the upstate. we will talk more about the weekend in a few minutes. tv shows on a big night. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma

yancey county, warning of possible icy spots, so be careful. watch for patches of black ice. 85 is a smooth and speed limit drive. let's see how 385 looks around haywood road. geoff: cold temperatures this morning and a little warm-up coming. dale: it will rebound nicely and shows marina.35 degrees in the anderson area with a little breeze out of the southwest and it makes it feel cooler. count on that as you get ready for work and school, but no precipitation today. that comes tomorrow afternoon. we have low 30's in greenville to anderson, abbeville in the low to mid 30 range and the breeze out of the southwest at seven to eight to 10 and that makes feel like it is in the 20's across the mountains and cooler in north carolina. by the afternoon, 54 to 58 for highs, so lots of sunshine and the clouds filled in overnight. by 2:00 or 3:00, we start to get rain. a good chance of rain for the upstate and mounsunny for saturday and sunday and cooler by the end of the weekend. for the t week, cold. geoff: thank you. creative in moving their drugs. you

for joining us on the morning news.we do have some schools delays this morning: mitchell, madison, yancey and avery county schools in the mountains are all on a 2-hour 3 sunny with highs in the 20s for the mountains and 30s in the upstate. a breeze will make it feel colder. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the teens and 20s. a chance for wintry mix and light snow comes wednesday, with highs in the 30s and low 40s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold******

also, icy spots in yancey county. a road closure in downtown greenville at falls park drive and the smooth travel time on the interstate. let's take a look outside at 385 and haywood road. taking a look at weather with dale. dale: seen a little light sunrise with happened -- which happens at 7:37. flurries of snow in the north tennessee and carolina -- and the north carolina and tennessee area. clouds will build in the mountains and the upstate will upper 20's to 30 in the upstate, teens to 20's in the mountains and we see these six to 10 mile-per-hour wind picking up 10 to 24 the afternoon and evening. windy and cold tomorrow and only getting up to 36 in the mountains, 40 five in the upstate on wednesday. we will get back to normal on your state with the next chance for rain on friday and saturday with a 40% chance of showers. patrick: thank you. this morning on "today," 1600 and's o onions are live at the white house with a preview of president obama's last stand of the union address moments away on " "day." allyson

avery, medicine, and yancey county on to our delays. let's-- two hour delays. dale: ricardo: anywhere -- dale: anywhere it rained or snowed this weekend, there is ice. other areas in the mountains

northern swinghaywood county and madison and yancey counties have been getting snow this morning. they are taking precaution and sending kids home. this is what we are seeing. snow in virginia and kentucky drifted into north carolina and tennessee along the border. it will not last long. clear, cold, and windy overnight. another chilly day tomorrow. we will talk about what it will start to warm back up in a few minutes. in just a bit. also happening now, the new york stock exchange is off to a rough very rough start this new year. stocks are falling right now. points in the first few minutes this morning. overseas markets fell even more. china's main index plunged nearly 7%, triggering an emergency trading suspension. the drop was caused by weak escalating tensions in the middle east. carolina flooding now, people who suffered damage in october's massive floods have until the close of business today to request federal help. the deadline to apply for fema aid ends today. fema aid is available in 24 counties across the state, including greenville, spartanburg, and greenwood counties

school delays to tell you about in the mountains: schools in henderson countymitchell county and yancey county as well as brevard academy will open two hours late. 3 transylvania county will be on a three hour delay.for updates, download our app and sign up for alerts.you can also check closings on 3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or

it is favoring yancey counties. out for. any high elevations near the tennessee line, down into the valley. if we are lucky we'll see snow flurries but don't hold your breath. seeing the nice clear skies and same thing through saturday. this is when temperatures will rebound back to the 60's in many locations. future cast for our snowfall potential. it indicates high elevations, what i just showed you, the possibility of northern swain, haywood, madison, possibly even up towards yancey, mitchell, avery seeing a light dusting. at best, maybe an inch. there is no advisory out, anything like that. keep this in mind for tomorrow morning's commute and, of course, for school. 50 degrees for a high today, mostly sunny in the afternoon hours. slight chance for that snow tonight. clearer skies and winds will pick up. it will feel colder tomorrow morning, keep that in mind. 33 degrees tonight. seven-day forecast shows a slight cooldown tomorrow, 40's for highs. back up to the 60 degree mark, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. then we'

