Meteorologists are calling for afor it to get down to 8 degreesfor it to get down to 8 degrees. This is dangerous cold, folks. So lets send it right to chief meteorologist George Flickinger for the latest. George danner, this is going to be the coldest weather we have seen so far this season moving into the heart of virginia. We stay below freezing all day today. Right now we are in the 20s. The temp is 29. That light blue number, thats how combed it feels. Right now feels like 21. Around the rest of the area, lynchburg, roanoke, blacksburg, you stay below freezing. Toward south side, temps in the upper 30s. And it feels that much colder. Winds from the west. That fire you were seeing in the brookneal area. You can see where the wind was blowing that smoke from west to east as we have a west to east breeze right now. Some good news that the winds will be diminishing after sunwill be diminishing after sunset. The temperatures will be falling down to the teens by tomorrow morning. Coming
Courtney wheaton are live in appomattox. And chief meteorologist George Flickinger is tracking the latest conditions in the weather center. Marissa, lets begin with you. You spoke with one family thats dealing with the destruction first hand. 3 3 marissa live u mark, no matter how many times i visit a home in ruins from the tornado, i can never get used to the devastation. You see these cinder blocks below me . These were once a part of the foundation that someone called home. 3 sheila ferguson, family friend there was a large living room on the 3 other side. shows debris now in pieces, she struggles to remember what her friend sandy burchetts house looked like just two days ago. Her friends son, jake burchett, didnt see the tornado coming. Sheila ferguson, family friend his dog woke him upa and he was asleep in his bedroom. It still standing. Sheila ferguson, family friend and then it threw him against the brick wall there. About, probably id say 50 yards. The army veteran was rushed
Sheriff mike taylor tells me they will find the person responsible. And they are nearing a suspect tonight. Take a look behind me. Law enforcement has the enterance to the school blocked off. Its been like this since last night. We have Pittsylvania County sheriffs deputies. The guys in green are with the sheriffs swat team. Then behind them we have state police. This threat has been the buzz of the town out here today. There were a few people earlier on who just drove up. Just to see what was going on. The Sheriffs Office tells me they have been working closely with state police and its cyber 3 crimes unit to find the person behind this threat. 15 sheriff mike taylor as we speak, we have investigators reaching out, shifting through documents. And were going to identify the people who did this. You can rest assured of that. Many of the students here at hargrave are not local, so not all of them were able to go home this weekend. General don broome tells me they still have about 60 stud
Season series from the thunder. So long from oklahoma city. Remember the lakers and bulls tonight. World news coming up. Whitney tonight were hearing from two lynchburg teens who found themselves stuck on a ski lift along with close to one others in a skiing competition in West Virginia. It happened yesterday morning at the timberline resort. The incident left at least nine people injured and two hospitalized. Courtney wheaton joins us live with a firsthand look at those local skiers. Reporter teens said they had to watch as their teammates and friends were thrown to the ground. The images continue to replay in their minds. Not really. Reporter they can all laugh about it now. But saturdays close call was nothing to smile about. This is actually happening. Reporter Jette Davidson and alex walter were two skiers that were competing in the alpine championships. That is until something went wrong. We had seen the chair lifted. It had fallen to the ground. The tower had fallen to the groun
How big that tornado was that touched down in appomattox county. This is the damage it left behind late yesterday afternoon. The National Weather service says the deadly twister had peak wind speeds with an ef 3 intensity thats between 136 and 165 miles per hour. They believe it touched down on berry lane and took a 13 mile track northeast. And it was about a quarter of a mile wide. This is only the third tornado to touch down in appomattox county since they started keeping track in 1950. 3 danner we have Live Team Coverage from appomattox. Marissa parra and Courtney Wheaton are live following new details about the storm. Chief meteorologist George Flickinger is in weather center. We begin our Team Coverage with Marissa Parra. 3 3 marissa satlive danner, one of the most important takeaways is that the storm may be over but it is still potentially dangerous to be outside. You can see the wind is pretty strong, and there is a lot of sharp, metal debris that can be easily picked up. It so