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 12 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 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 12 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 were 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 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 traffic on eye26 in polk county is once again moving after jack knifed trailers shut down the highway for 4 hoursbacking up traffic for at least 15 miles all the way into south carolina. This is video of that earlier backup. This is just one of hundreds of incidents ncdot Officials Say theyve been called to. They tell us its been a busy afternoon between stay off the roads until theyre able to clear them. 3 back to you guys 3 our Winter WeatherTeam Coverage continues 3 to Spartanburg County where the farther north you go. The deeper the snow. Snow. Fox carolinas Andrew Reeser joins us live now from i26 northbound. On the campobello exit. Andrew whats it like out there . 3 well first off, its really pretty. Snow here is 4 or 5 inches deep right where im standing. As you can see a few people our out braving the roads. But emergency crews say today. Most people are heeding the warnings to stay home 3 take a look. This was downtown spartanburg earlier town as we get slammed by winter storm jonas. The interstates largely quiet throughout the day. Road crews were out plowing. And pouring sand onto the highways. Really key in minimizing the number of incidents on this stretch of i26. But heres a look at the spartanburg unty Emergency Management command center. This is downtown. Director doug bryson took me in there today. He says the upstate seems to have learned their lesson. From winter storms past. 3 3 3 i think you know we experience these events a couple times every winter now and every time now people are listening to the warnings you know from the media from us, to please stay off the roads you know businesses schools you know government offices everybody closed well in advance. A concern here has been the potential for Power Outages. Ice is accumulating on power lines here in Spartanburg County. 3 still a great concern they say for people experiencing an outage. Coming up ill take you to one of the many power is out. Stay tuned here on the four o clock news for that. For now live in spartanburg unty. Andrew reeser. The four o clock news 3 were continuing to follow 4 this winter storm to get the very latest weather updates. Follow us on facebook and twitter. You can also download our fox carolina weather app by texting 23765 to get alerts on watches and warnings for your area 3 and stay with us for more on this Winter Weather. Weather. Heres a live look in asheville. Where snow keeps falling. And they could get a foot or more you whove sent in pictures happening at your house we will be sharing those throughout the news. And see more at fox carolina dot com com at longhorn steak like this doesnt need anything else. Which is why we dont just add, anything else. The new smoky bacon sirloin. The new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. And the parmesan crusted sirloin. All with hand chopped salad unlimited bread for 12. 99. Tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. And for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt. 3 our Winter Weather coverage continues 3 were taking you live to ashevillewhere inches of snow have fallen. And more is on the way by tomorrow morning. We could be talking close to a foot of snow the declared a state of emergency the weather already turning deadly. Were seeing gusty winds. Which have caused downed trees and statewide Power Outages 3 now time for 3 weather and traffic together every 10 minutesfirst lets get a check of the meteorologist kendra kent3 oconee county. Dispatchers more than 13hundred calls in past few hours. 3 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 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 that, all the precipitation will become lighter and turn to snow showers late evening, we could see 12 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. Tonight there will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in the mountains. By saturday morning most of the precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will linger near the tn border. Icy roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s areawide. Expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon issue by saturday night once again as temperatures drop into the 20s. 3 3 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 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 12 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. Tonight there will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will linger near the tn border. Icy roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s areawide. Expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon sunshine. Black ice will be an issue by saturday night once again as temperatures drop into the 20s. 3 3 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 the majority hahabeen 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 12 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. Tonight the will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while the mountains. By saturday precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will linger near the tn border. Icy roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s areawide. Expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon sunshine. Black ice will be an issue by saturday night once again as temperatures drop 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 heres a live look 3 at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on3 pit crew traffic sponsored the Carolina Law Group 3 back to you guys this winter storm. Is ice on trees and power linesplus trees knocking down lines. Thats leading to thousands of people losing electricity. Ryan mosier from duke energy joins us on the phone right now. 3 ryan what can you tell us about how utility crews are handling all the outages right now . How long do you 3 expect people to be without out tonight . How many 3 workers are in the western carolinas to help with the outages . 