fields were covered in snow, making roads slick in madison and yancey counties. d-o-t crews treated the roads... and both counties dismissed schools early to the delight of students on their first day back from christmas break. 3 i thought it was funny because it's been sunny and stuff and we get back to school and it starts snowing. dot crews urge anyone driving in the northern mountains to be especially careful sinin any moisture that melted onto the roads could refreeze as black ice. 3 3 many people are starting up ththr fireplaces to stay warm in this bitter cold. and a recent chimney fire in asheville has experts telling folks to use caution. it happened late saturday night at a home on browndale road. officials believe the flue may not have been maintained properly. a local chimney sweep service we spoke with says if you have any doubts about your chimney... do not start a fire. 3 3528 "we don't want to scare anybody, but it's a very real hazard, it happens everyday fires, there's house fires and unless you've had it checked and looked at it's not worth the

the roads were slick in yancey county especially. there was a delay for students on their first day back from chrisas break. because it's been so sunny and stuff and then we get back to school and then it starts snowing. >>holly: dot crews urge anyone in the northern mountains to be careful because of any moisture that melted on the roads can refreeze as black ice. >>jay: a crumbling retaining wall drives a wedge between a subdivision and the city of hendersonville. dwayne hills says is the only access road is in jeopardy. a water line burst last month damaging the wall and blocking the creek. property owners filed an insurance claim but were told the city is not at fault. people in the subdivision will now have to foot the bill for the repair. >> it's not right i. wasn't like this before. and when their water line broke, this is what we have now. we have a good road before it broke, now we have a damaged road and potentially no road. >>jay: hills says homeowners may take legal action to force the city to fix the wall. utilities dire

highway 19 w in yancey county have seen a few slick spots. in the next hour, some of these bands will move south and east ward. dusting in most places. 29 in asheville. 23 in boone. still 30s and 40s mixed over the upstate. look at that wind right out in the north. 15 to 20 miles per hour and gusty. so our wind chills are now down in to the teens pretty much area wide here in the mountains. they're going to stay here, folks. so bundle up. wind chill at 7. 14 for our wind chill at 11. temperature will stay in the 20s. it will be a blustery and cold evening in to the tonight. greenville, wind chills in the lower 20s by then. i'll show you big changes by the middle and latter part of the work week. >> frank: new details tonight after four fires break out across buncombe county just in the last week. >> anchor: now we know two of weather. >> frank: darren botelho spoke with witnesses who saw the dramatic rescues. >> darren: as temperatures are dropping, the number of fires are jumping. two fires broke out in buncombe county over the weekend all f

parts of mitchell, yancey, and avery counties. even up in the smokys. wind chills at 13 for waynesville and sylva at night. the winds likely do start to slacken off. even towards day break we have wind to put it down in the single digits. bundle up, layer up and try to limit the amount of exposed skin. that really bites out there. gusting winds today. hardly any moisture from it so we just couldn't ring out snow. we up our chances significantly friday. it's all rain friday. and it's all rain saturday for us. our chances drop off a little saturday but nonetheless, still scattered showers expected. 40 now in asheville. wind chill down to 31. upstatement greenville at 48. but a west wind at 18. well the first system diving to the south. again quickly, that clipper bringing the chill with it. once we see the winds relax and turn more southerly, we're really going to see a nice warm-up here throughout the tennessee valleys. temperatures get back in the 50s. but friday, already seeing moisture return to the gulf. means we're going to get rain mostly out of th

