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
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 cleared. Vsps division six covers 14 counties across southwest virginia. Cold High Pressure moves east here now to update us on the Road Conditions is vdot a water main break in roanoke forced the closure of part hershberger road right now, between Williamson Road and woodbury street. Customers in the hershberger road area between hazleridge road and Williamson Road will experience Water Service disruption. Service is expected to be restored this morning and the road reopened as well. Well let you know when that happens. More people are joining a battle, hoping to save a historic site. We first told you last week about the planned move historic slave quarters near the former greenfield plantation in Botetourt County. According to preston plantations Facebook Page Botetourt Co
Of what were once slave houses. Members say county leaders are planning to build a Shell Building on the hill. And as wfxrs Sophia Borrelli tells us, ralliers think that would disgrace the memories of their ancestors. 0 13 0 220 56 1 061 07 1 17 nats of amazing gracesongs nat of poemsand poems to celebrate those who lived on this hill long before any of us were born. Stephen clinton support of not moving houses to show respect and admiration and honor a society that had a lot more to do with the building of this country than weve acknowledged in the past. The friends of greenfield preston Plantation Group held a ceremony. Some like Stephen Clinton are hoping county leaders will see the support and reevaluate their decision to move these historic slave homes. Stephen clinton support of not moving houses perhaps we can stop the action that is preceding right now and Work Together for a solution that suits all of the parties involved. Nat of ceremony Shirley Johnson lewis says she is a de
Wfxrs paris holmes is keeping an eye on Road Conditions for us this morning. She joins paris, what are you seeing right now . Kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. Snow plows on the interstates and new this morning 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 are still working on 3 of those crashes. 13 are cleared. Vsps division six covers 14 counties across southwest virginia. 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 ro
Who came to pick up their children from Hargrave Military Academy. They say the moment they received an email from the school they dropped everything to make sure their children were safe. Olga kearns billups, mother of student we drove up here from charlotte as soon as possible we knew we needed to get here to pick up mark. 6 they hope the threat was only a hoax. Breanna caviness, local resident it could be kids just playing pranks unfortunately but i mean that is one of the top military schools in the nation if im not mistaken, 7 but Law Enforcement isnt taking any chances. Even k9 officers were on hand. Everyone is hoping for the best, while preparing for the worstolga kearns billups, mother of student were just praying, theyll just continue to monitor the situation and it will all turn out well for the school and the whole community. 73 3 mona plasma classes there are cancelled for the right now Law Enforcement officials are assessing the situation. 3 mona tight the schools preside