We are going to send it back out to evan, and where he is telling us where everyone in the field is. Evan primary roads like i40 and i26 look pretty good this morning. But the secondary roads are wet and icy. News 13s hope hanselman is monitoring conditions for us this morning. She on clayton road in buncombe county. Good morning, hope . Hope good morning, evan. We made our away across clayton road which as you mentioned is very slick, very icy. Still covered in snow. Plows are just starting to get to those secondary roads. But, we wanted to show you brevard road here, and that looks really good. They have done a great job with clearing out these roads. We are having to trek through the snowpack along the side of the road. We are at the asheville outlet mall right there and the parking lots also look great. They have done a wonderful job but you can see how deep im standing in this snow. This is causing huge snow piles all around the city. Its going to be a huge effort you can see traffic moving by here on brevard road, pretty smoothly. Now, the caution that i have for you guys though is, if you gain some confidence driving across these roads, you are likely to hit an icy patch at a high rate of speed and thats what is concerning to us. So, take it slow, even if it does look clear for the most part. Up next, plows are working on the secondary roads. Sardiss road being one of them. Pretty much everything downtown. We will travel around throughout the morning show to bring you a live look at conditions near where you live. We are going to send it out now thousand to lauren in Henderson County. How is it looking out there . Lauren its frozen tundra out here, hope. Much of what you are seeing out there in buncombe county as well, i want to give you an idea of exactly how cold it is here in fletcher. We are off butler bridge road. I pulled up the news 13 weather app. You can download this on your phone just as easy, but right are standing at butler bridge road its 15 degrees but with the wind chill it feels like 3 degrees. My photographer, todd robins told me a few minutes ago, he said this is lip numbing weather. So, if hope and i start to stutter its because its just so cold out here. This means all that snow is beginning to freeze as well, because temperatures are so cold. So, youre going to see snow piles like this, but then when you try to knock them down its solid ice. So, be careful as you are having snowball fights because you may be picking up chunks of ice. Butler bridge behind me, this is one of the roads Henderson County dispatchers say many drivers have been calling in and reportingreporting as slick and of course you can see why. They have had trouble spots where it intersects with hendersonville road, and people have actually had to abandon their cars overnight because it is so slick. We didnt see any of those cars, unfortunately, when we came here around 5 30. Again, watch out for the bridges and overpasses as well. They may be especially slick this morning. Brigman, news 13. Evan dozens of Car Accidents littered the roads across North Carolina, since this winter storm began. Governor pat mccrory talked about those issues at a press conference in raleigh on saturday. He said the dot has done great job in tough conditions clearing all the roads but despite everything they have done, it has still been a deadly storm. Since our briefing yesterday, sadly, theres also been two fatalities, two additional fatalities which means that the total is up now to 6, which is a fairly high number compared to previous storms. And our prayers and condolences are with all of their families. Evan a College Student whose vehicle was overturned in hickory and a young boy who died in a crash on i77 were the latest two fatalities. Mission hospital says today could be a busy day for doctors treating stormrelated injuries. They are expecting more people in the emergency room due to falls and accidents in the snow. The hospital launched its emergency plan thursday. Staff and keeping them there. We have people sleeping in every open room. They have got providing them males. We actually bedded about 500 staff here in the hospital last night. We have had about three times the number of patients staying in the hospital than we usually do. So, that people are assured they are here. Evan Missions Emergency plan also includes feeding county workers who are out clearing roads, so, the hospital cafeteria has also been pretty busy. The winter storm that hit us here in the mountains headed north and blasted the news. New york got slammed with at least double the expected amount of snowfall. That prompted officials to shut down commuter trains and ban travel on streets, highways and bridges. The mayor of new york says police will enforce that ban. If you have taken your car out for any reason, turn around and go home right now. Evan people in the washington, dc and Virginia Area got up to three feet or more of five states along the east coast have declared states of emergency because of the winter storm. We will continue to run all the closings and cancellations we have at the bottom of your screen throughout our news cast. Most events like concerts and shows have been postponed. So, if you have plans, it is a good idea to call ahead. News 13s been keeping you up to date on every moment of the storm. After the show we will continue to track slick Road Conditions and post any updates to the forecast on wlos. Com. You can also go there to sign up for text alerts, for weather and school and Church Closings. We will post more updated information to our facebook and twitter pages. The buncombe county sheriff offense office is asking for help finding a missing teen. Deputies say 17 yearold sheeramiller was last seen in weaverville. Au . I2so arxn10dn,ui