yancey county resident derrick >> we had to make arrangements to get the vehicles out. take the 4-wheeler down and just be cautious driving. there were some slick spots. there were actually some slightly covered spots in the north kerfs here and there. we had to kind of take our time. >> karen: slick roads caused yancey and madison county schools to close area. it was a surprise for one mountain high school freshman. dot crews were working hard. >> salt trucks. and there's no snow yet. >> karen: but dot workers are taking this light dusting seriously by treating the roads. >> refreezes back in to what we call the black ice. at night that will be the biggest worry. >> karen: and chris with the dot does advise drivers to slow down, watch their following distance and keep extra clothes in your car or vehicle in case it does break down. i'm karen wynne, news 13. >> larry: our team coverage continues in haywood county. drivers there say they were not prepared for the burst of weather. after all the warm days we had. even the smallest amount of snow can lead to trouble on the

wind advisories for yancey, mitchell, avery. mcdowell, burke county. across western north carolina by morning. right now the wind speeds generally light but it's cold. temperatures in the 40s. up in to boone, 40 degrees. that's one of the colder spots. holding in the upper 40s for southern mountains and the upstate. we'll stay in the 30s at 9. 34 by 11. clouds will be thicker over the upstate. you're looking at a slower cool off. 39 by 11. when i see you again in a few minutes, we'll talk about the shot of snow that's coming. along with the coldd tomorrow. stick around. >> frank: more than 100 students had to go to the hospital today following a carbon monoxide leak at a middle school in texas. many complained of being light headed. there are no reports of serious injuries or fatal -- anyone being overly sick. it's not clear what caused the leak. but the fire department said it may have started in the boiler room. organization says the zika virus is spreading around the americas and that the level of alarm is extremely high. zika is linked to a birth d

back in to the areas of madison, yancey and mitchell. this is light rain initially, then more moderate rain. those rain showers will extend back up eventually. in the next hour and a half, there they go, marching east ward. this evening. rainfall amounts already up to a quarter inch. over half an inch today in knoxville. the rainfall amounts are going to be less as this rain band moves east because it starts to dry up a little more. temperatures pretty mild overall. 60s in places over the upstate. look at the chill here. temperatures dropping. 40 in burnsville. we have a worry and advisories. freezing rain advisories, swain, yancey, mitchell, avery county midnight tonight until tomorrow morning, could get icy bridges and overpasses as well as sidewalks. so watch out. temperatures in the 40s. eventually 30s in asheville. it's all rain. we'll talk more about how much in just a second. >> tammy: we have continuing coverage on a downtown asheville lot that has been a point of contention for months now. today the city planning and economic de

higher elevations in yancey, avery county, in to watauga county. temperatures in the 20s in some places south. really no wind chill factor at this point in time. but you look here and you see towards the future and we have wind chills dropping down to the single digits at times. why? off. but the wind will start to relax more in many areas. that means the wind chill won't be as big a deal. in asheville, wind chills in the 20s. teens in greenville. we'll talk about bigger changes by the end of the week and rain rather than snow. >> tammy: many people we talked with tonight say the snow and flurries are a shock to the system. >> reporter: green now dusted with snow for the first time this winter in many parts of the mountains. >> i'm enjoying it right now because i haven't seen it in such a long time. >> reporter: most of us haven't seen flurries yet. but it is january 4th, so complaints about the cold have >> it's been a shock to the system. it's b bn a change. but i guess it was time. time for winter. >> hey, it's winter time. what do we expect? no

school delays to tell you about in the mountains: schools in henderson countymitchell county and yancey county as well as brevard academy will open two hours late. 3 transylvania county will be on a three hour delay.for updates, download our app and sign up for alerts.you can also check closings on 3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew center.you are looking live at: 3 3 there's a smell 3 lingering in southern greenville county -- and people living in the area say its so bad... at times.. its nauseating. nauseating.they say a local landfill is to blame... and they're hoping county leaders will take action to fix the smelly situation. 3 fox carolina ashley minelli is live at columbia baptist church... can you smell anything now? 3 ad lib a

