Ground, and enough of a breeze that the windchill is a factor for you. It f like three in asheville. 18 in clemson. Low 20s across much of the upstate. Clearing conditions. We will see nothing but a few high fairweather clouds today. Can you believe, there is still some snow coming down in the highest mountain tops in tennessee and North Carolina. Clearing skies through the day. Beautiful conditions in anderson. You will be in the upper 4today and spartanburg in spartanburg. Temperatures quickly jump off again tonight. It will cold nights, cold enough that after the extensive melting we will see with sunshine today, ice on the roads could be an issue for your monday mornings. Much calmer winds in asheville. You stayed in the upper 20s yesterday. 41 will feel quite nice. Myra thank you. , know if ice is responsible for a crash that killed a pedestrian on saturday. This happened along highway 14, near stotobrook farm way in greenville. The coroner says 44 yearold Andrew Van Evera was jogging when the incident happ investigators are trying to determine if the car that hit him lost control because of the weather conditions. Hundreds are still in the dark this morning. Heres a quick look at the latest power outages. According to duke energy, 1197 in greenville. Blue ridge electric is reporting 617 outages in their coverage area. And, more than 600, as we just said. Duke energy says Greenville County has some of the hardest hit areas in all of South Carolina, and the company has doubled its manpower efforts, by pulling crews from parts of the country. As crews work to restore the power, others are trying to keep we have some sky4 video from Greenville County, before the thaw started, before all of that ice on the roads turned to slush on many of the major highways. As it stands now, dot says Greenville County interstates are clear, but be ready, because some areas saw som overnight. There were sand and salt trucks out yesterday to pretreating the roads the dot says the areas they treated were in mountainous regions. In all, they say the primary roads are 75 clear at this time. Here is a story from Western North carolina. It was not easy getting around their either. You can see, several vehicles trapped in the snow. We saw at least five in a three mile area. Parts of the interstate were also i see in the morning. Mountain on interstate 40, where a lot of drivers decided to park on the frontage road, instead of making up the hill. Wheny returned to their car, they found themselves trapped. I dont like it. I dont like the snow at all. I wasnt expecting it to be this much though. It is the worry of power lines and other loved ones being at home and if they lose power how are we going to get to them, things like that. Myra gusty conditions were a concern in henderson county. Also, parts of highway 25 were completely covered w here is a live look of what the roads look like on king street in boone right now, it looks like one big snow a yard. A lot of snow and slush on the roads. The snow is packed up. Tricky for drivers there. A massive winter storm clobbered the east coast, dumping more than three feet of snow some in some parts of North Carolina. The weather has proved deadly, 18 people. From the carolinas to new york, chris welch has the latest on the deadly storm. Chris an epic and slow moving storm knocked out power for thousands. Shut down cities. Emptied airports and grounded flights. Whats worse, this historic storm has become deadly, killing people from North Carolina to new york. mayor bill de blasio new york worse rapidly. Chris drivers in several states stranded in cars and trucks on the road. Even emergency vehicles having trouble. This is a historic snowstorm, this is a huge challenge. Chris in pennsylvania, hundreds of cars stranded for 20 hours on the turnpike. Including busses of high school students. In central kentucky, some drivers stuck on the interstate for 19 hours. Having to decide whether to stay warm and keep their cars running or conserve gas. In new york, the governor imposed a travel ban for parts of the state, to encourage people to go inside. Chris the city that never sleeps will be a little quiet. All broadway shows, canceled. Bridges and tunnels leading in and out of the city have closed. And, the nypd is enforcing bans. Looking at the blizzard from outer space, you can see just how massive this storm is. And it will continue churning throughout the weekend, with more people in its path. In washington im chris welch , reporting. Myra lets take a look at what you sent in from you local. Some video showing kids flooding flsledding. Down the hill that was in taylors. The parking lot covered in ice. This one is titled, horsing around. You can see why. Begin forces, it was not just but these guys galloping. It looks like a a ene from a movie. If you have any Winter Wonderland pictures you would like to share, please upload them to the you local section of the wyff 4 moblie app long with along with wyff4. Com. Pamela the lights are on in asheville, i bet the heat is on as well. A very cold morning, but a much milder afternoon. We will talk about improving conditions accurate home in a myra 10. We are covering the nation. Right now, police in los angeles are trying to track down three inmates who escaped behind bars. They were able to rapel to the ground using row. They had an elaborate plan that investigators say also included creating a disturbance in the jail. Yesterday, students across the country took the sat College Entrance exam for the final time before the new version of the test debuts in