Southeastern portions of Henderson County and flurries. Flurries all day long in the asheville area, over the next two hours. Some more light snow pull into northeast georgia. This is almost 5,000 feet. It is 26 degrees. You can look at the sidewalk covered with snow. Through the time lapse, it starts to return to normal. Still on the grassy surfaces there, same thing at balsam gap. Our news 13 skycam network. You can see in the far distance, the major roadways. 18 degrees. Thats another thing to talk about, howow cold it is now and how long it will stay. Winter weather advisory is out. This is until tomorrow morning. Does include all those counties shaded in purple, including us it is 29 in asheville. It is cold in boone. 33 in morganton and 33 in forest city. 20s in western zones. Warmer further south. Not by much. It is a chilly day in the 30s. The wind at asheville, 18 in clemson. 14 in greer, the windchill. 25 in greenville. Right now, if you are about to leave for lunch, make sure you have the hat and gloves. Windchill will kick in tonighttonight. That does include us in buncombe county. Continuing to see the snow into the region. 2 00 this afternoon, going to see snow in our northern mountains. The same places seeing snow all morning long. Same thing through tomorrow morning. We see the event mostly over. This is a snowfall total. Within these counties, but not near the tennessee line is where we see snow. 30 degrees for a high today, tonight, the few snow showers an very cold with the wind. In greenville, 42 degrees with a little bit more sunshine and 24 tonight. Sevenday forecast shows breezy and cold conditions through the entire weekend. High temperature on valentines day, 29 degrees. Overnight lows will feel below zero. Zero. With all this bad weather hitting our mountains, it is more important than ever to make sure you receive the latest weather warnings advisories and alerts. Download our weather app for free, search wlos in your app store. We continue our live team coverage. Snow is falling in Haywood County. News 13 Lauren Brigman joins us live in Maggie Valley. Looks to be not too bad behind you. The wind helping out things. Dot crews are doing an excellent job. We have seen them out here since at least 5 00 or before. Of course, it is wet and ice will be an issue as the temperatures are in the mid 20s right now. Youll need to be cautious for black ice as well through tonight, this road right here, moody farm road was snow covered. Crews are doing an excellent job. We caught up with locals, i was asking one couple as they were venturing out to breakfast what they thought about todays snowfall. They tell me it is a welcome sight, especially after what Mother Nature previously dealt them a couple of weeks ago we had 18 and a half inches. This is great, it is beautiful, love it. Higher elevations, even right here in Maggie Valley will make a difference as far as what you see. We saw conditions change pretty quickly up there. Dot crews having to focus efforts heavily at the top of the mountain because we saw three to four inches an hour ago. Drivers taking it very slow as they make their way down the mountain. Use caution if you are heading out here in Haywood County. Even though portions of soco road like where im standing at this park look pretty good as you make your way up the mountain, conditions can change. Students here enjoying a snow day. Karen wynne picks up our live team coverage. Karen, you have seen some heavy right, we did earlier today. Not much going on, we have actually seen a little bit of sunshine. We did encounter heavy showers in Madison County by the time we made it here, things had definitely lightened up quite a bit. Take a look at this video of that heavy snow in Madison County along highway 19. Highway 19 was clear but visibility definitely reduced. By the time we reached the Yancey County line, we saw sun along the heavy cloud cover. Light snow is still coming down, most of the secondary roads are completely covered in addition to those snow covered roads, very windy, very cold. We havent seen too much activity going on. I think most people are staying inside if they can. And we really cant blame them. Them. Stay with news 13 for the most up to date information. Find the latest forecast and go to our website to sign up for text alerts. We will also post updates on facebook and twitter. It is voting day for the people of new hampshire. Plenty of them are doing their civic duty. That story starts todays newsreel. New hampshire is holding the first primary in the country today. A state election official says voter turnout is steady. Ahead on commuter train collision, kills nine people and injures 90 others. The accident was so bad. 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Actually seen. It is baby related. Coming up, we are talking the latest blast of winter. Stay with us for a final look at snow covered roads. Coming up, just after the break, well show you what drivers are facing on the roads in Maggie Valley. Later today on news 13, icy surfaces can present a danger in the winter weather, how a gain traction. Also tonight, what you need to know about the Replacement Parts put on your vehicle. Tune in at 6 for a news 13 untested parts being used. We want to take one last check. Lauren brigman in Haywood County where the winter blast is bricking several inches of snow. Dot crews working hard to clear roads in Maggie Valley. They are. We have seen some improvement on out here this morning. More people starting to venture out as well. Black ice will remain an issue here as well into overnight hours. I want to show you video now just up the road, soco road, d. O. T. Crews dealing with rough conditions at the top of the mountain on soco road. We were seeing three to four inches of snowfall a couple of hours ago. Drivers having to take it very slow, making their way down the mountain. The change in elevation can make a difference. We are continuing to see light snowfall. That has been the case with bursts of snowfall off and on. Again, the bigger concern as we make our way into the night. Independent crews working in Maggie Valley to clear areas like the ski area, the road leading up to there. Have much more on that coming up. That one looks greatgreat. You can see the snow falling across the region, especially near that tennessee line. That will be the case on again off again snow showers throughout the day. Winter weather advisory in effect until tomorrow morning. It does the include us in buncombe county. Maybe a dusting in the valley. Light snowfall will continue today and bitter cold tonight. Once again tomorrow morning. All right. Thanks so much for joining us this afternoon. Live update on snow. 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