in the mountains needs to prepare for. for.3 governor nikki haley delivers her state of the state address. coming up, why she's so proud of south carolina... 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 21i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 winter weather has everyone talking this morning leading into tomorrows storm. take a look at what parts of the carolinas got yesterday--this is western north carolina---- 3 partly cloudy with 3 highs in the mid-40s. showers push in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch is in mountain towns, with ice and snow likely from friday through early saturday for those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road concerns will linger through saturday night. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.watch for black ice: mo

mountains of georgia. while traveling up 25, 26, you will run into snow late morning and early afternoon. about 1:00, it will be coming down. temperatures from low 20's in the mountains to upper 20's in the upstate. a chilly day ahead. mid to upper 30's at best. the future plus, you can see the snow coming down at 1:00, 2:00, and at about 3:00 to 5:00, flurries the crosby upstate but it won't last long. the mountains will seek snow action this evening. overnight, we will start to see rain developing tomorrow, especially by tomorrow afternoon in the upstate. basically, it will be a mountain snow event that could make for slippery driving conditions from early afternoon and into the evening. on friday morning and rain on friday for the upstate. temperatures right now expected to get to the mid-30's for greenville. other areas in the piedmont may see upper 30's in the mountntns that mid 30's for highs to. snow coming down from lunchtime on. geoff: thank you. the department of transportation of the carolinas i

high 42. 39 in the mountains. slow warming trend into the end of the week with more clouds and a chance of rain late thursday and into friday. it could start off as winter mix in the mountains as the airy -- as the air is dry. daily liquid precipitation friday and sunday. now back to you. nigel: take a look at this. these are the whitewater falls. the photographer says they will roar ring the recent rains. gabrielle: this is a beautiful image from the summit of sassafras mountain. keep them coming. upload them to the ulocal section on wyff4.com. nigel: i see a lot of orange, clemson orange in that picture. gabrielle: this guy is not so happy. nigel: it backfired, literally. gabrielle: my husband is a buffalo bills fan. this is how i feel every time he makes me watch the game. here, the punter through his helmet during the game against the jets. the helmet bounced right back and smacks him in the face. he tossed the helmet after missing his sixth extra point of the season. surprise appearance inside and i go home h

sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. sunday and monday remain sunny, with highs in the low to mid-60s area-wide. partly cloudy, mild conditions return monday with highs still in the mid-60s, followed by a chance for rain late tuesday into wednesday. 3 let's send it over to chris for traffic. 3 3 3 we're watching: watching: s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew traffic sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet kevin whitaker sponsored by pit crew traffic pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 many of us grew up watching the cartoon **trix** rabbit teach us that "trix are for kids" but now we can see him in real life. life.meet "cinnabun."he is the winner of the national 'real trix rabbit' contest.cinnabun beat out more than 76 hundred other contenders.he will now be featured on commemorative cereal boxes to show trix is now among the cereals that no longer con

from the mountains to the upstate... we're bringing you team coverage! coverage!and of course...chief meteorologist kendra kent tracking the very latest on the storm!let's get right over to her for the very latest... 3 so far several inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet 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.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 rai

u-s.by saturday morning...the mountains could see as much as six inches to a foot of snow! fox carolina's adrian acosta is live in asheville with the latest on how crews are pre-treating roads ahead of the storm. storm.we've got you covered from the mountains to the upstate--where sleet, freezing be a threat!fox carolina's andrew reeser is talking with d-o-t crews about road preps and staying safe. safe.and of course chief meteorologist kendra kent is tracking this winter storm system as it closes in on our area...let's get right over to kendra for a first check of the weather... 3 the winter storms arrives tonight for our area, and we will feel the effects through saturday. snow, ice, sleet and rain will be possible throughout the event, and here's how 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 carolina. the upstate will see rain turn to freezing rain and sleet slowly through the overnight, mainly from g

cold across the upstate and mountains overnight with wind chill advisories for the mountains of north carolina and georgia. winter weather advisory's have been issued for cherokee and clay county and parts of tennessee under a winter weather advisory because of what is coming.dry today, sunny today, and clouds build an overnight. early wednesday, snow in the mountains of north carolina for tomorrow morning and isolated. more action by tomorrow afternoon. about the time kids get out of school, coming down in western north carolina, parts of the upstate and snow for drivetime tomorrow evening. it tapers off and then in the morning hours, thursday, friday, saturday, a chance of flurries as the week goes on. snow in the mountains for the latter part of the week and during the coldest times at the day, a wintry mix. six in boone seems to be the coldest spot. laurens at 16. you take the 50 mile-per-hour wind and it feels like minus five in hendersonville and -10 in boooo. -- 15 mile per hour wind and it feels like minus five in hendersonville and -10 in boone. wintry mix weather for the ups