you get in to yancey county, could see a little bit. maybe more in to avery and watauga counties. temperatures in the teens tonight for the mountains north. we'll see low 20s by day break in asheville and hendersonville. you'll find teens and 20s mixed over the southern mountain regions. upper 20s in the upstate. there will be spots that get down colder than that. tomorrow's high temperatures. it's a warm up. it's about average this time in asheville. mid 40s. newland and boone in the now we go colder wednesday. there it is. 38 degrees for the high. lows in the 20s for the next several nights. but we're going to warm it up. 51 will do it for the warmest temperatures in terms of highs. slight cool off friday. by the end of the weekend, we'll have a shot of rain and snow. 50s even though you'll see your >> darcel: police are investigating a bank robbery foiled by customers inside. it happened in gastonia outside charlotte. coming and locked the doors before they could get inside. they tried to force the doors open but failed and took off. >> larry: i georgia woman faces federal char

and students also went home early in yancey and haywood counties. right now, wyff news 4's mike mccormick is on our snow patrol, he is live and local in maggie valley. it is awfully cold there.

allyson: mitchell county, madison county and yancey county schools districts will all open two hours late. the highlands school which is private will also open two hours late. remember, we have school closings and delels for you on wyff4.com and our mobile app under weather. wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from downtown greenville with more. aly: good morning. we are live outside of the westin hotel and take a look at in the last couple of hours, we have seen so many more icicles form in the water down in the pit part of the fountain starting to freeze over. it is at that slushy stage right now. a pretty good example of just w much you guys will need to bundle up today, whether you are going out to the bus stops, work, makes your kids are bundled up because it is dangerous as cold as it is. and it's not just kids who need to bundle up. miracle hill's greenville rescue mission responded to last night's cold temperatures by providing shelter for those living on the streets. workers spead mats onto the gym floor at the facility. up to 125 can come in from the cold and get a snack,

there are no official reports of ices you knows in yancey, mitchell or avery downs few you but still a good idea to take it slow. >>i'm jaclyn deaugustino. this on-time traffic report is brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. back over to you. >>holly: a took post led to the discovery of stolen property in a buncombe county theft case. the victim believes the thieves hit a home she's renovating in renovationoccasion, we are not showing their faces because deputies have not confirmed these are the suspects but after she posted the photos on facebook, some of the missing items were found. >> it feels great to know people have your back in other areas of buncombe county, and even on the outskirts, they were sharing. and telling me their stories, too, that it's happened to them or something similar. even with another person involved. >>holly: she says finding her belongings would not have been possible without the community's help. >>jay: a man from georgia dies after falling from a waterfall in macon county. officials recovered the body of yesterday. casey fell from the f

madison county near the yancey county line, a tractor trailer overturned. the driver said he lost control and slid down the hill. and without the guardrail, he might have landed in the creek. no one was hurt, but it did slow down traffic. >> it's pretty scary, actually. drivers. there are people who have never driven in snow before. people just don't know how to drive and they are not cautious as other people. >>holly: the driver of the tractor trailer told us hee is used to driving in bad weather but the road was very slick. >>jay: it also impacted drivers in the higher elevations, highway 19 in the sokol gap over the jackson county and haywood county line were busy keeping up with the falling snow. it means big business for local hardware stores as families insulation and sleds. >>holly: the mid atlantic is trying to korean up after a traffic nightmare. >>jay: we will show how the eastern seaboard prepared. >> >>reporter: overnight chaos on the roadway, motorists slamming into one another, a combination of untreated roadways and light snow which literally

good idea to use caution on the roads especially in areas like madison county, mitchell county and yancey county, where we have the school delays this morning. >>> there is new construction happening in can'tler i want to talk about one lane will be closed on dogwood road off smoky park highway while dot crews put in a new guardrail there. road work starts at 7 o'clock this morning f. you are heading towards waynesville it is a nice smooth commute for you. the drive from smoky park highway to jonathan creek road will take 20-2525 minutes. >>i'm jaclyn deaugustino. this on-time traffic report is brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. >> >>holly: police say an asheville woman assaulted two police officers and stole about $20 worth of makeup from the kmart on patton avenue. officers pulled over 39 year-old katrina robinson off new leicester highway friday night. that's when she sped away and hit them with the side of her car. time later. robinson faces multiple charges. the officers involved were not seriously hurt. >>jay: vandals cause hundreds of dollars in damage to two chu

