A full report in a few minutes. Geoff thank you. The ice brought down trees and power lines. Right now, thousands of people are without power. According to duke energy, more than 24,000 people are without power in the carolinas. You can see the number here in Western North carolina. That number has dropped from 1700 in the last hour. In swain county, less than 200 here in the upstate, less than 700 total. Most are in greenwood county. Troopers are investigating two deadly wrecks impacted by conditions. A man, standing on the side of interstate 385, was forced over a concrete retaining wall and down an embankment. 28yearold clayborn dallas jester was standing at the site of a previous crash when he was forced over the wall. Three others where hospitalized in the collision including a was on site for the first crash. The other deadly wreck involved a head on collision with a tow truck on verde boulevard. The coroner says 17yearold Lauryn Tyona Agnew hit a patch of ice and crossed over th
Candlor. Forgot the name for a second. We have been driving all morning long, showing you some of the snow. As dale was saying, we are expecting much more tonight for areas already seen Winter Weather. They have closed or delayed school and you can find those on the ticker. We have video that shows more would it look like overnight yesterday with accumulation on the ground and along the Higher Elevations of North Carolina. This is king street in boone with up to four inches expected in this part of the mountains. You can see the American Flag with been around in that winter wind. That area got about one inch of snow. Once again, very cold this morning. About 27 in the mountains and chilly in the upstate. Bundle up before heading to work or school. Aly myles wyff news 4 live in waynesville. Patrick thank you. Hits, the wyff 4 mobile app lets you track the latest and get closing alerts. Now to a School Consolidation proposal in pickens county. Allyson the School District wants your input
Conditions this morning. One of the concerns this morning is for black ice on the roads. The temperature is above freezing now but youre still advised to be cautious. Aly myles has been telling us the roads are a little icy but still clear. To show you what it looked like last night, look at this video. This shows the same s. C. Dot camera from i385 at n. Pleasantburg drive. Thats exit 40. Geoff you see on the left traffic at a standstill on the interstate after a few had slid off the interstate. On the right is video from this morning showing the scene , cleared and traffic moving smoothly. Of course very few people on the roads this morning. If you do have to go on the roads, be aware of possible icy patches and take your time. Allyson some schools are concerned with buses on icy roads because of that and the conditions. There are delays at the bottom of the screen. A reported accident about one mile from him that pretty much on highway 226 at highway 64, blocked because of downed tr
Hour that makes that feel a little cooler. 55, not far from what we typically expect for the mountains. The mountains will be little cooler today with 44 of the afternoon high. We will talk about the rest of the week and what the weekend looks like in a few minutes. Myra covering commitment 2016 now. The gop president ial candidates hope to use cnn and town halls to lobby for your vote saturday. Geoff one of the two town halls is happening right here in wyff news 4s aly myles joins us live from south main street in Downtown Greenville with more. Aly right here we are here at the old Cigar Warehouse. It is quiet now, but at 8 00 tonight this place will be much busier. Cnn is hosting backtoback republican town halls in the state this week. Anderson cooper is set to moderate both events. Tonights event in greenville features ben carson, ted cruz, and marco rubio. The candidates will have the chance to answer questions from palmetto state voters. Again, it starts at 8 00 tonight, right her
Warehouse. Hopefully, it will be a little busier and a little warmer than it is right now. They will all be lobbying for your vote here tonight. Cnn is hosting backtoback republican town halls in this state this week. Anderson cooper is set to tonights event in greenville and marco rubio. Cnn. It will also stream online. The candidates will have the chance to answer questions from palmetto state voters. At 8 00 tonight right here at the old Cigar Warehouse in Downtown Greenville. Cnn will also host a town hall tomorrow night in columbia featuring jeb bush, john kasich, and donald trump. Geoff thank you, aly. Also happening tonight, the faith and Freedom Coalition president ial forum happens today spartanburg. Ben carson, ted cruz are expected to take part in that. Before the faith and freedom forum, senator ted cruz will be in seneca for a meet and greet. Its at the seneca Family Restaurant at noon. He will then go to spartanburg for a rally at 4 45 at oakbrook preparatory school. Myra