storm.i'm up in the mountain with more details. details. 3 freezing rain, ice, and snow. i'll walk you through what could be a very significant winter storm as we head into the weekend. thursday, january 21i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 hopefully you got a chance to enjoy a small taste of the snow on wednesday.here's a look at some of it coming down in greenville countywe also saw some snow and sleet in greer-- 3 we're taking a live look in spartanburg this morning..dot crews are already getting 3 partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s. showers push in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch is in effect for many upstate and mountain towns, with ice and snow likely from friday through early saturday for those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road concerns will linger through 3 let's send it over to chris. 3

expect skies to no accumulations expected outside the mountains. slick roads could develop overnight with snow on the ground in the mountains. thursday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 40s for the upstate and low 40s in the mountains, thursday night rain will move in as our next big storm system approaches. it will begin as rain, then transition to freezing rain and sleet in western nc. some of that may drift south into the upstate for friday morning colder air pushes in from the northeast. 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching:john dodd rd@ hwy 291@ chalmers rdcentury dr @ hwy 291 291here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 our winter weather team coverage continues---- 3 wintry weather already causing problems in western north carolina today...this aftftnoon the department of transportation has road crews out to prep for more bad weather. 3 fox carolina's andrew reeser joins us live from asheville where... where...crews have been readying the roads after some snowfall earlie

winds will remain gusty keeping wind chills in the teens for the mountains and 20's in the upstate this evening. winds will lessen overnight, helping temperatures to fall fast. tuesday morning will bring temperatures in the mid 20s for the upstate and upper teens in the mountains. expect sunny skies through tuesday with a lighter wind out of the northwest and highs in the upper 30s for the mountains and mid 40s in the upstata. cooler than normal temperatures will stick around through mid-week with continued sunshine. our next chance for rain will move in from the gulf late thursday into early friday. rain looks light at this point, so flooding shouldn't be a concern. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 now lets send it over to the 3 we're watching: greenville: hwy 291 @ east north st roper mtn rd @ hwy 14 14 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 only on fox---- 3 tougher penalties may be on the way for anyone who hurts or kills a k9 officer in south carolina...two upstate lawmakers have pre-filed the bill that pushes for longer sentences and hefty fines for convicted killers

they could be a wintry mix in the mountains on friday. it looks like it will basically be a rain even for the upstate. early friday morning is when we will see some wintry mixes and some heavier rain expected. the next 12 hours will see temperatures struggling to reach the upper 30's for the upstate. the mountains will be kept cool for the afternoon highs. a quick look ahead. tomorrow we will see those afternoon rain showers very likely. it clears up for the upstate saturday. we have a snow makes early saturday morning in the mountains. by sunday, it should be back to normal for temperatures of this time of the year. geoff: a push to make greenville a little more green. allyson: a groundbreaking for one of the largest investments may be your opportunity.geoff: in commitment 2016. just 12 days now until the first votes are cast in this presidential election year. yesterday, donald trump got the backing of a celebrity in republican politics. sarah palin endorsed donald trump. >> todd and i and a couple of our friends from alaska are lending

people in the update and the mountains are getting a bit of a break .. before this winter storm moves in. in.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in asheville this morning -- and ashley western north carolina has seen some snow -but we know much more is on the way. 3 3 3 hendersonville:- brining roads there- hope it combats any issues with freezing rain moving inofficials:- not taking any chances with not prepping roads, better to be safe than sorry 3 3 we've got predictions from duke energy and all the weather stations so we try to take all of that into consideration...we'd rather put it out and not need it, than need it and not have applied this stuff." stuff." 3 asheville:- freezing rain overnight is the biggest concern- stay off roads- more than 300 calls to hp because of issues with slick roads 3 - officials warning be prepared to stay home home 3 don't forget-- the fox carolina weather app is a great way to stay up to date on weather conditions in your area.you can get watchings, warnings, school closings, and much more.just text carolina weather

high in the mountains 36. active and unsettled for the remainder of the week through the early part of the weekend. we are concerned about friday, thursday night and friday in north carolina, not just in the mountains but in the upstate on thursday and friday, a cold rain could mix with h eezing rain turning to snow showers friday night into saturday. now back to you. brad: carolina has never hosted and nfc championship game. i will change. fans are excited, including about this guy. >> now, wyff news 4 sports. a north carolina man painted his car panthers colors to show his support. herbert tatum painted the car as fourth bout with cancer. like the panthers, he will keep pounding. great job there. the top two scoring offenses in the nfl collide in charlotte in the nfc championship game, and with arizona, it doesn't really seem surprising. but the panthers are coached by ron rivera, a defensive guy. that team was built on defense and running the football, and they are the number 1 scoring offense in the nfl. t