madison, yancey, and haywood counties sent students home early. heavy flurries came down in haywood county. snow, blowing across the roads at times. and for the first time, it looked like winter at cataloochee ski area. on friday, the ski area was look at that. they've been making their own snow, and today's flurries certainly didn't hurt. >> it builds a lot of interest. the snow, it makes it look pretty, and it certainly makes people think winter, which is something we've been missing thisiseason so far. michael: it feels like it, too. during the day, it was around 19 degrees at cataloochee. carol: and don't forget, when the snow hits, you can turn to the wyff 4 mobile app for the latest weather updates, including live radar. the app is free to download, and available in both apple and android stores. michael: an upstate k9, shot and could end up having his name on a new state law. carol: hyco died october 21st. hearing from his handler, a deputy throwing his support behind a bill to toughen the penalty for killing a police animal. wyff news 4's

winter weather...and that list continues to grow this morning.in the last half hour, mitchell, and yancey county schools announced they will be closed today. now let's go to ingrid... good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 school officials across the mountains are monitoring conditions as we speak. news 13's lauren brigman is riding along as they check roads in buncombe county. lauren, right now it is a regular schedule for those students? 3 3 3 we don't have any official reports of icy roads in our area... take it slow on the roads this morning.. especially on those secondary roads and bridges. there are some areas of slowing that i want to tell you about. i am seeing minor delays on i-26 between chimney rock road and u-s 25. *we're dealing with simialr speeds here on i-40. overall thats about at 25 minute ride from old fort over to i-240 *i'm jaclyn deaugustino with this on-time traffic report... brought to you by the wir

madison, mitchell, yancey and avery county schools are on a two hour delay today, with no buses on icy roads. you can check our website wlos dot com for the latest on school 3 3 the windchill is in the single digits in some parts of the mountains.ingrid... that kind of cold can be dangerous. good morning. here is a look at current conditions across shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 happening today, ur of the five suspects charged with robbery in asheville are expected in court. police say they were armed with a gun and mini-sledge hammer when they walked inside "jared's fine jewlery" on tunnel road back in november. officers say they stole an estimated half- a-million dollars in jewelry and diamonds. all five are being held on bonds of a million-dollars each. 3 3 3 we have continuing coverage this morninn police in south carolina say someone has tried to burn down the rmer home of ex-cop micheal slager. he is facing murder charges in a high-profile case. witnesses say they saw someone running away before the fire. s

avery, mitchell, madison, yancey and avery counties all on 2 hour delays. they are scrolling on 3 thth bottom of your screen as well. good morning. here is a across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 3 breaking news out of fletcher... where firefighters are responding to a house fire. news 13's lauren brigman just got on the scene on emmas grove road and joins us live. lauren... what can you tell us? 3 3 3 3 the search 3 3 3 3 3 the search continues in hawaii today for a marine from the upstate, along with 11 others. they have been missing since their helicopters the four life rafts believed to be onboard the helicopters have been recovered. the u-s coast guard says, so far, there are no signs that any survivors used those rafts. 3 meanwhile... the family of sergeant jeffrey sempler, of woodruff, is still holding out hope. his grandfather tells us he has been close to jeffrey his entire life. 3 "he's always been a good kid. you know, he's qu

in madison county, near the yancey county line, a semi overturned. the driver says he lost control and slid down the hill. without the guardrail, he might have landed in the creek. no one was hurt, but it did slow down traffic. especially with the pretty fast drivers or if you've never driven through snow before, people just don't know how to drive or are not cautious about other people. the driver of the tractor trailer told us that he is accustomed to driving in bad weather, but that the road was very slick. 3 3 the snow also impacted drivers at higher elevations in the western counties. highway 19 over soco gap on the haywood-jackson county line was slow. and d-o-t plows were busy trying to keep up with the falling snow. the winter weather also means big business for some local hardware stores, as people stock up on snow melt, shovels, insulation and sleds. 3 mid-atlantic is trying to clear roadways after light snowfall created a traffic nightmare. ray raimundi tells us how the eastern seabord is preparing. 3 3 overnight-- chaos on the roadways. m