3 anything else you want residents to know . 3 3 and our winter storm coverage continues. Continues. Heres a live look in the Travelers Rest area. Where it started snowing coming and we will be sharing pictures youve sent to us. Of this snow day go to fox carolina dot com to see more more 3 were back with weather and traffic together every 10 minutes 3 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 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 e precipitation will become lighter and turn to snow showers late evening, we could see 12 inches of snow in the upstate on top of what we have already seen, while the mountains will cctinue to see snow pile up. Over a foot of snow is possible from buncombe county and eastward to yancey and mitchell counties. So far fallen in Western North carolina, causing major issues on roadways. The upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. Some trees and limbs have gone down causing Power Outages 3 3 wrap up 3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the 3 3 and stick with us. For more on this winter storm storm heres a live look in asheville. Where snow keeps falling. Falling. And we have more of your weather pics thanks so much for passing those along and catch even more on our website, fox carolina dot com. Com. I was walking home. Just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. With one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. Then jack showed up and thats what happened to your breakfast croissant. And yours . It survived. Share it with yourself. Freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, get two breakfast croissants forfour bucks. 3 from the mountains of Western North carolina. Down to the upstate a live look in asheville where inches are already accumlating. And we could see up to a foot by 3 and Power Outages continue to rise. Tens of thousands reported across our area. Incluing 3 hundreds here in Spartanburg County 3 further south. Travelers rest is taking a hard hit downed trees and dangerous Road Conditions were taking you on a ridealong 3 welcome back to the four oclock news. News. Were continuing to monitor this winter storm thats blanketed much of our area in ice and snow. Snow. Lets check in with chief meteorologist kendra kent for 3 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 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 12 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 several inches of snow has fallen in Western North carolina, causing major issues on roadways. The upstate has 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 12 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. 3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 were watching accident i26 west 36mmi385 nb ; sb 13 mmhwy 101 reidville rd rutherford rd paris view dr trees downtraffic lights power outaugusta st pendleton st st 3 3 heres a live look 3 at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 back to you guys 3 3 our Winter Weather team 3 the roads have been treacherous in some areas today, especially in northern Greenville County. County. Lets go out live now to Adrian Acosta who is at the Travelers Rest police departmenta. Adrian how are things there . 3 ad lib about current conditionsa. But thankfully the trpd has just the right piece of equipment for this kind of weather 3 3 weather 3 the departments humvee got plenty of use todaypolice say the humvee was purchased through the government just for days like todaythe main roads coming through tr like 25 and 276 were actually pretty cleared off but look at this video of the backroads here and youll see why very few people were out drivingthe officer that road me around larry pruitta told me the humvee wasnt having any issue with the roadsa but he said a regualar car would most certainly get stuck or lose traction on the backroads here a mix of ice snow and rain began falling here early this morninga and hasnt stopped sincea pruitt says so far it seems like people in tra are following the advice of so many aby taking this Winter Weather seriously and staying home 3 3 3 a lot less traffic, a lot less wrecks we have to contend with and less people getting hurt and thats what we are trying to preventprimaries are mainly clear but the secondariness are iced over and very treacherous and not for people to venture out in weatheras predicteda the Winter Weather has caused some Power Outages herea. Some restaurants, and even the walmart here were without power through some of the afternoonand some major intersections lost their traffic signalsa forcing officers to put out stop signsa. Im told in those cases drivers should treat the intersection like a four way stop 3 diana and cody officers here are bracing and prepared for worsening conditions and more of this Winter Weathera and they are continuing to ask drivers to stay off the roads unless its necessarythey tell me so far the majority of the calls they have received here at dispatch have been for fallen treesa. And thankfully there have been no serious injurieslive in Travelers RestAdrian Acosta the four oclock news 3 and further north in the mountains. Theyre seeing even more snow. Snow. Thats where we find Fox CarolinasDerek Dellinger live in asheville, where derek through the day right . 3 thats right lots of snow, more falling nowdrivers getting stuckdespite the warnings from those to stay off the road people have at least been attempting it. This is how it looked today with people trying to get over a half foot of snow off their cars and even trying to get out of the parking lot at one of the nearby hotels here. Many here say they are not afraid to get back on the roadbut everyone is having a tough time heeding the advice to stay in. 3 3 were continuing to follow this winter storm to get the very latest weather updates. Follow us on facebook and twitter. You can also download our fox carolina weather app by texting 23765 to get alerts on watches and warnings for your area 3 and lets take a look outside. As this winter storm continues county. Where theyre getting ice and snow 3 plus. We will be showing pictures many of you have shared with us throughout the news. And you can see even more at fox carolina dot com. Com. 3 3 3 3 were following the latest on this Winter Weather system 3 wreaking havoc on our area a live lookokn Travelers Rest. Reports of trees down and Greenville County. 