dress warmly in the mountains. saturday and sunday will get back to where we typically expected to be. cold nights in the low 30's, 50's and we will get up to 56 today. the record is 75 set back in 1952. asheville regional airport averages 47 and we project 48 today. the record is 76 set back in 1952. these unusually warm pattern sets happened in the past and will again in the future, but it looks like the sky is clear tomorrow and for the weekend we get back to normal. most of the country feeling cold. and memphis with 20's and 30's in the mountains and the upstate for overnight lows this weekend. if you are headed down to the beach for saturday and sunday, 53 saturday and mid 50's on sunday. 56 for the upstate high after 2:00 in the mountains will see upper 40's for today under mostly cloudy skies. looking ahead with the four day plus forecast. saturday and sunday, cold mornings and cool days but normal. that pardon continues through thursday. cold morning on monday, summit should the kids have a warm coat as eve

highs will only reach the upper 30s in the mountains. tuesday night will be very chilly as well, but not as cold as monday night. lows will drop to 16 in the mountains and 22 for the upstate.a fast moving system approaches on wednesday. it has the potential to bring a quick, light snow in the mountains and a brief shower or rain/snow mix for the upstate late afternoon. . temperature profiles support mostly rain for the upstate, and very little of it.our next storm system arrives thursday night into friday. it will come from the gulf of mexico, and is the kind of low that could bring a major snow if the cold air was in place. for now, there doesn't look to be air cold enough for anything but rain in the upstate, while the mountains will see a rain/snow mix then a quick burst of snow friday evening. if the low on friday tracks much farther south we could be talking about a winter weather scenario outside the mountains, but for not it looks like a chilly y in! sunny skies will dominate the 3 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carol

typical across the mountains. quite a range of temperatures in the upstate are greenville, 38, pickens, 26, easily at 30. anderson and star in the low 30's. let's add in the wind and show you how it feels. the mountains makes it feel like 16 in hendersonville, 21 in asheville, low 30's across the upstate. looking ahead, sunshine for tomorrow, wednesday, then thursday, clouds build in. chance of showers thursday with a better chance of rain into friday. allyson: as a new year begins. are low gas prices a thing of the past? what experts say. how much money is on the line.and in fayetteville, north carolin allyson: 5:11 now, covering the nation. in fayetteville, north carolina a pastor says he protected his congregation from a man who walked into the church with a rifle and a magazine of ammunition. pastor larry wright, who is also a member of the city council there, says he walked up to the man and asked if he could help him. the pastor says he took the gun and hugged the man, who then committed his life to jesus. t

a strong mountain tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: accident left laneclosed i-85 south just before rd 82/exit 95fatal accident investigationi-26 east/left lane @ exit 59/holbert cove rd/sc/nc line line 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.a bad smell is ruining life for some upstate residents.up next -- what do to fix the problem. 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news. 3 the morning news at 6:30 starts now.. spreading here in the u-s and here in south carolina --- d-hec says they're testing virus. 3 3 skies become sunny today in the upstate with highs in the 50s.a beautiful weekend is ahead. ahead. 3 panther fans!come out and cheer the boys in black-white-and blue before they head to west coast for super bowl 50!im live in charlotte with the details. 3 good morning.... it's

the road ends at brushy mountain. and there's -- there's nowhere else to go. >> when i first come up, my heart was beating hard. you could see the windows open. you could hear the people yelling and screaming in here. i'm looking at it like, "what have i got myself into now?" >> this ain't no playground. there's killers here, have been for years. always will be. >> the most violent of brushy mountain's inmates are housed in the prison's maximum security unit. >> we'll take anyone from any other facilities. there are times when another institution needs to transfer an inmate that maybe caused a problem. brushy is known as the end of the line. if you come here, you stay with us. >> inmates in the max unit are locked up 23 hours a day with just one hour of yard time. there is no physical contact with other offenders. only designated workers or rock men are allowed outside their cells at other times. >> we work seven days a week. you come out, you feed, you clean whatever needs to be cleaned. you know what i mean? i've ha

the careful driving across the mountains. 30's may be the best the mountains do. as a look ahead, rain follows this event thursday night through friday. we will see some lingering and freezing rain saturday early in the upstate and saturday and sunday look good and back to normal temperatures by the end of the weekend. allyson: taking a look at the roads, pretty quiet morning on the roadway and starting to pick up on i-85 around the bmw exit highway 101. let's take a look out the interstates. no accidents but slow traffic as we checkup spartanburg. asheville highway on church street, daniel morgan avenue, all moving slow and about 15 miles per hour. slow-moving traffic at white horse road between i-85 and the southern connector. it would take about 12 minutes to get to that connector area. if you are headed out the door, some slow-moving areas are no major accidents. 26 and 40 four smooth drive. -- 26 and 40 are a smooth limit drive. see how we look from i-385 around woodruff road. that should be the traffic. geoff: thank you. starting this morning, five planets w