this is northern swain county, yancey, mitchell, avery starts to see the light snow begin to fall. maybe even the mountains here in the northern portion of buncombe county and flurries back down into asheville. this is not going to be widespread snow, not going to be a lot of it. slick conditions are possible and the late elevations and into tonight too, temperatures will stay very cold tonight, waking up tomorrow to once again windchills below zero in those highest elevations. back in asheville, could feel like the single digi. flurries as well, 46 for a high temperature with winds staying very strong. 19 degrees for a low temperature tonight. sunny, windy in the upstate. 50 degrees. tonight, clear, still cold back down to 25. the extended forecast shows tomorrow, 38 degrees for a high temperature. have to battle the cold. things start to warm up thursday, sunshine. 50 degrees. a few showers friday and saturday. then temperatures will take a nose dive once again before the holiday and we are talking about a chance for another rain-snow mix. in the upstate, sunshine in the next few

advisory out for yancey, mitchell, avery. the high elevations of mcdowell and burke. gusts up to 45 miles per hour. especially the higher elevations. our temperatures have been a little milder overall. close to 50 over the upstate. we're looking at mid to upper 40s in most mountain locations. when you step out the door tonight, it will be mid 30s at 9. mainly high clouds. they'll start to dissipate here in asheville. in the upstate, you're stuck in those clouds for several hours. down to the upper 30s by 11. when i see you again in a few minutes, i'll time out that snowfall and show you how much will accumulate. >> tammy: in six months, asheville leaders will know how much it will cost to renovate the thomas wolf auditorium. asheville's council now has a 60-page estimate report from two acoustics and architectural firms. cost between 15 to $27 million. >> the fixes cost money and we don't have money in terms of the city can't afford to do that on its own. as we talked earlier on, the funding has to come from various sources. >> tammy: tonight at six, find out if a cor

she will represent the fourth district she replaces charles yancey who took office in 1983. erika: matthew bronson of connecticut-based a judge less than an hour ago. he was drunk and acting suspicious brady. they found several weapons including a stun gun, a sort of, and a slingshot in his car. he is facing several charges. a babysitter accused of kidnapping a toddler is expected in court in just a few hours. that november incident. >> we' re hoping to learn more about the motive for the shocking crime. we will learn of the babysitter is indeed come to stand trial. at the arraignment aixa november, she was ordered to a court psychologist testified that she was experiencing hallucinations. she was suicidal he cannot participate in her own defense. she is charged with kidnapping a two-year-old. erika: a man charged in connection with the worcester armory theft is expected in court today. he is charged with possession of some of the guns taken from the reserve. lycee he stole from the center. a third suspect is charged with unlawful possession of stolen firearm. police are iss

and this violence. 3 3 governor mccrory's office is offering a reward in a cold case murder in yancey county. 69-year-old james anglin was found shot to death in his home in burnsville in october 20-13. the state is offering a reward of up to five thousand dollars for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. 3 resigns after he was arrested for domestic violence. 26 year-old charles stamper is charged with assault on a female. police say they were called to a physical altercation involving stamper and his girlfriend on saturday. stamper was held in the tribal jail for 72 hours. 3 3 the owner of a business in haywood county hopes surveillance video will help track down some thieves. alex vance says a man smashed the window of his tire shop along the smoky mountain expressway earlier this week. yesterday morning, someone from another business spotted the empty cash register. surveillance video shows the car the thieves were driving. ((stop)) 3 we know they're driving a 2- door honda civic, dark blue. and he was wearing a carharrt coat with a hoodie. businesses in the