march. The College Board, the Nonprofit Organization that owns the sat says the revamped , exam will focus more on realworld skills that students will need for college. One of the big changes is that the College Board says more than 350,000 students took the sat saturday. We will take a live look at washington, d. C. You can see w the snow is piling up. You cannot tell where anything starts or ends. It is all covered with snow fromthis historic storm we have had. I have asthma. One of many pieces in my life. So when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my longterm control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. Oncedaily breo prevents asthma symptoms. Breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a longterm asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Breo wont replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. Breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. Breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. Breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a longterm asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Do not take breo more than prescribed. See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. Ask your doctor if 24hour breo could be a missing piece for you. See if youre eligible for now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather for pamela good morning to you. It is cold. It is clear. Our day will be warmer for everybody. 21 degrees in anderson right now. Windsor called for you winds are calm for you. He we are in greenville, lots of snow on the ground. A westerly wind. I will be shifting today. More out of the southwest. Temperatures will be milder. 16 degrees is what it feels like to your exposed skin. You should not be showing that on a sunday morning anyway. It feels like 14 in greenville. If you are heading out early on a sunday morning, the possibility of some ice myra and i saw it. In fact, she had to wait a husband to get out of the driveway because of the ice. That will be in spots likely tomorrow. Still, where they had strong northerly winds, temperature still cold in cincinnati. Nashville. Cold in charlotte, of course, as well. It will be beautiful during the game, but it will be a very chilly day. If youre headed that way, i was checking with the dot, and roads between here and there. Certainly, traffic will be getting a bit crazy as the day goes on. Temperatures touching the lower 40s. Here we are with the snow still coming down. A few more snowflakes across the North Carolinatennessee border. Not as windy today. A big storm system wrapping up. Here we go live to washington. We have been getting some good shots. Things really at a standstill this morning. A beautiful shot there. We see a School Speed Zone not sure anyone will be spinning off anywhere tomorrow. I would expect, especially in it depends on who you ask. Cancellation in some counties of North Carolina. Be sure to check in with us tomorrow for some updates. High pressure from the ohio valley building on in. We have a beautiful sunday and monday, refreezing of course the only issue for us tomorrow on the roano more than just a few clouds passing through, even into tonight. Our monday looks good. Again, check in with dale for your weather. Allison will be handling all of the traffic. Geoff will keep you posted on anything changing, as far as school and things. More snow on the way for late tomorrow. Another system coming out of the we will have more moisture ahead of that front, but it will allr us. A southwesterly breeze developing. Cold again tonight with light winds and clear skies. A pleasant monday for us. Plan on time for monday morning on the road. There, we see the clouds on the increase. Some showers on tuesday. That clears out on wednesday. A Beautiful Day to wrap up the week. Warmer days as we look towards the weekend. Myra it gets warmer as we approach february. Lets check out all the snow piling up at the white house a time lapse video here. That is cool. Throughout the night, you can see how the lawn got covered. British broadcasting recorded that video. Washington, d. C. Could end up with more than two feet of snow. The blizzard, with hurricane first force winds has battered the , east coast for more than 24 hours now. Here is the latest from washington. This is what we have left. Piles of snow. At least 17 inches here in these the up to 40 inches in the outlying suburbs. Today, we begin taking out. Many roads are impassable. The mayor has been asking drivers to stay off the roads. At Reagan National airport, snow teams are working to clear the runways. They likely will not be open today. Metro, the Mass Transit System here, its service will remain time to clear the tracks. Myra more images from the east coast blizzard. There is so much know that even emergency vehicles cannot get throt stuck in d. C. , and firefighters in maryland had to dig out their ladder truck about two hours ago. People are being told to stay off the roads until they can be cleared. The blizzard that battered the east coast brought back memories of Superstorm Sandy for those in new york and new jersey. As the sign says, the travel ban is still in effect until 7 00 sunday morning. Thats that stopping every driver, even with the threat. Still, drivers on major roadways, far lower than usual. Even on long island, the blizzard conditions. We have had cars that are rolling over. , total wideout. Nothing visible. Conditions like this left a hundred crashes across long island. A 90yearold man died, doing what so many people did today, blowing