southwest mountains wet mountains. you have a winter storm watch. >> we that snow is going to continue into friday. the numbers could really go up. these are new numbers into tonight. it still looks like a one to two inch snowstorm for the front range. two to 4 in the mountains. 7 to 8 in the southern mountains. a look at the lows tonight. we'll be the in cold 20s everywhere. and here's your highs tomorrow. only in the 20s and 30s in the mountains. notice the 40s and 50s are gone. 30s and much cooler 40s. let's come into the front range. show you the timing of the snow. again. most of it in the mountains over night. seven o'clock in the morning. it might be knocking on your door. it will be there south of town. through the lunch hour. but it's the evening commute and late tomorrow. where things really become widespread. by this time tomorrow night. we're looking at an eufrpbg or inch or two. maybe 3 in castle rock. that's about right. with the pw-tar accumulation coming in the second half of the s. and matt duchene. 24

this will be basically a mountain-event. the mountains of georgia could see the most snow from this and will happen late morning into the afternoon. as ridiculous at our various skycams, asheville is at 22 degrees with clouds. we can see with the atmosphere, the live super doppler 4hd is digging up some light snow right now. bit including henderson county and buncombe county, as well as transylvania county. advisories are issued where it could get it little slippery with 1-2 inches of snow. once it reaches three inches, that is when winter advisories are issued. the mountains of georgia could see the most from this event. later this afternoon it will be slippery trying to drive across the north carolina mountains. from 1:00 and 2:00 on the upstate will see some flurries. as the kids get out of school, everybody will be excited. our future plus. it will be 1:00 on that it begins to be active. eastern georgia, raven county, and maybe northern oconee county it will continue in the mountains tonight. tomorrow, rain comes in and

people in ustate and mountains are getting a bit of a break .. before this winter storm moves in. in.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in asheville this morning -- and ashley western north carolina has seen some snow -but we know much more is on the way. 3 3 3 3 - treacherous roads, yesterday more than 300 calls for service, 90% wrecks in wnc- in buncombe co: 53 in 10 minutes- freezing rain is big story- chances of rain throughout wnc overnight will turn to freezing - emergency crews say if you have to travel, be prepared 3 3 if conditions worsen by the end of the week like they have conditions worsen by 3 if conditions worsen by the end of the week like they have forecasted...it might be a good idea to if you have to travel, plan for a safety kit in your 3 car...and make sure you have plenty of gas." gas." 3 hendersonville: crews prepped there too 3 brining roads roads 3 don't forget-- the fox carolina weather app is a great way to stay up to date on weather conditions in your area.you can get watchings, warnings, school closings, and much more.just text carolina weather to t

the snow in the mountains this morning dropping down, but there is more mountain snow on the way before next week's big storm. amelia, there is so much going on. i think you just mentioned >>> yes. marty. i was feeling so popular. my phone was buzzing and going often again and again and i thought who is texting me? it's cdot because we are signed they are telling us traction eisenhower tunnel. your drive along i-70 so slick. so traction laws and chain laws, they are very different. chains required for semis. traction laws all-wheel drive, four-wheel drive is required or snow tires out to the west as that mountain drive changes. the windy area in yellow, well that is growing. it's extending very close to downtown. it's going to be gusty. 36 so far the speeds are not affected. travel times looking good with the windy conditions. 225 up to 12 minutes southbound at 5 miles per hour. cheryl, your drive out to dia may be a little gusty, but so far problem free. >> thanks, amelia. >>> it is 6:33 now. the video shakes as an officer runs towards the icy water. his camera recording the moments he

mountains will hold back into the 30s. behind this trailing cold front from the parent clipper system that will pass overhead today, look for occasionally gusty breezes. on the ridgetops, the winds could gust as high as 30mph. 3 3 pattie tight we've been following reports of a home in officers... police showed up at this house on floyd street around seven-30 yesterday morning. detectives on the scene say no arrests have been made and they are still collecting evidence from the home. this morning we are still waiting for more information from lynchburg police. once we get that information, we'll bring it to you live on air and online at wset.com. 3 mona tight five years in prison. that's how long a danville woman will spend beind bars for texting while driving..and killing another driver. the pittsylvania county commonwealth's attorney says nikki johnston was texting and driving at more than 80 miles per hour when she hit another driver from behind, killing him in october of 2014. the impact was so hard, the victim's suv fl

upper 40's for the mountains with showers. keep that in mind. we will have more on what the geoff: many school district are closed and you can see them at the bottom of your screen. allyson: many parents had complaints, saying that many of the roads look fine yesterday, but sky4 did find trouble spots. one reason to close is safety. they say they have 10,000 employees in about 10,000 of the go to magnet schools. those schools are sometimes never near -- knowing near tbeth brotherton says many teachers also traveled far to work. today's delay is a new process. geoff: letets get with aly myles cu's live in travelers aly: good morning. we're live in travelers rest or you take a look behind me and the roads around here in this section are clear but we have seen icy patches. officials informed all parents in greenville county schools that primary and secondary roads in north g still icy. that's why they enacted this new delayed opening process for today. essentially, all schools operate on a two-hour delay, and school buildings will not open until tw

