Brandon three tee degrees below zero and its much colder when you go north where temperatures are colder. 3 degrees. Were not going to make it up too much more. Temperatures climb to 17 degrees by three. Well have chance of flurries this afternoon. Eighteen degrees will be our high temperatures. Were not making it into the 20s. Theyll continue to fall into the Single Digits by tomorrow. Were talking about more cold tomorrow and thats also when some snow develops and it could be accumulating snow fall. Well tell you how much to expect in fifteen minutes too. Zika virus is here in the tristate a 56yearold Butler County woman tested positive after returning from a trip to gee an that. With this first diagnosis there are a lot of questions guy an that. Where they associated that with birth defects in brazil. Its primarily transmitted through mosquito bites but it is possibly spread through sexual contact. We do know that 80 percent of infected people never show any symptoms. The centers fo
This morning as more Winter Weather moves in. News 13s Lauren Brigman continues our Live Team Coverage from mars hill. Lauren, you just checked in with dot officials. What have they been doing overnight . Treating some roads that still have icy spots from yesterdays light burst of snow they received in portions of madison. Highways 212 208 in Shelton Laurel are specific roads they have paid special attention to overnight. 3 3 3 we have new details in a suspicious death case that is now a murder investigation. 29yearold james norton is charged with firstdegree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. The body of 62yearold Christina Kessinger was found friday afternoon along central avenue. Sheriffs deputies in Madison County located kessingers vehicle saturday morning and took norton into custody. He 3 the death of an asheville man brings awareness to the homeless community. The body of Randall Shaninger was found wednesday in the Summit Church parking lot on south french broad avenu
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.
That is the issue this morning. These secondary roads, the roads that are not getting a lot of heavy traffic this morning, are covered in very slick snow. I was talking to ken, he came in on hendersonville road this morning and he said he was slipping around a little. I was, too, coming from buncombe county. And on the interstates you will definitely see some Clear Conditions on the roads, but the issue right now is that they are very wet. We anticipate that to freeze because the wind chill temperatures are freezing i. Is one of those days that you want to bundle up before heading out the door. Definitely, that wind is blowing hard enough to even rock our car around on the interstate. So, thats tough enough to deal with as you are driving around. Put on top of that the conditions with the slippery kids, that is going to be an issue as you head out the door, too. We will head around buncombe county today, give you a look at what you may be expecting if you head out the door. Take it slo
3 dot crews in Madison County are working to stay ahead of the approaching Winter Weather. News 13s Lauren Brigman is live from a dot salt barn in wolf laurel. Lauren, crews say some roads are still icy in spots . 3 there are no reports of slick conditions in the mountains. Use caution on your bridges, overpasses and secondary roads throughout the morning commute. Otherwise the morning commute is off to a quiet start. Heres your i40 commute from the haywoodbuncombe county line into town. I26 westbound is looking good so far. Its about a ten minute ride from airport road to i40. Im Jaclyn Deaugustino 3 3 3 3 we new details in a suspicious death case that is now a murder investigation. 29yearold james norton is charged with firstdegree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. The body of 62yearold Christina Kessinger was found friday afternoon along central avenue. Sheriffs deputies in Madison County located kessingers vehicle saturday morning and took norton into custody. He without