3 3 weve seen much of the same in other parts of the upstate toppled trees. And Power Outages a big problem across our area. Just take a look at this tree that came down on a mobile home on courtland drive in Greenville County. Luckily, no reports of injuries there. 3 while we continue to monitor some of the more dangerous conditions and fallout from this winter storm. Most kids are minding seeing some snow this afternoon theyre out of school. And getting out of 3 kendras here with a look at your forecast. Forecast. 3 3 3 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 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 that, all the precipitation will become lighter and turn to snow showers late evening, we could see 12 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. Tonight there will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in the mountains. By saturday morning most of the precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will linger near the tn border. Icy roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s areawide. Expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon sunshine. Black ice will be an issue by saturday night once again as temperatures drop into the 20s. Be sure to check out www. Foxcarolina. Com weather for more on the forecast and interactive radar 3 and make sure to download our 3 3 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 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 12 inches of snow in the upstate on top of what we have already seen, while the mountains will over a foot of snow is possible from buncombe county and eastward to yancey and mitchell counties. Tonight there will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in the mountains. By saturday morning most of the precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will linger near the tn border. Icy roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s areawide. Expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon sunshine. Black ice will be an issue by saturday night once again as temperatures drop into the 20s. Be sure to check out www. Foxcarolina. Com weather for more on the 3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 were watching accident i26 west 36mmi385 nb ; sb 13 mmhwy 101 reidville rd rutherford rd paris view dr trees downtraffic lights power outaugusta st pendleton st st 3 heres a live look 3 at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on3 pit crew traffic sponsored by the Carolina Law Group 3 back to you guys 3 and stick with fox carolina for the latest on this winter storm storm heres a live look in anderson county. Along eye 85 at the easley exit. You can see the roads look a little wet and they saw some snow but not like other parts of the upstate. Upstate. And thanks for sharing your pictures of this snow and ice day. You can see even more marco rubio. He ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty. Then he flipped, and worked with liberal Chuck Schumer to coauthor the path to citizenship bill. He threatened to vote against it. And then voted for it. He supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. Marco rubio. Just another washington politician you cant trust. Jeb bush. Hes a leader, so you always know where he stands. Right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. 3 were monitoring the latest 3 from the mountains of Western North carolina. Down to the upstate this is a live look in asheville where inches are already accumlating. And we could see nearly a foot by tomorrow morning nearly 10 thousand people are with out power in asheville and Western North carolina right now. 3 further south. Travelers rest and parts of Greenville County are taking a hard hit more than 13 thousand people are without power across the area. Ice and snow are bringing down trees and power lines. Police are actually using a militarystyle humvee to transport emergency workers to their jobs. 3 3 nearly four thousand are without power in pickens county. But thankfully Power Outages are dropping in live look there along eye 26 in campobello. 3 only a few without power right now county. 3 and those Power Outages have been a big problem for people today. Downed trees taking down power lines. Sparking transformer fires. And trees falling across roadways. Many toppled trees in Greenville County. And several close calls with them falling onto homes. Like here on courtland drive 3 now lets check in with chief meteorologist kendra kent kent 3 3 so far several inches of snow has fallen in Western North carolina, causing major issues on roadways. The upstate has 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 12 inches of snow in the upstate on top of what we have already seen, while the e mountains will continue to see snow pile up. Over a foot of snow is possible from buncombe county and eastward to yancey and counties. So far several inches of snow has 3 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 were watching accident i26 west 36mmi385 nb ; sb 13 mmhwy 101 reidville rd rutherford rd paris view dr trees downaffic lights pendleton st st 3 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 back to you guys 3 stick with us here on fox carolina for continuing coverage of this winter blast were staying on air as we well be back after the break hey, guys, its annie. Now, if youre anything like me, youre always looking for ways to save money, especially when it comes to your weekly grocery trip. Well, with walmart every day low prices, saving money while keeping the pantry full. Thats easier than you think. In headtohead shopping, the total at walmart beat that of bilo. Greenville, the total amount saved at on this weeks groceries thats 17 . So head to walmart and see what you could save with their every day low prices. Winter weather is pounding our area this afternoon 3 from the mountains of Western North carolina. Down to the upstate a live look in asheville where inches are already accumlating. And we could see nearly a foot by