the winds will be fairly light outside the mountains. look at the wind chills already. 16 a gainesville, four in hendersonville. four in boone. eight degrees the windchill currently in downtown asheville. dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills will set the stage for a series of storms coming in this week. we may be cold enough to see a little frozen stuff. more about that later on. carol: a traffic note for you, a -- traffic moving again in oconee county after a three car crash shut down both northbound lanes of i-85. the wreck happened right near the georgia border. a medical helicopter had to take one person to the hospital. no word yet on the severity of injuries. happening now, the search continues for a marine from the upstate. 22-year-old sergeant jeffrey sempler, who is from woodruff, is one of 12 marines missing tonight. michael: the military says two helicopters collided last week off the coast of hawaii, during a training exercise on thursday. his hometown today. carol: as wyff news 4's gabrielle komorowski reports, fami

even in the mountains. temperatures in the 40's and even a few 50's in the southwestern mountains. temperatures warmed up into the 50's in the upstate and northeastern georgia and through the foothills of north carolina. at least the snow outside of the mountains, pretty much gone. except for on the north sides of

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. little to no accumulation is expected. thursday brings mostly cloudy skies and a few showers, with heavier rain on friday. highs will be in the 40s both days. friday late, a changeover back to snow is roads by saturday morning. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: spartanburg hit &; run injuries hearon cir ifo mcdonalds mcdonalds traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know..the university of cincinnati will pay 4-point-85 million dollars to the family of "samuel dubose".dubose was shot and killed by a campus police officer back in july after a traffic stop.ray tensing is charged with murder.he is out of jail on bond, awaiting trial. 3 in tennessee the search for a missing two yea

4:00, or active in the mountains. tomorrow we see showers in the forecast. early thbe a lingering and a little precipitation along the tennessee and north carolina border. this morning, it is a cold enough to produce winter weather. ashl let four d, asheville at 42. pickens currently at 29 and easily at 31 perry mid to upper 30's across oconee county.isaac remaining in spots, especially where lot fell. be careful on slippery roads early. by the afternono, southwest breeze is that five to seven and temperatures back to normal range, which what the upstate is 53, 54 and for the mountains, while i 40's and 50. -- more like 40 and 50. : atlanta this morning up 41. these are -- cool in atlanta this morning at 41. as you look ahead with the four day plus forecast, the sun is going to weekend and get rid of a lot of the ice and temperatures are back to sunday. upper 50's in the mountains, 60's in upstate. monday with highs at 60 to 62. a break from the cold this coming weekend. allyson: taking a look at the roads, i-85 aroun

gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta and tigerville. the middle school areas are blue ridge and northwest middle schools. travelers rest and blue ridge high schools are the two high schools. again this is for students who , live in these attendance areas. that includes students both assigned to these school and those attending other schools on choice. allyson: after a brutal winter weekend greenville public works , and the sc-dot says there are no reports of any majore to roads. for the first time greenville used a salt solution or brine on the roads instead of sand. studies showed the san past was causing more problems to the roads and to the water run off. city officials say the other plan in place to constantly fix roads as soon as problems were reported. >> we'll send a crew out we have a pothole repair team thats -- that is what they do all day long every day.we will just hit those hot locati and also we rely heavily on customers, our citizens calling in and letting us know if there is a pothole. allyson: if you know of any problem

mountain rest, 4. you go into new mexico, here is where some serious snow fell. 19 inches in mount mitchell. asheville had over a foot. that broke the record for the day yesterday. hendersonville had 10 1/2 inches. northeast georgia had some snowfall. just not as much. elberton had an inch. half an inch nor -- for hartwell and livonia. for many areas south of 85 if, the snow melted off by lunchtime but north, it will take a lot. i'm still tracking i-40, seeing somenowfall. if you have everyone -- anyone traveling that way, pretty serious snow going on right about the tennessee border the. 29 right now in greenville. that's why all the slush out on the roads will freeze over tonight. once that low continues to pull away we should see those winds die back down and calm down, but until then, it's going to be a very breezy night. the wind chill in hendersonville is 9 yeeze. -- degrees. that's what it feels like on your skin. down the french river valley, it will be 19. you need to be very careful if you ar

some snowfall in the mountains. it is clear and cool this warning for no precipitation to deal with. watch out for slippery roads in avery county. here is a look at live super doppler 4 hd for the nation. high pressure in control, cold nights, cool days will be the story the next couple of days. teens in boone, franken, angers. look at greenwood, currently 23 degrees. let's check on other communities in the southern piedmont. mourns at 27, abbeville at 26. -- laurens at 27. everyone needs a warm coat early. by the afternoon, we see these temperatures reach low 30's for upstate and upper 30's for the mountains.