snow out of the library. In this case, a double concern. Water did not get into these houses. We learned from sandy. She is not alone. The high tide came to houses like this one that was condemned by sandy. Streets around the house are still getting intense snow and wind, but at high tide, he got lucky. It sounds like you dodge a bull on this one. Definitely. Myra a georgia postal worker was killed. Is extremely sad. This seems to be a freak accident. The industry Valley Golf Club was the scene of an unlikely fatal encounter with nature on the level of getting struck my lightning. A try were driving through. This was as close as emergency workers would let us get to the scene. It appears the treatment may have fallen due to the high wi the mailman noticed the tree starting to fall, but was not able to get away from it fast enough. We talked to a certified arborist who explained that when these accidents happen, the er owner is usually not responsible. And, if it is the wintertime, when the trees are generally missing leaves, it gets even more complicated. Myra to the pennsylvania turnpike now where this is a mess. More than 500 vehicles are stranded. It has been 30 hours and this morning. The problem started way back on friday night. Yesterday, the governor addressed the state as the rescue started. This is a huge challenge for pennsylvania. Were deploying all of our resources to make sure the pennsylvania are safe. Myra in the case of the turnpike, right now, the National Guard has been called in to help. Last night, crews delivered meals, cases of water, and 3700 snacks, put together by a pennsyliana salvation army. Theyre also worked shovel out vehicles, still stuck in the snow on the pennsylvania turnpike. People in kentucky are facing the same issue. Police say thousands of drivers have been stranded of a kentucky highway for hours. The cars are backed up for about 35 miles. Some people have been stuck on the highway for more than 12 hours. One driver says she has spent eight hours stuck on the road, with her husband, mother in law , honestly, if my dad was not heated up id probably be boxed in with ice right now because i keep seeing it slide off my windshield and im watching the snow build up outside my window myra one person has been killed in kentucky from the winter storms. Just a little north, to the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington virginia. , a blizzard doesnt keep servicemembers from standing guard. Theyre out there in rain, ice, wind, snow whatever the , conditions are a soldier myra a live view from our Paris Mountain skycam. Totally clear. Calm winds. Snow on the ground. You know what that means. It is cold. 22 degrees right nowreally drive. Dew point temperatures in the teens. Westerly winds coming again from the west see how a westerly wind does that. From the southwet, later today that will help moderate our temperatures and make things a little more comfortable this a little more of a breeze. It only feels like the single digits. Myra that is cold. Wyff news 4 today continues. You are watching live, local, breaking news with myrrolo this is wyff news 4 today myra the east coast throws of fears snowstorm, which is already having a major impact. We will take a look around the area. We do know there is some black ice out there. Pamela we do. We had a little bit of melting yesterday. That is problem number one. With so much to clean up, the back roads have some work to be done. Be careful this morning if youre heading out. Spartanburg, one of those locations. It is very cold this morning. Winds are calm. We look at downtown. Later on, always a good sign. As the snow comes up, we will see the snow on Paris Mountain. Going into the 30s by 10 00. Getting well into the 40s today. An improvement for all of us, especially across the mountain. With the temperatures colder, it only feels like three in asheville. Black mountain, over towards waynesville, you got up to 10 inches of snow. Brilliant sunshine on the way. Westerthose totals always knock your socks off. Here we are, close to 50 in the upstate communities. We will check out those numbers this morning. We will be in the mid to upperer 30s in spartanburg, with sunshine. The same in greenvwhen the sun goes down, the temperatures will drop off very quickly. Low 40s in asheville today. Not as windy by this afternoon. We will talk about the rain chances. They are on the increase. Myra thank you. We begin with a massive winter storm, pounding the east coast. At least 18 have died, as the storm continues to batter more than 85 million people. The blizzard has shut down road, rail and air travel. Snowplows have been out, clearing away the more than two feet of snow that covered parts high winds have caused massive power outages. And thousands of motorists have been stranded on highways in several states. Back here in the upstate now, authorities want to know if ice is responsible for a crash that involved someone who was jogging. The incident happened yesterday afternoon along highway 14, near stonebrook farm way in greenville. The coroner says 44 yearold Andrew Van Evera was jogging when the incident happened. Hundreds are still in the dark this morning, heres a quick look at the latest power outages. According to duke energy, in Greenville County, about 1997 outages. Blue ridge electric is reporting 617 outages. Most of those in the Pickens County area. Duke energy says Greenville County is one of the hardest hit areas inthe company has doubled manpower efforts, pulling crews from to help repair the lines. As crews work to