Working all morning long to make sure the roadways are starting to get clear. You can see the interstate behind me and the primary roads are doing well. The preparations, they started overnight. The real reason at first was due to downed trees because of high wind. Then came the snow. It is still flying around me. Trubs were laying down brian and salt to melt the light dusting. The bigger issue was the temperatures. Once they dropped below the freezing point, that turned snow into ice which created slick and slippery conditions. While no road closures have been enforced all morning long, people traveling through the precaution. Only on North Carolina side, it was a little ice on ththe you could see the snow was staying on there. The roads were very clear. Even at lunchtime, hovering around the freezing point. Trucks have driven by us on the interstate. They have been out here. We talked to officials earlier, they said theyll continue to have 12 hour shifts until this event comes to an
Henderson, polk, rutherford, youre still in line for more accumulating ice. Warmer air is going to punch in for a couple of hours. Already seen rain farther to the rest of us. Even though the radar is not impressive looking right now with all these pings, there is moisture coming down with light mist, freezing drizzle. 64 south and west of hendersonville and areas of Rutherford County. Youll see some of this moisture working over head. And thus were going to get our chances of more accumulating ice in areas east. City has been above freezing for several hours and likely doesnt fall below it tonight. Everything east is in that cold air wedge. 48 in bryson city. Henderson, the northern end of greenville, also oconee and pickens county. Freezing rain advisories farther south over the upstate. In the next couple of hours, well continue to watch the freezing rain. Look at the rain take over after midnight. A lot of these areas farther east youll see rain by day break. Cold, damp and icy. Wa
Break. They estimate there will be about 350 new jobs coming with this project. There are still dignitaries that are speaking inside the old historic courthouse. This is the biggest economic announcement for this area in ten years. Well have more information coming for you later on in our newscast. Kimberly king, news 13. Tammy new at 5 this afternoon, parents protested outside the asheville board of education offices today. They say the School District refused their request to be included in decision making. In january, the board proposed Hall Fletcher become a 4th through middle school. And the younger grades move to the other side of the asheville city preschool. Not one of the only protests. Karen we have rain moving in. Look at this radar. Very active right now. You can see thundererorms embedded in the showers. Heavier rain now. Tryion and also towards highway 14. East. Well show you future radar. More rain coming up from the upstate spreading over the mountains. That rain is goi
Its a tight knit community in cherokee. So the news got around quickly at the end of december 2013, about the death of 26yearold marie Walking Stick pheasant. The circumstances surrounding her death. I just heard that they found a young girl burnt in the car. Rex state Police Helicopter hovered over the scene. Cherokee Police Suspect foul play and say her body was found inside that burned car not far from where she lived with his husband and family. Neighbors like sweeney want whoever is responsible caught for the sake of closure for pheasants family. The fbi says its actively investigating this case with the Cherokee Police department. Information to release. Sweeney says two years is too long to wait. If you have any information about this case, youre asked to contact the Cherokee Police department. Reporting live tonight from cherokee, rex hodge, news 13. Frank more than 20 residents evacuated a fire after it broke out in greenville this morning. Fire Officials Say nobody got hurt a
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