and 41 at mountain's edge and 34 at blue diamond. 25 on the mountain and 41 over in this area. 42 at the airport. and 51 in la. this is the story today. down over the central part of the country. 21 below in bismarck. they are going to play a football game outside this morning. could be one of the al time coldest games ever played. major system moving through the northeast. if you have picnic plans for us that system i was talking about was dissipated. you can see the flow in the atmosphere. let's close in and you can see -- oh we popped a little cell up to at the 15 and 215. something might be happening up there but most of the action is staying in the mountains, as you can see, not a lot going on this morning. we could see a shower or two and that is about it. highs today, chilly. 50, anybody who sees 50 will be lucky. we'll be in the 40s. today, the chance for showers this morning and sunshine this afternoon, but no relief from the chill. mostly temperatures hanging in the 40s. and overnight tonight, we are talking about temperatures dipping down well into the 30s. and you see the

mountains are single digits and teens. tomorrow, temperatures are going to warm up nicely, because all we'll see is a little bit of high cloud cover and that's going to be about it. no precipitation expected across the state during the day on wednesday. temperatures should get back up in the low 50s for denver, and littleton. 53 down at parker, 54 castle rock. a little bit colder, mid 40s, greeley, fort morgan, upper 40s at fort collins and mainly 30s expected in the mountains. in the mountain valleys it's cold. 13 below tonight at gunnison. 9 below at alamosa, 6 below al craig. on the plains, generally teens and tomorrow, it will be 50s, mostly 30s in the mountains, still quite cold in gunnison valley. storm system to the west of uss will eventually get here. but eventually is the key word. a few light mountain snow showers. mild can dry for a while. until this storm arrives late sunday into monday. tonight, mostly clear, chill will w a low temperature of 20. -- chilly with a low temperature of 20. 60 is the forecast for

in the mountains, teens and 20's early. all the kids in need a warm coat as they head off to school. dress warmly because it feels like winter today. the quick look at the map. some of the temperatures, franklin 15, let's check in anderson county, parts of oconee in pickens where it has dropped to 19 in the city of pickens, 28 in seneca, 22 in temperatures will feel colder as the breeze blows that eight to nine in the mountains and the wind chill right now makes it feel like six in boone. afternoon highs, low 40's about the best for the upstate and the mountains will climb to upper 30's. we will talk about our next chance for rain in a few minutes. allyson: parts of western north carolina looking like winter. this time lapse behind us shows extra snow able to be made thanks to colder temperatures on beech mountain. geoff: a drastic change from last week where the ski area was bare. aly myles is joining us live from iq valley. -- maggie valley. aly: good morning. it is one of those days where i am literally doing jumping jac

3 snow will continue for the mountains through this evening, then slowly wind down into the overnight. winds will remain gusty keeping wind chills in the teens for the mountains and 20's in the upstate this evening. winds will lessen overnight, helping temperatures to fall fast. tuesday morning will bring temperatures in the mid 20s for the upstate and upper teens in the mountains. expect sunny skies through tuesday with a lighter wind out of the northwest and highs in the upper 30s for the mountains and mid 40s in the upstate. 3 and wake up with fox carolina. we've got traffic and weather every ten minutes from five to nine am. up-thanks kendra-we continue tonight- 3 new tonight 3 a person is recovering, after a reported stabbing in greenville county- 3 dispatch told us the call came in as a stabbing along long forest drive-it happened around six thirty tonight- deputies say one person was being questioned on the scene- and the victim was taken to the hospital-they're describing this case as a domestic incident-once we get more information we'll update you on-air and online- 3 former

a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 3 3 now let's send it over to the traffic center. 3 we're watching:accident in inman on park rd @ hwy 292 fatal accident investigation i-26 east/left lane closed @ exit 59holbert cove rd/sc/nc line line 3 3 here's a live look at the 3 good morning, joe-- joe-- 3 monster jam is back at the preview.. next. 3 here's a live look over usc upstate in spartanburg-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning roast it... roast it... roast it... slice it. new, hand-carved slow-roasted sirloin. perfectly paired, perfectly served... and starting at just $10.99?! it's dinner time at outback. news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.we're back with a live look over i- 85 and pelham road in greenville. 3 3 covering our counties-- henderson county deputies are looking for the g

mountains. for the upstate, a will be overnight. you can see the remnants of that in the past six hours. a dusting there. 25 in asheville. that would be cold enough. across the upstate, low 30's. able continue to drop as the morning goes oyou factor in those 10-20 mile-per-hour breezes, 7-10 in the upstate, here is how it feels. it feels like one in boone and eight in hendersonville where aly myles is on the way to g right 24 in laurens, greenwood, and abbeville. that is how it feels as you step outdoors this morning. expected highs, 41 for the upstate. mountains of north carolina will continue to drop down into the low 20's. we will talk about the rest of the week in a few minutes. myra: thank you. geoff: an arctic invasion. it's the coldest day of the season as dale just said. and it's only getting colder. myra: north carolina cut snow over the weekend what you are seeing now is snow along knoxville. the mountains got a light dusting of snow but it didn't stay for very long. today is martin luther king junior day. and many of you