restore the power, others are trying to keep the roads clear. Sky4 video over Greenville County shows what the crews had to deal with. A lot of ice on the road, which then turned to flslush. Crews were out yesterday trying to preatreat roads to prevent black ice, but there are some slick spots there. D. O. T. Says Greenville County interstates are clear, but be ready, because some areas w some refreezing overnight. In Travelers Rest on mcgowan , road, the ice and snow brought down an entire carport, heavily damaging the two c underneath. Diane hagan says it happened around 1 00 on saturday, and the white camaro is a total loss, through my family to my son. I bought it from him. It has been my getaway car. I loved that car. Myra she says she wishes the jeep wouldve been damaged instead of the camaro, saying the 2000 super sport gave her the most peace while driving with the top down. Now to the roads in Western North carolina, where it was not easy getting around over the past couple of days. Take a look at interstate 26. Five vehicles abandoned. These were cars that were trapped in the Black Mountain community, off of i40. A lot of those drivers opted to park on the frontage road, instead of trying to get up the hill. When some of them returned to their cars, they found that they were stuck. I dont like snow at all. It is the worry of loved ones at home and if they lose power , how are we going to get to them. Myra here is a live look of what the roads look like in downtown blowing rock right now, you can see there is a layer of snow and slush. Now, the blizzard, with Hurricane Force winds, battered the east coast for more than 24 hours. A cold morning, but the good midnight. We have piles and piles of snow here in downtown d. C. Outlying areas of western maryland. The areas of western maryland. The my mayor is tay off the roads, c roads their job on the roads. At Reagan National airport, snow crews are on the roadways trying to clear that out. Flights are not going through today. Meanwhile, the metro is also suspended temporarily now. We will see when that opens backupmyra thank you. A lot of the talk ahead of the nfc championship is centered around the weather. Conditions are supposed to be less than ideal in c today, so the panthers practiced outside in the snow, just in case that could give them an edge over the cardinals who enjoyed 75 degree weather. Both quarterbacks are quick to say that both teams will have to in concord, North Carolina one , church is offering a bit of spiritual advice, and a good helping of Carolina Panthers passion. Deah calloway is known as the sign lady at poplar tent presbyterian church. She usually crafts witty phrases that encourage people to stop by church and think of god. But lately, her signs have also shown a love of football. One read, god doesnt have favorites, but the sign lady does. Go panthers. Another . God loves a cheerful giver, so sign lady says give the cardinals heck. At first it was just real local within the community and you saw people taking pictures with the sign. A state trooper was out there. Myra she says if the panthers head to the super bowl, she already has a catchy phrase in mind. Children were out in full swing, sky4 caught some kids having a lot of fun, waking up to snow. They managed to sled down the hill. You local photos have been coming in as well. This is what the Winter Wonderland looked like in marietta. This is a beautiful shot, we are not sure where this one comes from. Check out this one. We always love the nature shots. If you have any Winter Weather land wonderland pictures that you would like to share with us, please do that in the you local section of the news app or wyff4. Com. Pamela it is cold this morning. Most areas colder than yesterday , starting us out in the low 20s in the upstatespartanburg, you are only at 19 t9 right now. Today, a nice warm up, into the sunshine will be melting the snow. Myra trader joes is recalling its storebrand raw cashew pieces over possible salmonella contamination. The product was sent to stores in more than two dozen states. Trader joes is asking customers to throw out the cashews, or return them for a full refund. So far, no one has gotten sick. You can read more about the recall on the trader joes website. Everyone loves french fries and everyone loves chocolate. So, mcdonalds figured why not combine them . Im wondering, why do that . They did it anyway. It is called the mcchoco potato. It has two types of chocolate sauces, dark and white. You dont have to hurry up and order them just yet because they are only available in japan. What a sweet laugh. To her, the concept of snow is a hilarious matter. This video was uploaded on friday, and has already been viewed more than a million times. That is adorable. Who said you cannot keep an old dog teach an old dog new tricks. A woman in canada taught her twoyearold Border Collie to give hugs. This video has already been 4 hd weather forpamela 6 45 on your sunday morning. Just beginning to see a little light in asheville. A day that will be less windy and much milder for you. I will not call it warm, but milder, as you stated in the 20s yesterday, you will get the 40s this afternoon right near 40, anyway. The winds are strong. The windchill, biting this morning. 910 in asheville. Adding up the snow and the storm totals now. 13. 5 for the total in asheville. Could set a record for one day for what fell on friday. Most of that, 13. 