We end up using more salt. With big snow, we just push until the snow slows down. 24 dot trucks and three motor graders used across the county for snow removal efforts. More photos are coming in. Caitlin sent us this video as she was driving in mars hill around 8 30 this morning. A beautiful scene but drivers need to be weary of those slick roads. The snow flakes continued to fall overnight in asheville. She says she took it near the asheville mall. Sheila sent us this video. She says to be careful if anyone is crossing across mountains. Not going to bring a lot of melting and things could refreeze tonight. Michael hauler sent us this photo of the French Broad River this morning. It is a gorgeous scene. Beauty of our mountains and the snow. Mark says snow is falling in robinsville. This is a shot of his dog having a blast. He said they had around five inches and it was still snowing early this morning. Remember to send us your pictures, all you have to do is post them to our Facebook P
We have reporters all across our viewing area seeing how the roads are. Katie brooke is in lynchburg. Suri crowe. And Priscilla Kaiser has more on what happened when a driver in bedford ended up going into a gas pump. Lets go first to you, katie. Reporter all right, well, noreen, i want to show you where i am at the intersection of Lakeside Drive and 501. As you can see traffic is moving at a norm at speed. Roads are clear and they are wet and slushy. Plow trucks have been going up and down the road dropping abrasives and salt to prevent prefreezing. I am told there are ice patchesi am told there are ice patches. I talked to frederick rusher and traveling concord. He didnt have any trouble on the main roads but the secondary roads were pretty spruv if you take your time, you will be just fine. If you take your time, you will be just fine. Just the secondary roads you really need to be careful with. Taking more time. Some tips for you tonight. Paula jones at v dot say slowing down is th
The pair personals fouls that helped the steelers get the win in the last second of the game. Hey, how transition . No powerball winner last night. We will have the new record shattering jackpot. This is news 5 today. Wlwttv] 1. 3 billion. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to news 5 today. How would you spend that money . Jennifer i didn last time. Jonathan you got lucky. There was no winner. I would have a massage team. I the jet and a massage team lands. Jennifer there we go. You would give me 250,000. The snow hit this morning and it hit hard for little while. Jonathan jennifer two hours of a burst of snow downtown, the general consensus from a couple of reports i have seen, unofficial, a look at the radar. Highland county, snow continuing on heavier side. If you are in indiana it has not it has stopped and a good portion of Northern Kentucky on down. A close look, Hamilton County clearing out with the exception of package flurries. The wind is picking up a 30 Miles Per Hour, visibili
Are wet and possibly slick in many locations. Hope hanselman is monitoring it for us and has Live Team Coverage from buncombe county. Good morning, hope. Hope good morning, evan, its wicked cold out here, too. Cant we use some recognition . I will use that term all day just because zack used it. So, temperatures are frigid out here. That is frozen over. All of those roads that got any sort of melting yesterday, and we are on sand hill road right now in buncombe county. Where it meets sar disroad. We came ear to show you just because some of the roads are First Priority for the county doesnt necessarily mean they are totally out of the woods. These are some patchy areas you are looking at right now as our photographer ken is walking down the road. We are seeing traffic moving pretty well on the main roads for the majority, but those secondary roads are a real problem today. Thats what is causing so many closures for churches around the area. You are seeing it scroll at the bottom of you
And is still affecting, some 80 million people. We have Team Coverage for you on the leftovers of the winter storm. 10 on your side has crews stationed both on the southside and the peninsula to keep you up to date on conditions. First meteorologist deitra tate with what you need to know about the temperatures and the morning forecast. Deitra . Sunday mostly sunny. Chilly breeze. Highs mid 30s. Winds nw winds light sw. The roads will remain closings page well be tracking plenty of sunshine tomorrow, but the wind will stay up around 10 to 20 mph, am with water levels cresting at 5. 5 feet. With that brisk wind, temperatures will be noticeably milder with highs in the mid40s. Believe it or not temps will be back in the our Team Coverage continues with the well get that started with 10 on your sides Brandi Cummings. Shes in norfolk now. Brandi how are things looking there . Lets switch now for a check on conditions on lets switch now for a check on conditions on the peninsula. 10 on your