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And we should see the process start to dry out. Rain continues to fall in charlotte you can see from the metro school camera, it is overcast and wet out there. Temperatures are interesting, 55 in wadesboro, 51 monroe, but 39 charlotte, rock hill, 47. A warm front is trying to lift through, it will. You folks in the 30s up in the foothill and mountain you will warm up. Another system moves in tonight. Wont be as robust as the one that came through over the last 24 hours. Look at the afternoon temperature, 59, should be a mild afternoon. Talk about the seven day forecast, even warmer conditions in it, that part in a few minutes. Christine, back over to you. Christine icy roads are being blamed for dozens of accidents in the Charlotte Metro area including overturned ambulance. That ambulance overturned after 8 00 on i machine i85 in Gaston County. Thankfully nobody was hurt. Firefighter in Gaston County responded to 15 different wrecks within one hour last night. Closer to charlotte we sa
It is gigantic. It is out here laying across two lanes heading away the city of charlotte. Crews cut down the right hand part of the tree heading queens road northbound lanes. Cars could head in the city but the rest of it, obviously still here this morning. Well have to look at alternate routes because you obviously cant get through if youre leaving the city i want to send it over to chris larson in the traffic center. How do you get around the big tree . Chris traffic is sponsored by toyota of North Charlotte. So again as mark said, if youre heading northbound on queens road, no problems, it is southbound toward more head where we have the obstruction so likely hermitage down to Edge Hill Road would get you around that. Or could you take baxter street through the cherry neighborhood that would get you back over to kings drive. These are outbound heading toward morehead street where we have that block age there. Lets take a live look, i77 at clanton road, volume is light up here in th
Monroe, charlotte, gastonia, 49 in rock hill and 50 in lancaster. Wind up at 53, a lot cooler than yesterday, heaviest, steadiest of the rain comes this morning. Tapers off this afternoon to more showerytype rain. We should rebound in the lower 50s. Having said that, there is more rain back to the west of us, you can see that here. That is the next round coming our way, ill give you the timing with futurecast in a couple minutes. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Heres chris, first alert traffic. Chris al, thank you, first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. Well start with a live look here at i77, nations ford, as al mentioned give yourself extra time the roads are wet out there this morning. Charlotte commute mainly running in the green, no problems, 77 or 85, but we do have an injury accident being listed, mcdowell at 4th street, that is right outside center city inside 277, so be aware of that. North, driv
As wbtvs alex giles is on your side showing us how crews continue to work to get the tree out of the way. Reporter one by one the cars are taking a detour tonight. I have to figure how to get home. Reporter the path home is blocked by an ageold tree, uprooted this afternoon. I was in awe. I couldnt think of what happened. Reporter what happened was wild, windy weather. The kids normally catch the school bus here in the mornings, tomorrow they will be waiting somewhere else. The wind was strong but didnt realize it was going to be blowing down huge old trees. Reporter this wasnt the only one. The red cross called until to help out a family after heavy winds took down a tree on stone haven drive. Neighbors saw the aftermath. Been here 14 years, nothing like this ever happened to us. Really strong winds. Still blowing tonight. Christine that was alex giles reporting there. Charlottemecklenburg police told us the road could be shut down through the morning commute. We will remain at the sc