5 inches. Outlook. Biting in s srtanburg, the windchill feels like 14. Down to greenville, in the teens. Only 22 in charlotte this morning. It will be slow to get into the low 40s today. We have had a great life picture this morning from not central park, i was just looking at the snow totals there. From times square. We have that live shot still . We have seen people Walking Around on the streets. The travel ban in new york city ends at 7 00. I guess we dont have that live shot. The second snowiest blizzard on record in new york. Over 26 inches. This is going to take all day to get things back up and running. In washington, d. C. , a couple of feet of snow, or close to it. High pressure in. With that, sinking air. Hardly a cloud to be found. We will have quite a bit of melting going on. It will take more than that across the mountains, we had significantly more snow. Temperatures fairly comfortable, Nothing Shocking coming our way. Just a few clouds will build in by tomorrow morning. You will want to check in. Also, of course, knows everything about the traffic, and will have updates as far as where the y spots will be. Im sure we will be bringing you updates on delays or possible closures across the mountain communities, as far as school goes. We would expect some showers for you on tuesday. A nice shower would be good for this morning. Temperatures getting into the 40s for the highs. The icing is a possibility again tomorrow morning. 50 for a high. A few showers tuesday. That will be the end to any of our leftover snow. Temperatures looking mild, as we if you know a member of the military who is engaged, there is an opportunity for him or her a wedding for free. Upstate warrior solution will throw the free wedding at the historic wilkins house, in greenville. Right now, the house is still being renovated. The wedding will take place july 4th weekend. The flowers, food, music, dress will all be provided by loca, vendors, as a way to say, thank you. I really want them to know that the community is rallying around them, greenville is a great place, especially for military people. Its very patriotic. So i really want them to know that the Community Supports them. Myra to be eligible, applicants must be post9 11 combat veterans who were honorably discharged. And, they need to have been engaged before january first of this year. To apply, weve posted a link in you like being picture perfect. You should want your banking to be too. Stop into td bank and well help set you up with picture perfect banking. New customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube now, wyff news 4 sports. Mark it is gameday in charlotte. The championship game coming up tonight. Ricardo lookup has more from charlotte. Ricardo quarterbacks on both sides will play a part. For cam newton, it has been in m. V. P. Highperformance season. About his season, the m maturity he has undergone. He has been a leader in the locker room. People will be talking about the 20152016 panthers for years to come. That is what we need to focus on as a team. We know what we have in front of us, and if we do not maximize the opportunity, we will look at it as something so any man can grow. As a human being, a football player, anything. He is a man, and will mature every year. You will see a difference, no matter what. All the things that someone can possibly say, good or bad, has been said. Ricardo newton will try to bring this franchise back to the super bowl for the first time in 12 years. Kickoff is set for 6 40 right here. Reporting and charlotte, ricardo lecompte. The afc kicks things off just after 3 00. The new England Patriots playing the denver broncos. The Arizona Cardinals and the Carolina Panthers scheduled for a 6 40 kickoff in charlotte. Of course, we will have complete coverage for you. Lets get to some hoops. South carolina taking on tennessee. South carolina remains close with tennessee, but a lot of turnovers in the second half. They had a hard time gaining traction. South carolina never went away in this game, defense into offense. A careerhigh 76 points. Tennessee takes down South Carolina, 7669. Just the second loss of the season for frank martin and company. We got outplayed not outplayed, out talked. It is a shame. Mark the Wofford Terriers and the paladins renewing their rivalry. Wofford rallies behind the sharpshooting of spencer collins. A onepoint game with under . 10 to play. Cj newman with the finish to give the terriers a one point the buzzer beater for the paladins, they beat wofford 6362. The paladins snap a sixgame losing streak to the terriers. Presbyteol road, just over the border in North Carolina. The shot clock midway through the a deep 3. First half. The bulldogs build a 10 point lead. Reggie dillard gets rewarded with two. Unc asheville picks up the win, 6755. The jacksonville goldens playing dolphins playing the upstate spartans. He fires, scores. He scored a teamhigh 24 points, but it was not enough as jacksonville beat the upstate. The snow and ice delayed the 7768. Nascar hall of fame induction in charlotte. The hall has five new members after saturday. They were all inducted yesterday afternoon. There are now 35 people who can call themselves nascar hall of famers. The greenville swamp rabbits beat the South Carolina stingrays. Greenville goes to the low country, and they take care of business with their instate rivals. Of course, that panthers will be the big story today as they try to win the championship, and punch a ticket to super bowl 50. Of course, we will be with you throughout the day covering the story on air and online. Make sure to stay tuned to our mobile app for the latest out of this is wyff news 4 today in high definition