knc6zack more flakes possibly, the next chance for rain and snow tuesday and wednesday, nothing in terms of an impact. All the impact it seems right now are in place. So, again, if you are heading out on the roads early on this morning, we want to take our time. And maybe if you can hunker down for one more day, that would be best, because the chance of thaw as we have been mentioning will be returning for the upcoming week. 50s back in the forecast and dare i say 60 . Oh, find out after the break. In this line of work only the freshest ingredients make the cut its important to me to know every dish i serve is the best it can be. Especially for this food critic. Publix bakery scratch made bread we bake it in store every day with pride publix. Where shopping is a pleasure. Enamel is your teeths first line of defense. But daily eating and drinking can make it weak. Try colgate enamel health. It replenishes weak spots with natural calcium to strengthen enamel four times better. Colgate enamel health. Zack good morning, a quiet start to the day, you have not heard that in a while. A little bit of blue is still popping up on your screen. We will zoom across the North Carolina and tennessee border. The highest of elevations. The biggest brunt of the storm, now puts us far off to the north and east and actually going to be moving off the eastern seaboard but not without leaving big implications from new york city down to washington, dc, baltimore to philadelphia area, even in parts of new england as well got hit pretty hard. But, we saw those impacts in western North Carolina as well. If you are heading out on the roadway this morning, take a look at these temperatures. On the road, we are looking at icy and slick conditions. Even if the roads are paveed, we are going to see some of that water and some of that freezing still returning. So, you might see some clearing conditions but take your time. If you can hunker down one more day, that would be best. The sustained winds above 20 Miles Per Hour. We saw the gusts rushing through yesterday. 35, if not 40 Miles Per Hour winds. But, the wind chill values will be chilly again, feeling like 3 degrees in asheville. If you are heading out, heavy jackets. Bringing the hats, scarves, gloves, everything you need to keep warm especially with the kids as well. Make sure the pets are not staying out too long. I dont think Power Outages are going to be an issue today, but we still want to make sure that the essentials are still in the house. Flip this into motion, watch this, the thine high level clouds are going to be gone and we are bringing in the sunshine and blue sky for the majority of the day. Much more of the same overnight bringing us into tomorrow to be very cold once again. And i think we will keep with that trend as we head towards each morning, but then by the afternoon hours things are changing a little bit. Our highs are going to be into the 50s. Take a look at this though, rain chances returning again late day on tuesday as we make our way into wednesday morning. We could shift that with just a few snowflakes overall. Little accumulation, little in terms of impact. I think we will have the thawing process already starting. Even as early as this afternoon. With that sunshine. And we will keep things more so on the warm track as we make our way into the upcoming week. But, hovering around our average for the time of year, this afternoon. The sevenday forecast, 50 monday. 50 once again on tuesday. Back down into the low 40s for wednesday as we start to mix in a few flakes. Partly cloudy conditions an a little more shine sunshine will return. Look at saturday, a 55 degrees 60 degrees as we finish up january. Evan wow. Pretty impressive. Zack a bit of a roller coaster out there. Evan no kidding. Up and down. Laura fish of hendersonville used our online see it, shoot it, send it feature. And she sent us this shot of bentley playing hide and seek somewhat snow. Look at that. Zack you can send your pictures and video, too, make sure you turn that phone horizontally and email pics wlos. Com. Evan thats right. We will be right back with more coverage of this Winter Weather, including the story of two buncombe county women and the storm they will never forget. Remember you can get your daily skywatch Weather Forecast sent to your phone even if you cant tune in to watch. And we will send it to you every what makes thermacare different . Two words it heals. How . With heat. Unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. Lets review heat, plus relief, plus healing, equals thermacare. Evan some kids in Mission Hospital couldnt get outside, so staff brought buckets of snow inside for them to play. Some got to go outside, including 12 yearold gracie sweat, she was in the hospital for 8 days and will be there for another two weeks for treatment. Gracie said seeing snowfall, thinking she might miss the snow outside, nurse meghan brought her good news. I kind of like to make snow angels, and just like walk around in it. Fibrosis keeps her mostly hospitalized so this playtime was a welcome treat. You probably remember what you were doing when the blizzard of 93 hit. Major weather events have a way of making a mark on our memory. Jennifer im rick brings us two things that will never be forgotten. Reporter howling winds and blowing snow are forever etched in brianna averys mind. Sooks as soon as it started snowing, i started having contraction, just like everyone said. Reporter getting to Mission Hospital part of the battle. When you slide and have a contraction at the same time, thats not fun. Reporter her own chaos at the height of the storm, from the fathers nervous reaction. He lost it. Yes, he lost it all the way. Reporter to a blackout. We were without power for a while. So