Thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its and im kyle benjamin. Wfxrs paris holmes is monitoring Road Conditions for as paris as paris just mentioned, vdot crews are urging drivers to stay off the roads crews and contractors are working 12hour shifts on the roads right now. This is a live look along interstate 81 in montgomery county. Crews have pretreated some major roads and interstates with a mixture of brine and liquid calcium chloride in advance of those flakes falling. Crews will not plow or treat lowvolume secondary roads or neighborhood streets until the snow stops and the interstates and main roads are plowed and treated. For the latest Road Conditions, you can follow vdots 511 app. Weve got a link to that on our website, just head to new this morning Virginia State police say they arent dealing with any major incidents this morning in our area. Troopers responded to 16 crashes between midnight and 2 a. M in division 6they are still working on 3 of those crashes. 13 are cl
Which roads is thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its tuesday february 16. Im january keaton. And im kyle benjamin. Virginias roads are very slick this morning and police say they responsed to three fatal crashes across the state since the storm started. If you dont have to be out on the roads, stay home those three deadly accidents happened in the Richmond Metro area. One in henrico county, the others in chesterfield and fauquier county. State police handled four crashes here locally. The roads in the valley are not in good shape. The rain right now is making things much much worse. Paris holmes is out on Williamson Road roanoke. Paris, what do you see there . The roads are icy. The snow in combination with that freezing rain has made slushy mess on the roads, sideways, and in driveways. The roads and sidewalks are very slick, so drive cautiously. Vdot has done a great job of clearing the snow off the interstates and primary roads, but with the rain the roads continue to be dan
One lane is shut down. No word on injuires. We will update you with more information if it becomes avil during this newscast. And this is a look at henry county where the snow has been falling since this afternoon. You can see a thick coating of snow on the ground there. In nearby colinsville police are reporting a 7 or 8 car pileup on South Belmont street our crew in the area says the roads are getting harder to drive on and Officials Say if you dont have to be on the roads stay inside. Were starting out tonight in the pinpoint Weather Center because of the snow moving through the area. But tonights accumulation is just the beginning. We have Live Team Coverage about the weather coming our way. Bill wadell is live at the vdot headquarters in salem. But first lets get to chief meterologist john carroll who has been tracking this system all day hey john. Overnight. Snow. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Not ascold. Near steady temperature around 20. Southeast winds around10 mph. Chan
Afternoon and still very slushy roads out there. Be careful if you need to be out driving. Its best to stay at home. The nicer rest of the week is coming up in just a couple of minutes. Good day, virginia returns right now. Dealing with icy roads. Snow, sleet, freezing rain making for the slick commute this morning. Well update you on Road Conditions right now. January and not just ice. Parts of the south sit in the dark this morning after strong winds bring down power lines and tear down buildings. Kyle then stuck in limbo . The death of a Supreme Court justice means some important cases could get tide up in the nations top court. The stakes could not be higher this year in the supreme keaton. And im kyle benjamin. Virginias roads have turned slick and deadly. So far, there have been three reported fatal crashes across the commonwealth. If you dont have to be out on the three deadly accidents happened in the Richmond Metro area. One in henrico county, the others in chesterfield and fa
81 in montgomery county. Icy conditions is making travel pretty difficult this morning. Thanks for starting your tuesday with good day virginia. Im january keaton. And im Kyle Benjamin. Happening right now thousands across southwest and Central Virginia are in the dark. Heres a live look at the current aep outage with 23hundred the dark. In Roanoke County, youre looking at 2 thousand people without power. Henry and Franklin County also seeing high numbers as well. 41hundred in franklin and 22hundred in henry. Youll also want to take some praticial steps if your power does happen to go out. Stay away from all downed lines or sparking equipment. Unplug major appliances to protect them when power comes back on. Leave a light turned on so you know when power is restored. Virginias roads have turned slick and deadly. So far, there have been three reported fatal crashes across the commonwealth. If you dont have to be out on the roads, stay home those three deadly accidents happened in the Ri