Has been slowmoving and arrived a lot later than expected. But were feeling the worst of it at this hour with that freezing rain hanging around and causes concerns on the roads, right . 3 freezing drizzle, fog and sleet continues to be scattered across the upstate, mountains and northeast georgia. A glaze of ice will develop on raised surfaces, including bridges and overpasses. The peak of frozen precipitition will happen between 46 p. M. Then we will see rain take over into the overnight. Even though amounts of ice will be light in most areas, it will be enough to cause some slippery areas on the roads, so drive cautiously freezing rain advisory will continue for much of the upstate and ga until 7pm. Winter weather advisory will remain in effect as well for the mountains. A winter storm warning remains until midnight for the northern mountains. 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching J Verne Smith st e campus blvdfork shoals rd i185 roper mtn
3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. You can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area. Just text carolina weather to 23765 to download 3 back to you 3 with Winter Weather, brings school closings. Just into out newsroom all Spartanburg County are closed tomorrow. Burke county Public Schools macon county schools Madison County schools Mcdowell County schools Mitchell County schools Yancey County schools and Spartanburg County district schoolsare all closed. Closed. And highland schools are opening on a two hour delay. 3 we have Team Coverage tonight 3 Winter Weather is about to hit the upstate once again. And with that, could mean icy and slippery Road Conditions for your morning commute. So preparations are being made in our area, to keep you safe. 3 the department of transportation has been busy all day. Prepping roads since early this morning. 3 and Fox Carolinas shale remien also spoke with several peo
Pit 3 crew traffic center. 3 were watching accident in gaffney inside lanesi85 south ; north 102 mmn church st whitney rd blockedhanging rock rd old furnace rdw. Washington st bramlett rd rdheres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 3 the same storm system were watching this morning has killed at least three people in lousiana and mississippi. Mississippi. This is a look from central lousiana. Two people died there. And seven others were critically hurt when Severe Weather hit an rv park. In mississippi, one person was killed near hattiesburgits estimated at 3 and as this storm heads east. Here in South Carolina. The tornado threat is shutting down Schools School districts in horry and georgetown counties, along the coast. Will be closed as a precaution today. 3 3 as nicole mentioned were seeing that system coming toward us. Were monitoring from the field. Field. Fox carolinas ashley county. 3 this one area we know gets hit when flash flooding moves in thats a concern through t
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Cpe who doesnt have a roof on any of their three businesses here. Crews are still out here, we have firefighters directing traffic. And theres also a live wire hanging down here on main street. So with this rain, this is really not what we were looking for. Well continue to track this weather, but for now, live in spartanburg, rachelle spence, 7 news. Seeing the rain drop, thank you. And right now, we get reports of even more damage. This is video from south port road in sprtanburg, 6 poles ere brought down and theyre blocking both lanes of traffic. As you can see, it is dreary outside. The wind flet is still out there threat is still out there. Chief meteorologist Christy Henderson is tracking it for you. Tom, it will stay windy through the course of the evening hours, some of the peak wind gusts shortly after noon were 50 Miles Per Hour. Its very unusual to have a high wind warning in up the state, to 7 00 tonight. After that point, well keep a will take over until midnight. So there