same story for the mountains. mid 40's expected or the any wind at all will make this morning when phil cooler. 52 for an average high. not quite up to that today. the record is 73 set a few years ago in 2013 during one of those warm spells in january. please cold days make us long for one of those to come back. average in the mountains is 47, we see i high of 45 today. that is where the snow action has been across the ohio valley area with the cold blast of canadian air. it will be chilly again tonight and tomorrow. cooler than what we experience today as the cold air dips farther to the south and then, by thursday, we get back to normal range tempepetures. for this time of the year, 50 for the upstate, close to what we normally expect. the mountains will see more clouds, breezy this afternoon. mid 40's for highs. there will be a few flurries and rain showers later on this evening. we just read 36 in the mountains, 45 in the upstate. back to normal range on thursday. clouds build in friday and saturday with a cha

increasing clouds on tuesday with mountain shower chances. we'll see a high of 58 with south breezes to 15 mph. we'll be in the 60s wednesday through the weekend with partly cloudy skies. we wl sea brief increase in clouds on saturday with south breezes to 25 mph and slight mountain chances of showers. the average high for this time of the year is 58. increasing clouds on tuesday with mountain shower chances. we'll see a high of 58 with south breezes to 15 mph. we'll be in the 60s wednesday through the weekend with partly cloudy skies. we will see a brief increase in clouds on saturday with south breezes to 25 mph and slight mountain chances this time of the year is 58. increasing clouds on tuesday with mountain shower chances. we'll see a high of 58 with south breezes to 15 mph. we'll be in the 60s wednesday through the weekend with partly cloudy skies. we will see a brief increase in clouds on saturday with south breezes to 25 mph and slight mountain chances this time of the year is 58. closed captioning a girl turns down christmas gifts...

closed.and in the mountains buncombe county3 asheville city transylvania county haywood countyhenderson countypolk countyrutherford countymcdowell county countyalong with ...madison.. mitchell... yancey... jackson.. macon.. and swain county 3 schools in hart and franklin county georgia will also be closed.for a list of all business--- school closing and delays just head to fox-carolia-dot-com carolia-dot-comalso keep an eye on the ticker at the bottom of your screen. 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 3 adlib current conditions.. conditions.. tow truck comapnies are ready here in the upstate..in fact we spoke with john hawkins of hawkins towing..he says they get calls like crazy throughout the day.. and has some tips on what you should pack your car with in case you are stuck on the 3 shep - the state dot towing service is also available and it's free.but only during daytime hours.best advice may be- to heed the advice and

heavier mountain snow. high temps drop to the low 50s with breezy winds, and then will linger around 50 degrees for friday and the weekend. chances for showers with this system will linger on friday and will taper down to very slight through saturday morning. in tonight's financial focus.. not a good day to check-up on your 401k. dow down 276 nasdaq down 104 sp500 down 31 all of the big gaming stocks were off today. boyd gaming had the roughest session.. down more than 4%. the problems continue to mount for troubled german automaker volkswagen. department are suing volkswagen over its emissions cheating software. the agencies are seeking up to 18 billion dollars in civil penalties. about 500-thousand volkswagen and audi vehicles in the u-s are affected by the scandal. volkswagen has admitted to installing the illegal software. but they have yet to comment on the lawsuit. we're all feeling the pain... at the gas pump. the average price in las vegas... is -2-55- per gallon. that's according to gas buddy's sur

a little breezy in the mountains colder. yesterday, little precipitation in western north carolina, just a trace, but enough to make slippery spots on mountain roads on a two-hour delay. 19 in andrews, 17 in boone, 26 in franklin, look to upper 20's in the mountains. spartanburg and union county, right at 31 in gaffney and union, upper 20's in try own. everyone needs a warm jacket for the morning, especially when the breeze blows. nine to 10 of 14 mile-per-hour wind in the mountains making it feel like it is in the teens or single digits if you're high in the north carolina mountains. average this time of the are for greenville, spartanburg, 52 for the high. not today. more like mid 40's. the record is 79 set back in 1911. asheville regional airport averages 47. we will be about 38 for an afternoon high today after chilly beginning. today tomorrow, we stay dry and then lows will develop in the gulf and this will channel moisture into the area on friday. a good 50%, 60% chance of rain. temperatures tomorrow will be a little b

watch out for a couple of slippery spots in some of the high mountain roads. our school salute picture today goes to calhoun academy of the arts. they're all dressed in orange and purple. many of the school were -- wore orange and purple in support of the tigers. thank you for sending in the great picture. we love to have a picture from your school when you something special going on your class, take a nice digital photo and upload ito our ulocal section at wyff4.com and we look forward to sending -- showing or school salute picture in the future. patrick: it's time now for your wyff news 4 timeline. 1982, -- january 13, 1982, air florida flight 90 crashed into the 14th street bridge in washington, d.c., and killed 78 passengers on board. houston co. the ntsb pointed to improper de-icing as the primary i was not aware of how much acidity was in my diet. i was so focused on making i had no idea that it was damaging the enamel of my teeth. i wanted to fix it, i wanted to fix it right away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said that pronamel can make my teeth

across the mountains all day.

