So, we will talk more about it if there will be snow, freezing rain, sleet and the timeline of this coming up in my full forecast in a few minutes. Holly we are starting to see signs of the approaching wintry mix in the northern scanties. Jay Lauren Brigman continues Live Team Coverage from Madison County and, lauren, light flurries are showing up in the wolf laurel area now . Lauren yes, some very light snow flurries. We have started to see those just within the last 30 minutes. They are starting to pick up a little bit. I checked in with dispatcher, too, in the northern mountain counties like mitchell and yancey, just within the past 15 minutes, they are starting to see flurries in the burnsville area of Yancey County. So, folks there will begin to see wintry weather moving in. Mitchell county told me they heart the dot trucks running through the night there as well because they have had issues with icy roads in the area as well. Thats why you see the dot crews standing ready to go.
Elevations but it will add up already half inch reported in the last couplplof hours up and burnsville we make a little more than that in the northern mountains ttts why we have those Winter Weather advisories which are up for these counties along the tennessee border snow now to the west and north of marshall coming down over hot springs could get another one top to inches overnight tonight again the snow is really going to taper off the northern mountains kind of data way were not looking at much more than just a few flurries in asheville overnight tonight dont expect any accumulation. Turn our attention to the bitter cold coming in wind chills advisory kicking in at midnight tonight new saturday not for lower elevations but for i elevations because the windchill values will be 5 to 15 degrees below zero that means frostbite in say 15 exposeseto that so people pets and pipes the 3ps we need to think about protect the pipes are tech the pets and of course watch up for the elderly to.
Right here approaching exhibit 59, but overall the commute is looking good. And i26 heading into asheville, closer to brevard road, everything is up to speed here in both directions, overall that drive from brevard road to asheville highway timing out to 12 minutes for you. That is a look at your on ontime traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse. Back over to you. Holly several reason president ial candidates will be will be in the upstate, teb, ben carson, marco rubio and ted cruz will participate in the 2016 faith and family president ial foe rum. Jay the event is at the founders Memorial Auditorium at bob jones in greenville and goes from 2 00 to 5 30, doors open to the public at 11 00 this morning. Holly Hillary Clinton will host a town hall in den yark outside columbia, she is expected to outline her plans to build on president obamas agenda. Jay along with south carolina, Hillary Clinton is looking ahead to nevada, but not before she and Bernie Sanders holly lana zak rep
A huge scandal event taking us behind the scenes and those empty chairs. No, no, wait till you see whos coming to visit us. She wont be by her lonesome much longer. Told her where the camera is. Arctic blast moving east. Temperatures 20 degrees below normal. For many its about to get worse. More than 50 million could face below freezes and to rob marciano for that. Good morning, george. Temperatures below freezing. Come this weekend will drop another 20 degrees. The polar vertex will release a chuck of cold air and that means well be in the deep freeze. This picture out of i90 east of cleveland. The lakeeffect snow machine in erie and ontario. South of buffalo and fulton, new york, another 10 to 12 inches likely. Then here we go with temperatures. Actual morning temperatures and then we push that cold air further to the south and chicago minus 10 and on sunday morning, if we hit zero degrees in new york city, george and robin, that will be the first time the coldest night, i should say
Some places across the mars hill wolf laurel areas. But, it looks very wet. That means black ice is going to be a big concern for your morning drive, especially here in Madison County. Parking lots though, looking a lot like this. They have seen a lot of the snow and sleet combining overnight, about an inch to 2 in places on the ground here in wolf laurel. But, as people begin to drive on this and it packs down that snow and really makes for some slick conditions on roadways here as well. So, not only do you have snow covering coating the roads in some spots you are going to have the black ice you need to be prepared for this morning. The wind chill though, definitely bitter cold out here. Its about 28 degrees here in wolf laurel. So we have noticed the temperature change as you reach those Higher Elevations as well. Were getting a break in the snow flurries right now, but definitely bundle up the kids this everything no. Of course schools are on a 3 hour delay here, so hopefully the s