moderate snow fall up in high elevations of swain county, east tennessee, madison, yancey. some of that may clip off the northern end of buncombe county. so it's not a very long term event. it's kind of a quick hit. the rainfall, first of all, quarter to half an inch for many of us. snow fall potentially to an inch. dusting down in the valley floors. a quarter inch at best in asheville. and 30s. highs will melt off more snow. 40s tomorrow. 40s again wednesday and thursday. those will be colder days. we'll get back to the 50s. how about almost 60 degrees in your weekend. what a gorgeous weekend it will be. >> larry: one bad moment in the panthers nfc championship win. the injury. stan tells us if a broken arm will keep him out of the super bowl. next in sports. >> darcel: the roads aren't the only issue left over from the snow. a lot of sidewalks are a mess. coming up new at >> stan: carolina is still celebrating the panthers dominant performance that puts them in the super bowl. they'll face denver in super bowl 50. that will be february 7th. the only downer appears to be t

by new, parts of mitchell and yancey county. we are talking light accumulations, if any. but down in asheville, we could see a few flurries. this is going to dry out as we go on in through the afternoon. we're looking at a windy and cold one. 10 degrees at day break tomorrow. that's as cold as it's going to feel. it really doesn't warm up much. staying in the teens and actually in the single digits in some parts of the region as we go on in to midnight, early tuesday morning. lower 20s for your lows tonight. feeling chillier than that. highs don't make it out in the here's a quick look at that 7 day forecast. down to 16 degrees by wednesday morning. >> frank: panthers playing a luke will tell us is carolina >> luke: the carolina panthers begin this weekend with the best record in the nfl at 14-1. but there's still a few things to accomplish today. a win today would give carolina the number one overall seed. right now carolina is taking care of business. dominating tampa bay. cam newton a rushing score and a passing touchdown. reaction from the panthers tonight at news 13

this is from our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network up in seven mile ridge in yancey county. 3400 feet. just a beautiful day. but fot one of those you want to here's the future cast wind off here. these are sustained winds. the sheltered valleys, as is almost always the case will have many and many of you east. afternoon. the idea is less wind tonight isn't a great thing because it does allow our temperatures to cool off more. we'll likely get colder with less wind than we would with more wind. let's take a look at our rain chances, snow chances the next several days in asheville. going up to 30% chance monday. 60% chance rain by tuesday. certainly an increase in moisture means an increasing chance of rain. same thing in the mountains, although your chances are higher. you're likely going to find rain on tuesday about the high 44 degrees at unca. north-northwest wind. high pressure, a belt of it, in fact, stretching from the carolinas all the way up to the gulf coast. as it moves east in to the atlantic ocean, our winds will turn back t t south-southwest. that is going to wa

avery, mitchell, yancey, haywood, swain county. you're all under a freezing rain advisory. tomorrow's high temperatures on low to mid 40s for the french broad river valley. over towards waynesville. look for the wind to pick up, too. morning clouds and temperatures will get back in to the 40s. you're looking at 40s, too, mostly in the foothills. our temperatures will get a little warmer thursday. colder again friday. before we really warm up here. spring-like temperatures saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. all in the 60s. we'll take that. in the upstate, you're also looking at a nice change for the weekend. low to mid 60s with the pick day sunday. all that snow will melt pretty quickly. >> tammy: western north carolina released its football schedule for next year. play [ horn honks ] okay, this is u.s. cellular, and this is verizon. now, same phones, but with u.s. cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only $40 per month -- $20 less than verizon. and u.s. cellular's network was built to work in places like out here, here, and here. so, with all of that, why would you ever g

graham county, yancey, mitchell, avery, a two hour delay could be morning. even the highest elevations might see a light dusting, not going to be a big snow event. keep that in mind, it could catch you offguard. back today, 38 degrees. sunny and windy. gusts up to 20 miles an hour in asheville, 22 degrees. tonight down to 28. >> this is going to hit us late day tuesday into the first part of wednesday. wednesday. >> things get better thursday and friday. another chance for a mix of rain and snow. the upstate is going to be dry and cool,, a return to the 50's download our weather app. happening tomorrow, the city of asheville may devote a day to native americans in place of columbus day. a residence hughs to establish indigenous people day. the resolution is on tomorrow's asheville city council agenda. >> the world's most want drug u.s. el chapo is back in prison after months on the run that. story starts today's muse reel. >> the attorney general's office describes the process to extradite el chapo has begun. for now the drug horde has been kept in solitary