you want me down the aisle . You have to hold my hand. Reporter its the same chaos that nearly cut short Rachel Watkins dream of a Winter Wonderland wedding we thought we would have to cancel our photographer, our d. J. A bridesmaid is snowed in, along with a wedding singer, replaced with a recording, and rescheduling not an option. Today would have been my grandparents 59th wedding anniversary and a lot of who i am is because of them and how they helped, you know, my mom raise me. Reporter while both wont likely forget the events of the last two days, when they look back, it will not be what didnt happen. But fond memories and a few good stories. The people who are supposed to be here, are here. Its perfect. Its going in her baby boom. Reporter jennifer emerich, news 13. Lauren from snow to ice. Thats what you will find on im Lauren Brigman, we are live in Henderson County. Showing you the conditions. I am totally blind. I lost my sight in afghanistan. If youre totally blind, you may also be struggling with non24. Calling 8448442424. Signing up for Health Insurance was very easy. My premium is 22 dollars a month. It only took a few minutes, and i got exactly the kind of coverage i wanted at the price i wanted. It was a comforting feeling to know that our family is secure and that we have Health Insurance. Most people who sign up onhealthcare. Gov qualify for financial help to make coverage moreaffordable, lowering their monthly premiums. Financial help with healthcare. Gov makes it possible. You could find a lowpremium plan and avoid paying a fee for nothaving health coverage. Zack we are looking at Clear Conditions all across the board. The crowds moved out, but the snow has left its impact. And on top of that, it is a very cold day. 21 Miles Per Hour winds right sustained in asheville. We are seeing those bhip around all across the mountains. I think things are calming down, but it will be a very chilly start with wind chill values down even into the Single Digits. Much more of the same down in the upstate. 22 degrees in greenville. As i mentioned, we are seeing a lot of snow on the ground this morning. Record january was friday, so if you can hunker down before the thaw happens it will be better advice for today. Evan time is 6 23. We will check back in with Lauren Brigman. She is live in Henderson County with the latest Road Conditions. Lauren hi, evan. Yeah, i want to show you what we are dealing with this morning. As zack mentioned, we are going to have a lot of thawing out and then refreezing. So we have a lot of this podry snow left in Henderson County. You can kind of dig into it there. But then you walk just feet away here, and youre getting all of this ice. So, this is whats underneath that layer of snow. This is what we are seeing out here just off of butler bridge road. Parking lots are going to look like this. A lot of secondary roads, even though the interstate routes like i26 making their way into Henderson County, they were fairly, you know, very good conditions, considering all the Winter Weather we have had, but as you make your way onto the secondary roads, the offramps, things of that nature, is where the problem lies. So even though the interstate still a lot of problem areas out there across western North Carolina. We are here off butler bridge road, one of the dispatchers say others have reported icy conditions and we have shown you that all morning. We will give you another live look. Hope hanselman and myself are coming up at 6 30. Live in fletcher, Lauren Brigman, news 13. Evan coming up, we will take a look at the viewer you should want your banking to be too. Stop into td bank and well help set you up with picture perfect banking. New customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube video camera on the spot. Evan news 13 viewers have flooding our Facebook Page with pictures of the storm. Zack this is sure to get you into the sunday spirit. Evan thats Elizabeth Mainer sending this photograph in getting ready for todays big game with the panthers fan snowman in forest city. Zack Kevin Jennings sent this picture, its a surfing snow dude. You see the boogy board. He is originally from florida so appropriately hes bringing up some sunshine. There. They look like real feet, with flipflops. We have been showing you a lot of these. We firmly believe you can never have too many dog pictures. This one is from maryya angel in alexander. So cute. Snow cute. Zack snow cute snowball, what snowball . This is sent to us from Mary Hitchens from old fort. He is eating it. Evan maria hutchens. She looks serious. She will toss that snowball at your head. We would love to see your pictures and videos. Zack send it to pics wlos. Com and thank you for sharing them with us. Evan you can also put them on our Facebook Page, facebook. Com news 13. Lauren not all primary roads in buncombe county are totally cleared. You will need to watch out now, in high definition, from the western North Carolinas news leader, this is news 13 this weekend. Evan here is a live look this morning from, you know where. Thats times square in new york city. This historic winter storm is wrecking havoc, in washington, new york, philadelphia, several states along the east coast. Now under states of emergency and the snow is still coming down in some places. We will get to that in a few minutes. But first, a look at how this winter storm is impacting us locally. Zack whoa, we saw a lot of snow. Even above a foot in many mountain locations. Upwards of 16 in some localized spots. Asheville alone, 10. 6, the fifth snowiest day on record for the month of january. So, yes, we will have a lot to deal with in the next few days in terms of thawing and road preparation. We have crews out there on the scene. Evan thats right. We have