with sleet and rain outside the mountains. here are the watches and advisories come a western north carolina into north georgia. we will go through western north carolina, that does not include ongoing county. the advisory starts at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. 1-3 inches possible, hazel, murphy, you have the best chances of snow. the north georgia mountains, a couple inches of snow mixed with sleet, maybe 1/10 two one for the vintage possible of freezing rain, ice and sleet. a few scattered snow, sleet and rain showers in the upstate, a trace of accumulation in oconee and pickens county. in the afternoon. mainly in the mountains of georgia and nomore about this in detail later on. gabrielle: thanks, john. to pickens county. the coroner there has been called to a house fire near the blue line auto tire store. wyff news 4's john lyon is near the scene of the fire right now, and john, what's the latest you can tell us? john: we are at -- a few blocks off main street in downtown pickens, where pickens did -- fire department says there has

it was east heren -- rather west of spring mountain road. the yukon, the driver of the yukon was stopped at a green light and when police approached that vehicle, they say the driver rammed a cop car, maybe that brings to us spring mountain and rainbow and this gas station. the driver of the yukon sped through several lights, was this test to determine if drugs or alcohol played a role in this. the driver oftenness sandy newton, a woman. no information given. we don't know if she's from this area specifically. she was driving in this intersection and was the incident person driving through the intersection on a green light and the driver wt police describe very fast. the two vehicles collide and this terrible crash happening here. pieces of the vehicles are until the road and all in the gas station parking lot. this investigation will continue. rainbow, spring mountain, this intersection closed and likely will be for some time. >> it's infuriating and sometimes that's route i take on the way to work. >> it happens so often in our community,

temperatures in the upper 20's in the mountains. geoff: you have a jacket, the myra: aly myles is bundled up in hendersonville with more on this arctic invasion. aly: we are live here in downtown hendersonville. i can tell you it is a cold morning. the car is saying 25 degrees. the worst part is you can see just how windy it is, adding thth wind chill make it that with colder like you saw on dale's map. north carolina saw snow over the weekend. what you're seeing now is snow from mocksville along i-40 in davie county yesterday. the mountains also got a light dusting of snow. it didn't stay for very long. now, today is martin luther king, jr., day. many of you lucky enough to stay inside, but some also will be going out to take for activities. if you do go outside, make sure you bundle up. to anybody who watches our show in t winter. aly myles, wyff news 4, live in downtown hendersonville. myra: taking a look at the roads now, this is our woodruff road skycam. you might want to give yourself a few extra minutes to warm up the car and

an afternoon high of 36 in the mountains. tomorrow will be cold also soaking the code handy for the next couple of mornings. geoff: also today, the president is looking to take new executive action aimed at curbing gun violence. allyson: but republican presidential candidates are calling the moves dangerous. aixa diaz joins us live from our exclusive washington newsroom with more. aixa: today, president obama's meeting with te attorney general and the fbi director to discuss executive actions on gun control. this oval office meeting today follows a two-week hawaiian vacation for the first family. the president is now back in washington and ready to take on the polarizing issue, gun control, bypassing congress. one of the expected changes, expanding background checks on gun sales by forcing more sellers to register federally licensed gun dealers. the president is expected to talk more about this next week when he delivers his final state of the union address. allyson: it addition to the expanded background checks, one else's t

most of th up when a makes its way through the mountains. instead of a solid band of rain, it has broken up little bit through the western north carolina area. light rain and sprinkles moved through asheville and hendersonville. later tonight, freezing rain and visor he kicks into gear amidnight tonight and runs until 10:00 tomorrow morning for these counties the border tennessee. it will be rain mixed with freezing rain, light freezing rain, or freezing drizzle. it will be fairly light precipitation. this is not a major storm system. that it doesn't take much as far as ice on the road, even just a trace could cause black ice and slippery conditions. the best chance of freezing rain, even mixed with sleet or a couple snowflakes, will be along the tennessee line. midnight tonight until 10:00 tomorrow morning. 30 right now, 30 the low this morning at the greenvilleairport. 57 this afternoon. pretty close to the average high and average low for this time of year. a low of 27 this morning at the asheville airport, just where it should be. 51 the