we could get a little snow in the high country, too, in yancey and mitchell. wind chill down to 27. it is layer up time if you're headed out this evening. here's your clipper. it's not major. it's going to bring a lot of snow to the great lakes as it starts to develop, we see a more of what we call cycleogenesis. good lake effect snows kicking in here. places in new york, northwestern new york are going to get globbered. that pesky wind from the northwest. if you've lived here a couple of winters, you know that favors areas near and along the tennessee border. east of there, typically. thus i'm not calling for any accumulation. but the north side of town, you could find a dusting. let's go out west. we have a big game tonight. if you haven't heard, the national championship. alabama versus clemson. all right. clear skies tonight. we'll turn a little cloudier towards morning. look at these wind vectors start to really crank up. they get longer. they'll turn northwesterly. there are the snow showers along and near the tennessee borders. some of that snow could work down around sunset

upper 40s in the foothills. 30s in yancey, mitchell, avery county. you're going warmer than that tomorrow. right now we sit in the 30s mostly in the mountain valleys. notice these temperatures from 29 in newland to 38 in burnsville. what gives? there's a little bit of a temperature inversion going on. that will play havoc i think with temperatures tonight. lighter winds now in asheville. those winds should stay light for the rest of the evening. most of the action resides well to the north of us. we'll talk about our chances of snow in the long term forecast. 20s for wind chills this evening. layer up. i'll see you again in a few. he can . >> darcel: why a local mother answers in >> darcel: a hendersonville woman is . >> larry: what happened and the potential impact on others is tonight's reality check. >> darcel: frank fraboni joins us. frank, does this happen often? >> frank: not as much you may remember seth mc kau from a news 13 story last september. he rescued a teenage girl who was being kidnapped. >> i did what i should. from conducting a girl

gusts at 44 miles an hour, yancey, mitchell, avery counties. also the northern portion of burke and mcdowell county. 17-mile-an-hour winds out of north in asheville. 8 in forest city. 9 in morganton. 28 in boone. down into the upstate, 14 in clemson, 1 in anderson. not as pad in greenwood. a windchill outside. if you are about to leave for your lunch break, grab the coat because it does still feel like 36 degrees here in buncombe county. we'll see clearing, if you haven't seen t tt yet today. that will continue into the overnight hours and temperatures will be pretty chilly. this is 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. through 6:00 p.m., clear skies tonight, dropping back around where we should be into the 20's. 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, clear skies. make those outdoor plans now and we will stay clear but we'll see a few clouds late day and then a chance for some light rainshowers beginning on monday. 45 degrees for a high temperature. the wind will start to die down a bit tonight. 26, mostly sunny and mild in greenville. tonight, chilly, back down to 31 degree

jaclyn: ingrid, dispatchers in haywood, jackson, mitchell county, mcdowell county, rutherford, and yancey county, so basically every where mentioned their back roads are especially slick, but as lauren mentioned this morning of course this applies to all the counties in our coverage area. so, of course, use caution on side roads every where this morning.

light accumulations especially north of i-40 in areas like yancey, mitchell, avery county. clouds hanging out tonight. we'll break them up before they start to back in to the mountains again tomorrow morning. thicker clouds over the upstate. showers certainly in the forecast for you south of 85 before we begeg to clear out early on friday. notice this up in the mountains. right around day break friday we'll have the clouds banked up against the spine of the blue ridge. and light snow falling in those highest elevations. the rainfall amounts, whatever falls over the upstate, pretty light. here we go. no chance for rain, thus no rain to measure in the next 24 hours in asheville. temperatures tonight dropping down in to the 20s. colder north. warmer south as you would expect. 30s in the upstate. be warming up as we go down the road. 50 tomorrow. 43 on friday. that's the colder and breezier day. then we go back up much warmee. 60s returns saturday, sunday, and monday. and linger in to tuesday of next week. notice the rain chances nil until we get in to monday. and tuesday looks